kumira bugobo, to gulp down, bolt; to believe anything one is told, be gullible, kumira maziga, to hold back the tears; to stop crying, kumira ppinu, lit, to swallow a pin, i.e., to be resolute/ determined/brave in the face of impending danger, kumira mangota ng'embuzi, to gulp down noisily, kumira nkambi, to sip. kumira mwoyo, to be brave in the face of pain/danger, keep a ‘stiff upper lip.' kumira mmwan- yi, lit. to swallow coffee berries, i.e., to make a blood brotherhood pact (with someone). kumira ku ddusu, to experience a feeling of relief (e.g., after a crisis). Bye r.ksgambyc Limire. Keep what 1 have told you to yourself.

e- (n/n) kind of bird the size ) of a pigeon which produces a droning sound.

cf. liraana.

ekyuma; sewing m., ekyalaani.

v., okuweereza.

e- adv. at the side, to the side; sideways, ku mabbali g'olubiri, at the side of the palace, okudda emabbali, to pull over to the side, go to the side. cf. ebbali, wabbali.

lit. to cause to swallow (fresh) air, i.e., to kill. cf. akamiro, ekimiro, emmizi, omumiro, omumizi: mirungula.

e- (n/n) [Lunyorof\ kindoffish, Nile perch.

o- (mu/mi) sneeze; bad omen (it is considered bad luck to sneeze at the beginning of a trip or on undertaking a new enterprise). okutema omwasi, to sneeze. Ya- vuddemu omwasi. He (finally) said something. He (finally) made a statement. Ba- nkuulamu omwasi. They got a response from me. They got a reaction out of me. cf. yasimula.

omupiira gw'enkuba.

omukubi w'ennanga.

a- (li/ma) back, in the form emabega ai art adv. back; behind, emabega w'oluggi, behind the door, emabega wange, behind me. emabegako katono, a little while back, little farther back (in space). ku Lwokutaano olwa wiiki eku- biddwa amabega, on Friday of last week. cf. bbega.

a- plur. (li/ma) season/time for digging up potatoes (or other foods which grow near the surface of the ground), cf. soggola.

e- plur. (mu/mi) congestion in the lungs, difficulty in breathing, cf. laalira.

o- (mu/ba) backer, one who gives encouragement, advice and support to another; cheerer (e.g., at a fight); one who shoos away dangerous animals and birds from domestic fowl. cf. yasira.

lalu; go mad, okulaluka; make m., okulalusa.

n., nnabbugira, akayuukiyuuki, ekyawamala.

a- always plur. (li/ma) fat (particularly on the hips), okubinnla amabende, to put on weight.

a- plur. (li/ina) time of brewing beer; period of pressing bananas for the purpose of making mubisi(banana juice). cf. sogola.

e- plur. of omulaatiira, q.v.

muka Mukasa, Mukasa's wife, baka abaami, the wives of the chiefs.

light up, direct light towards; illuminate; light with a torch; shine (a flashlight). okumulisa enswa, to catch termites (with the aid of torches), cf. emmuliso, emmulisiso.

empape, entangamalaala.

awatali.

a- plur. (li/ma) spots (e.g., of a leopard).

a- plur. (li/ma) remoteness; remote part; outskirts; solitude, as an adv. far off, far away.

e- plur. of mulannamiro, q.v.

bud, blossom.

o- (mu/ba) poor person. Enkoko y'omwavu teggwa meebaza. (prov.) lit. A poor man's chicken has no end of thanks. If a poor man gives you something he wants to be thanked for it repeatedy. cf. -yavu, yavuwala, obwavu.

act, okubabaalukana.

n., eddakiika.

a- always plur. (li/ma) amabo- neka g'omwezi, the new moon. cf. boneka (under bona).

a- plur. (li/ma) (the) very center. Afrika ey'amassekali, Central Africa, as an adv. right in the middle, cf. amakkati, wakati.

e- plur. (mu/mi) shouting; brawling, wrangling, cf. leekaana.

o- (mu/ba) Protestant minister. cf. yawula.

omulalu.

adj., tono nnyo; vide aka sirikitu, akatiiriitu, akatiiniinya, aka tiriginya.

a- always plur. (li/ma) burial garment, grave clothes, shroud; gift (usually of money) to the family of the deceased. cf. olubugo.

e- plur. of omulembe, q.v.

lit. he who causes to weep. cf. kaaba.

o- (mu/ba) marauder, plunderer, pillager, cf. yaya.

eddalu, obulalu, obulogovvu, akabango, akazoolezoole.

ekyamagero.

a- always plur. (li/ma) sides of the stomach; middle, center; middle of a container. Amazzi yataddemu ga mu mabutobuto. He only half filled it with water. cf. olubuto.

e- plur. of omulerembe, q.v.

ekitabo.

n'okwewuunyisa.

a- adv. descriptive of manner of jumping. okubuuka amaeco, to jump completely up with both (or all) feet, as a frog. cf. ccoppa.

set off (a trap or spring); snap; shoot (an arrow); eject, cause to fly off. cf. mansuka.

e- plur. of omuloboli, q.v.

o- rider, horseman, cf. -ebagala.

envunyu, ennyengere.

ettosi, ebitosi, ekisooto.

a- plur. of eddaala, q.v.

a- plur. (li/ma) moustache.

e- plur. (mu/mi) incessant or pointless talk, blathering, cf. loma.

o- (mu/ba) one who sleeps, sleeper. cf. -ebaka.

obulogo.

endabirwamu.

a- plur. (li/ma) proud/boastful/ cocky manner or behavior, cf. dalya.

a-: amagi amasumba, unfertilized eggs.

mirungusa (-miru- ngusizza) or miringusa (-miringusizza) v.tr. devour; gobble up; eat with zest. cf. mira.

0- (mu/ba) (a) Hebrew. cf. Olwebbulaniya.

omulogo.

enseko.

rare. stroll about, roam around.

a- plur. (li/ma) reappearance; return, amasumi g'omwezi, the period of the new moon.

e- front of the house; living room. plur. of omulyango, q.v.

omulamuzi.

a bitosi, a ttosi.