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Showing 11 result(s) for "refer to".
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menya (-menye) v.tr. break; break into (e.g. LG→EN

a house); destroy; capture (a stronghold); bend at the joint; close (a pocket knife, umbrella); refute, counter; retract; mention, refer to. okumenya akawonvu na kagga, to go into great detail, lit. mention the little valley and the little river, okumenya olu- kanda, to perform the rites at the birth of twins, okumenya emisoso, to give the details. okumenya ku mutwe, to nod the head. Musoke yamenyawo Mayanja mu bugagga. Musoke has now outstripped Mayanja in wealth.

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nna- LG→EN

(also nnaa-) non-class noun prefix. Many nouns with this prefix refer to females and take the plural banna(a)- (la). The prefix is also used with many proper names, e.g., Nnaalinnya.

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kayindiyindi EN→LG

a- (ka/bu) a kind of bean which resembles a lima bean but is much smaller, butter bean. Abantu ba kuno baamutwala teyeesibidde na kayindi. The people here sent him packing or (in a political context) they threw him out of office, lit. took him, he did not tie up beans for himself. (Formerly travelers used to take beans of this sort with them on long trips. The person referred to in the example left so quickly that he could not make the usual preparation.)

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kikungo EN→LG

e- (ki/bi) raid, foray; roundup (e.g., of suspects); gathering together, akalulu ak'ekikungo, referendum, plebiscite. c f. ^kunga.

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kimu EN→LG

e- (plur. ebimu) numer. one (in the plur. some). Used with nouns of the ki/bi class or when no specific noun is referred to. buli kimu, everything, kye kimu, the same (thing), in the same way/manner. Ekyo kye k imu n'okugamba nti toogende. This is the same thing as saying that you will not go. okussa ekimu, to be in agreement; to receive Holy Communion, lit. to breathe (as) one. cf. ^-mu.

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va LG→EN

has the following auxiliary functions: 1) kye + va (with the appropriate personal and tense prefixes) + a primary verb express an action or state resulting from a cause (rendered in English by therefore, that is why, that is the reason). Kitange mu- lwadde, kye nva sigenda kulima. My father is ill; that is why I do not go to cultivate. 2) Before the infinitive of another verb va may express recently completed action. Tuva kulima. We have just come from digging. Nva kulya. I have just eaten. 3) The infinitive okuva is equivalent to the English prep, from (referring to either time or space), okuva leero okutuuka mu mwezi ogujja, from today until next month, okuva e Mombasa okutunka e Nairobi, from Mombasa to Nairobi. va is frequently used with enclitics (-wo,

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