omuddu;

bam bis a (-bambisizza) v. tr. caus. 1 St 2 cause to spread out/peg out; use for pegging out.

o- (bu/-) disease of the eye affecting the eyelashes.

omuzaana.

bambulukuka (-bambu- lukuse) v.i. conv. 1 & 2 become unpegged; get unstuck; blister, peel off (of skin). .

whet. cf. banguka.

be ou'^e rinp have just the right degree of ripeness (of fruit, etc.). cf. emboosa, embooseera.

blaze; burn with anger; spring up, grow quickly; walk quickly.

e ggumba; b. of contention, akabattanya.

o-: kukuba bulatti, to be utterly in- diiferent, not to care at an.

ere; vide omuwula.

mmambadde) v.i. be mischievous, act mischievously; be unbridled/reckless/wild.

or else.

omubootongo.

omukyondwa, omuyunzi.

o- (bu/-) weakness; tiredness, exhaustion; looseness; softness; viscosity. cf. -lebevu, lebera.

etc.

ekikoomi, ebirungu.

o- plur. of akaleebo, ?</. v.

enkoofiira or enkuufiira.

mmambaze) v.i. walk with difficulty, walk with an uncertain gait (as one suffering from weakness or illness); toddle, walk in the manner of a young child.

mock, make fun of.

o- (bu/-) front, mu buleega bw'olubiri, in front of the palace, as adv. in front, in the front.

swell up (o; a ooaiiy panj; be biislereu, uicaj, out in a rash.

lungi, balagavu,

mmambagizizza) v.i. interrupt; interfere; inject oneself into a discussion.

o- (bu/-) overdue pregnancy, cf. omulega.

o- (bu/-) [Su>. ] commeal porridge.

etc.), ebbali w'omugga, olubalama lw'ennyanja, (safe deposit) bbanka, bbengi.

a magumba, kovvu.

mmambalise) v.i. walk bowlegged; limp, hobble.

put (one thing on top of another); charge, load; add; reserve (by deposit on an item which will subsequently be purchased).

o- adv. forcefully, wholeheartedly, with determination, without reservation.

omusiru, kinnamugwenyu.

q-v.

be put on, etc.

o- (bu/-) lameness; state of being crippled, cf. lema, lemala.

etc. Mukasa kati abuukira kuli. Mukasa is now in his seventh heaven.

ekitabo.

what a pity, how unfortunate; the poor thing (referring to a person).

also boyaana (-boyaanye) v.i. be dizzy; be delirious, rave (of a sick person); toss about restlessly; be disturbed/ troubled; seethe, be in a turmoil, boyaanya (-boyaanyizza) v.tr. caus. make dizzy/delirious, etc. cf. akaboyi; boyonga.

o- adv. kujja bulembwe, to come on the heels of, follow closely; to come one after the other, come together.

omukatagga.

mmambise) v. tr. apply on; place on top of; brand, okubambika oluyi, to slap vigorously, okubambika emiggo, to beat severely (with sticks). cf. bamba.

encircle, engulf, cf. oluboyera.

engatto.

interfere in; take for oneself, appropriate; reserve. Leka kubambira bitakukwatako. Don't get involved in matters which do not concern you.

remove, unload.

rare ~ boyaana Omutwe nzenna gumboyonga. My head is swimming, cf. boya.

o- (bu/-) danger; trouble, misfortune.

ensiisira.

for which see the grammars. The following usages are important for lexical purposes because the derivatives formed cannot all be included in the dictionary. 1) bu + la ~ negative infinitive, often equivalent to an English noun which is not an infinitive in form. okumanya, to know; obutamanya, not to know; ingnorance. 2) bu + stem of a noun from another class often produc es an adverb which must be rendered by a phrase in English, enkofu, guinea fowl; bukofu, like a guinea fowl, kukaabya bukofu, to make cry like a guinea fowl, i.e., to cause to suffer. 3) bu + reduplicated stem of a noun of another class indicates plurality with the added notions of indefiniteness, scattered state or even contemp t. essomero, school; obusomerosomero, small, scattered schools which are inferior in quality. 4) normal verb form + bu + verb stem + i. Abalala bagamba nti... others say that; Abalala bagamba bugambi nti... others just/ simply/only say that.

o- (bu/-) male sex (but not of adults), akaana ak'obulenzi.a baby boy. omwana ow'obulenzi, a male child, cf. omulenzi. contr. obuwala.

olulere, olukoba, ewuzi y'engatto.

o- also obubaani (bu/- ) incense.

adj. & pron. each; every; all; everyone, buli kiseera, all the time, always, buli kimu, everything, buli kyonna, everything. buli wonna, everywhere, buli wantu, everywhere, na buli kati, even now, up to the present time, buli gye bagenda, everywhere or wherever they go. buli lwe bagenda, every time or whenever they go. buli ayagala okujja, everyone or anyone who wishes to come.

omunyago.

showing off, exhibitionistic act; something humorous, omuntu alina bampaane, one who does or says funny things.

o- (bu/.) draft (e.g., of a resolution), cf. baga.

o- (bu/-) flith, dirtiness (of the body); untidiness; uncleanness. cf. omuligo.

vide tipple.

o- (bu/.) message; mission, assignment; ambassadorship, status as a diplomatic representative, cf. omubaka.

o- (bu/-) very high interest; usury; extortion, c f. lliika.

make a booming sound (e.g., of a gun).

ensalo, embibi, enkingi, omuzibo; (of mat) olusandaggo; (of cloth) olukugiro.

o- (bu/- ) sudden tingling pain; smarting sensation; sting; hurt. cf. bala-

omuntu owa bulijjo, the common man, the man on the street, enkola eya bulijjo, the usual practice, the normal policy, mu ngeri eteri ya bulijjo, in an unusual way. cf. buli, jjo.

obs. propose, intend. It has been suggested that this obsolete verb is the simple form from which buulira, buuliri- ra, etc. were derived.

okuliraana.

mmandadde) v.i. take a long time, spend a long time; delay, tarry; spread out (in space); be spread out flat. cf. olubandaasi.