omukono; vide lukono; a. of the sea, ekikono.

v., okwambala eby'okulwanyisa.

engabo (for fighting eby'okulwanyisa).

enkwawa.

eggye.

n., enduulu; sound the a., okukuba enduulu, okutakira.

v., okutiisa, okukanga; be alarmed, okutya, okwesansabaga.

burst open; snap; crack (as of glass); break, break off; break open. Omusana gubanduse. The sun is very hot. Yabanduka enseko. He burst out laughing. Olugoye lwe lubanduse mu nkwawa. Her dress has split open under the arm.

e- no plur. (li/ma) heat, warmth, endwadde ez'omu nsi ez'ebbugumu, tropical diseases, cf. buguma.

bbisa (-bbisizza) v. tr. caus. 1 & 2 cause to steal; steal with/ using, okubbisa eryanyi, to engage in armed robbery.

particularly in the sense of team, abound. Oluggya lu- bemberedde abajaasi. The courtyard is swarming with soldiers.

o- (bu/-) wedding; state of being a newlywed, embaga ey'obugole, wedding; wedding feast, ekyambalo ky'obugole, wedding garment, cf. omugole.

o- (bu/-) agriculture, farming, cultivation. cf. lima.

o- adv. like tiny ants, in the manner of tiny ants, Ebidduka biteevuunya bu nyeera. The vehicles swarm like ants, i.e., there is a traffic jam. cf. omunyeera.

o- (bu/-) sores on the feet and legs; originally charms or herbs placed in the road which caused sores on anyone who tried to pass. cf. sukka.

crowd.

o- (bu/-) armed robbery, burglary. cf. kkondo.

omusoma; (at the junction of two rivers) ekisoko; (garment) ekizi baawo.

n., ensiriba, ejjembe, eddogo, ouzinga, entabwa; (beauty) obulungi; (grace) ekisa.

v., okuloga; (snake) okuvumula; (please) okusanyusa.

omulogo.

omwana; (in arms) omwana omuwere; boy (c.) omwana w'obulenzi; girl (c.) omwana w'obuwala, bandobere dde.

e- (li/ma) hem or seam (of a garment); kind of xylophone/dulcimer (but in this case usually plur., amadinda, q.v.). cf. obudinda.

e- plur. amalogo (li/ma) charm, spell, incantation; object or combination of objects used to produce magic effects. cf. loga.

e- plur. amalundiro (1 i/ma) ranch, stock farm. cf. lunda.

v., okuzinga, okufunya; (arms) okwewumba.

omukono.

ekyambalo, olugoye.

e- plur. amagye (li/ma) army, amagye ag'oku ttaka, ground forces, land forces, amagye ag'omu bbanga, air force, amagye ag'oku nnyanja, sea forces, navy. Eggye lya Maria, relig. the Legion of Mary.

etc. okugombera emikono, to fold the arms, okugombera amagulu, to cross the legs.

n., akabi, obubi.

v., okuluma, okwonoona, okukola obubi.

okutabagana, okwekwanya.

ennanga.

nnannyini nnyumba; (army) eggye, olufulube, ekibiina.

a- (ka/bu) danger, harm. cf. -bi.

a- (ka/bu) small cloth; small garment. cf. olugoye.

a- (ka/bu) fringe (e.g., of a garment). cf. ekijwenge, omujwenge.

olugoye olwa kakobe, a purple garment/cloth.

a- (ka/bu) small elbow; angle in a wall, akakokola k'entebe, the arm of a chair, okusaako kakokola tondeka nnyuma, to run for one's life. cf. olukokola.

a- (ka/bu) small hand/arm; trunk of an elephant; consumption, tuberculosis. cf. omukono.

a- (ka/bu) mouth organ, harmonica. cf. lennanga.

a- no plur. period from about nine to ten in the morning, when the sun begins to get warm, lit., the grasshoppers (mayanzi) become active (lasa).

a- (ka/bu) edge/hem of a garment. c f. lekirenge.

a- with the -a of rel. lukewarm, warmish (of a liquid). Amazzi ga kasuususu. The water is lukewarm.

a- (ka/bu) small bee; swarm of bees; small insect which resembles a bee. cf. enjuki.

e- (ki/bi) group; crowd; flock; swarm.

e- (ki/bi) chest; breast; bosom; measure of length (from the center of the chest to the end of the arm); cough, cold in the chest, flu. okwekuba mu kifuba, to repent; to reconsider one's position, cf. ^akafuba, olufuba.

e- (ki/bi) arm of lake/sea, cove, estuary, inlet; bay. cf. omukono.

e- (ki/bi) fold, pleat (in a garment), c f. Ikuba.

e- no plur. (ki/bi) kind of skin disease characterized by a rash and excessive itching, kukuba muntu kikuku, to infect a person with a disease by the use of charms/witchcraft, cf. olukuku.

e- (ki/bi) large passage/corridor; large stripe, olugoye olw'ebikuubo, striped garment, cf. akakuubo, ekkuubo, olukuubo.

e- (ki/bi) long garment/cloth worn over the shoulder.

of the color green, olugoye olwa kiragala, a green garment, cf. eddagala, akalagala, olulagala.

e- (ki/bi) [Lunyoro] edge/side/hem of a cloth or garment; hoof. cf. akalenge, olulenge

e- (ki/bi) cluster (e. g., of fruit); swarm (e.g., of bees), ekivumbo ky'enjuki, a swarm of bees. cf. akavumbo, omuvumbo.

armed robber ( a neologism which is much stronger than omubbi). kukuba kkondo (or bwakkondo), to commit armed robbery (esp. at night), cf. obwakkondo.

linger; drag along the ground, touch the ground / e.g., a very long garment), cf. kweya.

e- (ki/bi) garment, article of clothing, in the plur. ebyambalo, clothes, clothing, cf. yambala.

e- (ki/bi) fear, fright, alarm, dread. Ekyekango tekimanya muzira. Even a hero or brave man is subject to fear, lit. Fright does not know a hero.- cf. kanga, -ekanga.

e- (ki/bi) [Stf.] iron; metal; factory; machinery; machine; tool; device, ekyuma ekikuba ebifaananyi, camera, ekyuma eki- yimbisa amavinja, record player, ebyuma ebirima, farm machinery, ploughs, tractors, ekyuma kya ppamba, cotton ginnery, ebyuma ebikuba ebitabo, printing presses. Ngudde ebyuma or Ebyuma binsaze. colloq. I am completely out of money. I am broke. cf. 2akuuma, oluuma.

sound (of drums); sound an alarm. Ennpma ezirawa ezo zaaki? What are those drums beating for? Ebigambo bikira ejinoma okulawa. (prov.) Words travel more quickly than the sound of drums.

to sound a drum, okulaya enduulu, to sound an alarm.

nnimye) v.i. & tr. cultivate, farm, dig; fig. backbite, slander behind one's back, eby'okulima, agriculture.

limisa (-limisizza) v.tr. caus. 1 & 2 cause to cultivate; cultivate by means of. okulimisa ebyuma, to use machinery in farming. cf. obulime, obulimi, obulimiro, eddimwa, akalimiro, ekirime, ennima, ennimiro, ennimisa.

bewitch, place a a spell on, put a hex on. okuloga obulwa- dde, to cure of sickness, okuloga ennyon- ta, to assuage thirst. Nzija kukukuba nkuloge eddalu eryo erikuli mu mutwe. I'll give you a beating that will knock that nonsense out of your head. Akuloze mukazi Muyima? Has a Muhima woman bewitched you? What has paralysed your efforts? Why are you there doing nothing (when work must be done or when danger must be avoided)? cf. -loge, obulogo, eddogo, omuloge, omulogo.

o- (lu/n) warmth, warmness; heat. cf. buguma, ebbugumu.

o- no plur. (lu/n) large number, multitude, oluggube lw'ensiri, a swarm of mosquitoes.

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

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