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bundle EN→LG

omugugu, ekisaaganda, eki tuutuuli; (shells) omutwalo; (fish) olutala; (firewood), ekinywa, omuganda, olusekese; (salt) olubaya; (cloth) omutumba.

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fumbya (-fumbizza) EN→LG

fumbisa (-fumbisizza) v.tr. caus. 1 Sc 2 make cook, cause to cook; cook with/using. Afumbya masannya- laze/nku. She cooks with electricity/firewood.

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kirundu EN→LG

e- (ki/bi) kind of very tall softwood tree whose bark yields a strong white cloth, Antiaris toxic aria,

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kitaakule EN→LG

e- (ki/bi) lit. it-will-not-grow-up (from kula), kind of insect which bores into dry wood. Kitaakule kizimba mu lumuli. (prov.) The kitaakule builds in a reed (and will soon perish when the reeds are burnt).

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kiti EN→LG

e- (ki/bi) old, desicated tree; wooden handle; score in the game of mweso. Akyukira mu kiti nga mbazzi. He is likely to turn against people. He cannot be trusted. Twayogeramu ebiti bibiri n'Omuzungu. We spoke with the European for a short time. cf. lomuti.

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kyanzi EN→LG

e- (ki/bi) container used for milking cows foriginallv aovlied only to those made of wood, calabashes and gourds).

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load EN→LG

n., omugugu, omutumba, omutwalo; (of fish) olutala, olukanda, olutakku; (of firewood) olusekese.

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lubambo EN→LG

o- plur. emmambo (lu/n) wooden peg used for stretching a skin/hide; tent peg. kussaako mmambo (with amaaso as indirect object), to look/watch intently. Amaaso yagassaako emmambo. He watched intently, cf. bamba.

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lubanyi EN→LG

o- (lu/n) scaffolding; elevated shelf in the kitchen for storing firewood, bananas, etc.; counter; bar (of a tavern), cf. ekibanyi.

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lubuto EN→LG

o- plur. embuto (lu/n) stomach; abdomen; womb, okuba olubu to, to be pregnant. okufuna olubuto, to become pregnant, omukazi ow'ofubuto, a pregnant woman, okukuba olubuto, to be delighted at the prospect of eating (esp. of children), lit. to beat the stomach. Olubuto lundi ku mugongo. I am very hungry/famished, lit. my stomach is on my back. Olubuto lundi mu mannyo. I am completely full, lit. my stomach is in my teeth. Olubuto kyoto, akisennyera enku y'akoowa. (prov.) The stomach is a fireplace, he who gets wood for it gets tired. Whatever else happens, one must eat. Oyo omusajja lubuto kyoto. That man is a very heavy eater, cf. ebbuto, akabutobuto, ekibuto, amabutobuto.

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luku EN→LG

o- (lu/n) piece of firewood; in the plur. firewood, okukuba oluku mu mutwe, to succeed in, get what one is after. Omusomo yagukuba oluku mu mutwe. He passed the course with flying colors. Omusango yagukuba oluku mu mutwe. He won the lawsuit. cf. obukuukuku, akaku, 2ekiku, olukukku, enkukku.

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lusambya EN→LG

o- (lu/n) kind of hardwood tree with large yellow flowers, Markhamia platycalyx. The wood is durable and is used for making hut poles and furniture.

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lusekese EN→LG

o- (lu/n) long bundle of firewood; long bundle, olusekese lw'enku, long bundle of firewood, okufuuka olusekese, to lose weight, become all skin and bones. cf. sekesa, omusekese.

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madinda EN→LG

a- plur. (li/ma) musical instrument made of wood resembling a xylophone or dulcimer, cf. budinda, eddinda.

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mpumbu EN→LG

e- (n/n) dry rot in wood; dust-like substance produced by worms or boring insects; powdery coating on some fruits and leaves; sawdust, cf. ^wumba, -wumbu.

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mwoki EN→LG

o- (mu/ba) lit. one who burns/roasts, omwoki w'enviiri, hairdresser, omwoki wa ggonja, roaster of gonja plantains, abooki b'amanda, charcoal burners, those who bum wood to obtain charcoal, omwoki w'omutwe, one who is too smart for his own good. cf. yokya.

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njaliiro EN→LG

e- (n/n) rafter, beam; long pieces of firewood to form the base on which other firewood is placed; banana leaves used as a covering or lining (see olwaliiro). ...laba, enjaliiro ekyali ku liiso lyo....and behold, a beam which is in thine own eye. (Matth. 7; 4). cf. ^yala, valiira.

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nkanaga EN→LG

e- (n/n) kind of thorny tree with hardwood. Tajja kunkwasa ku nkanaga. He won't make me do that. He won't make me go to that extent, lit. cause me to grasp the thorny tree. cf. olukanaga, omukanaga.

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nkoba EN→LG

e- (n/n) tall forest tree, Lovoa brownii, yielding a timber resembling walnut. Its trade name is Uganda Walnut. The wood is used extensively for various types of construction.

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nzira EN→LG

e- (n/n) kind of hardwood tree. It has an extensive system of branches but a small trunk and is the source of the staves which the Balaalo employ in herding cattle. (Sn.) cf. oluzira.

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nzo EN→LG

e- (n/n) hardwood tree, Teclea grandi- folia, I. nobilis, used for making barkcloth mallets, sticks, walking-sticks, etc.; per ext. beating with a stick; beating. Yamu- wuula enzo, he beat him hard.

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