e- no plur. (li/ma) harsh/rude/angry manner of speech, okwogeza ebboggo, to speak harshly/stridently, ‘bark out.' cf. boggola.
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.
okukuba, okubaalinga, okuluuta, okusakata, okuwuttula. b. barkcloth, okukomaga, okusaaka; okutenga, okuttula. b. in hunting, okwandaaza. = to surpass, okusinga, okukira. =be too muchfor, okulema.
okuva mulyato.
okusaabala.
e- (li/ma) large sash (of cloth, usually barkcloth). cf. olufuvu.
e- also eggalwe (li/ma) inside fiber of dried plantain bark used for caulking canoes.
e- usually plur. amawiilugungu (li/ma) kind of plant the bark of which is used in making baskets.
gwiririra (-gwiriridde) v.i. appl. 3 lean to one side, tilt, be inclined; become soft, supple (of barkcloth); be cooked to a turn, be just right (of prepared food), okugwiririra olubege, to tilt to one side.
a- (ka/bu) barkcloth kilt worn by hunters.
a- usually plur. (ka/bu) tiny fragments and liquid spray which splash off of barkcloth when it is being beaten.
e- (ki/bi) piece of barkcloth; bark- cloth used as a bed covering; sackcloth, cloth worn as a sign of mourning. cf. ^bukuta.
e- (ki/bi) rough piece of barkcloth from the nseerere tree. cf. ddundu.
e- (ki/bi) piece of barkcloth (lubugo) used for tying things.
e- (ki/bi) blanket; barkcloth covering. in the plur. bedding, okwekuba eki- kunta, to go to bed.
a high-quality barkcloth which is deep brown in color and very soft.
e- (ki/bi) kind of shrub, Trium- feta tomentosa. Cord or rope, esp. that used for stitching the reeds in the roofs of houses, is made from the bark of this shrub, cf. akansambwe.
e- (ki/bi) irritation; feeling of annoyance; complaint. Kinyiigo tekiyuza lubugo. (prov.) Complaining does not tear the barkcloth. Mere complaining does not achieve anything, cf. nyiiga.
e- (ki/bi) strip of cloth or piantain bark used as a patch, ekipaapi ky'ekibatu, palm of the hand (esp. One larger than the usual size).
e- (ki/bi) kind of very tall softwood tree whose bark yields a strong white cloth, Antiaris toxic aria,
e- (ki/bi) rough bark (the first to be taken off of the barkcloth treej used for burials and other purposes which do not require a finer type of cloth).
e- (li/ma) place where barkcloth is beaten (it resembles a shed but has open sides), cf. komaga.
e- (li/ma) kind of barkcloth tree which yields very coarse barkcloth.
omukomago, omukomazi.
watch over; guard; protect; maintain, keep, okukuuma ekyama, to keep a secret, okukuuma olu- bugo (nga lubaale mubbe), to guard the bark- cloth (after the lubaale has been stolen), to close the barndoor after the horse has been stolen. Akuuma omwami akira akuuma ente. (prov.) He who looks after a chief is better off than he who looks after a cow.
e- also kyoterezo, e- (ki/bi) framework for holding barkcloth to be fumigated; relig. censer, boat-like vessel in which incense is kept. cf. lyota, yotereza.
o- plur. embugo (lu/n) barkcloth; barkcloth clothing, barkcloth clothes, cf. ebbugo, amabugo.
o- (lu/h) sash (of cloth, usually of barkcloth). okwesiba olufuvu, to be in mourning for someone who has died, lit. to tie a sash around oneself, cf. effuvu.
o- (lu/n) bark from the mu ku sa- kusa tree used for making rope.
o- plur. ennenge (lu/n) edge, side; hem (esp. of a cloth or garment). Olugoye Iwe lujjudde ennenge. Her dress has uneven edges, olubugo Iw'ennenge, barkcloth trimmed ready for use. Omwana yajja kijja- nannenge. The child was bom feet first. cf. lekirenge; kijjanannenge.
o- (lu/n) strip of bark from the barkcloth tree. cf. omutuba.
o- (lu/n) shred of barkcloth, barkcloth rag; (any) rag. in the plur. enziina, rags; ragged clothes, cf. akaziina, omu- ziina.
a- plur. (li/ma) rare rough edges (of barkcloth). okusala amakeete, to beat about the bush.
complete; use up, consume; spend (time); satisfy, be sufficient for. v.i. suffice, be sufficient; be adequate; be enough. As an auxiliary verb mala has the following uses (adapted from Ashton's Luganda Grammar): 1) To denote completed action mala is followed by the main verb in the inf. Twamaze okusamba omupiira ng'obudde buzibye. We finished playing ball by the end of the day. 2) Followed by an inf. without the I.V., mala stresses the completion of an action before another action begins. Onoomala kuleeta mazzi. You will first bring water. 3) Followed by ga- and a verbal stem, mala expresses inevitability, obligation or simple carelessness. Tumaze gagendayo. We simply had to go there. Bamala gakomaga mbugo zityo. They just beat out the bark in any old way. 4) Followed by the neg. of the ne tense, mala indicates a reversal of decision.
nnyimuse) v.i. be lively/ active; respond/react positively; ooze, flow (particularly of banana juice). Okutuuka mu nju yasanga ssabbuuni amaze okummu- kira mu lubugo. When he arrived in the house he found that the soap was producing suds in the barkcloth, i.e., that things were really happening.
e- (n/n) kind of thick/rough barkcloth; per ext. mudguard.
e- (n/n) spirals of rnnppr hrace- let; special method of sewing barkcloth. cf. 2 yita.
e- (n/n) large mallet for the second beating of barkcloth; flail, heavy stick used to separate grains from husks, cf. 'vvuula. See ensaasi.
Albizzia coriaria; fragrance imparted to barkcloth when fumigated with the smoke produced by this tree. (Sn.) See mu- ttampindi.
e- (n/n) fringe of barkcloth hung over another barkcloth. cf. leebeeta.
e- (n/n) kind of very dark barkcloth.
e- (n/n) string made of barkcloth used as a small torch to light fires, cf. olufuuzi.
e- (n/n) piece of barkcloth formed into a cord to tie a corpse before burial; also worn by women around the waist as a sign of mourning.
e- (n/n) cloth used to cover an infant, swaddling clothes; piece of barkcloth used for carrying an infant on the back. Mwana mugimu ava ku ngozi. (prov.) The potentialities of a person are present in early childhood.
e- (n/n) kind of barkcloth tree.
e- (n/n) Kiganda ladder in the form of a tripod used for stripping barkcloth from the tree; (any) ladder. Twagwisa bwenyi nga nkandaggo. We met each other at such close quarters that we almost bumped into each other. Ebigambo byamala okulinnya ku nkandaggo. Matters had already reached a climax.
e- (n/n) kind of Ficus tree producing a red barkcloth.
e- (n/n) kind of barkcloth tree.
e- (n/n) grooved mallet used for beating out barkcloth.
e- (n/n) mallet with large grooves used for the first beating of barkcloth. See empuuzo.
e- (n/n) medium mallet for barkcloth.
e- (n/n) young banana; branch of the mutuba (barkcloth tree) cut for planting. cf. simba.
e- (n/n) arch, short barkcloth coverlet.
e- omutuba ogw'enterere, barkcloth tree too young to be stripped.
e- plur. (n/n) strips of bark from the mu tuba tree.
e- (n/n) with the -a of rel. short (formerly only of barkcloth clothing but note of other types of clothes), obuteeteeyi obw'entundu, short skirts, mini-skirts. cf. ekitundu.
e- (n/n) patches of barkcloth. cj. tunga, tungira.
e- (n/n) method/way of beating barkcloth with a patterning mallet, nzituzo, q.v. cf. ttula.
e- (n/n) patterning mallet, mallet with fine grooves for the final beating of barkcloth. cf. ttula.
e- (n/n) hardwood tree, Teclea grandi- folia, I. nobilis, used for making barkcloth mallets, sticks, walking-sticks, etc.; per ext. beating with a stick; beating. Yamu- wuula enzo, he beat him hard.
n., ekiwero; (barkcloth) entungiro; (on goat) bitanga.
em* bark; get on, take (a bus, train, etc.).
etc. cf. omusaabaze.
be peeled off (e.g., bark from a tree); fig. quarrel.
v.tr. (plantain leaves), okubabula; (bark cloth) okwoteza, okubabira; make a s. smudge, okuwemba omuliro; s. tobacco, okunywa taaba, okunywa taba.
strike at; pierce; make stabbing movements at. oku- sokya omutuba, to strip a barkcloth tree. okusokya ekiso, to knife, okusokya omuntu, to nag, needle
e- (li/ma) mallet used for the first beating of barkcloth. cf. saaka.
e- (n/n) kind of fine red barkcloth.
strip off (bark from. a tree); peel (skin); skin, flay. cf. nnasubula.