e- (li/ma) baby, very young child who is almost ready to walk.

take on an attractive appearance (esp. of young girls or brides with the added implication that the skin is as fair and healthy as that of a baby).

o- (bu/-) male sex (but not of adults), akaana ak'obulenzi.a baby boy. omwana ow'obulenzi, a male child, cf. omulenzi. contr. obuwala.

o- (bu/-) female sex (but not of adults), akaana ak'obuwala, a baby girl, omwana ow'obuwala, a female child, cf. omuwala. Contr. obulenzi.

lit. (strength, amaanyi, implied by ga-) failed me. Contr. nnaatuukirira.

a- plur. obwana (ka/bu) baby, small child, obwana bw'enkoko, young chickens, chicks, cf. omwana.

a- (ka/bu) [S w., Hind.~\ bicycle; small vehicle; wheelbarrow, akagaali k'omwana, baby carriage; tricycle; small bicycle, cf. eggaali, ekigaali.

a- (ka/bu) carrier on the top of a vehicle, akatanda k'omwana, a baby's crib. cf. ekitanda.

a- (ka/bu) infant, newborn baby.

e- (ki/bi) basin in which a baby is washed. It was originally madeaf clay hat the word is now also applied to metal basins.

ndigajjudde) v.tr. throw/hurl to the ground; fig. bear (a fine healthy baby).

o- (lu/n) arch, loss of a baby through premature birth, cf. ^taasa.

a- plur. (li/ma) tonic of herbs placed in a baby's bath. cf. gejja.

tuukirira. contr. gannemeredde.

e- (n/n) jerboa, also called jumping rat, kangaroo rat (see akayozi); kind of silkworm which makes cocoons on mulberry trees, cf. somba, ekyuma.

ensombabyuma; sombojja, sombooka.

enkoonamasonko, ennundansige, ensombabyuma.

arch, loss of a baby through premature birth), cf. olutaasa.

mpoowoose) v.tr. calm down; sooth; rock to sleep (a baby), cf. -woowootezi.

also kijjamalenge (la) baby bom with feet first. (Formerly it was thought that such a child would grow up to he a criminal. It was often strangled and buried at the crossroads. Hence the word sometimes has the meaning of unknown corpse.) cf. olulenge.

omuwere, akaana.

hesitate, v.tr. redup. doubt, have doubts about; suspect, awatali kubuusabuusa, without any doubt whatsoever. okubuusabuusa omwana, to throw a baby playfully up in the air.

e- (n/n) infant; baby.

suit, be becoming to. okuwoo- mera abalezi, to be cute/plump/attractive (of a baby), lit. be pleasing to the nurses. Olugoye olwo lumuwoomera! That dress fits her perfectly!

v.i. smile slightly; grin; laugh (of a baby) cf. kimwege.

v.tr. caus. cause to lie; lay. Omwana mu- galamize awo. Have the baby lie over there. cf. olugalaamiriro, engalama.

v.tr. lay (a baby in a cradle1 cf. sazika.

v.i. -ekininkula (-ekininkudde) v.i. refl. be lax in the performance of one's duties; baby oneself.

wealthy, byagi w'oguyinja, a huge rock, abasajja babyagi, wealthy men.