a- (ka/bu) small/short skirt, obuteeteeyi obumpi, miniskirts, cf. ekiteeteeyi.

a- no plur. (ka/bu) faint breathing of a dying person. Yasangibwa mu nju ye ng'aliko kateetera. He was found in his house on the point of death, cf. teetera.

a- with the -a of rel. sprouting, budding (of trees); scarce (of food).

a- (ka/bu) hoe, lit. it chops (lema) the stumps (nkonge).

drama; performance. cf. ^temba.

a- (ka/bu) rush, hurry; a rather long distance, as adv. hurriedly, in a hurry.

a- (ka/bu) top ring in the roof of a thatched hut; fig. pinnacle, acme. Atuuse mu katemyo. He has now reached the pinnacle of success.

a- (ka/bu) variety of colocynth plant, with fruit something like egg-fruit. cf. entengo.

a- (ka/bu) kilt, short skirt.

a- path/ridge of earth before the doorway of a hut.

a- rare var. of akatiriginya, q. v.

a- (ka/bu) small tree; small stick, okukola ekintu n'odda ne mu kati, to do something excessively/to an extreme degree; to do something wonderfully/efficiently. Yayimba n'adda ne mu kati. He sang wonderfully. Twalya ne lukubyako kati. We ate excessively and still had plenty left over. cf. omuti.

at present, na buli kati, even up to the present time, even now. cf. kaakati.

a- var. of katinko, q.v.

a- also spelled katinninya (ka/bu) something very small/tiny/insignificant.

a- (ka/bu) something very small/ tiny/insignificant, cf. -tiiriitu.

a- no plur. insolence; undue familiarity. See olutiiro which is more common.

a- (ka/bu) small bead.

Afumbye bya katiiyiiko. She has cooked too much. cf. tiiyiika.

a- (ka/bu) second (unit of time).

premier; chief minister of an important chief, cf. tikka.

a- (ka/bu) mushroom (in general). Ekika ky'obutiko, the Mushroom Clan. cf. ekitiko.

a- (ka/bu) small heart; small rubber hose for pumping air into a tire, akatima k'eggaali, tire tube (of a bicycle), cf. omutima.

a- no plur. (ka/bu) hatefulness; rancor. Alina akatimatima. He is filled with rancor, cf. omutima.

a- (ka/bu) small net; small netting; fishing net; mosquito net. akatimba mu ddirisa, window screen, akatimba k'ensiri, mosquito net. cf. ekitimba.

a- = akatinko, q.v.

a- (ka/bu) infatuation, intense (but often short-lived) interest or enthusiasm; eagerness, ow'akatinko, a doting type of person, cf. tinka.

a- also akateregenya (ka/bu) drop, tiny amount, ‘dash.' with the -a of rel. tiny, very small.

babirye, nnakato.

a- (ka/bu) stew (of plantains, beans, peanuts, etc., or a combination of these); fig. cramped quarters, confined space; difficult/messy situation. Tuli mu katogo. We are in cramped quarters/crowded together or We are in a difficult fix.

cf. to lob a.

a- (ka/bu) dot; spot; speck.

a- (ka/bu) point, dot; period; drop. cf. tonnya, tonnyeza.

a- as an adv. a little, a little bit; slightly. Yatambulako katono. He walked a short distance (or a short time). After a neg. verb, n'akatono means not at all, not in the least. Simukkiriza n'akatono. I do not believe him at all. Before a verb in the subjunctive it means nearly, almost.

katono is also the form of the adj. -tono used before sing, nouns of the ka/bu class, cf. -tono, ^kata.

a- (ka/bu) kind of small mushroom.

large quantity, katoola w'ebintu, a lot of things, a whole conglomeration of things.

cf. ekitolima, ettolima.

a- (ka/bu) small pillow/cushion, cf. omutto.

a- (ka/bu) small bundle, small packet. as an adv. close together. Ffenna twali tutudde kattu. We all sat jammed together. Tukolera wamu mu kattu. We work together/ as a unit /not necessarily in close physical proximity). cf. ettu.

a- (ka/bu) sand fly.

a- (ka/bu) banded mongoose.

a- (ka/bu) pimple; blister; small sore; rash. cf. 2butuka, butula.

a- (ka/bu) akatumbugulu k'enkoko, a chicken leg.

a- (ka/bu) grenadilla, fruit of the passion flower.

a- (ka/bu) kind of edible mushroom.

a- (ka/bu) edible flower of the pumpkin, with the -a of rel. plump.

a- (ka/bu) onion, katunguluccumu (la) garlic, cf. ekitungulu, ettungulu.

a- (ka/bu) edible red berry from the mutunku tree, q.v.

a- (ka/bu) kind of very bitter wild fruit of the ntula type.

a- (ka/bu) body odor caused by excessive perspiration.

a- (ka/bu) upper part of a hill/ mountain.

a-: okubeera ku katuubagiro, to be tired of waiting; to be frustrated by not getting what one wants, cf. tuubagira.

a-: Used in the proverb: Ow'akatuubo tabuulirwa bugenyi. A glutton should never be told of the dainty food awaiting him. cf. 1 tuuba.

a- (ka/bu) African fan palm, Borassus flabellifer.

a- (ka/bu) small swelling; blister; in the plur. rash. cf. ekituulituuli.

a- (ka/bu) platform; pulpit, cf. ekituuti.

a- (ka/bi) difficult situation, a ‘fix.'

lit. with nothing on the head. Yajja katwekasa. He came empty- handed. cf. omutwe, -sa.

folly; madness. Alimu katwewungu. He is empty- headed. cf. omutwe, wungutuka.

a- (ka/bu) trouble, difficulty, disturbance.

a- (ka/bu) danger; trouble.

a- (ka/bu) a large sum, a sizable amount (esp. of money) . akavangata k'ensimbi, a large amount of money. cf. omuvangata.

a- (ka/bu) wad, bunch, ball (of string, hair, fibers, etc.). cf. ekivumbo. j. as long as, so long as.

a- (ka/bu) kind of plant whose leaves are used for medicinal purposes. cf. oluvunvu.

a- (ka/bu) large amount; large quantity, akawu k'ensimbi, a great deal of money.

eat ravenously.

a- (ka/bu) confusion, confused state, muddle, cf. vvunkana.

cf. waala.

a- (ka/bu) something added on, supplement, cf. waayira.