broad-sleeved gown of Arab origin worn by '-.uicio on iormai occasions.

interj. salutation or congratulations (originally to a hunter or to one who has caught termites hut now used in a more general sense), cf. swaga, -swagu.

v.i. stagger around aimlessly/ at a loss/exhausted; be in confusion; be at the end of one's wits.

by force,of necessity, against one's will. Yakikola lwa butaagaane. He did it because he had no choice/out of necessity, cf. gaana.

to dodge, evade; to trick, outwit, outsmart; to make a tricky move (in the game of mweso).

to be at close grips with each other, confront each other directly.

v.i. be stung/bitten; break out in a rash.

v.tr. lift up.

v.tr. cause to break out in a rash. cf. akatulututtu.

(la) also kabutyampa very small child or animal; dwarf.

v.tr. cause to blaze; cause to go quickly; do quickly.

v.tr. spend lavishly (money); consume to excess (e.g., beer).

v.tr. jump over; leave out, skip, omit, kubuuka be ceoppa, to run in leaps, kubuuka bibanda, to romp, frolic, kubuuka mugwa, to skip rope, kubuuka mmere, to interrupt one's meal, particularly to take care of something urgent, kubuuka nga muddawo, to enjoy oneself, have a wonderful time (esp. at a party). Kyatu- buukako okuwulira nti yasenguka. It surprised us very much/took us aback to hear that he had moved. Olubuto lubuuseemu. There was a miscarriage. She has had a miscarriage. Gabuuse ensaka. The meal has been magnificent, lit, they (matooke implied) have jumped the pot. amaaso ne gabula n'okumbuuka mu kiwanga, and my eyes almost jumped out of my skull, i.e., I made a grimace of pain or gave a look of shock/amazement. Enviiri zaamubuuka ku mutwe. His hair stood on end.

v.i. recip. fly off together; jump off together. Taludde abuukanye n'omusajja omulala. Before long (lit. she did not delay) she ran away with another man. cf. bbuukamaziba, bbuukamugogo, bbuukizi, omubuusi.

v.tr. tell; inform; proclaim; preach.

make an investigation into; inquire everywhere; interrogate; admonish. cf. ekibuuzo. See also the note at the end of buulira.

v.i. be or become completely ripe.

v.tr. caus. cause to jump; make fly. kubuusaawo kintu. to eat up completely; to finish completely (a task). Tayinza kubuusa bigambo ebyo maaso. He cannot overlook/ignore these matters. Yabuu saamu olubuto lwa myezi mukaaga. She had a miscarriage after six months.

hesitate, v.tr. redup. doubt, have doubts about; suspect, awatali kubuusabuusa, without any doubt whatsoever. okubuusabuusa omwana, to throw a baby playfully up in the air.

v.tr. caus. redup. cause to doubt/suspect/ waver.

v.tr. cover completely; envelop completely.

see. Yagendako mu Buddu abuuze ku bakadde be. He went to Buddu to visit his parents.

pr.n. a group of islands off of Bu- soga and former county of Buganda.

o- (bu/-) exile; banishment. cf. waŋŋanguka.

(la) var. of bwino. ink.

v.tr. caus. cause to lose; cause to disappear; cause to be lacking; mislead. Leka kumbuzaabuza. Don't mislead me.

adv. in the farthest/ most remote corner of the house or room.

snap off (with a crackling noise, as a branch of a treej; fig. shout, speak in a harsh tone of voice, bark out.

v.tr. break; snap off; crunch (as a dog eating food).

Mr.

see nnamunigina.

etc. okubw atukira omuntu, speak harshly to someone, make an outburst against a person.

nga bwe is usually rendered as. Nga bwe batali wano, sirowooza nit tukyabalabye. As they are not here, I do not think we are likely to see them, ne bwe = although, even if. Sandi- genze Entebbe omwami ne bwe yandintu- myeyo. 1 would not have gone to Entebbe even if the master had sent me. bwe -ti, like this; bwe -tyo, like that. Kibuuka bwe kiti. It jumps like this. Toyogera bw'otyo. Don't talk like that. The rel. adv. bwe must not be confused with the copula bwe, is/are; the poss. adj. bwe his/her; or the rel. pron. bwe which. The last three are used only in association with nouns whose class prefix is bu-.

be filled up (with); be crammed (with). Baalya ne babwegera. They ate so much that they could hardly move.

v.i. have a full/distended stomach (from overeating or pregnancy).

v.i. walk/move slowly (as one burdened by a heavy load).

no plur. (la) [Sw. J ink.

v.i. be flattened/ spread out/squashed; sit in a sprawled-out manner.

(-byabyatazizza) flatten out; squash. cf. babaatala.

wealthy, byagi w'oguyinja, a huge rock, abasajja babyagi, wealthy men.

(-byalise) = byala.

to state briefly, make a long story short, put it in a nutshell. cf. -yangu.

See yanga.

also byoto (la) very rich person.

a rich or influential man.

v.i., okwanya.

apportion (food).

o- (bu/-) (Buddu) arrogance.

to stand at attention; to stand motionless/ rigid without moving, kwetikka butengerera, to balance on the head, kujjula butengerera, to be full to the brim. cf. tengerera.

contract leprosy.

n., empumbti.

o- (bu/-) regency; guardianship (of a person), cf. kula, kuza.

o- (bu/-) obstinacy; disobedience; reluctance/refusal to comply with a request. cf. - tengu, tenguwa.

cripple.

v.i., okwanya, okumulisa, okubala; (bananas) okwasa.

etc. Nkubegereyo eryokya? May I serve you a hot portion (of plantains)?

o- (bu/-) tiny particles of matter which accrue at the top of a liquid or some solids; dust of dried herbs.

o- neg. inf. of yenkana- nkana. obutenkanankana mu kusuubula- gana, unfavorable balance of trade.

okusangula.

etc.; consider, take into consideration; be concerned about, v. i. crack; become old/ worn out. nga tobaliddeeko, excluding, not counting.

be easy to serve (of food).

o- (bu/-) darkness; gloom, cf. -kwafu, kwata.

o- (bu/-) evenness, levelness, obutereevu bw'ennyanja, sea level, as adv. straight, directly, ne bagenda butereevu mu kisenge gye yali, and they went straight into the room where he was. ababaka abalonde obutereevu, representatives who are elected directly (by the people).

e- plur. (ki/bi) light things (often with reference to a small number of items packed for a journey), kusiba byanguwa, to be gravely ill, lit. to pack one's things, kusibamu byanguwa, to move away from a place (because one dislikes it or is obliged to move). cf. -yangu, yanguwa.

ekinywa bwino.

o- (bu/-) rapidity, speed, quickness. adv. in a hurry, quickly; instantly. cf. kwakkula.

o- (bu/-) fear; timidity; cowardice. Okwerinda si buti. (prov.) To be on one's guard is not cowardice. Caution is the better part of valor, cf. tya.

v., okufuuwa; (of wind) okukunta; (gale) okufuuwuuka; (bellows) okufukuta; (out) okuzikiza; (nose) okunyiza; (fire up) okukuma omuliro; (on) okufuuyirira.

o- (bu/-) conditions, terms, awatali bukwakkulizo, unconditionally.

o- (bu/-) cowardice, timidity. cf. ti:ti;-r.