a- (ka/bu) small mark; stroke; dash; comma, cf. sal a.

adj. very small, tiny (of persons, animals, fowls). Ampadde akakoko kawalucocco. He has given me a very small chicken.

e- (ki/bi) var. of ekibalangulo, q.v.

e- (ki/bi) piece of gourd used as a scoop.

e- (ki/bi) strip of cloth or piantain bark used as a patch, ekipaapi ky'ekibatu, palm of the hand (esp. One larger than the usual size).

e- (ki/bi) kind of fine grass placed on the floors of old-styled houses, cf. oluteete, etteete.

e- no plur. (li/ma) musky odor, smell produced by goats, deer, snakes, etc.

akakongoliro, ekikongoliro.

q.v.

ensigo.

cf. sejjera, lusejjera.

a- var. of akasaalu, q.v.

a- (ka/bu) amulet, fetish.

e- (ki/bi) building site, plot of ground/land.

e- adv. quickly, rapidly; hastily and in a slipshod manner, in a slapdash way. with the -a of rel. hasty, impulsive. Omwa- na oyo wa kipaku nnyo. | That child is very hasty/does not follow instructions.

e- (ki/bi) dress, skirt, ennyumba ey'ekiteeteeyi, round hut with thatched, sloping roof. cf. akateeteeyi.

q.v.

okutta; be killed (fall or accident), okufa.

a- (ka/bu) pledge, assurance; surety; guarantee; bail, awatali bukalu, unconditionally, without conditions, cf. kala.

cf. eddusu, amalusu.

bya kasalwe, incoherent remarks.

lit. the giver of portions/allotments, i.e., the dispenser of fate. cf. wa, ^gera, gereka.

e- (ki/bi) load, heavy load, ekibano kv'omukazi, ill-tempered, irascible woman. Kino nno kibano! This is incredible/unbelievable!

e- (ki/bi) sugarcane.

e- (ki/bi) expression of appreciation to one who has cooked a good meal (e.g., by loosening one's belt), cf. teewuluza.

take a seat; sit at one's ease; settle down.

grow dark; be obscured; be thick/luxuriant; be blocked/ impeded, okukunira amaaso, to go blind; to be blind. Obudde bukunidde. It has grown dark.

ekyokero.

struggle to one's feet.

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-: emimwa egy'akasamamya, bright red lips (of which the redness may be from pathologic causes).

with the -a of rel. -a kawammansi, hard to obtain, difficult to get. cf. wammanta.

e- adv. unexpectedly.

e- (ki/bi) scab on a sore.

e- (ki/bi) sign; placard; billboard; chart, ekipande ky'ennukuta, ABC chart; med. eye chart, ekipande ky'ennamba, license plate; numberplate.

e- with the -a of rel. of medium stature. Mukasa wa kitema. Mukasa is of medium stature.

grimace at.

make dark; block, impede. cf. -kunivu, akakunizo, kkunikkuni.

cracks in the skin (particularly of the feet) left after the extraction of chiggers.

akajumbi, ekisenso.

the king of of Buganda. The term is also applied to

make struggle to one's feet.

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

a- (ka/bu) commotion, disturbance. cf. samba, sambagana.

a- (ka/bu) small cupboard/shelf. cf. eggwanika.

e- (ki/bi) old wooden trough/vat. pej. of emmanvu, q.v.

e- (ki/bi) overgrown piece of land, land that is uncultivable or difficult to cultivate.

e- (ki/bi) piece; fragment, eki- papajjo ky'oluku, apiece of firewood.

e- (ki/bi) wild plantain, Musa ensete. cf. olutembe, nnakitembe, ttembe.

e- (n/n) [Eng.] separate seat of a bicycle or motorcycle for a passenger; carrier, trailer.

e- see olwebagyo.

n., engeri, embalk, omutindo.

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

a- (ka/bu) mess; muddy area, Ekkubo ly'emugga lyonna lifuuse kasambajjo. The entire road which leads to the well has become muddy, cf. sambajja.

e- (ki/bi) rack/net on which bananas are stored while ripening. It is usually built above the fireplace. Olwa leero ekibanyi lwe kigwa n'amenvu. Today is the day! cf. akabanyi, olubanyi.

e- (ki/bi) arch, frying pan. cf. ^kalanga.

e- adv. hurriedly, in a rush.

e- (ki/bi) clot, ekitembejja ky'omusaayi, a blood clot.

e- (li/ma) ekkalizo lya taaba, place where tobacco is dried, cf. kala.

rare prune. See kongojjola.

skin ),

one who clings to another, parasite. with the -a of rel. parasitic, cf. bereka, -ebereka.

adj., a kisa, lungi; be k., okuba n'ekisa, okukola eby'ekisa.

a- (ka/bu) ceremony performed at the birth of twins, okumenya akakanda, to perform the above ceremony, cf. 20lukanda.

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.

lit. kick (samba) hot coal (lyanda). mu biseera bino ebya kasambalyanda, in this period of danger, in this time of unrest.

a- no plur. (ka/bu) spasm; exhaustion. Olunaku olwo lwatandika n'akasana akayinza n'okusuula omuntu kawansazi. That day started off with sunshine which was capable of throwing a person into a state of exhaustion.

e- (ki/bi) palm of the hand, ekibatu ky'ebinyeebwa, a handful of peanuts, cf. olubatu.

e- (ki/bi) dry scale; scab (e.g., on a wound); pupa, cocoon.

e- (ki/bi) amazing sight/spectacle; something of great interest; something out of the ordinary.