(la) inflammation of the groin.

copper.

king, etc.). eby'okulya, food, okulya obwami, to assume the chieftainship, kulya mu ndago, to sing, kulyamu luyi, to slap, kulyamu kikonde, to punch with the fist, kulya mazzi, euph. to drink a lot of beer, lit. water, kulyamu lukwe, to plot, conspire, kulya kijaja or kigagga, to eat very well/in great style, kulya muntu kimuli, to interrupt a person in bi? conversation. kulya nkoko bbiri, to give one's sister in marriage to two men (thereby receiving the gift of two chickens), kulya misinde, to run very fast, kulya butaaia, to roam at large, be on the loose (e.g., of an escaped prisoner), kulya bulamu, to enjoy life, have a good time, kulya eki- banja/emmayiro, to come into land/an estate, okulya ebbanja, to incur a debt, okulya obugenyi, to receive food or presents while a guest, okulya enguzi, to take a bribe, okulya engere, to walk fast, okulya ensimbi, to steal money, okulya ensowole, to take something (e.g., the chieftainship) when one is incompetent or unprepared. Genda olye enkoko yo. You have had a lucky escape/a narrow escape, lit. go and eat your chicken. Omuwala yamulyamu omwoyo. The girl won/stole his heart. Obusungu bwandya. I was consumed with anger. Mwana muwala, oyo andya omutwe! I am completely enamored of that girl, lit. she eats my head. Baagala kumulyamu maaso. They wanted to bawl him out/upbraid him severely. Okulya ennyingi si kuggwa maddu. (prov.) To eat a lot is not to get rid of one's appetite. The more you have, the more you want. Amaanyi sigalya. (prov.) Force does not prevail. Physical strength alone does not accomplish things. Ky'otonnalya tokyesunga. (prov.) What you have not yet eaten, do not anticipate. Don't count your chickens before they are hatched. Kye walyanga bw'olaba ennaku olekayo. (prov.) What you used to eat — when you experience hard times — you give up. One must adjust to circumstances/ calamaties.

big claw, big nail, amaala ga Walumbe, the talons of death, cf.

q.v.).

in the plur. charcoal; coal; battery, batteries, ekirombe ky'amanda, coal mine; furnace in which charcoal is made.

v.i. recip. eat one another; cheat one another.

okubbisa eryanyi, to steal by force, commit armed robbery. Note: the gramm. plur. amaanyi (q.v.) lacks the augm. force of eryanyi.

nnakaato.

v.i. split in half.

divide in half.

lit. he is as soft as ripe bananas, cf. ekyenvu.

(-lyose) also lyokka aux. verb (defective). It is used 1) after ne (the marker of the narrative tense) in the second of two.

okwogera ekirimi.

o- numer. six hundred, with the -a of rel. six hundredth, omulundi ogw'olu- kaaga, the six-hundredth time. cf. -kaaga.

olukalala lw'amannya oba bbintu; make a l., okumenya, okuteetula.

nnamuse) v.i. be or become healthy; revive, recover, regain one's health. Emmotoka eramuse. The automobile is in good condition again.

o- (lu/n) argument, dispute, cf. kaayana.

o- (lu/n) very tall grass, elephant grass, cf. ekisagazi.

okuwulira, okutega amatu.

ndize) v.i. weep, cry; mourn.

o- with the -a of rel. dried up and elongated (of the breasts).

o- (lu/n) tall, thin man. cf. -sajja, omusajja.

omuwulizi.

weep for; mourn, mourn for.

o- (lu/n) wooden framework for transporting objects; reeds woven together to make a kind of coarse wrapper.

o- (lu/n) weakling, flabby man, poor specimen of a man. cf. -sajja, omusajja.

nafu, yongobevu, lebevu; be l., okugojoba, okuyoobeera. listlessness, olulembe.

continually greet.

be mourned/ lamented.

o- (lu/n) pipe cleaner, cf. kagula.

o- no plur. (lu/n) affected bravery, cf. -sajja.

gonvu.

o- with the -a of rel. thick, dense, olukakaba Iw'ensiko, dense jungle.

o- (lu/n) trench; drain; ditch; ditch used as a boundary for a tract of land. cf. sala.

o- plur. ezaana (lu/n) tall, thin child, cf. omwana.

ebisasiro.

nnamudde) v.tr. judge; arbitrate; set a price (on the part of the seller). Bwe bagenda okukola kawungeezi y'alamula. When they go to work they do not come home until evening.

ndiraanye) v.i. be adjacent to/next to; adjoin; neighbor. Okuliraana ennyanja si kuliira. (prov.) To be next to a lake is not to eat (relishes). Shoemakers are the worst shod.

o- (lu/n) bracelet worn around the legs; necklace; metal collar.

o- plur. ennyaniko (lu/n) rare place where coffee, clothing, etc., are placed in the sun to dry. cf. yanika.

tono, tiiriitu; a l., vide pref. ka and tu.

be judged, etc. Akanyego kaalamulwa akasiriikiriro. It was very quiet, lit. noise was judged by silence.

o- (lu/n) excess of salt; fig. quarrelsome person.

o- (lu/n) quarter (in soccer), cf. samba.

obutono.

make place adjacent.

o- (lu/n) dry unfertile land.

o- (lu/fa) a kick, a kicking. cf. samba.

o- no plur. (lu/n) slight amount of strength, cf. amaanyi.

adj., lamu.

etc.; make an appraisal/estimate/evaluation for.

be placed side by side, be made adjacent.

o- (lu/n) list; roll; line; string; skewer, olukalala lw'ebirowoozo, a series of thoughts, olukalala lw'ensimbi, a strand of cowrie shells (used as money), olukalala lw'amannya, a list of names.

o- (lu/n) kind of hardwood tree with large yellow flowers, Markhamia platycalyx. The wood is durable and is used for making hut poles and furniture.

adj. mighty, powerful, lit. splits (-yasa) rocks (-mayinja). emmundu lwasamayinja, a big gun.

v., okuba omulamu, okulama; l. long, okuwangaala.

in public, openly, ekiyigo ekya lukale, public restroom.

o- (lu/n) border of a mat. cf. sandagga.

o- no plur. (Iu/n) something large/ immense, with the -a of rel. large, immense, huge, olwataata lw'eddiba ly'empologoma, a huge lion skin.

ekibumba.

haggle.

be adjacent; be neighbors. cf. omuliraano, omuliraanwa.

o- (lu/n) land, dry land; continent, amagye ag'oku lukalu, ground forces, cf. kala, -kalu.

o- (lu/n) leaf of wild date palm (lukindu), used for plaiting baskets, mats, etc.

o- plur. enjatika (lu/n) crack, narrow break, cf. lyatika.

lamu.

to bargain on a price. cf. -lamule, -lamuzi, obulamuzi, eddamula, omulamuzi, nnamula.

ndirise) v.tr. hurl down, throw down (esp. in wrestling).

o- (lu/n) stocking; nylon (stocking); glove, enkampa ennyimpi, socks.