o- plur. empanga (lu/n) jawbone of the Kabaka or other important person which was traditionally removed at death and preserved, cf. lekiwanga.

obukyu.

ndabise) v.i. neut. be seen; be visible; be found, be available; seem, appear, okubuuza ekirabika, to ask the obvious, lit. that which appears, kirabika nti..., it seems that, omuwala alabika obulungi, a nice-looking girl. Mwami olabikako? 1 am glad to see you, sir.

omusajja lucoolo, a very poor man. cf. coola

o- (lu/n) kind of weed. Its flowers, dried and powdered, are used in making snuff.

o- plur. empangi (lu/n) long ditch; furrow, in the plur. plot of ground in the process of cultivation, oluwangiwangi, border of cultivated area.

(gwa) kkono.

etc.

o- (lu/n) shallow trough; rim of a bicycle wheel.

also used to designate a great chief or a major calamity such as death, famine, etc.). cf. wangula (under Iwanguka).

be, okwegungumika. left, be, okufikka, okusigala.

turnover.

o- no plur. (lu/n) direction; side; party, faction, ku ludda olulala, on the other hand, viewing things from a different point of view, amawanga agatalina ludda, the unaligned nations, nze nga nnyimiridde erudda ne munnange erudda, and I was standing on one side and my friend on the other. Ali ludda wa? Where is he?

o- also olumaamize adv. like a cackling hen. okukaaba olumaamiro, to cackle like a hen sitting on her eggs. cf. maamira.

o- (lu/n) rare something huge/ gigantic.

okugulu; fore l., entumbugulu; stand on one l., okuyimirira kongojjo.

etc.

nnenze) v.tr. measure, measure out, apportion; arrange in groups or piles for subsequent sale.

o- (Iu/n) interval, space, olumagga- magga, as an adv. or with the -a of rel. scattered, widely spaced; few. Emiti gyali gya lumaggamagga. The trees were scattered/widely spaced. Enkuba etonnya olu- maggamagga. It rains sporadically.

o- plur. empawa (lu/n) wings. Ebibuuka bitalagaanye bikubagana empawa. (prov.) (Birds which) fly together without previous consultation knock their wings against each other, cf. ekiwawa.

omulaamire.

look this way and

etc. cf. omulenganda, omulenganjuba, omulengo.

o- plur. enziruka (lu/h) race, running contest; automobile race. cf. dduka.

o- (lu/n) rope stretched across a body of water to aid in crossing.

o- (lu/n) rough leaf of Ficus exas- perata (omuwawu, q.v.) used as sandpaper. cf. wawula.

olugero, olugambo, ekyobulo mbolombo, olufumo.

obulabirizi, kalabalaba, akalabo, ^ekirabo, ekyokulabirako, -labalaba, omulabe, omulabi, oraulabirizi, endaba, endabika, endabirira, endabirwamu, ndabiso, nnalulaba, nnantalabikalabika, ssaabalabirizi.

nnengezze) v.i. hover; hang in the air, be suspended above the ground; dangle; droop.

o-: kuleetako ludiidi, to show undue familiarity (towardsJ.

o- (lu/n) arch, skin rash; syphilis.

o- (lu/n) piece; portion; slice, cf. ekiwayi.

ekisabika amagulu.

nnengedde) v.i. & tr. see (from afar), okulengera ewala, farsightedness.

o- no plur. (lu/n) a jargon similar in principle to pig Latin (used mostly by children and young adolescents), cf. dikya, ekidikya.

o- (lu/n) kind of tree; cleverness (esp. in finding something which has been hidden), cf. manya.

o- with the -a of rel. hard, unbending, exacting (of persons), omuntu ow'olu- wazo, a hard exacting person, kukwasa luwazo, to rule harshly/with an iron hand.

okuteeka etteeka.

ndabankanye) v.i. be inattentive, look around in a distracted way.

cause to see (at a distance); point out to, show, bring to the attention of.

o- plur. empe (lu/n) perch; hen roost. with the -a of rel. short (of hair). Enviiri nsala za luwe. Cut my hair short.

ebbanya, ekiseera; have l., okweteesa, okwessa.

o-: kukuba ludongo, to talk nonsense/ foolishness.

assault; assail verbally; go to a place to obtain. Emirimu ennaku zino tugirumba Kampala. We go to Kampala these days to get jobs.

mpola, kasoobo; walk l., okwesiira.

ndeppuse) v.i. move around a great deal; travel much; move from place to place. Buli muntu wa ddembe okuleppuka mu azikiriza Everyone is free to change his beliefs/to switch from one faith to another.

all together (from the Eng. military command all fire!). Abaana ba kubonereza lufaaya. The children are to be punished without exception.

be attacked.

o- plur. empeesa (lu/n) shift of work in a forge/blacksmith's shop. cf. Iweesa.

akalimaawa; l. tree, omulimaawa.

ndeze) v.tr. nurse (a child); bring up, rear. Omwana bw'omulera era bw'akula. (prov.) lit. As you bring up a child, so he grows. An adult is the product of his childhood training, okulera engalo, to twiddle one's thumbs, be lazy.

0 (lu/h) French, the French language.

o- (lu/n) panting, puffing, hard breathing, cf. wejjawejja.

okwazika; (money) okuwola; l. a hand, okuyamba, okubeera.

be late; be delayed/held up.

etc. cf. ekirezi, omulezi, endera.

o- no plur. (lu/n) shame; feeling of shame; bashfulness, shyness, cf. fa, ensonyi.

omulumbaganyi, entalumbwa.

o- plur. empempe (lu/n) very thin mat. cf. ekiwempe.

obuwanvu.

hold up; distract, divert the attention of. v.i. hesitate, delay. Ebyo byonna bye byabalabirizanga. All these things kept distracting them.

nderezze) v.i. wander aimlessly, go here and there.

lit. sniffer, cf. feesa.

o- plur. ennyimbe (lu/n) disease, illness; death; scourge; ceremony of distributing the goods and installing the heir of the deceased, olumbe lw'omusajja, a revolting/disgusting/obnoxious man. cf. ekimbe, Walumbe.

o- plur. empenda (lu/n) path; border strip between two pieces of land; way, means, method; plan; opportunity, okutema empenda, to devise means, draw up a plan.

okuwanvuya, okuwaayira.

nderezza) v.i. talk; talk a great deal/too much.

o- no plur. (lu/h) mist, fog.

o- no plur. (lu/n) couch grass.

o- (lu/n) stem of leaf of basket wattle (jjerengesa) used for making fish traps.