v.i. be hard (of an object); be tough (of meat); be obstinate; be difficult.

draw along; carry off.

lit. (the winds; empewo is implied by zi-) have j brought him.

v.i. & tr. appl. 2 be hard/difficult for; give trouble to; puzzle.

v.tr. appl. 2 caus. make hard/difficult for.

rascal. (Kamaanya is the name of a former Kabaka.)

put on airs. Amaaso gankambagga. My eyes are sleepy. 1 feel tired.

v.i. appl. pass. Omulwadde akambaggirwa emmere. A sick person finds food bitter/unpleasant.

v.i. become partially dry; scab over (of pustules); become convalescent.

v.tr. make sour/ bitter; cause to be arrogant/cantankerous.

v.i. & tr. appl. caus. force oneself/make an effort (often with reference to eating or drinking).

v.i. talk in a condescending/patronizing/snobbish manner.

v.i. be fierce; be cruel; be furious/angry.

etc.

adv. up to now.

adv. how often? how many times? cf. -meka.

(la) kind of very strong homemade beer which is fermented in calabashes.

lit. small-mouse-walks. The name of a children's game. Pulaani ze zirabika nga kamese-tambula. Hisplans seem to be proceeding at a snail's pace.

see kimmuuni.

(la) kind of tree of the genus Ficus.

to eat one's fill,

(ka/bu) kind of small silvery fish. cf. mukene.

etc.

(la) kind of wild plant resembling a lily. It produces a reddish-orange flower and has white carrot-like roots.

for charity),

(la) kind of plant resembling poison ivy which produces itching on the skin.

instigator; bringer of bad luck, kanaaluzaala w'olutalo olwo, the instigator of that war, the cause of that war. See olumbe (implied, by -lu-/ and zaala.

emergency, dangerous period/situation, mu kiseera kino ekya kanaayokyaani, in this period of crisis.

(la) drum beaten when the grandson of the Kabaka dies.

kukanda muntu, to compel/force a person.

v.i. appl.

(la) kind of yam.

v.tr. pull up (weeds); clear (land); rip off; tear away.

n. the title of the chief of Bulemeezi County.

v.i. stand erect/in a stiff position; be stiff/erect/rigid. Omu- jaasi akangabadde n'omugemerawala ku mulyango. The soldier stood stiffly at the door with his gun.

okukangabaza omutwe, to raise the head, hold the head stiffly in an alert position. cf. -kangabavu.

be cocky; be self-confident.

v.tr. raise (a price) excessively. c f. obukanga.

v.i. become fierce/ violent (of animals and people); become exorbitant (of prices).

v.tr. caus. intimidate; threaten.

v.i. be or become loud and hostile (of the voice); speak loudly and menacingly; less commonly go up (of prices).

put in an uproar; raise (a price). okukangula ku ddoboozi, to raise the voice.

to raise the voice, okukanguza olulimi, to be able to speak a foreign language well.

increase ( esp. prices).

fix up. Nkanika ebidduka ebya buli ngeri. I give mechanical treatment to vehicles of every type. cf. makanika.

no plur. (la) [S».] dark blue calico or cotton cloth.

do roughly. Obudde bukankabudde. Daylight has appeared.

become better (of an illness). Enkuba yakankamuka. The rain stopped. Obulwadde bukankamuse. The illness has eased.

heal.

v.i. tremble; shake; shiver.

v.i. tremble/shake with excitement.

v.tr. affect greatly.

v.i. sit whereone is not entitled to sit. Leka kukaŋŋama mu ntebe ya mukama wo. Don't occupy your master's seat.

okukaŋŋanta emiggo, to beat (with sticks), administer a beating, cf. enkaŋŋansi.

or kannassi (ka/bu) little finger. cf. nnasswi.

(ka/bu) little girl; poor little girl.

dim. o/mwannyina, q.v.

v.tr. perform cleansing rites for (a person guilty of adultery or a child of an adulterous union).

v.i. become worn out (of a garment); become tatters.

v.tr. wear out; reduce to rags/tatters. cf. -kansufu.

to pay cash for a purchase; to make a purchase in large quantity at one time and pay cash.

(la) hernia.

v.i. increase; abound; be abundant Prolific. Ewamm-e enkuba. yakanyeeyo? Did it rain a great deal at your place? Bw'agaana ggw'okanya kukaaba. If he refuses, you just keep crying all the more. (mod. form -kanyizza) v.tr. produce in abundance, okukanya emirimu, to work very much, produce a lot of work, okukanya ebigambo, to have a lot to say, keep talking. Olusuku lukanya emmere. The plantain garden produces a great deal of food.

a- (ka/bu) tongue-tied in infants

v.tr. devour. The var. kaanyuula is more common.

pesterer. cf. peeka.

(ka/bu) onomat. motorboat.

''-kappuse) v.i. walk briskly/ quickly.

v.tr. caus. toughen; harden. cf. -kapa.

also spelled Kalema (la) [from Fr. Careme] Lent.