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ibabu n dry-roasted peas 5.2.3.1.1 Food from seeds 5.2.3.4 Prepared food
ibala mabala n spot, smudge, stain, blot, smear; blemish made by dirt 7.7.7 Mark 5.6.1 Clean, dirty 8.3.3.3.7 Multicolored 8.3.3.3.6 Change color 8.3.7.8.2 Blemish kuteekaku ibala v bespot; mark with a spot 7.7.7 Mark 5.6.1 Clean, dirty 8.3.3.3.7 Multicolored
ibango mabango n hump on the back of a cow or a hunchback on s.b. 2.5.4.5 Birth defect 2.5.6.3 Swell 8.3.1.6.2 Convex 2.5.2 Disease 1.6.2 Parts of an animal kumera ibango v develop a hump 2.5.6.3 Swell 8.3.1.6.2 Convex 2.5.2 Disease 2.6.4.6 Grow, get bigger
ibani mabani n mastitis; disease that causes an inflammation of the breast, or udder 6.3.8.1 Animal diseases 2.5.2 Disease
ibaye n grass sp. resembling millet stalks 1.5.3 Grass, herb, vine
ibaati mabaati n corrugated iron sheet, tin sheet 1.2.2.3 Metal 6.6.2.3 Working with metal 6.5.3 Building materials 6.5.2.2 Roof
ibaawo baibaawo n husband 4.1.9.2.1 Husband, wife
ibega mabega n shoulder Oteeke omwana okwibega twabe. Carry the child up on your shoulders and we go. 2.1.2 Torso 2.1.3.1 Arm kukubba amabega v snub; ignore; disregard; brush aside 3.1.2.4 Ignore
ibere n cousinhood; state of being cousins 4.1.9.1.3 Brother, sister wʼeibere n cousin; s.b. whose mothers are sisters, or whose fathers are brothers 4.1.9.1.7 Cousin
ibeere mabeere n breast Omwana tayonke olwakubba eibeere irwaire. The baby will not suckle because the breast is sick. 2.1.8.4 Female organs 2.1.2 Torso
ibuba mabuba n jealousy; envy 3.4.2.1.8 Jealous
ibunda mabunda n belly, paunch; protruding abdomen, of humans or animals Oli nʼamabunda manene. You have a fat belly. Syn kida 2 8.2.3.2 Fat person 2.1.2 Torso 2.1.8.2 Stomach 1.6.2 Parts of an animal
ibbanga var. ibanga mabbanga n 1 space in distance or time 8.5.4.4 Interval, space 8.2.6 Distance 8.4.7.3 Interval 8.2.6.1 Far 8.1.8.1 Empty 8.5.4.3 Space, room 2 universe 1 Universe, creation 3 sky; atmosphere 1.1 Sky 1.1.3 Weather 1.1.2 Air
ibbanja mabanja Luganda n debt; loan 6.8.5.1 Lend 6.8.5 Borrow 6.8.5.5 Credit kubba nʼeibbanja v owe; be in debt 6.8.5.4 Repay debt 6.8.5 Borrow 6.8.5.3 Owe 6.8.5.5 Credit
ibbati n adamance, obduracy, unyielding nature; resoluteness due to being unyielding and inflexible 3.3.1.6 Determined 3.2.5.7 Extreme belief 3.3.3.4 Insist 3.3.1.7 Stubborn
ibbaale mabbaale n 1 stone, rock; hardcore for building Onkendi azwa mu ibbaale ye Mbale. 6.6.2.7 Working with stone 1.2.2.2 Rock 6.5.2.6 Foundation 6.5.3 Building materials 2 hailstone 1.1.3.4 Snow, ice 3 clod; clump of dry soil 1.2.2.1 Soil, dirt 4 stone for scrubbing Ibbaale lyebigere. Scrubbing stone for cleaning feet. 6.6.2.7 Working with stone 1.2.2.2 Rock 7.3.1.1 Throw 5.6.2 Bathe 5 two stones, big and small used to cast lots to determine fate 3.3.1.3 Cast lots
ibbaata mabbaata n Taboo. testicle Omusaiza aaba nʼamabbaata mabiri. A normal man has two testicles. Syn ntula 2 2.1.8.3 Male organs
ibbembe n spear grass sp. commonly used for thatching roofs 1.5.3 Grass, herb, vine 6.5.2.2 Roof
ibbengo mabbengo n crime; transgression 4.7.3 Break the law 4.3.4.1 Do evil to
ibbolo mabbolo n Taboo. penis 2.1.8.3 Male organs
ibbombo mabbombo n green leafy vine with a weak stem that supports itself by twining on other tall plants; commonly used as a herb for its medicinal qualities 1.5.3 Grass, herb, vine 2.5.7.3 Medicinal plants
ibbongo mabbongo n gap caused by a missing tooth 2.5.2.4 Tooth decay 2.1.1.5 Tooth