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ekikopo
Cup: a trophy
tunuurra
To gaze at, behold
orwezo
Manure
enkoko zalika amahuli bulikiro
The chicken lays eggs every day
tooliika
To collect and put together things, worn-out patch old clothes
toora
To dress grandly
ekisanku
Dry cow dung
embambagya
Smart, clever person
juma
To scold. Revile, abuse, blaspheme
tandama
To astride,kneel with legs apart
jagaata
To be hairy, be shaggy
fa
To die, be destroyed, useless become
birezi
Secretion eyes
empuunisa
Nasal sounds
tabatabuka
To get worse, spread (sores)
ekisweko
Blister
tuguojuka
To be squashed
tamika
To put into mouth of (another)
bwarangasa
Atmosphere
jwara ekiteteei ekirailr ire otaija kufuurra abantu; omuzaire we akamu j uuzaamu on1goye orutasemeriire k11jwarwa
Dress descently lest you show your private parts to people; Her parent her take off a dress which was not good for her to put on
okusesira ebirimwa amaizi goruseke kiyambaho ebirimwa kukura omukasumi ke'kyanda
Irrigation helps crops grow in dry season
emboijana
A friendless person
ebisurugu
Groundnut husks
jabagira
To seethe. bubble, Jabajabuka
juna
To rescue, save, help, succour
enkaanaana enkaina
Flowers donkey
akahoiho
A small moth
dundumuka
To grow very quickly
amaato
Boats
akatokoora
Omuntu ow 'embabazi yamutokoora, he got a foreign body into his eye and some kind person took it out from it
buhumbe
Multitude, crowd; delicacy
bunihe
Satisfaction,repletion
tungurruuka
To come, unstring or come off unthreaded, a rope or stick
entandikiro
Beginning, origin
jaruka
To be (when lively intoxicated)
cunduka
Be corpulent
tengeerra
To exclaim, exaggerate, overpraise (supposed to bring bad luck), abandi obantu bakora obu ekintu kinmgi tibagonza kubatengeerra, some people do not want be to over praised when do something good
enyampimpina
Chameleons
omuntu asisikaire enda aturukya orwoya rubi; akanga kuruga omwofiisi ye yayeta poliisi yamuturukya
One with a contaminated stomach brings out bad air; Be/she refused to come out of his/her office consequently be/she called the police which took him/ her out
bakura
To seize on, catch
abonaaho
Immediately, at once
obuhuna
Silence due to
teka
To be level, straight. Teke, e-, n.cl.9,{pl. Nil)
esojo
Spear grass (Heteropogon contortus)
toroogereza
To defile, make sex with an immature girl, of a bull serve a calf which is not yet ready for mating
banza osambuu"e omukeeka ohike eldikaro gutemiiremu nukwo oguterekereze; ob oruka omukeeka otagumize enkindo ogutemya; tali niinyowe atemeze omukeeka gwawe; t. ekiteega; naaseerra aw'okumwemere emifiye; enjoka ekamutemera omum11siri naalima; abasaija emiti bagitemeseze e11de11111; ayatemerwe enjoka atiina omunya
Unravel the mat first up to the spot where it started going and crooked then start putting it straight; When you weave a mat without firmly fixing the palm leaves it goes crooked; Gutemiibwe omukazi ayaba naaguruka, it is not f who made your mat crooked, it is the woman who has been weaving it. Tema, ku -, oku-, v.tr; ...
bisoodo
Fowls' dung, birds' droppings
amasasaazi
Sparks
amaarwa
:beer: an alcoholic drink
bufuodaano
Suffocation, stifling,asphyx
amatu
Ears
kwagura
To scratch the body
etawaaza
See: ETABAAZA
ezinguurra
To unwind oneself
juumib
To tum upside down
foototora
To defecate, void feaces anonymously
bicwereriirwe
Invited thing
akahuna
A state of confusion
jubuka
To be free of soap and dirt after being rinsed inclean water (cloth). J
buzindaazi
Hoarseness
ekiro kyo'kutemba mwiguru
Ascension Day
ebilaaya
Irish potatos
aktindinda
Small snail
akacancabari
old Rags:an torn cloth
entembarusaka
A type of potatoes
ensongore
A male dog
birikiirra
Accuse, tell tales about
akasumi
Time, season
engoma
Drum, throne
ebigunguru
Round plastic jerrycans
amanduguya
Mumps
jumbinva
To be engaged to (a woman).
enswiga
Black nightshade
emparangani
Quarrelsome person
kwimukya
To lift up, raise
taaruuka
To walk aimlessly (as one in despair), wonder about
ekikayaabu
Fish: Salted fish
ekinaabiro
Bathroom
bihaarro
(used only inpl.fonn)
ensazi
Become very exhausted
Ekcndura
To gird oneself tightly
buliisa
Work of ashepherd; pastorate
ekiromba
I protruding navel
jabiza
, to be excited
ebisombera
Very large baskets
Cukanaho
Get out
bembeka
Walk on heels
tunduka
To protrude, stick out
ekibero
Thigh, lap
ekisonko
Sea shell
ebyemo
Physical statures
amaligisa
Over doing, exaggeration
cambaitu
To shake about, spill
jegemera
To totter
okukama kukorebya emirundi ebiri omu kiro
Milking is done twice a day
obugenyi abuteekaniriize omutabani arogire Bulaaya; akagenda kuteekanizisa Rwakijuma obugenyi bw'omutabani
He/she bas prepared a feast for his son who has returned from Europe; He/she went to help Rwakijuma prepare a feast for his son
ekizaaiiiro/ ekisaaru
Swamp, stream, river
bukamuje
Squirrels
obunyuunyarume
eaten by goatses
ekyoroni
Pit latrine