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lubu EN→LG

o- (lu/n) row; line; list; category, class. Akoowoola bantu bonna okuyisaako olubu lw'ebigere e Nsambya mulabe aba- kyala bye bakoze. She asks that you all go to/pay a visit to (lit. pass a series of steps to) Nsambya and see what the women have done, olubu lwa ssapule, relig., the (prayers of the) rosary.

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lubungu EN→LG

o- also olubungubungu with the -a of rel. having no (or few) teeth, ow'olu- bungu, a person with no teeth, ow'olubungu- bungu, a person with only a few teeth (esp. at the side of the mouth).

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lubuto EN→LG

o- plur. embuto (lu/n) stomach; abdomen; womb, okuba olubu to, to be pregnant. okufuna olubuto, to become pregnant, omukazi ow'ofubuto, a pregnant woman, okukuba olubuto, to be delighted at the prospect of eating (esp. of children), lit. to beat the stomach. Olubuto lundi ku mugongo. I am very hungry/famished, lit. my stomach is on my back. Olubuto lundi mu mannyo. I am completely full, lit. my stomach is in my teeth. Olubuto kyoto, akisennyera enku y'akoowa. (prov.) The stomach is a fireplace, he who gets wood for it gets tired. Whatever else happens, one must eat. Oyo omusajja lubuto kyoto. That man is a very heavy eater, cf. ebbuto, akabutobuto, ekibuto, amabutobuto.

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bbugo EN→LG

e- (li/ma) large barkcloth. kugwa mu bbugo, to ask secretly for help. Yamukubira essimu ng'amugwa mu bbugo. He telephoned him and asked him in confidence to help. cf. olubugo.

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corpulent EN→LG

gevvu, nene; vide di byoto, omuwaladdume, ssebinaagina, ssekimpanika; become c., okugejja, okusembeesa ebbuto, okusunguka olubuto.

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ddagala EN→LG

e- plur. amalagala (li/ma) leaf (but not of a plantain); medicine; drug; chemical, in the plur. foliage, eddagala ly'engatto, shoe polish, eddagala eritta ebiwuka, insecticide, eddagala ly'amannyo, toothpaste, eddagala ly'enviiri, hair tonic, eddagala eryerusa, Jjlectuluiig cieain. tsdda- gaia erigonza olubuto or eddagala ly'oku- ddukana, laxative, eddagala^ ly'enjala, nail polish, cf. akalagala, kiragala, olulagaia.

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edge EN→LG

omugo, amabbaii, olubuubuuto, enjegoyego, omuleboolebo; (of cloth) olukugiro ; (sharpness) obwogi, olukulukumbi; be set on e., okunyenyeera.

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funa (-funye) v.tr. get EN→LG

obtain, procure, okufuna olubuto, to become pregnant, okufuna erinnya, to acquire a reputation, kufuna bya kakule or kufuna bya ndola, to I obtain for nothing or to buy at a price far below the normal.

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heap EN→LG

enkumu, omuteeko, ebbenga, emmiino, engululu. dung h., olubungo. h. of weeds, ekirungu. h. of dirt, entuumo.

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kafungulambugo EN→LG

a- also akafungulankete lit. which expose the underclothes, as an adj. sensational; sweeping, enkyukakyuka ez'akafungulankete, drastic developments/ changes, cf. fungula, olubugo, enkete.

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kakundiiri always sing EN→LG

(la) lit. protruding structure, something huge/gigantic/sensational. kakundiiri w'olubuto, a huge stomach, kakundiiri w'ennyindo, an enormous nose. Eri embaga yabadde kakundiiri. That wedding reception was a magnificent event.

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kinyiigo EN→LG

e- (ki/bi) irritation; feeling of annoyance; complaint. Kinyiigo tekiyuza lubugo. (prov.) Complaining does not tear the barkcloth. Mere complaining does not achieve anything, cf. nyiiga.

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lulenge EN→LG

o- plur. ennenge (lu/n) edge, side; hem (esp. of a cloth or garment). Olugoye Iwe lujjudde ennenge. Her dress has uneven edges, olubugo Iw'ennenge, barkcloth trimmed ready for use. Omwana yajja kijja- nannenge. The child was bom feet first. cf. lekirenge; kijjanannenge.

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mabugo EN→LG

a- always plur. (li/ma) burial garment, grave clothes, shroud; gift (usually of money) to the family of the deceased. cf. olubugo.

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mabutobuto EN→LG

a- always plur. (li/ma) sides of the stomach; middle, center; middle of a container. Amazzi yataddemu ga mu mabutobuto. He only half filled it with water. cf. olubuto.

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mmuka (-mmuse EN→LG

nnyimuse) v.i. be lively/ active; respond/react positively; ooze, flow (particularly of banana juice). Okutuuka mu nju yasanga ssabbuuni amaze okummu- kira mu lubugo. When he arrived in the house he found that the soap was producing suds in the barkcloth, i.e., that things were really happening.

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okubuubuula ebigambo EN→LG

to talk very fast. Olugoye yalubuubuula okutemya n'okuzibula nga luwedde. She made the dress in no time at all, lit. it was finished in the twinkling of an eye.

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queen EN→LG

kabaka omukazi, Kaddulubaale, Nnaabagereka; q. mother, Nnamasole; q. sister, Lubuga, Nnaalinnya.

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rub EN→LG

v., okukunta, okukunya, okukulubuuta, okukuuba, okusiimuula; (polish) okunyiriza, okuzigula, okuwawula; (chafe) okukosa; r. self, okwekuusa; r. thin, okuwojjoola.

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scratch EN→LG

v., okwagula, okutakula, okukolobola, okusuna; s. oneself, okwetakula, okweyagula; s. out, okutta, okusangula; be scratched, okukulubuka.

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