e- adv. mu ngeri ey'ekimpatiira, suddenly, spontaneously.

e- (ki/bi) lit. that which fastens; bolt; bar. cf. siba.

e- no plur. (ki/bi) loneliness; solitude; sadness, cf. wuubaala.

mother's brother. cf. obukojja.

be surpassed by; be directed/led by. Ekitongole kino kikulirwa Mwami Kalyango. This department is under the direction of Mr. Kalyango.

conceal.

Neoboutonia m elleri.

a- (ka/bu) loud talk; wrangling, quarreling, cf. lasana, endasano.

to come on the run, come in a hurry (to a place where one's presence is required), cf. guluba.

a- (ka/bu) kind of wild gourd. It is inedible and characterized by extreme hardness.

lessen.

Bauhinia thonningii, from which dye and a substitute for soap are obtained.

e- no plur. (ki/bi) with the -a of rel. calm; gentle, as an adv. calmly, gently. Ayogera kimpoowooze. He talks in a very calm manner. Obudde bwa kimpoowooze. The weather is pleasant, olutalo olw'ekimpoowooze, the cold war.

e- (ki/bi) sheep/goat pen; enclosure for cattle; chicken coop, okuyingira mu kisibo ky'obufumbo, to join the ranks of the married, cf. siba.

e- (ki/bi) bleeding cup, cupping horn, ekiwuubiiro ky'essimu, telephone receiver. okunyoola ekiwuubiiro, to drive a motorcycle, cf. wuubiira.

(bu- implies obudde, used explicitly in the final example under kula.)

hide all the time.

cf. funda.

a- (la or ka/bu) very weak pulse. Asigaddeko kalasira. He is in very serious condition/on the point of death, cf. lasira.

arch, without rest.

drink down, okwekatankira omwenge, to guzzle beer, drink a lot of beer.

a- no plur. (ka/bu) food.

e- (ki/bi) gift (usually money) offered to a lubaale; basket in which the money is placed.

e- see ebisibosibo.

e- (ki/bi) patch; spot, embuzi y'ebiwuuga, a spotted goat.

the floor, the body); clean away, sweep away. Mukoka yakoka ebisasiro byonna. The pools of rainwater swept away all the trash, cf. mukoka.

make grow; bring up, rear; be a guardian to; promote, advance (in rank); develop; celebrate, emikolo gy'okukuza olunaku Iw'Amawanga Amagatte, ceremonies for celebrating United Nations Day. kukuza mpaka, to be argumentative.

a- (ka/bu) dust, as an adv. quickly; without stopping; like dust (enfuufu). kulaga kafuufu, to race away in a car, leaving one's pursuers behind, lit. to show dust.

q.v.

a- (ka/bu) business; trouble; disturbance, commotion, cf. tawaana.

a- (ka/bu) pride, cf. wanika, -ewanika.

e- also ekigalulira (ki/bi) root of a yam while still young.

e- var. of ekibumbuli, q.v.

e- (ki/bi) remainder, that which is left over; relig. relic, cf. sigala.

e- (ki/bi) owl (considered a bird of ill omen), cf. wuugula.

etc.

at a great speed. cf. fuumuuka.

hastily.

a- (ka/bi) small hole/pit. kuwanda mu kannya, to swear not to do something again (esp. something evil), lit. to spit in a hole. cf. ekinnya.

decline from a better to worse state (esp. in behavior); be a stay-at-home; be restricted to one area for a long time. Yakyala n'akatawala. He overstayed his visit. cf. takawala.

a- (ka/bu) vow, promise, cf. -eyama.

e- (ki/bi) word; saying; matter, affair. Si kigambo. It doesn't matter, cf. gamba, akagambo, amagambo.

e- (plur. ebimu) numer. one (in the plur. some). Used with nouns of the ki/bi class or when no specific noun is referred to. buli kimu, everything, kye kimu, the same (thing), in the same way/manner. Ekyo kye k imu n'okugamba nti toogende. This is the same thing as saying that you will not go. okussa ekimu, to be in agreement; to receive Holy Communion, lit. to breathe (as) one. cf. ^-mu.

e- (ki/bi) eyebrow, cf. ensige.

e- (ki/bi) syphilitic rhagade on the foot. cf. wuukiira.

do to a high degree (used in association with a previous verb. Often rendered in English by very much or a similar adverbial phrase.) Yeebaza n'akokkwa. He expressed very profuse thanks.

a- adv. at a great speed, lit. (the breeze; akawewo is implied by ka-) which blows away (akafuumuula) the termites (mpawu). Emmotoka yabayitako kafuumuulampawu. The car zoomed past them, with cap. Kafuumuulampawu, the tenth month of the Kiganda calendar, corresponding to October, cf. ^mwezi.

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

e- with the -a of rel. of or in the Kiganda style, manner or fashion, empisa ez'ekiganga, Kiganda customs. Ayambadde kiganda. He is dressed in the Kiganda fashion, cf. -ganda, Obuganda, Omuganda.

e- adv. quietly, silently, mu kimugunyu, in silence, silently (often of eating), olutalo olw'ekimugunyu, cold war; underground hostilities, cf. mugunya.

e- (ki/bi) fast, fasting; time of fasting, Lent; year. cf. siiba.

e- (ki/bi) swelling; numbness.

q.v.

a- (ka/bu) commotion; restlessness.

e- (ki/bi) large bundle; large heap. c f. omuganda.

e- (ki/bi) flower, okulya ekimuli, to interrupt; to cut in on. n'atulya ekimuli, and he interrupted us.

e- (ki/bi) shade, shadow, cf. siikiriza.

e- (ki/bi) whirring; buzzing; rumbling, muffled roar. cf. ^wuuma.

kwekesa (-kwekesezza) v.tr. caus. 1 8c 2 make hide.

a- more commonly kafuumuuko adv. at a great speed, very fast. cf. fuuwuuka.

all right, certainly. Occasionally the forms mukale (2nd pers. plur.) and bakale (3rd pers. plur.) are used. Abo nabo oba te- baagala kulonda bakale. As far as they are concerned, if they don't want to make a choice it is all right.

a kind of tree yielding charcoal auu fiicwuod, Bridelia rr.icrzr.tha. It is the host for the wild silkworm.

e- (ki/bi) wide-mouthed gourd.

e- (ki/bi) pupil of the eye. okukuba ekimun''e, to see °ef a D‘limnse of. Olwfl- kubwako ekimunye nga akwatibwa. As soon as he was spotted he was apprehended. cf. emmunye.

e- (ki/bi) arch, kind of caterpillar.

e- (ki/bi) water reed.

scrape off. c /. kolokota.

be easy to hide. Ebintu ebibbe tebikwekeka. It is difficult to hide stolen goods.

a- (ka/bu) small wave.

a- (ka/bu) small tooth, cf. linnyo (erinnyo).