kawumpuli, q.v.

a- (ka/bu) small bladder; tubelike part of a bicycle pump; inner tube of a ball. cf. Svaga, ekiwago, oluwago.

a- (ka/bu) small sheaf, small bundle (of firewood), cf. omuwakata.

a- (ka/bu) shoot on a plant. L /. wakalita.

a- dim. of muwala, q.v. Tosala gwa kawala nga tonnawulira gwa kalenzi. (prov.) Don't judge (the case, omusango is implied by gwa) of the girl before you hear the one of the boy. Don't pass judgment without hearing both sides.

a- (ka/bu) pair of short pants; shorts, cf. empale.

adj. very small, tiny (of persons, animals, fowls). Ampadde akakoko kawalucocco. He has given me a very small chicken.

a- (ka/bu) amulet, fetish.

lit. the giver of portions/allotments, i.e., the dispenser of fate. cf. wa, ^gera, gereka.

with the -a of rel. -a kawammansi, hard to obtain, difficult to get. cf. wammanta.

a- (ka/bu) small cupboard/shelf. cf. eggwanika.

a- no plur. (ka/bu) spasm; exhaustion. Olunaku olwo lwatandika n'akasana akayinza n'okusuula omuntu kawansazi. That day started off with sunshine which was capable of throwing a person into a state of exhaustion.

a- (ka/bu) indentation.

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

collective), akawawa (ka/bu) gadfly.

a- also akawayiro (ka/bu) scrap; slice; piece, akawayi k'omugaati, a slice of bread, akawayi ak'olupapula, a piece of paper.

The sun has been very hot these days, lit. it would awaken Kaweekwa in Ggangu.

a- (ka/bu) kind of antelope, bush duiker, cf. empeewo.

a- (ka/bu) small seed; pill, tablet; grain, akaweke k'omusenyu, a grain of sand, enviiri ez'akaweke, curly/kinky hair. cf. empeke.

a- with the -a of rel. reddish-brown, of the color of millet, enviiri ez'aka- wemba, reddish-brown hair. cf. omuwemba.

a- (ka/bu) [Sw.] razor blade, akawembe akamwa, razor blade, akawembe akasala enjala, fingernail clipper, cf. wembe.

rascal.

a- (ka/bu) comer/edge of cloth. Oluggi lwaggulwawo akawenge. The door was slightly open/ajar. cf. ekiwenge.

a- (ka/bu) infant, newborn baby.

a- usually plur. obuwere (ka/bu) scabies.

adj. & adv. with the head or beard cleanly/completely shaven; smooth, without blemish (of the skin). Amwedde omutwe kawerette. He has shaved his head completely.

a- (ka/bu) small ring. cf. empeta.

a- adv. crammed full, full to the brim.

a- (ka/bu) slight wind, breeze. cf. empewo.

a- adv. rapidly, swiftly. okudduka embiro za kawewuko, to run very fast. cf. wewuka.

and plur. is necessary the forms kakawo/bukawo (pea/peas) are used.

a- (ka/bu) small butterfly, aka- taayi ak'akawojjolo, bow tie. cf. eki- wojjolo.

deep place, as adv. very deep, to a great depth.

a- no plur. (ka/bu) jail, prison.

o- (ka/bu) fontanel, top of the head, part of the head which is soft in early childhood but becomes hard with maturity.

a- (ka/bu) anus.

a- (ka/bu) small valley. Sijja ku- menya kawonvu na kagga ku ntambula yange, i will not gp into details about my trip, lit. I will not mention the little valley and the little river, cf. ekiwonvu.

a- adj. with akasana (sunshine) implied, period from about 7:30 to 8-30 A-M. cf. woomera, omulezi.

a- (ka/bu) pleasant smell, fragrant odor, aroma; perfume. Ayogeza kawoowo. He speaks pleasingly. His voice has a pleasant sound, eddoboozi ery'akawoowo, a pleasant/attractive voice, cf. eggwoowo.

a- (ka/bu) lit. it cools the cooking stones, the time from about 9:30 P.M. to midnight, cf. ^wola, woza, essiga.

a- (ka/bu) cheating; deceit; fraud. cf. ^wuba, wubya.

a- (ka/bu) kind of small green frog.

a- (ka/bu) scoop formed from a banana leaf used for drinking soup; scoopful (of paraffin, cooking oil, etc.). cf. ekiwujjo.

a- (ka/bu) small insect; bug, small bug; germ; microbe; colloq. gonorrhea. cf. ekiwuka.

a- adv. at a great speed, very rapidly, cf. wulugutna.

runner; courier. cf. wulukuka.

often fatal, cf. okutu.

a- (ka/bu) ten million.

a- var. of akawompo, q.v.

a- (ka/bu) game of tag. okukuba akawuna, to tag; to deceive; to distract the attention of.

a- (ka/bu) kind of insect-eating bat; bat (in general).

a- (ka/bu) cornmeal; flour meal. cf. obuwunga.

a- (ka/bu) evening, (la) kind of sweet potato, rather hard and with a dark red color, cf. wungeera.

a- (ka/bu) eaglet, young eagle, enkoko ey'akawungu, chicken with plumage resembling that of an eagle, cf. empungu.

swiftly (referring to motion), cf. wunguka, oluwunguko.

grain, etc. okulya kawuukuumi, colloq. to become pregnant. cf. wuukuuma.

a- (ka/bu) tail of a snake or lizard; plantain leaf used for covering a pot of ma- tooke which is cooking, kuggyako kawuuwo, to begin serving a meal; to begin a discussion; to kick off fin soccer), cf. wuuwa.

a- (ka/bu) a kind of insect which is found on sweet potatoes, (la, sing, only) a disease afflicting sweet potatoes.

thrash.

a- (ka/bu) partition in the porch of a hut.

a- (ka/bu) wild cat. cf. omuyaayu.

a- (ka/bu) kind of small fish, dimin. of ejjamba, q.v. Akayamba kaka- lubye omutwe. Matters have become difficult/serious.

a- (ka/bu) calf; small calf. cf. ennyana.

a- (ka/bu) small lake. cf. yanja, obuyanja, ennyanja.

a- (ka/bu) kind of grass, relatively uncommon, considered desirable for spreading on the floors of houses.

a- (ka/bu) small grasshopper, cf. ejjanzi.

disease). Walumbe amukayaya. He has a grueling ailment.

firmly in one's grasp. Nkirina kayege. 1 have it firmly in my grasp. Nnasanga byonna biri kayege. I found everything in complete readiness/ completely under control.

a- (ka/bu) small horn. cf. -^ejjembe.

hoopoe.