omukeeka, kyaki; (of spiral pattern) eggiringiti, jjiri; (of rectangular pattern) kalannamye; make a m., okuluka.

a- plur. (li/ma) milk. cf. otuta.

a- plur. (li/ma) tobacco smoked at a funeral; gift of money made to the bereaved. cf. taaba.

A- plur. (li/ma) drums used by Muslims in their religious ceremonies.

a- (li/ma) flood. The grammatical sing, ettaba means large pool, large puddle. cf. ekitaba, olutaba.

a- also amatalagatalaga plur. spaces; intervals, as an adv. at intervals; separately, amannyo ag'amatalaga, teeth with spaces between. Ennyumba zaazimbi- bwa amatalagatalaga. The houses were built over a scattered area/were put up at intervals, cf. entalaga.

a- plur. (li/ma) [Lunyoro] iron ore; waste from the smelting of iron ore.

a- plur. of ettama, q.v.

adj. fat-cheeked; chubby; very large. Ekijanjaalo matamabbuuku! What a large bean!

a- plur. (li/ma) whereabouts. Tombuuza matambulire ge. Don't ask me about his whereabouts, cf. tambula.

a- plur. (li/ma) saddle; harness. cf tandiika.

a- plur. (li/ma) beginning, cf. tandika.

adj. empale matankane, pants of an intermediate length, neither long nor short (such as those worn by returning war veterans), cf tankana.

a- plur. (li/ma) pride; arrogance, insolence.

n., ekibiriiti; (in games) okuwakana.

v.i., okwenkanankana; v.tr., okwenkanyankanya.

a- adv. on all fours, okwavula amate, to creep on all fours.

vide nna and munne,

a- see ettendo.

olugoye, omulimu.

ezzaaliro.

a- plur. (li/ma) kind of drumming, kusuula mu matigga, to get (someone) into trou ble.

a- adv. okufukamira amatiitiiri, to kneel on one's haunches, okutuula amatiitiiri, to sit on one's haunches; to be uneasy/anxious, be on pins and needles. Twasuze matiitiiri. We spent an anxious night.

a- plur. (li/ma) crowning, coronation. cf. tikka.

a- plur. (li/ma) decorations; ornaments. The sing, ttiribona is rare.

a- also amatobotobo adv. superficially; in a rush; in a hasty and careless manner. cf. entobo.

a- plur. (li/ma) deserted village; deserted area.

a- plur. of ettooke, q.v.

okufumbiriganwa, maatirimonyo.

enda.

a- plur. (li/ma) the time between midnight and dawn, lit. the time for killing (tta) nspiiof* (a kind of termite which comes out at about midnight or slightly later). All mu mattansejjere. He is sound asleep.

ekigambo; (pus) amasira.

v., it does not m., si kigambo, si musango.

omufaliso.

a- ears. plur. of okutu, q.v.

lit. ears of an old man. cf. tuga, omukadde.

a- adv. in a fumbling/unsteady manner.

a- plur. (li/ma) early dawn, mu matulutulu, at early dawn.

a- adv. hastily, without proper consideration. Lipoota baagisembya matunnunsi. They supported the report without giving it proper consideration, cf. entunnunsi.

adj., kulu, gevvu.

v., okukula, okwetuuka, okusuumuka, okwengera.

obukulu.

a- plur. of ettwale, q.v.

okuyuuya, okutaagulataagula.

a- plur. (li/ma) place of origin, place where one comes from; place from which one has arrived. Ggwe wategedde amaviire ge? Do you know where he comes from? cf. va, viira.

a- adv. okukwata amavumba- vumba, to hold tightly; to apprehend swiftly (someone unprepared to resist), cf. vumba.

a- plur. (li/ma) okwekuba ama- vumiro, to be dejected/sad; to come to grief. cf. vutna.

olubuto.

a- plur. (li/ma) kind of very strong beer which is fermented in a calabash inside of the house.

a- plur. (li/ma) obstinacy; pride, conceit; self-centeredness, with the -a of rel. obstinate; proud, cf. eggwaggali.

a- adv. naturally; properly. cf. obuwangwa.

a- plur. of ejjano, q.v.

a- adv. lengthwise, cf. -wanvu.

a- plur. (li/ma) rare shame, shamefulness. cf. -wemu, wemuka.

a- plur. (li/ma) shame, disgrace (particularly that associated with illegitimate birth), embuzi y'amawemuuki- rano, a goat offered by the seducer to the parents of the girl in expiation for his offense. cf. -wemu, wemuka.

a- plur. (li/ma) pain in the bones caused by syphilis.

cf. amawano (under ejjano).

The womb is like mawogo which produces both good and bad. Parents can have both good and bad children.

a- plur, of eggwolu, q.v.

a- plur. of egguggwe, q.v.

a- see amawunjuwunju.

A- pr.n. Muslim festival celebrating the birth of the Prophet.

a- also amawujju(wujju) adv. by the side, with the -a of rel. remote, akakubo ak'amawunjuwunju, out-of-the-way path; shortcut, cf. wunja.

adj. amazing, incredible, unbelievable. ekyeya mawuuno, a period of incredible drought.

olugero.

omwezl ogw'okutakno, Maayi.

v., he m. come, mpozzi anajja; m. I come? njije?

a- plur. of ejjengo, q.v.

a- plur. of ejjenje, q.v.

a-: enkoko ey'amayenje, speckled fowl.