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abo demons EN→LG

pron. & adj. those, those people (referring to individuals relatively near the speaker as opposed to bali, those at some distance away).

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bbanda EN→LG

e- (li/ma) hollow-stemmed perennial mountain bamboo, Arundinaria alpina. It is black in color as opposed to nkaawo which is yellow.

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butanga EN→LG

o- adv. on the move; in flight, okufumita obutanga, to spear (an animal) in the open (as opposed to one which is in a trap).

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kkono (la) usually with the -a of rel. expressed or implied EN→LG

left (as opposed to right); left hand; left side; the (political) left. omukono ogwa kkono, the left hand. Wa kkono. He is left-handed, obukiika obwa kkono, north, kugwa kkono, to miss, miss out on. Kyangwa kkono. I missed it. It escaped me. Yangwa kkono. I missed him (i.e., he wasn't there when I arrived) or I was never successful in my dealings with him. See ddyo.

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kyapa EN→LG

e- (ki/bi) [5a'., Pers.~\ print, type; printing press; printing establishment; road sign; poster; patch, ekyapa ky'ettaka, land title, ebyapa by'emmotoka, number plates of a car. kuwandiika mu kyapa, to print / as opposed to writing with normal handwriting). kukuba byapa, to patch up clothing; to repair a tire; to survey land. Lipoota eyo teyakubibwa mu kyapa. This report was not printed/published, cf. akaapa.

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lugali EN→LG

o- (lu/n) flat tray (made from the fibers of papyrus or other plants; often used for winnowing). Emimwa gye gya lugali. His lips are flat and spread out (as opposed to thick and protruding). Wa lugali. He has a ‘big mouth.' Nzigyako olugali. Shut your big mouth, cf. walugali.

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lugogo EN→LG

o- (lu/n) fresh plantain fiber (as opposed to that which is dried, known as kyayi). cf. ekigogo, omugogo.

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magambo EN→LG

a- plur. (li/ma) news (which one person tells another as opposed to news in a newspaper), cf. gamba, eggambo, eki- gambo.

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mpeta EN→LG

e- (n/n) ring; nut (of a screw), omu- kyala ow'empeta, ring wife, i.e., wife with whom one has been joined in Christian wedlock, as opposed to other wives or concubines. cf. weta, akaweta.

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ttale EN→LG

e- (li/ma) uncultivated land; grazing land, pasture; meadow; shore, land (as opposed to a body of water), okugenda ku

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ndiizi LG→EN

plur. bundiizi kind of small yellow banana which is eaten ripe (as opposed to other types which are employed for making beer).

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