e- (ki/bi) banana/plantain peels (often fed to domestic animals as supplementary food). Enjuba yagenda okutya ebi- wata. colloq. The sun set, lit. went to eat banana peels, cf. waata.

adj. huge, gigantic, ekyennyanja kabwege, a huge fish.

a-: okwogera akandolindoli, to speak nonsense, drone on and on in a confused, unintelligible way.

a- (ka/bu) small snake. Abaserikale baasimbwa Iwa kasota. The soldiers lined up/formed a line, (lw- = \u- which implies olunyiriri, line.)

a- (ka/bu) small bee; swarm of bees; small insect which resembles a bee. cf. enjuki.

e- (ki/bi) large shapeless mass; something as long as it is wide. Ntege yagejja kati alinga kiduduli. Ntege has become so fat that he looks like a piece of putty, cf. nnamududuli.

e- (ki/bi) sieve, cf. ^kunnunta.

e- (ki/bi) bunch; bundle.

e- (ki/bi) waist; hip; flank, loin.

adj. expert, accomplished, outstanding, omuzinnyi kkungwa, a great dancer, omulimba kkungwa, an inveterate liar.

kubisa (-kubisizza) v.tr. caus. 1 & 2 cause to strike/beat, etc.; strike/beat with/using.

also kyukiza (-kyukizza) v.tr. appl. caus. turn towards/ for, etc.

one who is in absolute charge fas opposed to a representative or deputy).

such as olumbe, sickness, the name of a weapon, etc.). cf. -kalu, akakalu, ekkalizo, olukalu, omu- kalo, omukalukalu, enkaliriza.

of weeds); become exhausted (of land, soil); become old/decrepit (of persons, animals); walk hurriedly.

a- (ka/bu) hill. cf. olusozi.

a- (ka/bu) small reed, omukyala omutono kayulu nnalunyonga, a slim, beautiful woman.

e- (ki/bi) dregs in unstrained beer.

e- (ki/bi) skin; peel; rind; husk, ebinyeebwa eby'ebikuta, peanuts/groundnuts in the shell, cf. olukuta.

e- (ki/bi) reed fence; fence (in general); chief's inclosure/compound; inclosure made of reeds for washing or for use as an outhouse. Types of fencing include: kigombe, crosswise in diamond shapes; kya kasiira, upright and close together; kya nnakabanda, grouped in columns. (Sn., LeV.)

e- (ki/bi) wing. See ekiwaawaatiro which is more common. See also the proverb under oluwawa.

keep (workers) at \vork; urge on; be hard on; keep pounding (a drum), cf. enkalaabirizi.

a- (ka/bu) small house; bathroom. akayumba k'embwa, dog house, akayumba k'enkoko, chicken coop, akayumba ka penitensia, relig. confessional. Ennaku zanzimba akayumba ku mutwe. I have nothing but sorrow/trouble, lit. troubles have built a little house on my head. cf. ennyumba.

e- (ki/bi) diarrhea; dysentery, okugwamu ekidumusi, to get diarrhea. cf. dumuka.

e-: okufa okw'ekikutuko, sudden death, okufa ekikutuko, to die suddenly. cf. kutuka.

e- (ki/bi) kind of marsh grass, rush; patch of rushes; marsh, swamp, cf. olusaalu, essaalu.

e- (ki/bi) hollow stem; empty shell/container. Tewali linnya Gganda eriri awo nga kiwawangulo oba ekisusunku ekyereere. There is no Kiganda name which is without significance or history, lit. an empty container or shell.

okukubaganya ebirowoozo, to have an exchange of ideas, have a discussion.

omukyufu, omukyusi, enkyuka, enkyukira, nnabikyusa.

a-: okukuba akalaaca, to talk loudly, talk one's head off, talk for the sake of talking.

e- (ki/bi) rough piece of barkcloth from the nseerere tree. cf. ddundu.

in a hurry.

e- (ki/bi) kind of large marsh plant.

e- (ki/bi) part; piece; portion; slice. cf. oluwayi.

e- (li/ma) young boar, young hog; fig. child, kid.

very beautiful dress material, omukyala atakubikamu liiso, a very beautiful woman. cf. obukubirire, ekikubira, ekikubiro, ekkubiro, omukube, omukubi, omukubiriza, omukubi rizi, omukubiza, 2 enkuba.

q.v.

a- no plur. (ka/bu) impertinence, importunity; meddlesomeness; speaking out of turn.

in all one's regalia).

etc.

a- also akasukusuku (ka/bu) kind of mushroom found in plantain gardens, cf. olusuku.

a- (ka/bu) joint, seam. cf. yunga.

e- (ki/bi) party, social gathering; drinking party; gang.

e- (ki/bi) kind of small moth which is very destructive to clothing,»-it also gets into beds and sucks the blood of human beings.

e- usually plur. (ki/bi) litter, trash, cf. omusaaniiko.

olw'okubanga conj. because, since.

e- (ki/bi) [Stf.] iron; metal; factory; machinery; machine; tool; device, ekyuma ekikuba ebifaananyi, camera, ekyuma eki- yimbisa amavinja, record player, ebyuma ebirima, farm machinery, ploughs, tractors, ekyuma kya ppamba, cotton ginnery, ebyuma ebikuba ebitabo, printing presses. Ngudde ebyuma or Ebyuma binsaze. colloq. I am completely out of money. I am broke. cf. 2akuuma, oluuma.

a- adv. n'akaceppe = n'akatono, not at all, not a bit (with a neg. verb).

to go in a hurry /in a rush/with great urgency.

be clearable (of land), etc.

a- (ka/bu) blade of grass. Oyo mutono ng'akasubi. He is as thin as a rail. as a pr.n. Kasubi, a place in Kampala where the tombs of the Kings of Buganda are located, cf. essubi.

a- (ka/bu) stilt; neck of land, isthmus. cf. yunga.

e- (ki/bi) fLusoga] ferry, ferryboat; raft. cf. akadyeri.

e- (ki/bi) large passage/corridor; large stripe, olugoye olw'ebikuubo, striped garment, cf. akakuubo, ekkuubo, olukuubo.

e- less frequently ekisaanikizo (ki/bi) lid, cover (of a container); cork, stopper, cf. saanikira.

e- (ki/bi) coarse mat made of plantain or papyrus fibers. This is one of the oldest type of mats known among the Baganda. cf. oluwempe.

occur; be in progress, progress; operate, function.

a- var. of akakyo, q.v.

a- (ka/bu) kind of insect resembling a wasp which has a very sharp sting, cf. kabaalankoma.

a- (ka/bu) a small animal related to the otter which lives near water and is very skillful in catching mudfish (mmale); the second totem of the Otter Clan. Oddizza kaneene mmale. lit. You have given the otter a fish, i.e., you have given something (usually food) to someone who has a great hunger for it/who will appreciate it very much.

hurl. Akasuka ly'ali nalyo taba muti. (prov.) lit. He who throws (the spear, effumu) which he has is not a coward. A person who does what he can is worthy of praise.

a- (ka/bu) gramm. conjunction, akagambo akayunzi, iden. cf. yunga, -yunzi.

paddy wagon.

e- (ki/bi) enlarged spleen; intestinal ailment common among children.

e- (ki/bi) hairy caterpillar; cater- pillar (general term).

e- (ki/bi) stem, rear end of a ship or boat.

nzikuse) v.i. & tr. be satisfied/sated/full (esp. with reference to food and drink), kukkuta bijanjaalo, colloq. to be pregnant, kukkuta muntu, to be disgusted/fed up with a person, kukkuta kintu, to be disgusted with something; to understand something clearly.

q.v.

a- (ka/bu) cheekbone.

a- (ka/bu) commotion; turmoil; state of unrest, cf. yuuguuma.