call upon; urge; be insistent with. Yabakuutira omugaso oguli mu kusomesa Olungereza. He impressed on them the value to be derived from teaching English.

e- (ki/bi) feather; (single) hair (on the body); plur. ebyoya, feathers; fur; body hair; abundance of body hair, kuba byoya bya nswa, to be utterly useless/unprofitable, lit. the wings of a drone termite, cf. akooya, olwoya.

a- (ka/bu) small gun, small rifle; pistol, cf. emmundu.

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

a- (ka/bu) jumping rat, kangaroo rat, jerboa. Ekika ky'Akayozi, the Jumping Rat Clan.

e- (ki/bi) broad and short-necked cal abash.

e- (ki/bi) red earth/ocher used in painting canoes.

conceal, okukisa omukono, to die, lit. to hide one's hand (usually employed with reference to a Kabaka). Bw'akolola engabi yeekisa mu kisaka. When he coughs the bushbuck hides in the bush (i.e., he has a very loud cough). Bw'aseka empisi yeekisa ku ki- kande. When he laughs the hyena hides in a deserted place (i.e., he has a loud and boisterous laugh).

e- (ki/bi) diarrhea, ekiwaluko ky'omusaayi, dysentery, cf. waluka.

kubibwa (-kubiddwa) v.i. pass, be struck/beaten, etc.

e- (ki/bi) desire, hankering, craving. cf. yoya, omwoyo.

a- (ka/bu) roof of the mouth, palate; arch, lintel, transom (of a door or window) cf. ekibuno.

etc. (See kala.) okukalira mu muntu, to stand up to a person, take a firm attitude towards a person (e.g., one who has overcharged you or imposed on you). Enseko zankalira ku matama. The smile disappeared from my face (on hearing something unpleasant), lit. the laughter dried on the cheeks. Yamusindirira n'akalirawo. He fired at him and he died instantly/on the spot.

a- (ka/bu) extremity; tip; point; pointed end; pointed tooth, canine tooth, obusongezo bw'engalo, the finger tips. cf. songa.

a- (ka/bu) small house; latrine, lavatory. akayu k'abasajja, men's room. cf. enju.

e- (ki/bi) jargon/slang used mostly by the young, cf. dikya, oludikya.

e- numer. (ki/bi) hundred, with the -a of rel. hundredth, ekitabo eky'ekikumi, the hundredth book. cf. -kumi.

be hidden.

e- (ki/bi) something written, document, written statement; inscription. Ekiwandiiko Ekitukuvu, Holy Writ. cf. wandiika.

e- (li/ma) swelling, bulge; knot (in a tree); tumor.

okukubaakuba ama- tu, to be convalescent, recover from an illness. Yabakubaakubako okujja mu mbaga ye. He urged them to come to his wedding feast.

stop up (CL leak).

e- (ki/bi) bad attitude, ekyoyooyo ekibi, an evil disposition, cf. omwoyo.

dry up. Ekyamukaliza enseko ku mutama kwe

do insistently, keep on (followed by the inf. of another verb). Nnakanda kulinda nga tajja. I kept waiting but he did not come. Nnakanda kwegayirira nga bwereere. I kept pleading but all in vain.

a- (ka/bu) elephant shrew, cf. omusonso.

e- (ki/bi) collection; abundance.

cause to hide. cf. enkiso.

e- also ekiwandiro (ki/bi) urinal. c f. wanda.

a- (ka/bu) side of the stomach, akabuto akato, iden. cf. olubuto.

lit. what dried up the laughter on his cheeks.

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e- (ki/bi) raid, foray; roundup (e.g., of suspects); gathering together, akalulu ak'ekikungo, referendum, plebiscite. c f. ^kunga.

e- (ki/bi) kindness; mercy; generosity. Frequently used with the -a of rel. as the equivalent of the Eng. adjectives: kind, nice; merciful, etc. Yandeeta ekisa. He made me feel sorry for him. Ekisa kya- mbuukako. I am through with being kind, lit. kindness has flown from me. Yali wa kisa nnyo gye nai. lie very kind to me. Ekisa kitta, n'enge etta. (prov.) Kindness kills, hostility kills. Extremes are bad.

e- (ki/bi) spit, spittle, cf. .wandula.

etc. okukubira omusango/ensonga, to sum up a case/a matter, okukubirako, to add; to make up; to complete, okukubiramu, to give over and above. Tonkubiramu kirala? Aren't you going to give me anything more? empapula z'amawulire ezikubirwa mu Afrika, newspapers which are published in Africa.

sift, fan (esp. termites in order to detach the wings). The var. forms kuyeeya and kuyuuya areof less frequent occurrence).

keep changing.

wait around a long time; linger; delay; spend a long time; languish.

a- adv. slowly, at a slow pace. cf. sooba.

e- (ki/bi) bed pan.

e- with the -a of rel. pertaining to the office or person of a high-ranking official or a chief, also as adv. okwambala ekikungu, to dress like a chief, cf. omu- kungu.

e- (ki/bi) labor pain. See ebisa.

e- (ki/bi) skull, cranium, n'eki- wanga katono kimuveeko olw'essanyu, and he became overcome by joy, lit. and (his) skull almost went away from him for joy. cf. oluwanga; ekiwalannanna.

e- (li/ma) elephant-snout fish, Gnathonemus longibarbis. See ekisuma.

etc.

to turn from one person (to talk to another); to turn against a person, have a change of feelings towards a person.

etc.; stress, emphasize, be firm about; affirm confidently, assert; be hard on, put pressure on. okukaliriza amaaso, to look intently, okukaliriza amatu, to listen intently, okukaliriza olutalo, to prolong a battle.

keep (someone) waiting; be slow with; cause to languish.

kasookedde conj. since, since the time that. cf. sooka, sookera.

e- (ki/bi) barrel, drum. cf. doomoola.

e- (ki/bi) stump of a limb, truncated limb, omukono ogw'ebikunku, a hand without fingers, cf. akakunku.

e- adv. suddenly, precipitously; unexpectedly; in a sloppy/messy manner.

e- (ki/bi) large, healthy cock/ rooster. Yavaarau ebiwanga musanvu. He had seven children, lit. there issued from him seven roosters, cf. -empauga.

e- numer. (li/ma) ten. with the -a of rel. tenth, ekitabo eky'ekkumi, the tenth book. Ekkumi terikyawa omu. (prov.) Ten do not hate one. No one is hated by everybody. cf. -kumi.

q.v.

a- (ka/bu) question mark. Ggyako kabuuza. There is no need to ask, the answer is of course yes, lit. take off the question mark.

fowls, etc. cf. kasiikolindo.

e- (ki/bi) point, tip; spool, ekidondi ky' ewuzi, a spool of thread, cf. akadondi.

e- (ki/bi) blanket; barkcloth covering. in the plur. bedding, okwekuba eki- kunta, to go to bed.

e- (ki/bi) gourd used as a churn; churn.

heaven) and was associated with thunder and lightening. Kiwanuka is also a common name for men.

e- (1 i/ma) navel, umbilicus, ekkundi lya kibulira, hollow navel, cf. omukundi, nnamukundi.

stress; exhort; charge; be chairman of, chair (a meeting).

be turned, etc.

a- (ka/bu) small dog; puppy, kuba kabwa na ngo, to be hostile to one another, be like cats and dogs together, lit. to be dog and leopard, cf. lembwa.

cause to dry; make firm; fig. make certain of; confirm, affirm; know well; pronounce well; name, nickname, dub. okukaza amaaso, to harden one's gaze; to be watchful, okukaza ekkubo, lit. to dry a path, i.e., to frequent, habituate. Omusajja oyo eya- kazibwako erya Kapere, this man who was nicknamed (erya implies erinnya, name) Kapere. Oluganda alinga alukazizza. He seems to have learned Luganda very well. Omwezi gukazizza bulungi. The moon is shining brightly.

maize, cf. ekisoolisooli.

e- (ki/bi) guitar, banjo; stringed instrument, abakubi b'ebidongo, players of musical instruments; players in a band, okusuna ekidongo, to play a guitar; to play a guitar very well. cf. omudongo, endongo.

e- adv. quickly, hurriedly. cf. saabuuka.