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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