o- indef. interrog. ordinal which in relative order? which ‘oneth?' (a word which unfortunately does not exist in English). ekitabo eky'okumeka? which book? The appropriate reply would contain an ordinal such as first, third, etc. cf. -meka.

e- see ekyemisana.

the leaves of which are used for polishing and cleaning and also for putting on sores and wounds.

a- (ka/bu) small hook. cf. eddobo.

a- (ka/bu) small tendon. Yansalirira akanywa. He betrayed me. cf. ^ekinywa.

a- (ka/bu) upper part of a hill/ mountain.

millet with a knife or sickle).

e- pej. augm. of liiso, eye. Kiiso kya mbuzi kirekera omussi ne kitunuulira omu- baazi. (prov.) The eye of the goat turns away from the one who is killing it and looks at the one who will skin it. Perhaps this means that we do not always realize who our real enemies are.

e- (ki/bi) rectum, cf. nya.

e- (ki/bi) kind of tree, Bridelia micrantha.

e- (ki/bi) space vehicle, satellite '-'7* t./juagimu, MivuziUUgiiiZJi.

a- (ka/bu) small voice, cf. eddoboozi.

kind of shrub the leaves of which taste of oxalic acid.

a-: okubeera ku katuubagiro, to be tired of waiting; to be frustrated by not getting what one wants, cf. tuubagira.

e-: okutunula ekiisooso, to avert one's gaze; to look askance, cast an uneasy/suspicious glance, cf, ekiiso, eriiso.

e- also kinywebwa (ki/bi) peanut, groundnut, omuzigo gw'ebinyeebwa, peanut butter.

e- (ki/bi) puddle, temporary gathering of water; stagnant water after rain. cf. olutaba, amataba, ettaba.

e- the section of a town or city occupied by Europeans/Westerners, with the -a of rel. of the European manner or style, ennyimba ez'ekizungu, European songs; Western songs, amannyo ag'ekizungu, false teeth, cf. -zungu, Omuzungu.

conclude, bring to an end. v.i. come to an end.

deceive, defraud; embezzle, steal, cf. omukumpanya; kupaakupanya.

q.v.

a- adv. endlessly, interminably.

a- (ka/bu) with the -a of rel. heavy, weighty, omuggo ogw'akaloddo, cudgel, club with a knob at the end.

lit. drink it and you will feel it. cf. nywa, wulira.

a-: Used in the proverb: Ow'akatuubo tabuulirwa bugenyi. A glutton should never be told of the dainty food awaiting him. cf. 1 tuuba.

-kiiyizza) v.tr. disdain, view superciliously, view with contempt.

e- no plur. (ki/bi) irresistible urge/impulse; excited state, elation. Eki- nyegenyege kyankwata. I got the urge.

e-: okulya ekitabaazi, to eat hurriedly; to eat while standing up, lit. like a warrior ready for battle, cf. tabaala.

a diviner who specializes in finding lost objects, cf. ^zuuka, zuula.

o- adv. near, nearby; almost, nearly. followed by ne = near, close to. okumpi n'ennynmba ye, near his house. Kumpi kikakafu nti..., It is almost certain that... kumpimpi adv. rather near, quite close. cf. -mpi, wampi.

e- (ki/bi) plump little child; fat, slovenly youngster; trailer (on a car or truck), ebyana by'ennyaanya, tomato seeds, ebyana by'ebiwuka, eggs of insects. Ebijaguzo bijja kubaako n'ekyana. There will be tremendous celebrations, cf. omwana.

a- (ka/bu) dancing doll, marionette, puppet, cf. jjejjerebu.

a- plur. rare (ka/bu) delirium; crazy/erratic behavior, okwesuulamu aka- logojjo, to act in a crazy manner, put on a scene, cf. logojjana.

a- (ka/bu) small piece.

a- (ka/bu) African fan palm, Borassus flabellifer.

e- (ki/bi) large bracelet. Bambadde ebinyere mu matu. They are wearing earrings. cf. akanyere.

e- (ki/bi) [Su>., At. ] book, ekitabo ekiwandiikibwamu, notebook, exercise book, omukubi w'ebitabo, book publisher, cf. akatabo.

cf. Kigongo.

e- (ki/bi) dry season; drought.

etc. cf. obukaawu, obukaayi.

more frequently ekkajolyanjovu, q.v.

a- (ka/bu) small donkey, cf. endogoyi.

clown, essaati ey'akapere, a checkered shirt.

spy out; investigate (of detectives); explore.

e- (ki/bi) irritation; feeling of annoyance; complaint. Kinyiigo tekiyuza lubugo. (prov.) Complaining does not tear the barkcloth. Mere complaining does not achieve anything, cf. nyiiga.

e- also ekitakataka from ettaka, earth, with the -a of rel. brown, earth- colored.

e- with the -a of rel. dark, gloomy (of the weather).

pound, okukommonta taaba, to smoke tobacco, okukommonta empewo, to be very proud. Empewo enkommonta. The wind is blowing against me .okukommonta oluwa, to whistle, okukommonta eŋŋombe y'emmotoka, to blow the horn of an automobile.

o- adv. close together, right next to each other, one after another; in crowds, in great numbers, ebibuuzo eby'omukumu- kumu, a barrage of questions, one question after another.

e- (ki/bi) kind of long spear. Ebyanga byogera. A battle is going on.

a- (ka/bu) small spear.

a- usually in the plur. obu- lombolombo (ka/bu) tradition(s); folk belief.

a- (ka/bu) small swelling; blister; in the plur. rash. cf. ekituulituuli.

etc. cf. -kessi, obukessi, omukessi.

e- (ki/bi) skin cloak or mat made of several skins sewn together.

e- less commonly ekinyiinyinsi (ki/bi) scrapings of the pith of a plantain tree used as a sponge.

e- (ki/bi) hot spring, kukka kita- kata, to have a narrow/luckv escape.

o- the form of -na (4) used to form the ordinal, ekitabo eky'okuna, the fourth book.

e- (ki/bi) opening; open area; space; emptiness, as an adv. wide open, completely empty, cf. yangaala, omwangaala.

Prol. Eve. Adamu ne Kaawa, Adam and Eve. (The Catholic word for Eve is Eva.)

a- the sing, of the more frequently used obujonjo, q.v.

a- no plur. (ka/bu) rancor, resentment.

cut down; snap in two; bite off (esp. someti. tg hard and brittle).

e- (ki/bi) celebration; festival; jubilee; party; rejoicing, exultation. Bampi- se ku kijaguzo kyabwe eky'emyaka 25 mu bufumbo. They have invited me to their 25th wedding anniversary celebratiob. c/. j aguza.

e- (ki/bi) usually plur. pus formation in a sore eye; matter which accumulates in the eyes during sleep; colloq. miserable, hateful wretch, \bantu abaali eyo ow'enjo- gcra in hi ug'abayiia binyinyi. Tnere were an enormous number of people there, lit. one who uses bad language would call them binyinyi. cf. akanyinyi.

nzise) v.i. go down, come down, descend; sink. Omuwendo gusse. The price has gone down, kukka ntuuyo, to sweat profusely, kukka maziga, to weep silently, kukka kitakata, to have a lucky/ narrow escape, kukka bbeeyi, to go down in price; (of people) to become a has-been/ a nobody.

a- (ka/bu) penholder.

a- (ka/bu) debris, litter (consisting of very small pieces), cf. londa, londalonda.

a- (ka/bu) platform; pulpit, cf. ekituuti.

e- (ki/bi) bean, kukkuta bijanjaalo,' colloq. to be pregnant, cf. janjaala.