conceal.

join together.

adv. rapidly, at breakneck speed. with the -a of rel. rapid, headlong, embiro z'akafubutuko, breakneck speed, cf. fubutuka.

a- (ka/bu) kind of small insect found in corn cobs.

a-: akeeru k'eriiso, the white of the eye. cf. -(y)eru.

e- (ki/bi) variety of papyrus.

q.v.

e- (ki/bi) diaphragm.

e- (ki/bi) something which is rounded; something which is moulded. cf. wulunga.

arch, at one draft.

a- (ka/bu) kind of small black waterfowl, cf. fubutuka.

etc.

a- (ka/bu) small white cap worn by Muslims.

a- (ka/bu) large amount, large quantity, akeesedde k'abantu, a large number of people, akeesedde ka ssente, a great deal of money.

e- (ki/bi) scale (of a fish or reptile). cf.. gagambuka, eggamba, eggagamba.

to evade, dodge, give (someone) the slip; to trick.

e- (ki/bi) wall; partition; room; cell, ebisenge by'enjuki, honeycomb, cells built by bees in their nest. cf. akasenge.

e- (ki/bi) lump, mass; piece.

-kwasi, -kwate, obukwafu, obukwata, ekikwasi, ekikwaso, ekikwate, ekyekwaso, omukwasi, -Unkwaso, enkwata.

a- (ka/bu) large quantity, great amount- I have number abundance, nbu- fukunya bw'ensimbi, large sums of money.

dry up; harden; fig. be bold/ daring; be cunning/clever; speak out boldly/ clearly.

etc.

a- (ka/bu) market, akatale ak'awamu, common market, akatale k'ebirime, produce market, akatale ak'omubuulo, open public market held at regular intervals, usually monthly.

e- (ki/bi) kind of wild aloe.

e-: okutunula ekimogo, to cast a furtive/coy/shy glance. Saamukubako kimogo. I did not catch a glimpse of him. cf. moga.

e- (ki/bi) swamp, lowland marsh.

e- (ki/bi) large protruding forehead. cf. empumi.

appeal to.

dry up; harden; inure, okukalangula ebigambo, to speak firmly and with assurance.

etc. cf. ekikankano.

a- (ka/bu) small cloth; napkin; handerchief. akatambaala ak'omu ngalo, handerchief. akatambaala k'oku mutwe, head scarf, cf. ekitambaala.

be sickened (by food); feel a distaste for.

e- (ki/bi) stock/butt of a gun. eki- gala ky'emmundu, stock of a gun.

e- (ki/bi) kind of large mpindi bean.

e- adv. furtively, on the sly; imperceptibly. okugenda ekiserebetu, to slip away, sneak away. cf. sereba.

ki- (ki/bi) place of rest, place of repose; halt, break, rest. cf. wummula.

cf. -kodo, obukodo, omukodo.

make a rustling sound.

creeping plant, lit. it spears (fumita) the lepers (bagenge).

a- (ka/bu) small pot/sauce pan. cf. ^entamu.

a- plur. rare (ka/bu) unrest, turmoil, disturbed/uneasy state; hubbub; extreme business, cf. -etala.

e- (ki/bi) snout (of a hog).

e- (ki/bi) kind of large ant. Ebi- nyeebwa ebikutte ekimommo, thick peanut/ groundnut soup.

e- (ki/bi) also sserinnyabbi (la) kind of plant resembling a cactus.

trypanosomiasis; epidemic among chickens, cf. kawutnpuli.

a- (ka/bu) brisket, part of animal's chest usually containing a lot of fat. cf. fumita.

etc. cf. -kalangufu.

lit. it disgusts (tamya) those who bask in the sun (boosi).

a- (ka/bu) business; bustle; agitation, cf. tawuka.

e- (ki/bi) scale (e.g., of a fish); scab; crust, cf. eggalagamba; eggamba, ekigagamba.

e- adv. secretly; furtively; quietly. Ayogeza kimomozo. She is soft spoken.

e- (ki/bi) large plaited basket. Entongooli y'emu ku bivuga bye bayita ebizibu okukuba, naye abaana baffe abo bayisa mukka mu kisero. The entongooli is one of the instruments which is described as difficult to play, but our children play it without any trouble at all, lit. they pass air through the basket.

e- (ki/bi) wound. Ekiwundu kyasamba eddagala. The situation is very serious/bad lit. the wound kicked the medicine cf. sseziwundu.

grow up, mature. Awakula ennume tewakula emu. (prov.) lit. Where bulls grow up, there does not grow (just) one. Perhaps ~ Troubles never occur singly, okukula nga, to be formed like; to resemble. Nnalonda akafo akaakula ng'ekisu ky'akasanke. 1 selected a small place which resembled a finch's nest. Obudde bukuze. The situation is very bad. There is trouble.

q.v.

a- (ka/bu) nib, pen point; pen. cf. effumu, fumita.

with all one's might. Omulimu guno bagukutte kannabwala. They have put their full effort into this task.

a- (ka/bu) carrier on the top of a vehicle, akatanda k'omwana, a baby's crib. cf. ekitanda.

a- (ka/bu) anxious/worried preparation, cf. -etereekerera.

e- (ki/bi) house without a partition.

a high-quality barkcloth which is deep brown in color and very soft.

e- rare sing, of ebisesemye, q.v.

e- (ki/bi) watery, inedible potatoes which have been left too long in the ground; fig. dullard, stupid person; senile person, dotard, cf. wutta, emputta.

cf. kottoka.

etc. v.tr. appl. be in charge of fa department, an organization); be older than. Ankulira. He is older than I or He is my boss, kukuliramu engalo, to have the habit of petty theft/pilfering.

a- also akafungulankete lit. which expose the underclothes, as an adj. sensational; sweeping, enkyukakyuka ez'akafungulankete, drastic developments/ changes, cf. fungula, olubugo, enkete.

a- no plur. period from about nine to ten in the morning, when the sun begins to get warm, lit., the grasshoppers (mayanzi) become active (lasa).

in a hurry.

a- (ka/bu) table or platform on which coffee is dried; rack on which plates and cups are dried.

e- see ebigalanga.