a- ( ka/bu) piece of jute material; small jute bag; fig. stomach. Kakutiya amuli bubi or Kakutiya amuluma. He is very hungry, cf. ekkutiya.

a- (ka/bu) speck, small particle of matter; lint.

a- (ka/bu) quarrel, struggle, feud, fight, clash; hostility, enmity, cf. kuuba, kuubagana.

a- (ka/bu) small corridor/passage; small stripe, cf. ekikuubo, ekkuubo, olu- kuubo.

a- (ka/bu) small group; cluster; small crowd; clique; caucus, cf. eki- kuukuulu.

adj. extraordinary, great, enormous; famous, olukunnaana kakuzzi, a huge meeting, olutalo kakuzzi, a fierce battle.

a- (ka/bu) deceitful act, dirty trick. Okusibaakakwe, to play a dirty trick, cf. olukwe.

a- (ka/bu) rag, tatter.

a- (ka/bu) mistake, error, cf. 1 kyama.

a- also written akaco (ka/bu) time, period, interval, mu kakyo kano, at this time, at present.

a- (ka/bu) chaff of malt floating on fermenting beer, okwemala akakya, to drink to excess.

keep (workers) at \vork; urge on; be hard on; keep pounding (a drum), cf. enkalaabirizi.

a-: okukuba akalaaca, to talk loudly, talk one's head off, talk for the sake of talking.

B- (ka/bu) Spleen.

in all one's regalia).

to go in a hurry /in a rush/with great urgency.

a- (ka/bu) kind of insect resembling a wasp which has a very sharp sting, cf. kabaalankoma.

a- (ka/bu) scaffold; gallows, cf. omulabba.

the period immediately before dark. cf. labiriza, omuzaana.

a- (ka/bu) small gift. cf. ^ekirabo.

a- (ka/bu) small tavern/bar. cf. ^ekirabo.

a- (ka/bu) small plantain/banana leaf; small amount of medicine. Emmere eno ya kalagala. This food is not overly well done. cf. eddagala, 1 kiragala, olulagala.

scrape off; scratch; fig. upbraid, criticize severely. cf. walakata.

a- (ka/bu) a loud laugh, loud laughter. okutema obulali, to roar with laughter, burst out laughing.

etc.; magnify (e.g., the seriousness of a situation), kukalambiza mpaka, to persist in arguing, remain adamant,

dispute loudly.

a- (ka/bu) wandering far afield, long journey; discoursing at length, cf. landagga.

a kind of creeping plant found in old cattle kraals, Ipomea tenuirostris. enkalu kalandalugo, a technique used in wrestling. cf. llanda, lolugo.

a- (ka/bu) small root; relationship / of blood, friends hip or association), cf. ^landa, omulandira.

a- adv. quickly, while moving quickly; hastily, cf. ^landa, landuka.

a- (ka/bu) mouth organ, harmonica. cf. lennanga.

a- (ka/bu) kind of small insect found in corn cobs.

dry up; harden; fig. be bold/ daring; be cunning/clever; speak out boldly/ clearly.

dry up; harden; inure, okukalangula ebigambo, to speak firmly and with assurance.

etc. cf. -kalangufu.

a- no plur. period from about nine to ten in the morning, when the sun begins to get warm, lit., the grasshoppers (mayanzi) become active (lasa).

a- (ka/bu) loud talk; wrangling, quarreling, cf. lasana, endasano.

a- (la or ka/bu) very weak pulse. Asigaddeko kalasira. He is in very serious condition/on the point of death, cf. lasira.

q.v.

hastily.

make irascible; irritate.

q.v.

all right, certainly. Occasionally the forms mukale (2nd pers. plur.) and bakale (3rd pers. plur.) are used. Abo nabo oba te- baagala kulonda bakale. As far as they are concerned, if they don't want to make a choice it is all right.

a-: eby'akalebule, untruth; false statements; libel, cf. lebula.

a- also akalibuzo (ka/bu) small piece of calabash used to smooth soft pottery.

a- (ka/bu) loose flesh adhering to a wound; hangnail; fig. edge; brink. Obulamu bwabwe bull ku kalebwerebwe. Their lives are in the balance. Bali ku kalebwerebwe k'okutandika emizannyo. They are on the point/verge of starting the games.

a- usually plur. (ka/bu) tiny fragments and liquid spray which splash off of barkcloth when it is being beaten.

a- (ka/bu, brassiere, bra; a device used for tightening the spokes of a bicycle. cf. leega.

a- (ka/bu) kind of small rattle (esp. of the type placed on the legs of small children who are learning to walk), cf. endege.

a- (ka/bu) small package; calf of the leg. akalegete k'omusajja, a short, stocky man.

a- (ka/bu) a piece of bluing tied inside of a small cloth.

a-: ekyalo ekigudde akaleka, a village having many extensive, well-cultivated and fertile banana gardens.

a- (ka/bu) pleasant aroma, pleasing smell; perfume, cf. eddekende.

a- (ka/bu) small gourd, cf. endeku.

a- (ka/bu) lit. one-which-de- feats-the-elephant. a kind of small tree, Gardenia thurnbergia. It is so supple in nature that it bends instead of breaking.

a- (ka/bu) handkerchief; scarf. cf. ekiremba.

a- also akalembereza. no plur. (ka/bu) respite, a little bit of peace. cf. eddembe.

a- (ka/bu) young mudfish (mmale, q.v.). cf. ekirende.

a- (ka/bu) tree frog.

a- (ka/bu) small whistle, cf. eddenge, ^ekirenge.

a- (ka/bu) edge/hem of a garment. c f. lekirenge.

a- (ka/bu) small strip; small layer; string of a musical instrument; shoelace; fringe; shred, cf. olulere.

a- (ka/bu) small flute; small horn. cf. omulere, endere.

a- (ka/bu) tern.

a- (ka/bu) something insignificant/ trivial; something light/of little weight. cf. ekirerya.

a- (ka/bu) chin, goatee, cf. ekirevu.

a- (ka/bu) kind of bird, lark, pipit, yellow wagtail, cf. ^endiisa.

a- (ka/bu) small skin/hide. cf. eddiba.

Uusanga smithii. It is deciduous and grows to 9Q- feet.

a- (ka/bu) with the -a of rel. (something) hard/durable, akalibobbo k'essanduuko, a heavy, durable box.