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kiso EN→LG

e- (ki/bi) knife, kukuba muntu kiso, to knife a person (esp. in the chest or stomach), cf. akaso.

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kisobu EN→LG

e- (ki/bi) error, flaw, wrong (of a more permanent nature than that expres sed by kisobyo). Enkola ey'okusosola mu bantu eriko ebisobu bingi. The practice of discrimination against people has many evil aspects, cf. sobya.

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kisoko EN→LG

e- (ki/bi) idiom (in language); metaphor; refrain (in a song); variation on a theme; improvisation, cf. soka.

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egg EN→LG

eggi ; (of locust) obusowe. e.shell, ekisosonkole. e.yolk, enjuba y'eggi. boiled eggs, amagi ag'empogola.

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insect EN→LG

akawuka; vide akasisi, ekitaakule, ssekirembwe, ekisokondwe, jjegeju, kasennyanku, kawuuzi, ekikutuzi, empuluwujju, enfuuyirizi, nkuuwe, endyabalangira, entonnyeze, endya menvu, enzirugaze, enziiziiri, ssemukkuto.

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leega (-leeze EN→LG

ndeeze) v.tr. tighten; strain; draw taut; stretch, extend; aim. okuleega ennoma, to stretch the cover on a drum, okuleega omutego, to set a trap, okuleega e:r.a""», to ?tr'nD,/tnnp a ham or other stringed instrument. Yamuleegamu ekiso. He aimed a knife at him.

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mangu EN→LG

a- adv. quickly; soon; at once; early, ensonga ez'amangu, urgent matters, amangu nga bwe kisoboka, as soon as possible, amangu ddala nga, just as soon as. mangu ago, immediately, at once. cf. -yangu, amangwago.

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ntaligita EN→LG

e- (n/n) kind of fruit like a green berry (synonym for njagi and ntula, q.v.). Ekigere kye kisotta entaligita n'ozirya. Her foot crushes the ntaligita and you (still) eat them, i.e., you like her very much or you think her very beautiful, cf. ligita.

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point EN→LG

ensonda, akasassa; (of time) ekiseera, eddakiika; (meaning) amakulu; (of an argument) ekisoko, omusoso; be on the p. of, vide about to; keep to point, okugoba ensonga.

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salira (-salidde) v.tr. appl. cut EN→LG

decide for/in, etc; charge (a person a price). Kisalidde mu ntamu (ki- = ekiso). I am lucky. Things are going my way. Nsa- liddwa ogw'okufa (ogwa = omusango). I have been condemned to death. Baamusalira mangu ebintu. They quickly settled the matter of the bride price with him.

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sobya (-sobezza) v.i. caus. make a mistake EN→LG

err. v.tr. cause to exceed/go in excess of; spoil, injure; rape, okusobya ebiragiro, to violate regulations, okusobya omuzigo, to violate the traditions associated with the marriage ceremony. cf. obusobya, ekisobu, ekisobyo, omu- sobya, omusobyo, ensobi.

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worm EN→LG

olusiriŋŋanyi, ekisokomi,enjoka embisi; (intestinal) enfaana, kawuukuumi; cut w., omutemu.

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mukira LG→EN

6- (mu/mi) tail. Linda kiggweeyo afumita mukira, /prov.) lit. Wait until it (ekisolo, animal, implied) comes out, he pierces only the tail (and thereby give the animal an opportunity to run away). Perhaps this is similar to Strike when the iron is hot. cf. akakira, ekkira, olukira.

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-menye ad) Mixed

broken, ekiso ekimenye, pocket knife, emmundu emmenye, breachloader. emmotoka emmenye, a convertible (automobile). cf. menya.

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