kukuba kkoolaasi, to macadamize/pave (a road).

ideo. in vain, without profit, cf. kotoggera.

See kokya.

v.i. begin to sprout.

to act important, put on airs. cf. -kulu.

green grasshopper.

pale red grasshopper.

to be proud, act important, behave like a mukungu (q.v.).

ideo. expressing intense darkness of the sky

e- (li/ma) place of gathering, place of assembly, meeting place, cf. kuŋŋaana.

e- (li/ma) gathering place, place of storage, ekkuŋŋaanyizo ly'ebisolo, zoo. cf. kuŋŋaana.

ideo. representing the sound of something being broken or snapped in half. cf. kutuka.

kkwa (bekkwa) ideo. expressing the sound of a blow. Omusajja yamukubye ennume y'ekigwo be kkwa. The man gave him a terrific blow (in wrestling).

pr.n. title of the County Chief of the Ssese Islands.

a ‘fifth wheel.'

to have a good time/enjoy oneself on a visit.

no plur. (la) a beer made from corn which is very popular among the tribes of Northern Uganda.

v.i. recip. combine together.

v.i. dispute; quarrel.

v.i. answer defiantly/ harshly; be defiant; turn up one's nose.

v.i. become thin; become emaciated.

v.i. urinate.

v. tr. peel badly/ clumsily; cut off.

v.tr. remove the spell from; exorcise; purify (by ritualistic procedures).

with the same meaning, is rare. Note the following usages of kkoyi: Omuzungu kkoyi! The European is wonderful! Omusajja oyo kkoyi! What a terrible person that man is1 cf. ekiknkko

operate; act (as). Essimu yali tekola. The telephone was out of order. Akola ng'omu- wandiisi w' ekibiina ky'abakozi. He is working as secretary of the labor union. v.tr. do; make, okukola omulimu, to do a job, to work, okukola emmere, to prepare food, okukola lumonde, to peel sweet potatoes. okukola ebigezo, to take examinations. -kozeeko, used, second-hand, emmotoka ezikozeeko, used cars.

pr.n. title of the gourd-grower of the Kabaka.

okukoleera omuliro, to catch fire.

v.i. neut. be doable; be easy to do.

mess up.

v.tr. appl. curse.

v.i. appl. pass. be cursed; be accursed; be disgraced. cf. ekikolimo.

v.i. be scratched.

assail verbally.

olukoloboze; konjobola.

reproach; criticize. cf. kokota.

v.tr. lop off (branches); draw down (from a tree with the aid of a stick).

v.i. be elongated/ lengthened/stretched out.

v.tr. caus. cause to cough.

beat with blows.

etc.

rebuke; come up to.

to refuse flatly, lit. to lick that which digs (enkumbi, hoe, is implied). okukomba obulamu, colloq., to enjoy life, have a good time, okukomba amazzi, colloq., to drink a great deal of beer, okukomba amannyo ng'embwa, to lick one's chops in anticipation of food or (more frequently) drink, okukomba ssente, to acquire money without much effort, to ‘clean up.' okukomba ku kantu, to eat a little bit, taste a little bit; to drink a little bit. Ge balira ge bakomba. They are in great distress, lit. The tears (amaziga is implied) they weep they lick. Yasula takombye ku mpeke ya tulo. He didn't get a wink of sleep all night.

v.tr. appl. 2. lick intensively; lick all the time.

v.tr. caus. cause to lick. cf. omukombi.

kkomekkome, ekkomera, ekkoma, olukomera, olutaakome, amakoma, amakomawo, Omukomerere, enkomeredde, enkomerero, enkomyo.

line up; arrange; stack; fill; put in compact form. v.i. get into line.

see koma.

v.tr. appl. fence in; barricade.

be adjacent (to). v.tr. put nails into, nail; nail down; press, press down, okukomerera ku musaalaba. to crucify.

v.tr. appl. 2 caus. place at the end; cause to end at; cause to nail; nail with/using give grudgingly. Ekiwandiiko kyakomerezaayo kunnyonnyola nfaanana yange. The document ended with a description of my appearance.

‘needle.'

v.i. appl. pass. be fenced in/enclosed.

v.tr. caus. 2 = komyako & komyawo.

paper, wood, etc.); trim; cir- cumcize. cf. omukomozi.

cease; stop, cause to stop; bring back; cause to return; restore, okukomya mu

v.i. become dirty/ filthy; get dusty.

v.i. be kept waiting; misfire.

v.i. be deformed; be stiff and bent. cf. gongobala.

v.tr. caus. keep wai ting. cf. akakongobo.

v.i. hop on one foot. cf. ekkongojjo.

v.tr. carry (another person) on one's shoulders; drive for or serve as chauffeur for (the Kabaka). cf. omukongozzi.

v.tr. prune.

v.tr. caus. cause to grimace. Yankongooza ebigere. lit. He made a gesture of contempt at me with his feet. He viewed me with contempt. cf. ekikongoolo.

look dejected.

v.i. become stuck; stay in one position; stagnate; become blunt; become frustrated; fail.

(-konnontezza or konnontezezza) make blunt; cause to fail; bring to a dead end. cf. -konnontevu.

cf. ^kona.

v.tr. click at.

v.tr. caus. emaciate. cf. olukonvuba.