ndalamye) v.i. look up; raise the head; throw the head back.

etc.; impute falsely.

o- (lu/n) fin (of a fish); long line (e.g., of ants, of mountains).

o- no plur. (lu/n) boasting, conceit, pride, self-centeredness, ow olunkulu, a proud, boastful person.

o- (lu/n) generation, cf. zaala.

be, okuba n'ekinkumu, okuba n'akagklo.

o- (lu/n) game, athletic contest. cf. zatiii ya.

sanyufu.

o- from engo, leopard, oiugo olumanyi embuzi emponge, lit. the leopard who knows the sacrificial goat, i.e. someone who knows his way around. Ye munnaffe yali lugo olumanyi embuzi emponge mu bitundu bino. Our companion knew his way around in these parts.

o- (lu/n) kind of tree, Alchornea cordi folia.

interlace; mix.

mangu.

ndal am badde) v.i. be/look erect and stiff; be warped; fig. be recalcitrant/rebellious; be haughty.

limbisa (-limbisizza) v.tr. caus. 1 & 2 cause to lie/cheat, etc.; lie/cheat by means of/using.

o- (lu/n) defeat (in sports); forward line (in soccer), oludda olugobe, the defeated team, oludda olugoba, the winning team, ow'oku lugoba olwa ddyo, right wing (in soccer), cf. goba.

o- with the -a of rel. horrible; hideous; loathsome, olunnabe lw'omukazi, a witch of a woman, olunnabe lw'embwa, a vicious dog. olunnabe Iw'obwavu, hideous poverty.

o- (lu/n) shred of barkcloth, barkcloth rag; (any) rag. in the plur. enziina, rags; ragged clothes, cf. akaziina, omu- ziina.

timbulula (-timbuludde) v.tr. conv. 1 & 2 take down (pictures, decorations, etc.). cf. akatimba, ekitimba, olutimba, olutimbe. timpula (-timpudde) v.i. beat, whip, thrash.

obwangu.

o- (lu/n) fresh plantain fiber (as opposed to that which is dried, known as kyayi). cf. ekigogo, omugogo.

o- plur. ennyinya or ezinnya (lu/n) deep and narrow hole/pit/trench, cf. ekinnya.

o- (lu/n) arch, unit of measure of approximately one meter used by herdsman. cf. nzira.

eraddu.

set straight. cf. obulimba, eddimbo, kalimbira, omulimba.

adj. very long; very large, huge, ekiwandiiko lugogoma, a lengthy document, emmotoka lugogoma, a long, impressive looking car.

o- (lu/n) long tooth; drying rack (for coffee, cotton, etc.); stretcher; bier. cf. linnyo (erinnyo).

o- (lu/n) cross reeds/sticks on the wall or ceiling; seam of a garment, cf. ssezzizi.

v.tr., okwagala, okusiima; be l., okufaanana, okwenkanankana.

ndalanze) v.i. be indifferent/lazy/unconcerned about consequences; be reckless.

o- (lu/n) long list/string/series; long line (of persons, animals), olugolo- gombo lw'ebibuuzo, a long series of questions.

o- = olunnyu, q.v.

disjointed person. cf. zunga.

conj., nga.

ndalankanye) v.i. allow one's mind to wander, become distracted.

o- (Iu/n) sharp/jagged edge (from, linnyo, tooth).

0- no plur. (lu/n) (any) European language; English, the English language. cf. -zungu, ekizungu, Omuzungu.

mpozzi.

o- = olugaayu, q.v.

o- also lunnyo (lu/n) stretch of barren soil, olunnyunnyu, scattered area of barren soil, with the -a of rel. infertile. Ekitundu ekimu kigimu, ekirala nga kya lunnyu (or lunnyo). One area is fertile, whereas the other is barren, cf. omunnyu.

o- with the -a of rel. half full (esp. of containers of water or beer). Omwenge yaleela gwa luzunzo. He brought a halffilled calabash of beer. cf. zunga.

okufaananya.

o- no plur. (lu/n) quarrelsomeness, pugnacity (in a physical sense), ow'olu- gono, a pugnacious person. Alina olugono- gono. He is the sort of person who gets into fights, cf. eggono.

olulimi luno, this langauge. as an adv. now, at this time. Iu tali luno, quickly, hurriedly; at once, immediately.

o- plur. enzizi (lu/n) well, spring.

ekifaananyi.

erimu: ow'erimu, a person with one (eye, eriiso is implied), ow'erimu atemye ku w'abiri, the one with one eye has winked at the one with two (a common expression to signify that an event or incident is of great interest, surprising, fascinating, etc.).

adj. very long; huge, enkobe lugonwa, a huge/monstrous ape.

O- plur. ennvintu. rarely e^int'J (lu/n) long, thin thing; tall, thin person, cf. ekintu.

o- no plur. (lu/n) small or limited amount of water; discharge after childbirth; watery substance in the white of an egg. cf. amazzi.

era, bw'etyo.

ndalidde) v.i. leap, bound, jump, jump up; go up; rise to a great height.

nninze) v.i. wait. v.tr. wait for, await.

o- (lu/n) cloth; fabric, material; garment; dress; hunting net (= lutuula, q.v.). in the plur. clothes, clothing, cf. eggoye, akagoye.

o- (lu/n) index finger. Yamusongamu olunwe. He pointed his finger at him. cf. oraunwe.

ndudde) v.i. delay; tarry, linger; be a long time; be late.

eddanga, ejjuuni, ekibukuta.

lift up. oku- lalika ebigere, to raise the feet; to be scornful be indifferent.

o- usually plur. engufa (lu/n) bones of the dead. cf. eggufa.

o- (lu/n) crack, fissure, fault (in rock, pot, etc.).

etc.

akataasa.

etc.

o-: okuzinya oluguje, to bother, pester, give (a person) no peace, keep after.

o- (lu/n) shaft of a spear.

hold up.

ekitunduky'omublri; (of tree) ettabl; vide ekikunku.

o- (lu/n) time for buying; buying season, cf. gula.

0- no plur. (lu/n) Lunyankole, the language of Ankole.

be delayed/held nn

ekkomera.