e- adv. at home; home(wards). Embaga bwe yaggwa ne tugenda eka. When the wedding was over we went home. cf. am aka, awaka.

let us go. ka bagende, let them go. cf. leka.

for which see the grammars. One usage which presents serious difficulties to the users of the dictionary must be mentioned here. ka- is the prefix for singular nouns of the ka/bu class. This class contains not only nouns proper to it, but in addition most other nouns can be converted to this class; in the latter case the resultant noun is a diminutive. In many cases sound changes obscure the relationship between the original noun and the diminutive: ente, cow; akate, small cow. ejjinja, rock; akayinja, stone, endabirwamu, mirror; akalabirwamu, small mirror.

kaabisa (-kaabisizza) v.tr. caus. 1 & 2 cause to cry/weep, etc. cf. -kaabya, Mukaabya, Mikaabya.

e- (ka/bu) young locust. is an artist (painter) down to his fingertips. Yamukwata mu bwala. He shook hands with him. Abaserikale babagombyemu obwala. The soldiers have apprehended them. cf. ^olwala.

march around; strut around, move in a swaggering manner; walk majestically/proudly.

o/kaawa, be spicy/ bitter. Kaamulali akaawa be kaakaaka. The chillies are very hot.

at the present time.

at the present time. cf. ^kati.

a- plur. obwala (ka/bu) small nail/ talon. Musiizi wa bifaananyi n'akaala. He is an artist down to his finger tips

formerly the name of the northern gate of the Kabaka's palace (lubiri).

a- (ka/bu) small village. Tosekera ku kaalo katono. lit. You don't laugh in a small village, i.e., Your laughter is very loud. You laugh too much. cf. ekyalo.

a- plur. obwama (ka/bu) whisper, whispering. oku(mu)kuba akaama, to talk (to him) in a whisper, whisper (to him).

collective) kind of bird, ringdove. A single specimen is kakaamu- kuukulu (plur. bukaamukuukulu). It is considered a bird of ill omen.

lout, crude person.

darling, my beloved.

a- plur. obwana (ka/bu) baby, small child, obwana bw'enkoko, young chickens, chicks, cf. omwana.

eat (something which requires an effort to chew).

a- (ka/bu) sign (e.g., on a shop), cf. ekyapa.

a- plur. obuuso (ka/bu) small eye. okukuba akaaso, to wink at (in an amorous way, esp. of men), cf. eriiso (liiso).

lit. How did the little girl (akawala is implied by ka-) spend the night?

q.v.

a- adv. openly, publicly; frankly.

a- plur. obwato (ka/bu) small boat; canoe; brewing vat. obwato obubbira, submarines. akaato ak'omuliro, motorboat. cf. eryato (lyato), nnakaato.

Prol. Eve. Adamu ne Kaawa, Adam and Eve. (The Catholic word for Eve is Eva.)

etc. cf. obukaawu, obukaayi.

q.v.

etc. cf. olukaayano, enkaayana.

a- (ka/bu) clamor, uproar, kukuba hflvn tn matp o crrAay clamor.doud outcry (esp. of a large group of people). cf. olwayo.

a new monarch); lead under guard (prisoners); parade around publicly and expose to shame; direct (one's look), ne nkaazakaaza amaaso, and I looked/directed my gaze.

one who is in absolute charge fas opposed to a representative or deputy).

a- (ka/bu) dim. of oluba, jaw. ku- suulamu kaba, to die. kukuba mu kintu kaba, to die fighting for something.

a- (ka/bu) kind of mushroom which grows on termite heaps, cf. embaala.

a- also kalaalankoma (ka/bu) kind of insect resembling a wasp.

a- (ka/bu) syphilitic rash.

a- (ka/bu) tumult, uproar, disturbance, danger, trouble.

a- (ka/bu) difficulty, trouble; jam, ‘hot water.'

a- no plur. (ka/bu) orneriness, ill- natured disposition; bumptiousness, quality of being loud and bumptious. Omunafu ayinza kababba. (prov.) An idle person excels in boastful talk. It is easier to talk about something than to do it. Alina aka- babba or Wa kababa. He is a loud-mouthed person.

emimwa egya kababi, very red lips. cf. babuka.

a- (ka/bu) social reception; small party, akabaga ak'eby'okunywa, cocktail party, cf. embaga.

the king of of Buganda. The term is also applied to

a- (ka/bu) hiccough.

a- (ka/bu) cheekbone.

a- (ka/bu) small spot, speck. cf. ebbala.

a- (ka/bu) striped grass-rat; foul smell, body odor.

a- (ka/bu) kind of medium-sized tree, Ficus capensis. cf. ?^bal a.

a- (ka/bu) small lungfish (emmamba).

or zikabandole (n/n) double-decker bus, lit. let them see me (-lole is from, rora, Lunyoro for see). Also bandol e.

a- (ka/bu) madness, folly, (la) fool.

a- (ka/bu) a kind of small edible rat, lesser cane rat. cf. emmangala.

a- (ka/bu) small hump; projecting part. cf. ebbango.

a- (ka/bu) dim. of ekibanyi, q.v.

a- no plur. (ka/bu) obstinacy, stubbornness; craziness.

a- no plur. (ka/bu) danger, trouble.

kabassanya (la) cause of dissension, cause of dispute, lit. that which causes them to kill each other, cf. tta.

corrupt. cf. -kaba, obukaba.

a- (ka/bu) foolishness, idiocy, madness.

a- (ka/bu) second totem of a clan. It differs from the first totem in that there is no taboo against eating it.

a- (ka/bu) dim. of ekibbo, kind of basket, q.v. kuwa kabbo kya nseko, to say something funny/humorous (to someone).

a- (ka/bu) water lily.

a- (ka/bu) small|jackal. okuwulira akabe akakaaba, to hear the jackal crying (an omen of death), cf. ekibe.

a- (ka/bu) cartilage, okutuuza akabebenu ku ntebe, to sit on the edge of a chair, cf. bebena, ekibebenu.

a- from ekibegabega, shoulder, kuggyawo kabega, to avoid becoming involved, withdraw one's support to avoid complications, lit. take away the shoulder.

perhaps, for all I know; probably.

a- (ka/bu) arch, roll of reeds under the edge of the roof. cf. ebbendo.

a- (ka/bu) enlarged spleen; small grindstone, cf. olubengo.

a- (ka/bu) accident; misfortune, ebis eera eby'akabenje, period of emergency, kugwa ku kabenje ka mmotoka, to be involved in an automobile accident, kwabula kabenje, to miss being involved in an accident; to come out of an accident unscathed.

a- (ka/bu) plantain leaf used as a receptacle for serving food; saucer, plate. cf. Ibega.

a- (ka/bu) danger, harm. cf. -bi.

a- (ka/bu) hole in the ground used as an oven; oven; furnace, cf. ebbiga, embiga.