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bulago EN→LG

o- (bu/-) throat; neck, kuba mu ga bulago, to be in real trouble, be in a crisis, lit. be in (water, amazzi implied by ga) up to one's neck. cf. ^olulago, amalagolago, endago.

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clear EN→LG

v.tr. (jungle), okusaawa; (one self) okwegaana. c. throat, okukolondola, okugogola. c. the table, okutanduukulula emmeeza. keep oneself c., okwetegula.

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kimiro EN→LG

e- (ki/bi) trachea, windpipe, okukuba ekimiro, to yodel, sing by tapping the throat in a manner formerly practiced by goatherds, cf. mira, omumiro.

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looka (-loose EN→LG

ndoose) v.i., also lookalooka (-looseloose) v.i. redup. pulsate in the throat (as a frog, lizard, chicken); be out of hrpath nant ffacn

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lulago EN→LG

o- (lu/n) long neck/throat, as an adv. incessantly (with verbs of speaking). Ayogera olulago. He talks interminably. Omukazi oyo alina olulago. That woman has the gift of gab. cf. obulago.

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malaka EN→LG

a- plur. (li/ma) neck, throat area. Alina amalaka. He is a boaster/braggart. Yamugwa mu malaka. He seized him by the throat.

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mpagama EN→LG

e- (n/n) something which has become Stuck (e.g., in one's throat), okumira empagama, to get something stuck in one's throat, cf. wagama.

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mumiro LG→EN

o- (mu/mi) inner throat; windpipe; trachea, omumiro gw'emmere, foodpipe, gullet, okugolola emimiro, to clear the throat, okugogola emimiro, to gargle, okukuba emimiro, to make clicking sounds in the throat to express wonder, amazement, sadness, etc. okuweweeza emimiro, to drink, take a drink. Akasukka omumiro tekabalibwa. (prov.) lit. What has (already) passed the throat (in eating) is not reckoned (as important). The more you have, the more you want. cf. mira, ekimiro.

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