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put EN→LG

okuteeka, okussa. p. back, okuzzakyo. p. by, okutereka, okweterekera. p. down, okussa wansi; (off head) okweti kkula. p. on (clothes), okwambala; (shoes, ring) okunaanika. p. outside, okufulumya, okugobera ebweru. p. out, okuzikiza. p. up (lodge), okusuza; (a tent) okusimba eweema. p. up with, okugumiikiriza. p. to rights, okulongoosa. p. to flight, okugoba. p. off (clothes), okwambula; (postpone) okulindiriza. p. the best face on, okusaanya.

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anthill EN→LG

enkulukuku, ekiswa; some names of the ants may be put into the ki-class to denote the hill built by that ant.

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bikukujju EN→LG

e- plur. (ki/bi) wrong side, reverse side; rough/fibrous/unfinished surface, n' essaati nnagyambalira ku bikukujju, and I even put on the shirt inside out.

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Buganda. amawanga ag'ebweru EN→LG

foreign countries. Minista ow'ensonga ez'ebweru, minister of foreign affairs, ag'ebweru mu bimpi, foreign news in brief (amawulire, news, is implied by ag'). abasibirwa ebweru, parolees. Yabasibidde ebweru. He put them on probation, cf. -(y) eru.

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cook EN→LG

v., okufumba. c. partly, okubiza, okubandagaza. c. under ashes, okuvumbika. c. and put aside, okuboobera.

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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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fuuyira (-fuuyidde) v.tr. appl. blow in/on EN→LG

etc.; spray (e.g., insects), kufuuyira mbuzi mulere, to waste one's time/breath, lit. blow a pipe for a goat, kufuuyira malenge, to drink a lot without having one's thirst assuaged, kufuuyira mmindi, to smoke an empty pipe while reciting incantations for the purpose of putting a hex on someone; to wish someone bad luck.

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ggobe EN→LG

e- (li/ma) finely ground powder made from dried greens such as mpindi, etc. Ky'onkoze entungo ekikola ggobe. You have put me in a bad/difficult/sticky situation. n'amanya nti luno eggobe lya kuggwa mu kibya, and he knew that things would turn out just right, lit. the ggobe would wind up in the bowl.

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gomba (-gombye EN→LG

nnombye) v.tr. tie crosswise; put crosswise; plait (with reeds). kugombamu bwala, to capture, apprehend. Abaserikale babagombyemu obwala. The soldiers have apprehended them.

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kalogojjo EN→LG

a- plur. rare (ka/bu) delirium; crazy/erratic behavior, okwesuulamu aka- logojjo, to act in a crazy manner, put on a scene, cf. logojjana.

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kataala EN→LG

a- (ka/bu) electric bulb, kwessa mu butaaia, to show off, put oneself in the limelight. cf. ekitaala, ettaala.

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keebindu EN→LG

a- plur. obwebindu (ka/bu) shoot(s) of the jjuuni, a plant of the arum family, Colocasia antiquorum, kumerako bwebindu, to put on airs, make oneself important, lit. to grow shoots.

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kiduduli EN→LG

e- (ki/bi) large shapeless mass; something as long as it is wide. Ntege yagejja kati alinga kiduduli. Ntege has become so fat that he looks like a piece of putty, cf. nnamududuli.

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kiwendo EN→LG

e- (ki/bi) decree to seize and put to death; manhunt; raid, expedition; campaign. ekiwendo ky'abasuubuzi b'abaddu, expedition of slave traders.

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kiwutta EN→LG

e- (ki/bi) watery, inedible potatoes which have been left too long in the ground; fig. dullard, stupid person; senile person, dotard, cf. wutta, emputta.

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