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regain EN→LG

okukomyawo. r. health, okulamuka, okuddamuolungubanguba. r. path, okukyamuka. r. temper, okunyiigukuka. r. strength, okuddamuamaanyi. r. sight, okuzibuka.

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buto EN→LG

o- (bu/-) childhood, infancy, adv. again, anew, okudda obulo, return to childhood, grow childish (of old people); to regain health and plumpness after an illness; to come back again, recur (of a disease), cf.. -to.

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dda (-zze EN→LG

nzize) v.i. return, come back; go back; go; come up (of crops); take effect (of medicine), kudda mu mbeera, to return to normal, kudda mu maziga, to burst into tears; kudda mu ddiiro, to do a job over (because it was poorly done the first time); to dance again, kudda ngulu, to regain consciousness; to wake up. kudda buto, to become childish, enter one's second childhood (see buto for additional meanings). kudda ku mabbali, to stand aside, kudda mu bi- gere bya..., to follow in the footsteps of, succeed. Tayinza kudda awo kumala bi- seera bye. He can't just stand around and waste his time, abanlu abatalina kadda eri mumwa, people who have nothing to eat, lit. who do not have (a little thing, kantu implied) which returns to the lip. Emmere ezze. The food has been vomited up or The crops have come up.

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lamuka (-lamuse EN→LG

nnamuse) v.i. be or become healthy; revive, recover, regain one's health. Emmotoka eramuse. The automobile is in good condition again.

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lungubanguba EN→LG

o- no plur. (Iu/n) strength, energy; good health, okuddamu olungu- banguba, to regain one's strength, recover one's health. Ndimu olungubanguba. I am in good health.

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luyingo EN→LG

o- plur. ennyingo (lu/n) joint of the body, okuddamu oluyingo, to regain one's strength, recover, recuperate. Nnali seewuliramu luyingo. I was utterly exhausted, lit. I felt that there was not a joint in me. cf. ennyingo.

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ngulu EN→LG

e- adv. up, above, okudda engulu, to regain consciousness. Afrika ey'engulu, northern Africa, upper Africa, engulu ku lusozi, up on the hill, okuluma n'ogw'engu- lu, lit. to bite with the upper (lip, omumwa, implied), to be determined/resolved, cf. eggulu, kungulu, waggulu.

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zibuka (-zibuse) EN→LG

zibukuka (-zibukuse) also zibikuka v.i. conv. become opened, become unclogged; become uncorked, oku- zibuka amaaso, to open the eyes; to regain eyesight.

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okutuusa prep. & conj LG→EN

until, okutuusa ku Lwokuna, until Thursday, okutuusa lwe nnadda engulu, until I regained consciousness. kutuusaawo (following a neg. finite verb), to that extent, that much. Tayimba kutuusaawo. He doesn't sing that well. He isn't that good a singer.

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