n., omusingi, entobo; also vide okusinziira.

adj., bi, kopi.

make an investigation into; inquire everywhere; interrogate; admonish. cf. ekibuuzo. See also the note at the end of buulira.

a nsumattu.

v.tr. caus. cause to stick out/protrude. cf. kikinala.

v.tr. be considerate of; be helpful to; extend good treatment to.

a nsonyi.

give instruction to.

okubibira ebigambo, to keep a secret. Abantu ababiri babibira ebigambo, ate abasatu babisattula. fprov.) Two people keep a secret, but three people reveal it. cf. ebbibiro, ekibibiro, olubibiro.

o-: mu buluŋŋamu, in the right/ correct way. cf. luŋŋama.

ebbakuli, ebbenseni.

[from Eng. blue serge] with t>he -a of rel. dark blue (of clothes).

okwota omusana.

pr.n. a group of islands off of Bu- soga and former county of Buganda.

ekisero, ekibbo, endiiro, endabi, enkanga, enzibo; fish b., omuya; b. for edible gnats (ssami), olutente.

ekinyira, akawundo.

ebaafu; (of leaf) oluleeba;

v. tr. appl. 2. ask continually for payment of a debt. cf. ebbanja.

ekinaabiro.

a- people, plural of omuntu, q.v.

okunaaba, okuwuga.

v.i. have the udder swollen; be near bearing (of animals).

okubigaabigana n'ebigambo, to be bursting to talk, be anxious to speak but refrain from doing so (out of fear, etc.) cf. bibigana.

n. a country in southwest Bu- ganda. The county chief had the title of Ppookino.

n., olutalo.

v., okuziyiza.

Eng.~\ pistol, revolver.

okuyoogaana, okukaaba, okuleekaana, okujogoolikana.

okubatika amatama, to fail to respond, remain speechless.

n., ekyondo.

v. tr. [fag.] baptize. cf. ebbatirizo.

v.tr. appl. 2 mold/fashion badly; encrust with earth (of termites).

v. tr. slap hard; beat violently. Yamubattula oluyi. He gave him a hard slap

v. tr. cause to jump up. cf. kabatukira.

flare up (as a fire); rage, go on, be in progress (often of a violent or emotional event). Olutalo lubumbujja The battle is raging. Omusango gubumbujja. The trial is going on (and it has reached a high degree of intensity). cf. bbumbuzzi; 2bujja.

see ^bba.

v.i. be uprooted/dug up; be levered up.

in brief, in short. cf. (unda.

o- (bu/-) exile; banishment. cf. waŋŋanguka.

weebale! kulika! yogaayoga!

to walk very stealthily. Yagezaako okubbirira amaaso alabe kve nkola. He tried to steal a look to see what I was doing.

rush; pester, annoy, ‘bug.' v.i. toss about (in illness); be very sick. Baasanga omwana abuga walumbe. They found the child extremely ill.

v.i. neut. be easy to steal/ rob; be liable to be stolen; be easy to cheat.

to frown, raise the eyebrows in scorn/contempt.

obubbi, kabbira, omubbi, omubbizi, enziba.

plur. babba- (la) husband. The pos- sessives are suffixed directly. The following forms occur:

v.i. redup. be very busy/preoccupied; bustle about.

initiate.

my husband babbaffe our husbands (b)balo your husband babbammwe your husbands bbaawe her husband babbaabwe their husbands bba wa bonna. the husband of all (a title of the Kabaka).

v.i. be or become ugly (often but not always referring to persons); put on a sour/ugly face. Leero ate ng'obudde bubizze bulala. My, how wretched the weather has become.

(la) [£ng.] back (in soccer).

v.i. crouch to spring.

v.tr. caus. cause to crouch. cf. ki bundaaza.

plur. iden. or zi bbaasi (n/n) [_Eng. ] bus.

v.tr. announce the death of. Yabika kilaawe. He announced the death of his father.

cringe; be obsequious; move stealthily.

v.i. be emptied out; be poured out/down in great quantity; be spilled.

v.tr. conv. 2. contradict/deny the report of a death. Yatu- sanga tuli mu maziga n'atubikulula. He found us in tears and told us that the news of the death was untrue. cf. ekyebikiro.

v.tr. turn over and empty; pour out/down; spill; fig. bestow on. Paapa n'amubunduggulako Ob wassaabasumba. and the Pope made him an Archbishop (= poured the Archbishopric on him).

bend over. cf. -bundufu.

genda! vaawo!

Ste.] ice. eky uma ekya bbalaafu, icebox, refrigerator, amayinja ga bbalaafu, pieces of ice, chunks of ice.

offer for sale. Ebyennyanja baabibunzanga mu byalo. They used to hawk fish in the villages. cf. omubunzi.

oku- bungeesa olugambo, to spread gossip/a rumor.

v. tr. appl. 2 keep covering up; cover up completely.

(la) var. of bwino. ink.

(n/ti) purple heron.

dysmenorrhea.

close.

lid).