kulu; use rel. form of v. okujjukirwa.
a- plur. of lyanda (eryanda), q.v.
e- (n/n) stormy wind, okuba mbuyaga ekunta, to die, be dead, lit. be the wind which blows. Ate ddala mba kukikola, singa kati ndi mbuyaga ezikaza engoye. Indeed if I had done it I would be dead by now, lit. would be the wind which dries the clothes, cf. kubuyaga.
e- (n/n) (pair of) handcuffs.
ekijjukizo.
e- also embuzi ekogga (n/n) prison, jail, lit. the goat (mbuzi) gets thin (ekogga).
e- (n/n) kind of tree, Gagarius indicus.
n., okujjukira. slip the m., okuweba. commit to m., okukwata.
a- plur. a mixture of wheat flour, yeast and sugar fried into small balls. A single specimen is erindaazi or ekindaazi.
e- (n/n) goat, okusiba amatu g'embuzi ku muntu, to make a scapegoat of a person, lit. pin the ears of the goat on someone.
e- (n/n) kind of very poisonous snake.
old, mazuuku.
ange.
a- plur. (li/ma) testicles and scrotum.
e- (n/n) dog. Yadduka za mbwa. He ran very fast. Ekika ky'Embwa, the Dog Clan, kusanga mbwa, to have miserable luck; to go on a trip and fail in one's objective, lit. to meet a dog (on the way, a bad omen), cf. obubwa, akabwa, ^olubwa, Wambwa.
collective) kind of bean. A single specimen is kimutikke, plur. bimu- tikke.
n., entiisa.
ekitabalika.
a- var. of amagalanju, q.v.
e- (n/n) kind of small fly, Simuliam damnosum.
e- (n/n) fruit of the wild date- palm.
v., okukanga, okuteekako obuswiriri, okutiisa.
omugavu.
a- adv. with a gulp, okumira
e- (n/n) as an adj. raw, not well done (of potatoes), cf. bwagula.
e- (n/n) conduct, behavior; manners; custom, habit, cf. 2 yita, amayisa.
v.tr., okulongoosa, okukola; v.i., okusuuka, okulamuka.
a kyama; vide kukukuta.
e- (n/n) hyena, kuggya mu mannyo ga mpisi, to save (someone who is in danger), lit. remove from the teeth of the hyena, cf. buyisi, Wampisi.
a bulimba, limba.
ekyama.
a- adv. quickly; soon; at once; early, ensonga ez'amangu, urgent matters, amangu nga bwe kisoboka, as soon as possible, amangu ddala nga, just as soon as. mangu ago, immediately, at once. cf. -yangu, amangwago.
e- (n/n) passer-by; traveler; wanderer, transient; vagabond, cf. 2 yita-
obulimba.
okuwubyawubya.
e-: ebya mbyone, mischief, improper acts, bad behavior.
e- (n/n) needle; injection, eddagala ly'empiso, medicine which is administered by injection, kukuba mpiso, to inject with with a needle; fig. to bribe, cf. obuyiso, eggwiso, akayiso.
n., omuweereza.
ekyobulombolombo.
a- plur. (li/ma) large expanse of water, kusibira ku mmeere, to imprison, send to prison, send ‘down the river.' This phrase has its origin in the fact that Luzira Prison is near the lake shore.
e- (n/n) filth; excrement. cf. -yita, -bi.
adj., a buddu.
a- adv. together, kukwata mankatabbu, to take/catch in the act (two or more people).
a- plur. (li/ma) time of making a loan; process of making a loan. cf. 2woIa, -ewola.
e- (n/n) spirals of rnnppr hrace- let; special method of sewing barkcloth. cf. 2 yita.
ekikulukuto.
a- noun of limited occurrence secrecy; secretiveness, mu mankwetu, in secret, secretly, with the -a of rel. secret; secretive, mu ngeri ey'amankwetu, in a secret manner.
e- (n/n) path, passage, cf. 2yita, yitira.
okusuulumba, okutuulawo.
a- plur. of linnya (erinnya), q.v.
e- (n/n) bracelet or anklet (sometimes made of ivory).
v., okwogerako, okumenya.
a- plur. of linnyo (erinnyo), q.v.
e- with the -a of rel. amatooke ag'empogola, plantains cooked without removing the skins, amagi ag'empogola, boiled eggs. cf. muliibwampogola.
obuguzi.
a limbless reptile with tiny eyes. Also nnamugoya.
omutunzi, omusuubuzi.
arch, empty-handed.
etc. okumeggebwa omusango gw'obubbi, to be convictedof the charge of theft.
e- adv. slowly; gently, softly; quietly, mpolampola, gradually, by degrees. Akwata empola atuuka wala. (prov. j Who proceeds slowly goes far. Slow but sure. Mpolampola, ayiisa obu- sera. (prov.) Slowly and carefully, he cooks the porridge. Easy does it. cf. kawola.
a kisa, saasizi; be m., okusaasira, okukwatibwa ekisa.
e- (n/n) lion. Ekika ky'Empo- logoma, the Lion Clan. cf. wologoma, Wampologoma.
kakanyavu, kambwe.
e- (n/n) green sorghum millet used as malt.
zebaaki.
sprinkle, pour in/on, etc.
e- (n/n) [Lunyankole ] empomero y'omuzigo, lump of butter.
ekisa, okusaasira; show m., okusaasira, okuddiramu.