okubuuza, okubuulira, okukemereza; a. for, okusaba; a. in marriage, okwogereza; a. to do, okugamba, okwegayirira.

look, okutunulira kiyunja.

lubege.

obunyiikivu; (meaning) amakulu.

mmanze) v. tr. ask for or demand payment of a debt, dun.

be asked to pay a debt. Tasasudde ensimbi ezimubanjibwa. He has not paid what he owes.

e- (li/ma) large barkcloth. kugwa mu bbugo, to ask secretly for help. Yamukubira essimu ng'amugwa mu bbugo. He telephoned him and asked him in confidence to help. cf. olubugo.

beezesa (-beezesezza) v. tr. appl. caus. 1 & 2 cause to be; keep alive; maintain; cause to continue. Yamu- buuzizza ekyamubeezesa n'ebintu ebibbe. He asked him what caused him to be in the possession of stolen property.

a basket, container); overload (e. g., a person, a ship). Obuvunaanyizibwa yabubigise ku muntu omu. He placed the responsibility on one man. He burdened one person with the responsibility.

o- (bu/-) overcharging, asking too high a price, cf. ^seera.

o- (bu/-) mission, task for which one is sent; relig. apostleship, disciple- ship. obutume obw'okwegayirira, apostleship of prayer, cf. tuma.

etc.

etc.

eppipa,

akabweta.

eccupa.

e- (li/ma) basket trap with a hole in the bottom used for catching lake fish.

e- usually plur. amawiilugungu (li/ma) kind of plant the bark of which is used in making baskets.

v., okumaskmasa, okwakaaya kana.

break up fibers (for rope making); clean out, scrape out (e.g., the insides of a papyrus plant so that the outer fiber may be used for basket making or rope making); groom, trim, clean up (a person or thing).

e- (li/ma) leaf of the basket wattle.

a- (ka/bu) dim. of ekibbo, kind of basket, q.v. kuwa kabbo kya nseko, to say something funny/humorous (to someone).

a- (ka/bu) question mark. Ggyako kabuuza. There is no need to ask, the answer is of course yes, lit. take off the question mark.

a- (ka/bu) strip/fiber obtained from the banana leaf (used esp. in making baskets ).

a- (ka/bu) mask. cf. ekikookolo.

a- also akalimo. (ka/bu) task, chore, small job. obulimulimu, various little chores/ tasks, cf. ^mulimu.

a- adv. sullenly; glumly; in a nasty mood; dimly, glimmeringly (of light or fire), okutunula kalyolyongo ng'embwa eyota ekikoomi, to sit sullenly like a dog basking in front of a fire. Ekiiaala kyali kyaka akalyolyongo. The light was burning feebly.

a-: okubuuza akana n'akataano, lit. to ask the fourth and the fifth, to interrogate in detail, question at length.

with all one's might. Omulimu guno bagukutte kannabwala. They have put their full effort into this task.

a-: okubuuza akana n'akataano. lit. to ask four and five, i.e., to interrogate in detail, question at length, cf. -na, -taano.

lit. it disgusts (tamya) those who bask in the sun (boosi).

e- (ki/bi) basket-like structure made of papyrus which serves as a crib for babies; crib.

e- (ki/bi) type of basket made of papyrus, palm leaves or osiers and lined with the stems of plantain leaves, in the plur. baskets; food, meal, okuba mu bibbo, to be eating. Atulinnyidde mu bibbo. He has interrupted our meal/eating, cf. akabbo, olubbobbo, enzibo.

e- (ki/bi) gift (usually money) offered to a lubaale; basket in which the money is placed.

e- (ki/bi) kind of small basket trap for catching small fish (nkejje). The traps were tied together in pairs by a cord three or four feet long. (Roscoe ).

e-: okutunula ekiisooso, to avert one's gaze; to look askance, cast an uneasy/suspicious glance, cf, ekiiso, eriiso.

e- (ki/bi) bag made of dried palm leaves; shopping basket.

e- (ki/bi) large plaited basket. Entongooli y'emu ku bivuga bye bayita ebizibu okukuba, naye abaana baffe abo bayisa mukka mu kisero. The entongooli is one of the instruments which is described as difficult to play, but our children play it without any trouble at all, lit. they pass air through the basket.

e- adv. with a contemptuous look, contemptuously, mockingly, kutunuu- lira kiziimuziimu, to look askance at, look at with contempt/raised eyebrows, cf. ziitnuula.

e- (li/ma) chore, task, job, assignment.

e- no plur. (li/ma) dust, residue of crushed grass, kulonda bwoya mu kkukuuzi, to be occupied in an extremely difficult task, lit. pick up little hairs from the dust. cf. olukukuuzi.

ndaalise) v.tr. appoint, assign (a person to a task)\ designate.

ndabise) v.i. neut. be seen; be visible; be found, be available; seem, appear, okubuuza ekirabika, to ask the obvious, lit. that which appears, kirabika nti..., it seems that, omuwala alabika obulungi, a nice-looking girl. Mwami olabikako? 1 am glad to see you, sir.

etc. ebintu ebitale- keka, indispensable things, omulimu ogu- talekeka, an essential task, a job which cannot be left undone. cf. mulekwa; lekulira.

lemesa (-lemesezza) v.tr. caus. 1 & 2 cause to fail; cause to give up/despair; be too much for, be too great a burden/task for; make powerless; hold back, hinder.

nnombye) v.i. beg; ask for charity.

v., okulaba, okutunula. l. after, okulabirira. l. closely, okwekkaanya, okubeera. l. for, okunoonya, okwaza. l. hard, okwekaliriza amaaso, l. askance, okutunula ekiyumba. l. about, okumagamaga. l. down, okussa amaaso, okuwomba amaaso, okugenekera enkowe.

o- (lu/n) large packet of salt, kusi- tula lubaya, to lift a very heavy load; to attempt a very difficult task (esp. something in which others have failed). Anti laba, zitutte olubaya! Look who has just passed by (esp. of somebody disliked- zitutte = empewo zitutte, the winds have taken). See also ekkerenda.

o- plur. etizibobbo (lu/n) old worn-out basket, basket whose bottom has fallen out. cf. ekibbo.

o- adv. leaning to one side; askew; awry, okugwa olubege, to lean to one side, tilt. Omusajja alina olubege. The man has one shoulder higher than the other.

o- (lu/n) row; line; list; category, class. Akoowoola bantu bonna okuyisaako olubu lw'ebigere e Nsambya mulabe aba- kyala bye bakoze. She asks that you all go to/pay a visit to (lit. pass a series of steps to) Nsambya and see what the women have done, olubu lwa ssapule, relig., the (prayers of the) rosary.

o- (lu/n) awl, sharp puncturing instrument; pointed instrument resembling a needle used in weaving baskets; injection, inoculation, okutuula ku nkato, to be in a very difficult situation, cf. ekkato.

o- adv. slowly, in a dilatory manner, ow'olukobo, a person who is slow in his movements and takes forever to accomplish a task. Ayogera lukobo. He talks long and tediously.

o- (lu/n) elbow, okubukeereza enkokola (-bu- = obudde), to wake up bright and early, to begin (a taskj or start (a journey) early in the morning, olukokola lw'entebe, the arm of a chair, cf. akako- kola, nnabankokola.

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

o- (lu/n) basket net for catching lakeflie? (ssami).

o- (lu/n) wooden bowl; round flat papyrus basket; mold (for bricks).

o- (lu/n) stem of leaf of basket wattle (jjerengesa) used for making fish traps.

o- (lu/n) kind of rush/reed used in making baskets. Oyo mulungi ng'oluyulu. She is as pretty as a picture, cf. ^ekiyulu.

n., akakookoolo.

a- plur. (li/ma) whereabouts. Tombuuza matambulire ge. Don't ask me about his whereabouts, cf. tambula.

e- (n/n) kind of nut resembling a peanut/groundnut; fragment, piece (e.g., of stone). Empande emu eyiwa ekisero, (prov.) One (fallen) mpande causes the whole basket to be spilled (because the person carrying the basket stooDs to nick it up). Excessive attention to small things leads to the loss of large things, cf. ^oluwande.

e-: okuliira empinga, to frustrate, spoil things for. Ebyo byonna byamuliira empinga. All these things ruined his chances. Aba yeeriiridde yekka empinga. He is asking for trouble. He is bringing trouble on himself.

o- (mu/ba) one who warms oneself by the fire; one who basks, cf. ^yota.

e- (n/n) small basket for coffee berries.

e- (n/n) gourd; cup. kubuuza Ssaa- longo ndeku, to ask the obvious, cf. akaleku.

e- (n/n) flat basket in which food is placed and offered to guests, cf. ]ya, liira.

used for making baskets. cf. 2ekiyulu.

e- (n/n) basket/container woven from buyanja grass used for storing grasshoppers, beans, peas, etc.

e-: okulya mu nkuuli, to spit on the palms of both hands preliminary to doing a big or difficult task, okweriisa enkuuli, to give everything one has to what one is doing; to be proud and confident.