e- rocky stretch, rocky patch. with the -a of rel. rocky, cf. olwazi.

v., okukaaba.

etc.; make consider, bazaamu, multiply.

divide into portions; open partly, okubegulula emimwa, to purse the lips (as one just beginning to cry), okubegulula amatama, to laugh foolishly, guffaw. cf. akabezo, olubega, (o)mbegedde.

o- adv. at close grips; face to face. cf. kwata.

put in an improper place, okubutika amatama, to say nothing, be speechless.

e- see ekyenda.

embukuuli.

be easy to count.

spy on; detect, ferret out; follow for purposes of surveillance, ‘tail.' cf. mbega.

be new (of the moon). Omwezi gubonese. There is a new moon. cf. obubonerevu, obubonerezi, kabona, aka- bonero, ekibonerezo, ekibonoobono, kibonoo- mu, ekibonyoobonyo, olubona, amaboneka, omubonerevu.

e- plur. (ki/bi) bad/inferior beer. cf. omwenge.

bbululu.

shoulder, cf. ekibegabega.

o- (bu/-) top of the head; with caps., formerly the official residence of the Katikkiro (Prime Minister) of Buganda.

e- plur. (ki/bi) cosmetics. cf. lungiwa.-erungiya.

omuluutuluutu.

go.

mmondedde) v.i. be quiet/ placid/calm; be docile; be dull; be or feel glum.

o- (bu/-) wrong, wrongness, error; going astray; crookedness, cf. -kyamu, lkyama.

o- adv. tightly, firmly, closely; rigidly, strictly, okukuuma obutiribiri, to guard closely, okukuuma essaawa obutiribiri, to be absolutely punctual. Omusawo omulwadde amukuuma butiribiri. The doctor is keeping a close watch over the patient.

v., okuseeneeka.

cf. ekibejjagalo; bajjagala.

etc. cf. -bondeevu, kibonde.

o- (bu/-) mutual hate, mutual hostility, cf. kyawa, kyawagana.

o- (bu/-) cold, low temperature, chilliness, cf. tiitiwala, omutiti.

okukuba nsoke, okusenda. turn back on, okukuba amabega.

v., okusobya, okwonoona, okulasana.

o- (bu/-) hatred, cf. kyawa.

o- (bu/-) large amount, great quantity, obutitimbe bw'ensimbi, a large amount of money.

adj., koŋŋontevu.

joke. cf. olu- balaato.

o- var. spelling of bucu, q.v.

o- (bu/-) childhood, infancy, adv. again, anew, okudda obulo, return to childhood, grow childish (of old people); to regain health and plumpness after an illness; to come back again, recur (of a disease), cf.. -to.

be, okukoŋŋontera; (point) okufuubetera;

mmonze) v.tr. cause to whirl around, spin, okubonga enje, to spin nje (a game flayed with the seeds of mpafu fruit).

O- (bu/-) heaven, nga ne Katonda e Butonda andaba, lit. as God in heaven sees me, i.e., let God in heaven be my witness, cf. tonda.

make, okukoŋŋonteza, okubangulula.

be lacking, lack; be at a loss for; lose. Yabulwa eky' okuddamu. He was at a loss for an answer. Nnali siyinza kubulwa ddoboozi lye. I could not be mistaken about/fail to recognize his voice. Bwe yamunoonya n'abulwa n' agenda. When he looked for him without success (lit. and he was missing) he went away. Omuntu bw'abulwa by'ayogera anuuna ne ku vvu. (prov.) When a person is at a loss for words he even sucks on ashes. (This is said of a person who talks for the sake of talking).

o- (bu/-) nature (in a general sense); nature, essence, inherent characteristics. obutonde bw'ensi, the nature of the earth, cf. tonda.

be, okuseeterera.

q.v. cf. kabongeera.

etc. ne bitubulira ku matama, and we were at a loss for something to say, lit. they (ebigambo, words, implied) disappeared from our cheeks.

o- (bu/-) state of being official, mu butongole, officially, cf. tongola.

okumyuka, okukwatibwa enso nyi

mmembye) v.i., rare in the simple form, form a scab; form a crust.

o- plur. of akatonsa, q.v.

okwogera n'ebboggo, okw ekambuza.

etc. cf. -balagavu, obubalagaze, Gambalagala.

bonjola (-bonjodde) v.tr., rare slander.

cf. tonda.

embizzi ennume; (wild boar) embizzi ey'omunsiko.

particularly in the sense of team, abound. Oluggya lu- bemberedde abajaasi. The courtyard is swarming with soldiers.

o- adv. like a plantain, kuggya butooke, to calm down, become as meek as a lamb (of persons), lit. become cooked like a plantain, cf. ettooke.

olubaawo; go on b., okusaabala.

rare in the simple form go along, skill.

wound, etc.).

essomero erisulwamu.

bembulukuka (-bembulukuse) v.i. conv. 1 & 2 come off (of a scab, scales); peel (of skin); become unstuck, get detached. Langi yonna yabembulukuka ku kisenge. All the paint came off of the wall.

mmongoose) v.i. be sleepy/drowsy; doze; fig. be caught napping, be asleep at the switch.

o- (bu/-) stupidity, foolishness, idiocy, cf. -toole, ekitooletoole, omutooletoole.

okwenyumiriza, okwekuza, okwegulumiza, okwekalakaasa.

bembulula (-bembuludde) v.tr. conv. 1 2 remove (a scab); detach; unstick; peel off (skin). cf. ekibembe, emmembe.

o- (bu/-) staleness, with the -a of rel. stale. Muwogo wa bulaala. The cassava is stale.

o- (bu/-) meal of cassava, millet or corn (maize); thick porridge.

omwekuzi.

make a detour around; pass by. cf. olubalama.

o- (bu/-) will, final testament. cf. Maama, eddaame.

o- (bu/-) simsim oil, cottonseed oil. -ebutuggiza (-ebutuggizza) v.i. refl. move along slowly, drag oneself along.

a kwenyumiriza, a kwekuza.