v.i. have a look of disgust. v.tr. view with disgust/scorn; look at threateningly; be rude/insolent toward. cf. kimbuula.

e- (ki/bi) goliath heron.

(ki/bi) beer which is brewed privately and hidden away by the owner.

to laugh in a restrained manner, smother one's laughter; chuckle, cf. ^mwega.

ki ekyamukozesa kityo? What ever made him act in this horribLe manner?

cf. amakinaggule.

v. tr. sew; stitch.

v.tr. tuck in fa garment at the waist).

v.tr. appl. 2 sew in many places; sew quickly; embroider.

v.i. conv. become unsewn/unstitched.

t-kinduluddel v.tr. conv. 2 un- sew; unstitch.

v.i. -ekininkula (-ekininkudde) v.i. refl. be lax in the performance of one's duties; baby oneself.

one by one. kinnababirye, two by two, kinna- basatwe, three by three, three at a time. cf. munna-.

to be dressed well/elegantly (in native dress, of women).

to drive away hurriedly; to forcibly eject/throw out (a person).

adv. one by one (of things). Bino ka tubikwate kinnakimu tulabe obulimba gye buli. Let us consider these (matters) one by one to see where the falsehood lies. cf. kinna-.

well; intensively. Omulimu baguddusa kinnawadda. They are doing the job effectively.

see kinna-.

pr.n. the name of the first Kabaka and the founder of the Kingdom of Buganda. He was married to Nnambi who was the daughter of Ggulu (Heaven) and the sister of Walumbe (Death).

plur. bakinvinvi (la) old person; young person who has prematurely gray hair. cf. oluvi.

plur. bakinyoozi (la) [S«o.3 barber.

(la) kind of common edible mushroom.

wildly. cf. paala.

plur. bakipamira (la) impetuous/ hasty person

v.i. recip. excel each Oilier; vie wiili each ulhei. G'uusajja buki- rana. (prov.) Every man has his betters. cf. enkizo.

(la) onomat. emerald cuckoo; cuckoo.

inflammatory leaflets usually distributed at night; blackmail note. The lit. meaning is: night (kiro) takes (-kitwala) the poor man (omunaku).

the mod. form of lyoka, q. v.

(la) kind of cooking plantain.

no plur. (la) kindof banana used for making beer.

to spend the night. Nnagendayo ne ndya ekisula, I went there and spent the night/stayed all night, cf. sula.

kitaawo, kitaawe, kitaffe, kitammwe, kitaabwe; bakitaffe, etc. kitange omuto, my paternal uncle.

dr.] flax; a thick, heavy- duty linen (e.g., of the sort used for police uniforms).

v.i. redup. run; skip; hustle along (as children going to schoxrl).

no plur. (la) sleeping sickness. cf. tenduka.

(la) kind of small water lily. cf. tengejja.

q.v.

pr.n. the name of a lubaale associated with crocodiles.

adv. hurriedly. cf ti ndi gga.

tinkiza.

(ki/bi) kind of banana tree producing a grayish-blue fruit.

no plur. the section of a town or city occupied by Batoro.

e- (ki/bi) skull, cf. ^ekiwanga.

pr.n. (la) title of the firstborn son of the Kabaka; the name of a former Kabaka.

(la) kind of sweet potato.

influenza, cf. yegu.

pr.n. the title of the Kabaka's tanner.

look fiercely at.

plur. bakizibwe (la) cousin of the opposite sex on the father's side.

to be of dark maroon color like a ripe mpafu fruit, cf. omuzima.

(la) swelling of the legs.

(la) prolapsed piles; prolapse of the rectum.

pr.n. the name of a lubaale; the name of one of the Uganda Martyrs; a common name for men.

v.tr. appl. caus. press down; wedge down; pack/cram tightly (often with the implication of adding additional material). c f. kka.

to hurry, rush, travel at a fast rate (esp. when chased).

-kkakkamu.

sort, em- yenge egya buli kkala, beers of all kinds.

dr.] clerk, clerical worker, cf. obvvakkalaani.

plur. kkalakita or zi kkalakita (n/n) [Eng.] tractor.

to play cards; to gamble (often in a manner which does not require cards).

a very venomous snake which has the same coloration as dry leaves.

q.v.

e- (li/ma) kind of mushroom.

ng'ate endiga ewa- lampa enju. (prov.) We are still pleading the case (omusango implied) of a cat giving birth to a dog, and then a sheep climbs up on the house. It never rains but it pours.

all through the night, until morning/the next day.

tumult, kukuba kk erere, to be extremely talkative; to be all talk and no action.

etc.; descend upon; begin. Bwe yajja yakkira ku kunvuma. When he came the first thing he did was to insult me. Omanyi ebintu gye byakkira? Do you know how the matters were settled?

v.i. appl. 2 keep coming down/descending; slope downwards. Omwaka gukkiridde. The rainy season has begun.

together with its derivatives, is perhaps related to kka, but because of the sharp divergence in meanings it is listed separately. cf. ekikko, olukko, ssa; kkakkana, kkalira, Ikkata, kkatira, kkiriza.

kukuba kkoodi, to call kkoodi, ask for admission. The reply is karibu. cf. Sw. hodi.