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ndeeze) v.tr. tighten; strain; draw taut; stretch, extend; aim. okuleega ennoma, to stretch the cover on a drum, okuleega omutego, to set a trap, okuleega e:r.a""», to ?tr'nD,/tnnp a ham or other stringed instrument. Yamuleegamu ekiso. He aimed a knife at him.
o- numer. (lu/n) thousand, with the -a of rel. thousandth, ekitabo eky'olukumi, the thousandth book. cf. -kumi.
o- also olutatadde adv. ceaselessly, continually, without stopping, cf. ta.
akambe.
v., okusiisiitira, okuwoowoota.
o- (lu/n) used with the -a of rel. cascade, olunkukumuli lw'ebigambo, a torrent of words, olukunkumuli lw'abantu, a great many people, cf. kunkumuka, kunku- mula.
o- (lu/n) kind of fish trap for catching mmale.
n., ensi, olukalu; (estate) emmayiro, obutaka.
ekitole, ekiwumi; l. sum, omuzindo.
etc.; face towards; aim at; head for (a destination ).
o- with the -a of rel. yellowish- brown, yellowish-red. ente eya lukunyu, a yellow cow.
o- (lu/n) tendon at the back of the knee or ankle, cf. olutegetege.
v., okugoba ettale.
egguggwe.
o- also olukunyukkunyu (lu/n) kind of bird, lesser hornbill.
o- (lu/n) dawdling, dallying, slowness, tardiness. Alina oluteererezo. He dawdles/lingers\too much.
omutaka; (woman) nna kyeyombekedde.
e'mmamba.
o- (lu/n) net made of kiteete (a kind of grass) for catching ssami (edible gnats, lakeflies); a patch of kiteete grass, cf. ekiteete, etteete.
omwalo.
in the, ettayo; leave in l., okutiirira, okwebengula.
loosen, unstring, etc.
o- (lu/n) [Stu., dr.] permission; permit; leave, authorization for temporary departure from duty.
o- adv. incessantly; breathlessly. cf. teetera.
olulimi
okusendasenda, okukema, okukwenyakwenya.
omuleego, omuleezi.
o- (lu/n) bark from the mu ku sa- kusa tree used for making rope.
o- plur. entege or entegetege (lu/n) tendon at the back of the knee, kukwata ntege na magulu, to implore earnestly, lit. to grasp the tendons and the legs. Yayimiriranga entegetege zimufamba. He stood trembling, cf. oluteega.
yongobevu; vide enjeejeebe; be l., okugajaba, okuyongobera.
okuteega, okubwama.
ndeekaanye) v.i. shout, yell, make noise.
o- no plur. (lu/n) measles; case of measles, cf. kusensa.
o- (lu/n) necklace made of the seeds of the kitembe (a kind of wild banana plant), q.v.
speak, okugolooma.
woomerevu; be l., okuwoomerera.
o- plur. emba (lu/n) jaw. abantu abatakyalina we bassa luba, people who no longer have any place to sleep/anywhere to take refuge, lit. where they put the j aw. olvuluiuu cmbu, to "lit thD ^eeth embabbaiala.
o- (lu/n) skin; rind; peel, okwerya enkutakuta z'emimwa, to eat the skins of one's lips, i.e., to be very hungry, cf. ekikuta.
o- (lu/n) basket net for catching lakeflie? (ssami).
okuyongobera, okuggwamu amaanyi.
n., okwegomba, obugwagwa.
o- with the -a of rel. persistent; constant; repeated, mu ngeri ey'olutentezi, persistently; repeatedly.
obunafu, olulembe.
v., okwegomba, okululunkanira, okuyakyaanira.
etc. cf. omuleekaanyi, emireekaano.
o- plur. embaawo (lu/n) plank, board; blackboard; bench (e.g., in a schoolroom); bench (of parliament), olubaawo oluddugavu, blackboard. Yali musajja musazi wa mbaawo. He was a carpenter, lit. cutter of boards.
o- (lu/n) long corridor/passage; stripe; streak, kukuba luguudo (mu mutwe), to part one's hair, put a part in one's hair. cf. akakuubo, ekikuubo, ekkuubo.
o- (lu/n) long stick; peg; skewer; blackhead. kuyita ku luti, to have a narrow escape. cf. ^omuti.
kovvu; vide kawalucocco, omutaatiira (gw'omusajja).
gwagwa, egombi.
ndeekeemye) v.i. cavil; wrangle, bicker; talk in a loud voice.
o- (lu/n) [Lunyoro] young plantain leaf.
o- (lu/n) wooden bowl; round flat papyrus basket; mold (for bricks).
ettaala.
okumasamasa.
ndeekeezezza) v.tr. provoke; tease; cause to get worked up. v.i. become loud and excited, make a noisy fuss. Engeri gye yaleekeezamu nzibu okutenda. It is difficult to describe the noisy and excited way in winch she behaved.
o- (lu/n) something very hot/boiling; extreme heat; fig. very difficult situation, predicament, olubabu lw'amazzi, very hot water, olubabu lw'omwana, intractable child, brat, hellion, cf. babuka, ekibabu.
o- (lu/n) the damaging/ruining of plantain trees by stripping off most of the leaves; the tendency to beat/bully other people. Alina olukuunya. Heisabully. cf. kuunya.
o- no plur. (lu/n) insolence, impudence.
ekikondoolo.
a maanyi, gumu.
difficulties, kusuula ku leenya, to get (someone) into trouble.
o- (lu/n) chip; shaving; piece. cf. bajja, ekibajjo.
o- (lu/n) red earth, red soil; fig. the grave fbecause it is dug at least as deep as the red soil), okulannamira olu- kuusi, euph. to be dead and buried, cf. ekikuusikuusi.
o- no plur. (Iu/n) insolence; undue familiarity, cf. akatiiro.