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jjanzi EN→LG

e- plur. amayanzi (li/ma) large grasshopper, kusambira mabega nga jjanzi, to kick backwards; to be overconfident/sure of oneself; to be elated, cf. akayanzi.

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kawuuwo EN→LG

a- (ka/bu) tail of a snake or lizard; plantain leaf used for covering a pot of ma- tooke which is cooking, kuggyako kawuuwo, to begin serving a meal; to begin a discussion; to kick off fin soccer), cf. wuuwa.

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kiraka EN→LG

e- (ki/bi) patch, piece of material used to mend or cover a weak spot, okukuba ekiraka, to patch up (e.g., a pair of trousers); to kick a soccer ball and strike (someone); to repair (a tire), okwekubamu ekiraka, to do something to compensate for one's bad behavior, make amends.

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kiwundu EN→LG

e- (ki/bi) wound. Ekiwundu kyasamba eddagala. The situation is very serious/bad lit. the wound kicked the medicine cf. sseziwundu.

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lasa (-lasizza EN→LG

ndasizza) v.tr. shoot (an arrow); hit (with an arrow); fire (a shot, a gun); flick, flick away (with the finger); kick with the back legs (of a locust), okulasa eki- faananyi, to take a photograph, okulasa emboozi, to converse, okulasa entula, to press ntula fruit to make the seeds come out. okulasa akasolya, to bend the reeds of a roof to the frame (in building a house).

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lubasi EN→LG

o- (lu/n) violent kick, with the -a of rel. big and powerful, olubasi I w'omusajja, a big powerful man.

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ndiima EN→LG

e- (n/n) extreme speed, kukuba ndiima, to run fast; to speed away; to give a good kick (in soccer).

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ndobo EN→LG

e-: okukuba endobo, to kick with the leg in wrestling or football, okwekuba endobo, to contradict oneself, okukuba ennanda endobo, to cultivate.

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nkundi EN→LG

e- (n/n) bottom of a calabash; fig. problem, issue; grudge, okusitula enkundi, to come out forcefully, kick up a fuss, raise hell, okuleeta enkundi, to come with great force; to present/constitute a serious problem, be of great gravity. Mmongoota aleese enkundi. The sleeping-sickness epidemic is really striking hard. cf. ekkundi, omukundi.

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yanja (-yanze EN→LG

nnyanze) v.tr. spread out, unfold, begin; present, submit (a bill, proposal); bring up (a matter), okwanja omupiira, to kick off (in soccer).

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yawula (-yawudde EN→LG

njawudde) v.tr. separate; make different/distinct; distinguish. Baawula ekituufu ku kikyamu. They distinguish between right and wrong. Yazina n'okawula n'ayawula. She danced kicking her leg in the air.

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The initial y- of some verb stems beginning with ye- is lost in the infinitive and certain other forms Mixed

e.g., yera, sweep (imperative); okwera, to sweep (infinitive). Verbs of this type are listed under y- rather than e-. Reflexive verbs with the initial e- are listed immediately under their non-reflexive counterparts: esamba, kick oneself, is contained in the entry for samba, kick. Reflexive verbs which do not have non-reflexive counterparts are alphabetized on the basis of their second letter: -ebaka, sleep, is listed under b.

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