bend, bend over; snap; break.

o- plur. amatu (ku/ma) ear. okumalira amatu wansi, to be sound asleep, be dead to the world, okukuba amatu or okukubaakuba amatu, to become convalescent, kugwa mabeere mu matu, to have a disease of the ear (believed to be caused by the spilling of mother's milk into the ear); to be obsti- nate/stubborn/pigheaded (esp. of children). okutega amatu, to listen attentively. Amatu agataddemu ebisubi. He is deliberately inattentive/refuses to listen, lit. has placed grass in his ears.

a- (ka/bu) plantain leaf used as a receptacle for serving food; saucer, plate. cf. Ibega.

a- (ka/bu) crust; end part (of bread, sugarcane, etc., which is usually not eaten); residue.

a- no plur. (la) cramp; rheumatism. cf. menya.

folly; unpredictability. Alimu kasiiku mu mutwe. He is a nut.

a- (ka/bu) ten million.

e- (ki/bi) stem of a bunch of plantains.

e- (ki/bi) banana leaf turning yellow.

e- (ki/bi) banana tree, Musa sapien- tum; plantain tree, Musa paradisiaca. ow'omu bitooke, a rustic, greenhorn, okukyala n'osimba ekilooke, to overstay a visit, lit. visit and you plant a banana tree, bitooke bye bigwa, the plantain trees fall, a phrase used to intensify a preceding neg. verb and give it a positive meaning. Talya bitooke bye bigwa. He is a tremendous eater. Tadduka bitooke bye bigwa. He is a great runner, cf. ettooke.

e- no plur. (li/ma) dirt, filth (particularly used of dirt on the body), cf. ekiko.

a- (ka/bu) danger, harm. cf. -bi.

a- (ka/bu) small stump, engatto ey'akakondo, a pair of high-heeled shoes, empale ey'obukondo, pants/trousers with suspenders, cf. ekikondo.

lit. it breaks the ax. cf. menya, embazzi.

a- (ka/bu) gift from a suitor to parents of the intended bride; token of thanks, gift of appreciation; reward, gratuity, tip. cf. siima.

e- (ki/bi) suffering; torture. cf. bona, bonyaabonya.

e- (ki/bi) knife blade without a handle.

e- (ki/bi) turban, headdress worn by Muslims; headcloth; scarf; handkerchief. cf. akalemba.

e- (li/ma) large belt, ekkoba eryelikka amasasi cartridge belt. cf. olukoba.

e- (ki/bi) reserve, something held in reserve, cf. linda, -erinda.

a- (ka/bu) hole in the ground used as an oven; oven; furnace, cf. ebbiga, embiga.

a-: okutuula akakongobo, to sit

a- (ka/bu) plaited reed work. cf. lsiira.

a- var. of akawompo, q.v.

e- (ki/bi) kind of palm tree.

e- (ki/bi) cough, cf. kolola.

e- (ki/bi) kind of large ant., cf. eddembwe, ssekirembwe.

e- (ki/bi) stupid/foolish person, boob, idiot, cf. -toole, obutooletoole, omu- tooletoole.

e- (li/ma) -fruit of the mukobe q.v. (It has a thin skin, a texture resembling that of the potato and is eaten boiled.) Ekika ky'Ekkobe, the Kkobe Clan, kukomba ku kya kkobe eky'ettungulu kiwoomerera, to be frustrated in accomplishing one's objective; fail to obtain what one wants, lit. to lick at the skin (kikuta is implied, by kya) of the kkobe, (whereas) the skin of the ttungulu is the one that is sweet.

usually kootakoota (-koose- koose) v.i. (redup.) be bent/bent over; walk with a stoop, okukootakoota mu ga lumonde, lit. to bend over in the sweet- potato leaves (ga implies malagala, leaves), i.e., to try to hide, but to be found out; to want to do something but to fail because of the wrong approach/technique.

e- (ki/bi) spectacle, sight; marvel, cf. -erolera (under loola).

a- (ka/bu) fish trap made of reeds for catching ngege, catfish, etc.

adj. tight, tight-fitting, empale kamiimo, very tight-fitting pants, cf. miima.

a- adv. okutambula akasiiro, to walk slowly, stroll casually, cf. ^siira, -esiira.

e- (ki/bi) [Stt>. ] whip of hippopotamus hide; whip; whipping; lash of the whip.

e- (ki/bi) act, action, deed, kikolwa kya ssapule, decade of the rosary. Ebikolwa by'Abatume, the Acts of the Apostles, cf. kola.

that which prevents accomplishment; bottleneck; difficulty. cf. lema, Iemya.

e- usually plur. (ki/bi) mud, slush; mud-on the feet. cf. omutoomi, ettoomi.

e- rare. See obukokkoliko.

a- (ka/bu) loved one, sweetheart; wife. cf. biita.

a- (la) colloq. walagi, a kind of very strong Kiganda liquor, lit. it plucks forth a tear. cf. kongola, ezziga.

a- (ka/bu) uvula, cf. mira, omumiro.

Trema guineensis.

a- (ka/bu) game of tag. okukuba akawuna, to tag; to deceive; to distract the attention of.

e- (ki/bi) kind of climbing plant, convolvulus.

e- (ki/bi) young mudfish (mmale, q. v.). cf. akalende.

e- (li/ma) factory; workshop, ek- kolero ly'engoye, textile mill. Minista w'Obusuubuzi n'Amakolero, the Minister of Commerce and Industries, cf. kola.

etc. kukutuza mbuzi (or ndiga), to be very ugly, lit. cause a goat (or sheep) to break loose. cf. -kutufu, ekikutuko, (be) kkutu, olutaku- tuka.

e- also ekyeserero (ki/bi) watering place for cattle, cf. -(y)esera.

a- (ka/bu) curve, bend; buttocks. cf. bina, embinabina.

a- (ka/bu) stalk of ntula, njagi, q.v.; small cob of corn/maize (stripped of the grains), cf. ekikongoliro, kongola.

a- (ka/bu) small hut; small temporary shelter, cf olusiisira.

a- (ka/bu) kind of insect-eating bat; bat (in general).

e- (ki/bi) time, period; mealtime; meal.

e-: obudde bw'ekikome, cloudy weather, cloudy day.

e- (ki/bi) [Lunyoro] edge/side/hem of a cloth or garment; hoof. cf. akalenge, olulenge

e- (ki/bi) place for depositing ashes; pile of ashes/cinders, lit. that which kills (tta) ashes (wu).

e- (li/ma) yoke; trip (in wrestling). kukuba kkoligo, to trip/throw (an opponent in wrestling), cf. ekikoligo.

v.tr. irritate, itch (of the throat). Obulago bunkoota. My throat itches. Omukazi ono yalina eyamukoota. There was somebody whom this woman liked very much. cf. olukoota.

make level; plane; polish; rub; rub against, brush against; fig. show hostility towards.

a- (ka/bu) small pipe. cf. emmindi.

a- = akakongoliro, q.v.

giddiness. kukwatibwa kammunguluze, to become giddy.

a- adv. gently, calmly, okussa akasiiso, to look over appraisingly/ critically, to give (someone) the once over.

a- (ka/bu) cornmeal; flour meal. cf. obuwunga.

e- (ki/bi) bleeding cup. cf. bubira.

e- (ki/bi) copper; bracelet, cf. olukomo.

e- (ki/bi) bamboo whistle; whistle formed by folding the hands and placing them against the mouth, cf. eddenge, ^akalenge.

e- with the -a of rel. cold; damp (of the weather). Leero, bwa kitto. It (obudde, weather, is implied) is cold today.

e- (li/ma) [Sto.] jail; guardhouse.