as an adv. as black as pitch, with the -a of rel. jet black; pitch dark, agale aga kazigizigi, huge, pitch black clouds. Wabweru kazigizigi yali akutte okufa. It had become completely dark outside, cf. zigizigi.

e- no plur. (ki/bi) bad luck, misfortune; impotence, cf. Ifa, firiiza.

e- (ki/bi) bad luck, bit of hard luck. Leka kutuleetera kikwa. Don't bring us bad luck.

e- (ki/bi) thicket; bush, okuzimba nga kisaka, lit. to swell up like a bush = to become sullen/gloomy/morose/uncom- municative. cf. ^akasaka.

e- (ki/bi) septic dermatitis, cf. omuwo.

e- (li/ma) ekkuumiro ly'ebisolo, game preserve, cf. kuuma.

hem (cloth); restrict, limit; border; hinder; prohibit, forbid, okukugira ennyumba, to put a fence around a house, cf. olukugiro, omukugiro.

a- with the -a of rel. lukewarm, warmish (of a liquid). Amazzi ga kasuususu. The water is lukewarm.

a- (ka/bu) dim. o/^omuzigo, butter, q.v. kusiiga kazigo ku maaso, to lie using soothing/jdeasing words, to sweet-talk, lit. to rub butter on the face, kiiha akalimu akazigo, to be rude/insolent.

more than enough. Emmere afunye ya kifikkirizi. He has got more than enough food. cf. fikka.

e- (ki/bi) snatching; pilferage, tendency towards theft; thief, pilferer. cf. kwakkula.

e- also ekisakizo (ki/bi) gizzard, crop of a bird. cf. saka.

e- (ki/bi) kind of shrub growing in water. The stems float and are used for spearing lungfish.

in a hurry; briefly; without stopping. Twabayitako kkuutwe. We passed by them quickly without stopping.

be befriended.

a- (ka/bu) small plantain/banana leaf; small amount of medicine. Emmere eno ya kalagala. This food is not overly well done. cf. eddagala, 1 kiragala, olulagala.

a- (ka/bu) kind of lake plant.

a- (ka/bu) dim. of%omuzigo, doorway, q.v. small doorway; small rented room/apartment; small opening/gap (e.g., between teeth).

e- (ki/bi) place, spot; relig. parish, mu kifo kya, instead of, in place of. ebifo eby'okusomesa ebyereere, vacant teaching positions, cf. obufo, enfo.

e- (ki/bi) skin of an animal, particularly that which is prepared arid used as food (e.g., of a buffalo); skin of an animal where the hair has been scraped off.

with great urgency.

e- (ki/bi) butterfly; moth. cf. akawoj jolo.

the world of the dead, kuggya kkuzimu, to rescue from dire straits; to save from death/ great illness, cf. omuzimu.

make old, age; cause to wear out. cf. -kadde, ^obukadde, omukadde.

a- (ka/bu) (the act of) working hard; trudging to and fro, bustling about.

a- usually in plur. buziina (ka/bu) rag(s); ragged clothes, cf. oluziina, omu- ziina.

e- (ki/bi) fog, mist; poor sight; cataract.

e- (ki/bi) sort; category; group; class; sect.

e- (ki/bi) dry, fibrous potato.

a- (ka/bu) blade of grass; in the plur. obuddo, patches of grass; lawn. cf. omuddo.

rare be excessive (of prices); be very hot (of the sun ).

adj. real, genuine, authentic; pure. Omuganda kaswa, a real Muganda. cf. enswa.

e- (ki/bi) chest; breast; bosom; measure of length (from the center of the chest to the end of the arm); cough, cold in the chest, flu. okwekuba mu kifuba, to repent; to reconsider one's position, cf. ^akafuba, olufuba.

e- with the -a of rel. fake, sham; fraudulent; counterfeit, ensimbi ez'eki- kwangala, counterfeit money.

e- (ki/bi) a bunch of reeds forming the top of the door of a hut, lit. cuts/crosses the doorway, cf. sala, omulyango.

q.v.

e- (li/ma) high grasses which block the road in the rainy season.

make proficient, etc. cf. -kugu, obukugu, omukugu.

a- (ka/bu) small stick/rod/switch (used in administering punishment), cf. swanyula.

a- (ka/bu) accent (written on a letter), diacritical mark; stop on an organ. cf. Izima, zimiriza.

e- (ki/bi) burr. cf. kwata.

e- (ki/bi) cutting, something cut. in the plur. ebisale, school tuition; subscription fees; fees; charges, cf. sala.

adj. calm, quiet, omusajja kiwombe, a calm, quiet man.

e- (1 i/ma) [Sw.] fish eagle.

o- plur. amagulu (ku/ma) leg. amagulu g'enjuba, the rays of the sun. cf. guluka.

black person, cf. ddugala.

scrape off; scratch; fig. upbraid, criticize severely. cf. walakata.

chastise; discipline, correct; deal harshly with.

a- (ka/bu) evil spirit; circular wind, whirlwind (caused by a spirit), cf. omuzimu.

e- (ki/bi) porch, veranda.

e- (ki/bi) safety pin; brooch; clasp, cf. kwata.

e- (ki/bi) idiot, simpleton.

e- (ki/bi) a banana leaf that is carefully smoked over the fire and used as a container for locally made medicine; plume of banana leaves for ornamenting beer gourds of important people, cf. ol li worn ho.

a- (ka/bu) small gourd, cf. ekita.

a- var. of akazungirizi, q.v.

e- crowdedness, usually as an adv. or with the -a of rel. close together, crowded; abundant, plentiful. Ejinaano ya kifuko. The wheat is thickly sown. Aba- karamoja bazimba kifuko. The Karamoja build (their houses) close together, cf. fuka.

e- (ki/bi) a selection given to students by a teacher for memorization, cf. kwata.

e- (ki/bi) floating vegetable matter that forms obstructive masses in a body of water.

e- (ki/bi) empty/hollow place; hole in a termite hill. cf. oluwompogoma, empompogoma.

make a clucking sound.

handover; give (as a present), donate.

defy, menace, cf. kanga.

B- (ka/bu) Spleen.

a- (ka/bu) mid-rib of a plantain leaf.

e- (ki/bi) raid, foray; scouting patrol, ekikwekweto ekikessi, scouting expedition, reconnaissance mission, cf. kwekweta.

e- (ki/bi) kind of twining plant, large yellow vetch, cf. samba, endege.

e- (ki/bi) kind of shrub/tree which grows to 30 ft., Maesa lanceolata Forsk.

make irascible; irritate.

a- (ka/bu) corner, recess, nook (built into the inside wall of a house).

a- (ka/bu) electric bulb, kwessa mu butaaia, to show off, put oneself in the limelight. cf. ekitaala, ettaala.