ku     prep   ▶ 1. on, upon, 2. at, 3. to (the outside of a thing), 4. from (outside of a thing), 5. over
ubuku     8  class 8
singular: ubu- ▶ (no pl.) sudden startled cry or scream (gutura ubuku)
-kuru     adj   ▶ 1. important, 2. senior, 3. great (not size), 4. ancient
ku musase     phr   ▶ morning between 9 and 10 o'clock
kwīma ku ngoma   phr   ▶ to come to the throne
gufyina ku kazi (-fyinye)   phr   ▶ to not work seriously
ku mamina ngohe     phr   ▶ noon (when one has to tip head back to see the sun)
gusēzera ku akazi (-sēzeye)   phr   ▶ to quit a job
kubigira ku mpaka (-gize)   phr   ▶ to do it on purpose (see impaka)
kwītāmba ku muvyimba (-ītāmvye)     phr   ▶ 1. to make it hard for one who has lost a loved one by reproaching the dead one, 2. to make light of serious things, 3. to gloat over (reference to death) (from gutāmba)

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