e- plur. amalwaniro (li/ma) battlefield; place of combat, arena, cf. Ifwana.

v. (reach) okutuuka; (battle) okuwangula, okugoba; make g.,

adj. extraordinary, great, enormous; famous, olukunnaana kakuzzi, a huge meeting, olutalo kakuzzi, a fierce battle.

etc.; stress, emphasize, be firm about; affirm confidently, assert; be hard on, put pressure on. okukaliriza amaaso, to look intently, okukaliriza amatu, to listen intently, okukaliriza olutalo, to prolong a battle.

kukekeza nnyago, to fight, engage in battle/war. kukekeza miggo, to beat, beat up (a person).

e-: okulya ekitabaazi, to eat hurriedly; to eat while standing up, lit. like a warrior ready for battle, cf. tabaala.

e- (ki/bi) kind of long spear. Ebyanga byogera. A battle is going on.

o- (lu/n) military engagement, battle; war. cf. tabaala; olutalo.

o- (lu/n) battle; war. Minista w'eby' entalo, minister of war. Olutalo si luto.

provoke, instigate, okunaawuula olutalo, to start a war; to provoke a feud/battle. cf. omunaawuuzi.

e- (n/n) way of fighting; fighting, battle, cf. ^lwana.

produce smoke; smolder; be rampant, rage (of an epidemic); rage (of a battle); be numerous, swarm, teem. Omukka tegunyooka watali muliro. There is no smoke without fire. Obunafu bw'alina bunyooka. He is terribly lazy.

get, okweteekateeka, okw etegeka, , okwetala (for battle); be r. (food), okuggya; make r., okuteekateeka, okutegeka.

n. (in battle), entagi, enfuka, entatinda.

leave (on a trip), v.tr. lift, raise, okusitula olutalo, to start a fight/battle, okusitula oluyombo/empaka, to start or. argument/verbal conflict, okusitula enkundi, to raise a fuss, start quarreling, ‘raise hell.' okusitula embeera z'abantu, to improve the conditions/raise the standards of the people, okusitula ebbala, to look well, ekyuma ekisitula, elevator, lift.

importance, etc. olutindo ssematindo, a huge bridge, ekisobyo ssemasobyo, a great blunder, olutalo ssematalo, a terrific battle/war; world war.

etc. Buli muntu yatala ng'omusajja bw'atalira olutalo. Everyone pranced about like a man going into battle.

lit. the battle is not small, cf. tala, ssematalo; tabaala.

overdo things; try to create an impression, okukola eby'akatiwuuko, to act/do things in an exaggerated way. -to adj. young, not fully grown; small, omwezi omuto, the new moon, omulamuzi omuto, junior judge, -toototo, rather young. Omusajja yalina abaana be basatu nga batoototo. The man had three children, (all) rather young, kuluyita luto, to treat lightly, consider of no consequence, call it (-lu- implies lutalo, battle) small. Sisobola kuluyita luto. 1 cannot say that it is a matter of small consequence, cf. toowa, toowala, obuto, ekilo, oluto, omuto; (be) ttottololo.

e- (li/ma) place where a war takes place, battlefield, cf. tabaala.

contend; fight desperately. Baalwana ne lu- zuuzumba Uu- implies olutalo, battle). They fought hard and long.

v.i. neut. be capable of being fought; he easy to fight (of a battle).

n., olutalo.

flare up (as a fire); rage, go on, be in progress (often of a violent or emotional event). Olutalo lubumbujja The battle is raging. Omusango gubumbujja. The trial is going on (and it has reached a high degree of intensity). cf. bbumbuzzi; 2bujja.

charge, okutala ejjoba, to shave the head except for one tuft of hair.

O- (mu/ba) omunaawuuzi w'entalo, a fomenter/instigator of feuds/ battles/wars. cf. naawuula.

move about; pace up and down; busy oneself; arch, get ready for battle.