The concepts necessary for Luganda scientific discourse on motion

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The discourse on Motion in Luganda 

The concepts we need to explain the motion of things in Luganda language include:

•Okuva (Motion)

• Omugendo (Continuous motion)

• Omugendo gw’amasanyalaze (Current, movement of electrons)

• Omugendo gw’amasoboza (Movement of energy)

• Omugendo gw’ekitangaala (Light ray)

• Ekisaganda ky’ekitangaala (Beam of Light)

• Emisinde (Speed)

• Emisinde gy’ekitangaala (Speed of light)

• Eng’enda (Velocity)

• Okutebentesa/okutebenta (To accelerate ) • Entebenta (Acceleration) • Entelontoka (Momentum) • Okutolontoka (To increase momentum)

• Amateeka ga Netoni ag’okuva (Newton’s laws of motion)

• Ekikolwa n’okuva mu mbeera (Action and reaction)

• Amateeka ga Netoni ag’Okuva (Newton’s laws of Motion ) • Ekitambuzo (mechanics )

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