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wuba (-wubye EN→LG

rnpubye) v.tr. slip by, slip out, get by (of an unintended act); be overlooked; miss, be missed; fail. Ekyo kya- mpuba buwubi, tonyigga. This was an unintentional mistake/just slipped by me, don't get angry.

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buusa (-buusizza) LG→EN

v.tr. caus. cause to jump; make fly. kubuusaawo kintu. to eat up completely; to finish completely (a task). Tayinza kubuusa bigambo ebyo maaso. He cannot overlook/ignore these matters. Yabuu saamu olubuto lwa myezi mukaaga. She had a miscarriage after six months.

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yisa (-yisizza) v.tr. caus. cause to pass/ go by; overtake; grab LG→EN

seize (in wrestling); get the better of; surpass, prevail over; treat, behave towards, v.i. behave, act. kuyisa mu muntu lukwe, to incite to join in a plot/conspiracy, kuyisa mumwa mu muntu, to speak slanderously/critically/in a backbiting manner about someone, butabaako w'oyisa kigere, to be crowded/hemmed in, lit. have nowhere to pass your foot, okuyisa etteeka, to pass a law. okuyisa amaaso, to give a quick glanceAook. okuyisa omukka mu nnyindo (mu kamwa), to breathe through the nose (mouth), kuyisa amazzi mu kamwa, to rinse the mouth with water, kuyisa olugero, to cite an example/give an instance (by quoting a proverb, etc.). kuyisa kiwulu, to hold a parade, kuyisa ensana, to plait mats. Yampisaako ow'e Mbuya. He beat me. (ow- implies Kaggo, the ssaza chief of Kyaddondo; kaggo also means small stick). Ekikolwa ekyo ne tukiyisaako buyisa maaso. We simply overlooked/took no notice of this act.

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