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kwesamiira
kwesamiira v. 1 • be amazed.
2 • watch intently.
kwesana v. act in a strange, usually
socially unacceptable, manner.
kwesansala v. 1 • riot; behave in a
violent way in a public place, esp. as a
protest. Syn: kwekalakaasa, kwolokya
b̯wemi̱.
2 • go on strike; stop work in order to
press demands. Syn: kwekalakaasa.
kwesegu̱li̱iṟya v. See main entry:
ku̱segu̱li ̱iṟya.
kwesegya v. move forward or
backwards from where you were.
kwesegereerya v. draw near; move
close to s.t. Syn: kudwereera,
kwesu̱mi̱iṟa.
kwesegereeryagana
Var: kwesegereeryangana. v. draw
near s.b.; move near each other.
kweseku̱la v. have the hiccups.
kwesemeerya Var: kwesemeza. v.
adorn yourself; take care of yourself so
that you appear well.
kwesenga v. See main entry: kusenga.
kwesengereerya Var: kwesengereza.
From: Runyoro. v. plead, request; ask
for forgiveness or to intervene into
s.b.’s affairs.
kwesiga v. trust, depend; believe in s.b.
due to his sincerity.
kwesigwa v. be trusted, credible.
kwesika 1 v. See main entry: kusika.
kwesika 2 v. walk gently; to walk gently
while you are very smartly dressed.
kwesikiira v. See main entry: kusikiira.
kwesimba 1 v. contest, compete; take
part in a competition, election, etc. and
try to win it.
kwesimbamu v. hinder, oppose;
make it difficult for s.b. to do s.t. or
s.t. to happen. Syn: kwekiikamu.
kwesimba 2 v. be upright, vertical.
kwesita-sita v. be ambiguous, evasive,
vague; beat around the bush on what
you want or what you are going to do.
kwesiihuula v. do s.t. but in a lazy,
slow manner.
kwesi ̱i̱ga v. See main entry: ku̱si ̱i ̱ga.
kwetwa
kwesiṉsiṉi ̱a v. be picky.
kwesi ̱si̱gani ̱a v. do s.t. and feel
unwilling or reluctant about doing it or
refuse to do it because you feel s.b. else
should do it.
kwesobora v. be self-reliant, selfsufficient,
independent.
Syn: kwezemereeryaho, kwemala.
kwesobooraho v. See main entry:
kusoboora.
kwesogoba v. tuck in; put the end of a
shirt or a blouse into a pair of trousers,
shorts or a skirt in order to appear
smart.
kwesoroora v. See main entry:
kusoroora.
kwesorooza v. See main entry:
kusorooza.
kwesukusa v. wash the face, esp. after
sleep.
kwesunga v. hesitate; feel unwilling or
reluctant about doing s.t. or refuse to do
it because you feel s.b. should first
plead with you for you to do it.
kwesu̱bbamu v. See main entry:
ku̱suḇba.
kwesu̱ma v. See main entry: ku̱su̱ma.
kwesu̱u̱ta v. See main entry: ku̱su̱uṯa.
kwesyamu̱la v. sneeze; release out air
through the nose and the mouth
suddenly and noisily, esp. due to a
runny nose.
kwesyani ̱a v. See main entry: ku̱syani ̱a.
kwesyeta v. See main entry: ku̱syeta.
kwesyola-syola v. disguise your
intentions, be evasive, vague,
ambiguous, not be straight forward.
kwesyomeera v. regain strength.
Syn: kwemiima.
kweta v. 1 • call, summon; use a loud
voice to inform s.b. far away so that he
pays attention, comes or waits.
Syn: kulalika.
2 • invite; inform s.b. so that he can
come to an activity.
3 • name a person.
kwetwa v. be called, invited; receive
a message that you are wanted to go
some where else.
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