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hulalahulalaadjIdiom. compact, crowded, dense; close togetherAmayumba gali hulalahulala.Houses are crowded.Oba obule wamerire hulalahulala.The germination of the millet was compact.8.3.6.4Dense8.1.8Full
hululwoproby yourself9.2.3.1Reflexive pronouns
humuutuprosomeone; an unspecified or unknown person2Person9.2.3.2Indefinite pronounsohusima humuutuvIdiom. tip off; tell s.b. secretly3.3.3.7Warn3.3.3.2Advise3.2.3.3Secret
hunodemthis one9.2.3.5Demonstrative pronouns
hutiiniriraadjIdiom. continuous8.4.6.6.4All the time3.3.1.6Determined8.4.7Continue, persevere8.4.2.2A long time7.2.2.1Move forward8.4.2.3Forever8.1.4.2Increase
huupivar.huupi huupiadv1near, nearby, beside; s.t. is near when there is very little space or distance to reach itE Busolwe huupi nʼe Mugulu.Busolwe is near Mugulu.8.2.6.2Near8.5.1.2Beside8.5.1.5.1Next to2soon, nearly; when time is short before an event is due to take placeOmwaha guli huupi huupi huŋwaho.The year is soon ending.8.1.5.6Almost8.4.6.4.1Soon3extent; degree, e.g., the slope of a hill or the extent of a tree may be high or low to climb or descend7.3.6.3Limit9.3.1Degree8.1Quantity8.2.8Measurehuupi byosibyosiadjalmost all9.4.4.7Just, almost not8.1.5.6Almost8.1.5.8.1Approximate8.1.5.4Most, almost allohuba huupi nevbe almost9.4.4.7Just, almost not8.1.5.6Almost8.1.5.8.1Approximate8.1.5.4Most, almost all
huupi byosibyosiadjalmost all9.4.4.7Just, almost not8.1.5.6Almost8.1.5.8.1Approximate8.1.5.4Most, almost allder. ofhuupi
hwaga otiadvbe of the same size asAlasesiani yiye yaga oti mbusi.His German shepherd dog is as big as a goat.Mena wa fuuti etaanu nʼehitundu ni mudehere yesi wʼefuuti etaanu nʼehituundu Mena gaaga oti nje Mudehere mu buleeŋi.Mena is five and a half feet tall and Mudehere is also five and a half feet tall. Mena is as tall as Mudehere.8.3.5.2.1Same
hwangepromy; mine9.2.3Pronouns
hwaweprotheir, theirs9.2.3Pronouns
hwefeproour, ours9.2.3Pronouns
hwenyweproyour, yours (for 2 or more people)9.2.3Pronouns
hyaadvlike; similar to, in the same way or manner asAfaana hya nyina.She looks like her mother.Omuseere gebisya hya beebi.The boy behaves like the thieves.9.6.2.3Relations involving correspondences8.3.5.2.1Same8.3.5.2.2Like, similar
hya humeedabya humeedans.t. given as an addition7.5.2.3Add to something8.1.4.2Increase6.8.4.3.3Free of chargeder. ofohumeeda
hyabalalahyabalalanclan spirit4.9.2Supernatural being4.1.9.8Family, clan
hyabuwangwaadjtraditional; things having to do with culture and the past5.3.3Traditional clothing4.3.9Culture4.3Behavior3.5.4.6Verbal tradition4.3.9.1Customder. ofebyʼobuwangwa
hyagi hi?interrogwhat size?9.2.3.4Question words
hyahiralahiralaadvarranged one by one8.1.1.1.1One4.1.6.3Alone4.4.2.5Separate, alone9.2.3.6Personally8.1.5.7Only
hyangepromy; mine9.2.3Pronouns
hyaweprotheir, theirs9.2.3Pronouns
hyefeproour, ours9.2.3Pronouns
hyehaabahyehanMuslim leader (a Muslim leader of higher rank than a mullah)4.9.7.3Islam4.9.7.1Religious person
hyenyweproyour, yours (for 2 or more people)9.2.3Pronouns
hyʼerendeadvdwarf-like; s.t. very small, e.g., fruit of ‘omulende’ shrub8.2.2.3Short, not tall8.2.1Small
hyiŋwa huuhi?interrogwhat causes it?9.1.3.2Situation9.2.3.4Question words