a- (ka/bu) something insignificant/ trivial; something light/of little weight. cf. ekirerya.

etc.

Afumbye bya katiiyiiko. She has cooked too much. cf. tiiyiika.

e- (ki/bi) gain; winnings; end, terminus, cf. goba.

e- (ki/bi) space under the bed.

e- with the -a of rel. tasty, savory.

e- (ki/bi) kind of water bird, teal.

be frugal with; economize on. cf. omukagiriza.

a- (ka/bu) chin, goatee, cf. ekirevu.

a- (ka/bu) second (unit of time).

e- (ki/bi) thick layer of skin below the hair (of pigs and similar animals).

e- (ki/bi) thumb, ebinkumu by'engalo, fingerprints.

e- (ki/bi) sharp pain (as of pleurisy). cf. songa.

e- (ki/bi) slough, the cast-off skin of a snake, cf. yubuka.

e- the initial element of many nouns (or noun phrases). It is composed of the -a of rel. and the pron. concord. It implies a preceding kintu, thing; matter, ekiro, night; ekyekiro, supper, ennyanja, lake; ekyennyanja, fish, okulabira, to look at; ekyokulabirako, example. The plural ebya is used in a similar manner.

a- (ka/bu) point, goal (scored in soccer), okunywesa akagoba, to score a goal. cf. goba.

Uusanga smithii. It is deciduous and grows to 9Q- feet.

a-: okusiba akanyaaga, to talk too much, engage in annoying/incessant chatter, oku siba akanyaaga ku muntu, to pester/nag/ behave in a domineering manner towards someone.

premier; chief minister of an important chief, cf. tikka.

e- (ki/bi) fresh plantain fiber, used as a sponge, cf. olugogo, omugogo.

e- (ki/bi) [Sw. ] gonorrhea.

e- (ki/bi) patch of rushes, cf. oluyulu.

mix up, blend; stir.

kuuta.

a-: okukuba akagogo, to stand firmly on one foot and move the other one backwards touching the ground with the toes (a disrespectful and insulting gesture mostly- employed by girls).

a- (ka/bu) small skin/hide. cf. eddiba.

a- (ka/bu) akatooke akanyaala, a small, immature banana, akaana akanyaala, small, frail child, cf. omunyaala.

a- (ka/bu) mushroom (in general). Ekika ky'obutiko, the Mushroom Clan. cf. ekitiko.

e- (ki/bi) kind of small basket trap for catching small fish (nkejje). The traps were tied together in pairs by a cord three or four feet long. (Roscoe ).

e- (ki/bi) pardon, forgiveness. cf. sonyiwa.

e- (ki/bi) plant which produces njulu, q.v.

drag, draw.

a- (ka/bu) small village. Tosekera ku kaalo katono. lit. You don't laugh in a small village, i.e., Your laughter is very loud. You laugh too much. cf. ekyalo.

a- (ka/bu) narrow neck of land, isthmus; narrow channel of water into which boats are launched, canal, cf. golomola.

soot, small particles of dust that float in the air. cf. munyale.

a- (ka/bu) small heart; small rubber hose for pumping air into a tire, akatima k'eggaali, tire tube (of a bicycle), cf. omutima.

food, money, wages). Abakozi babakena emisaala. They give the workers very poor wages, cf. -kene.

e- (ki/bi) bean leaf (often used as a food).

with great speed, in no time at all.

okukolola be kkejenge, to cough all night.

a- plur. obwama (ka/bu) whisper, whispering. oku(mu)kuba akaama, to talk (to him) in a whisper, whisper (to him).

a-: okusula akagomba, to go to bed hungry.

a- (ka/bu) with the -a of rel. (something) hard/durable, akalibobbo k'essanduuko, a heavy, durable box.

a- (ka/bu) fiber-producing plant, Hibiscus diversifolius; crisis, difficulty, trouble. Awo akanyamberege we kajjira. That is when the trouble started, akanyamberege akaazaala ekkula, lit. a woman of low estate who brought forth a jewel (formerly used of a commoner whose son became a Kabaka, and later used in a more general sense), cf. ennyamberege.

a- no plur. (ka/bu) hatefulness; rancor. Alina akatimatima. He is filled with rancor, cf. omutima.

a- numer. nine thousand; with the -a of rel. nine-thousandth, cf. -(y)enda.

e- (ki/bi) mash made from dried plantains, consumed particularly in time of famine.

e- (ki/bi) kind of small insect.

e- (ki/bi) splice; joining; setting of broken limb. cf. yunga.

drag out one's speech.

e- (ki/bi) past event, incident; occurrence. in the plur. ebyafaayo, past events; history, cf. %a.

march around; strut around, move in a swaggering manner; walk majestically/proudly.

a- (ka/bu) small horn, akagombe ak'enkomerero, the last trumpet (at the end of the world), cf. ennombe.

ruffian, cf. jooga.

a- (ka/bu) small net; small netting; fishing net; mosquito net. akatimba mu ddirisa, window screen, akatimba k'ensiri, mosquito net. cf. ekitimba.

e- (ki/bi) fear, fright, terror.

e- (ki/bi) com/maize stalk (after the ears havp been removed), cf. kasooli.

e- (ki/bi) kitchen detached from the main living quarters.

pocketbook, lit. he died having what?

cf. nyeenya.

diminish, lessen, become less.

e- (ki/bi) back; backbone; meat from the back of a game animal, cf. ^omugongo.

e- (ki/bi) booby, idiot; slovenly person.

e- (ki/bi) piece of mud, mud; mud on the foot/shoe. cf. sootola.

stand out (lit. & fig.); jut out; expand, broaden; fig. be proud/conceited.

emaciated person. cf. Igoogomba.

a- (ka/bu) kind of small cricket; small cricket (in general).

a- = akatinko, q.v.

etc.

e- (ki/bi) sisal plant; piece of sisal (before being processed); area where sisal grows, cf. obugoogwa, akagoogwa.