ruffian, cf. jooga.

a- (ka/bu) lamb, small sheep, cf. endiga.

tie up.

a- adv. with great effort.

one with an enormous appetite, cf. lya, liira. See also jabagira.

one who doesn't miss a trick, cf. liiso.

a- also akalikondo (ka/bu) corner; remote/dark corner.

a- (ka/bu) small lime fruit, cf. ennimaawa.

ama- gezi.

a- (ka/bu) small tongue; hand (of a clock or watch), kukaza kalimi, to be all talk, to talk when action is required, kukuba muntu kalimi, to coax/sweet-talk someone. Era akalimi bwe kaalumvi'...And when the time finally arrived... 'lit. When the small tongue bit. cf. olulimi.

deceitful person, cf. olulimi, gobya.

a- (ka/bu) small garden, akalimiro ak'ebimuli, flower garden, cf. lima, obu- limiro, ennimiro.

a- also akalimo. (ka/bu) task, chore, small job. obulimulimu, various little chores/ tasks, cf. ^mulimu.

with the -a of rel. having two stories, enju eya kalina empya, a new two-story house. Agenze mu kalina abiri, He has gone upstairs.

twilight (on the Equator the period immediately preceding and following six P.M.). cf. linda, omuzaana; kalabiri- zabazaana.

a- (ka/bu) the indentation between the center of the nose and the upper lip. cf. linda, eminyira.

a- (ka/bu) remote corner; dark little corner.

a-: kukwata kalippo, to be filthy/extremely dirty; to be tightly closed; to be tightly packed/jammed together. Essaati ye ekutte kalippo. His shirt is filthy.

a- (ka/bu) rare bunch (esp. of fruit).

a- (ka/bu) umbilical cord, cf, ekirira, olulira.

etc. (See kala.) okukalira mu muntu, to stand up to a person, take a firm attitude towards a person (e.g., one who has overcharged you or imposed on you). Enseko zankalira ku matama. The smile disappeared from my face (on hearing something unpleasant), lit. the laughter dried on the cheeks. Yamusindirira n'akalirawo. He fired at him and he died instantly/on the spot.

etc.; stress, emphasize, be firm about; affirm confidently, assert; be hard on, put pressure on. okukaliriza amaaso, to look intently, okukaliriza amatu, to listen intently, okukaliriza olutalo, to prolong a battle.

rumormonger. cf. gamba.

guano, cf. eddimbwe.

dry up. Ekyamukaliza enseko ku mutama kwe

a- (ka/bu) finger millet, cf. obulo.

a- (ka/bu) small pail/bucket. cf. ^endobo.

a- (ka/bu) small hook. cf. eddobo.

a- (ka/bu) small voice, cf. eddoboozi.

a- (ka/bu) with the -a of rel. heavy, weighty, omuggo ogw'akaloddo, cudgel, club with a knob at the end.

a- plur. rare (ka/bu) delirium; crazy/erratic behavior, okwesuulamu aka- logojjo, to act in a crazy manner, put on a scene, cf. logojjana.

a- (ka/bu) small donkey, cf. endogoyi.

a- usually in the plur. obu- lombolombo (ka/bu) tradition(s); folk belief.

a- (ka/bu) debris, litter (consisting of very small pieces), cf. londa, londalonda.

a- (ka/bu) small loincloth, cf. endoobe.

a- (ka/bu) tiny fowl flea, okutwala ssente buloolo, to be very expensive, require a great deal of money. Ku mbaga kwabaddeko abantu buloolo. There were a great many people at the wedding.

a- (ka/bu) scent, fragrance, pleasant smell, eby'akaloosa, perfume.

etc. cf. -kalubo, obukalubo.

a- (ka/bu) hemp seed. cf. edduli, akaduli.

a- (ka/bu) small stump/stem (of a tree, plant), cf. enduli.

a- (ka/bu) lot; lottery; vote, omukubi w'akalulu, voter, akalulu k'omukisa, raffle, akalulu k'eggwanga, national lottery, okukuba akalulu, to vote; to hold a lottery.,

a- (ka/bu) gallbladder; fig. bitterness; hostility.

a- (ka/bu) lit. it bites (luma) the herdsmen (balunda), a kind of poisonous, lizard-like reptile.

difficulty; problem; obstacle; dilemma.

a- (ka/bu) end seat in a canoe. cf. ekirumba, omulumba.

a- (ka/bu) kind of tree or 1 shrub, Syzygium cordatum. cf. omulunginsanvu.

a- (ka/bu) small deserted area, wasteland, cf. eddungu.

cf. sejjera, lusejjera.

cf. eddusu, amalusu.

be troubled; be hard up.

a- (ka/bu) a warning sound or a sound made to attract attention (as in greeting a person at a distance) which is produced by patting the mouth repeatedly with the palm of the hand, okukuba obuluulu, to make the sound described above. cf. enduulu.

a- (ka/bu) small hospital, dispensary, clinic, cf. eddwaliro, ^lwala.

lit. eat it and you will feel it. cf. lya, wulira.

a- adv. sullenly; glumly; in a nasty mood; dimly, glimmeringly (of light or fire), okutunula kalyolyongo ng'embwa eyota ekikoomi, to sit sullenly like a dog basking in front of a fire. Ekiiaala kyali kyaka akalyolyongo. The light was burning feebly.

or the name of the animal being milked).

a- no plur. (ka/bu) craziness, madness; devilishness (e.g., of children); distracted look; tendency to distraction. cf. 1-maga.

a- (ka/bu) restiessness; inattention; distraction, cf. maga, magamaga.

a- with the -a of rel. last, final (often in the sense of being decisive). empaka ez'akamalirizo, the final games/ contests, okubuuza okw'akamalirizo, the final examination, cf. ^mala, maliriza.

do to extremes (in a bad sense). Ng'okamaze! You have really botched things up! In a more frequent usage kamala follows another verb and is translated by the English adverbs: extremely, very much, to a high degree. Omukyala yeraliikirira n'akamala.

prime minister. The more frequently used term is Katikkiro.

a- (ka/bu) spark. Emmotoka yagenda eriko n'obumansuka. The car started off at a terrific speed, cf. mansuka.

a- no plur. (ka/bu) insolence, impertinence; touchiness.

a- (ka/bu) rattrap, mousetrap. cf. emmasu.

cf. ekikambo.

a- (ka/bu) insolence, impudence.

a- plur. obwambe (ka/bu) knife (usually locally made and not used as a table knife); orig. curved Kiganda knife. cf. lyambe (eryambe), omwambe.

a- (ka/bu) kind of grass with far- spreading roots.

plunder, despoil; demolish, destroy, ruin; pull apart; tear to pieces with the teeth.

etc. cf. -kambwe.

etc.