tinkiza.

plur. bakabbira (la) colloq. thief. cf. bba.

v.tr. lead (someone) away in a hurry. cf. kakku.

tumult, kukuba kk erere, to be extremely talkative; to be all talk and no action.

v.i. be fierce; be cruel; be furious/angry.

etc.

v.i. detonate loudly; go off (of a gun).

to touch lightly on a subject, mention in passing, hint at. Ebi- gam bo ebyo byankoona. These words offended me/hurt my feelings/came to me as a shock.

v.tr. caus. cause to trot.

pr.n. the title of the chief goatherd of the Kabaka.

v.tr. redup. knock all the time/repeatedly; knock all over.

(la) title of the second wife of the Kabaka; as a common noun favorite wife.

adv. up to now.

(la) kind of creeper with thorns found near marshes.

with the -a of rel. docile; quiet; peaceful; bashful. Ente ya kibonde y'eyiwa amata. (prov.) The docile cow spills the milk. (Used in describing an aggressive act by someone who is considered shy and retiring.) cf. bondeera. i

v.tr. caus. cause to knock; knock with/using.

v.i. conv. straighten up; unbend. cf. kotama.

quarrel, come into conflict. cf. enkoonamasonko.

adv. how often? how many times? cf. -meka.

(la) coma; sleeping sickness. cf. bongoya.

(la) kind of very strong homemade beer which is fermented in calabashes.

(-kyereye) also spelled ceerewa v.i. [Su>.] be late/delayed.

shooting star, comet, lit. something which is seen (bona) by only one person (omu). cf. bona.

snap; fig. obtain, acquire (a position). Bakoonodde ebifo ebya waggulu. They have gotten good jobs/high positions. cf. -koonofu.

v.tr. caus. cause to be late.

(la) vagabond; beggar; sponger. cf. wummunta.

(ki/bi) kind of banana tree producing a grayish-blue fruit.

(n/n) [Eng.] course (of study).

to quarrel/struggle with a person, okukutuka ekiwalaata, to develop baldness. Obuguzi bukutuka. The deal is settled. The matter is concluded.

lit. small-mouse-walks. The name of a children's game. Pulaani ze zirabika nga kamese-tambula. Hisplans seem to be proceeding at a snail's pace.

decide on.

curse; with caps, the name of a lubaale who caused plague. His temple was in Bulemezi. cf. kiwumpuli.

v.tr. caus. cause to stoop/bend.

plur. bakyeruppe (la) white person; in the plur. white people.

also kikomboozo (la) a person who makes off with/takes things which do not belong to him. cf. kombooza.

no plur. the section of a town or city occupied by Batoro.

see kimmuuni.

(la) comet.

v.tr. tearaway; tear off; snatch away.

plur. bukabini (ka/bu) [Eng. ] bathroom; toilet.

v.i. become tired/fatigued; become weary; get fed up. Akooye. He is tired or (colloq.) He is drunk.

(la) nettle.

cf. -kuubuufu, -kuubukuubu.

(la) edible lily

a tooth). Yalidde okukuuka. He ate until he could eat no more.

to put on a little weight.

known collectively as Mujaguzo. cf. 2Wuula.

(la) kind of yam.

pr.n. title of the chief cook of the Kabaka. cf. wuuta.

involuted/receding navel, cf. bula, bulira.

make an appeal to.

(la) kind of tree of the genus Ficus.

to eat one's fill,

v.i. be or become weary/ tired/exhausted.

make discontent.

q.v.

be or become well-established through constant use or development, cf. -kuukuu- tivu.

voluntarily, of one's own accord, cf. yagala, -eyagala.

lit. it has struck. 1 am in luck. Things are going my way. cf. kuba.

etc.

v.tr. devour; fig. overwhelm. Enjala ebakayaggula. They are ravenously hungry.

vulgarize. cf. -kopi, kopokopo, omukopi.

for charity),

v.i. trot/run with difficulty; limp along.

(la) onomat. emerald cuckoo; cuckoo.

see kuuka.

(ka/bu) kind of small silvery fish. cf. mukene.

to pursue slowly but without letting the person followed get away.

(la) priest (of a non-Christian religion). cf. bona.

v.tr. hurt; injure; pain; fig. offend.