e nnyonyi.

obulimbo.

lit. it jumps over (buuka) the trunk of a cut-down plantain (mugogo).

omudyolo.

omumwa.

o- (bu/-) birdlime; glue.

o- (bu/-) obuwugiro bw'ennyoni, bird bath. cf. wuga.

omujjonkezi.

ettuttuma.

entikko; (of bird) essule, ejjoba; (of dog) e ggina.

n. (harvest), ekyengera; (of bird) ekisakiro.

vide cormorant.

e- plur. amalimbwe (li/ma) excrement of birds (in larger amounts than is expressed by kaiimbwe, q.v.).

e- (li/ma) also ekijonjoli (ki/bi) kind of bird resembling a bulbul.

e- (1 i/m a) kind of bird, plantain-eater, Ross's turaco; reddish/purple velvet.

okudduka; (bird) okubuuka.

engwizi.

enkoko, olusaanyi; (any bird) ennyonyi,

enkobyokkobyo;

okuseeyeeya; h. about, okulattalatta.

e- (li/ma) crest of a bird (esp. of cranes); tuft of hair on a shaven head, okutala ejjoba, to shave the head except for one tuft of hair.

collective) kind of bird, ringdove. A single specimen is kakaamu- kuukulu (plur. bukaamukuukulu). It is considered a bird of ill omen.

a- (ka/bu) kind of bird, lark, pipit, yellow wagtail, cf. ^endiisa.

guano, cf. eddimbwe.

a- (ka/bu) kind of bird, lourie, gray plantain-eater. cf. mulya.

a- (ka/bu) sunbird. cf. nuuna, ensubi.

a- (la) small lake bird, pratincole; small swamp, cf. olusaalu.

a- (ka/bu) kind of small brown bird which preys on lizards; period very early in the morning.

a- (ka/bu) kind of small brown lake bird, lily-trotter.

hoopoe.

a- (ka/bu) kind of bird resembling a small dove. If it flies into a house it is considered a bad omen.

e- also ejjonjoli (ki/bi) kind of bird resembling a bulbul.

ground hornbill.

e- (ki/bi) bird; large bird. cf. ennyonyi.

e- (ki/bi) tick bird, lit. it- drinks-in-the-cow. cf. nywa, ente.

e- also ekisakizo (ki/bi) gizzard, crop of a bird. cf. saka.

bulbul, cf. ssossolye.

e- (ki/bi) nest (usually of a bird).

e- (ki/bi) crest, tuft (of a bird).

e- (ki/bi) dust bath (for birds). ekiwugiro ky' ennyonyi, iden. cf. ^wuga.

e- (ki/bi) owl (considered a bird of ill omen), cf. wuugula.

e- (ki/bi) kind of water bird, teal.

e- (li/ma') common gray plantain- eater bird, Schizoris zonura.

akataasa.

o- (lu/n) kind of bird, nightjar.

o- also olukunyukkunyu (lu/n) kind of bird, lesser hornbill.

o- (lu/n) rare down (of birds), cf. esiisi.

o- plur. empawa (lu/n) wings. Ebibuuka bitalagaanye bikubagana empawa. (prov.) (Birds which) fly together without previous consultation knock their wings against each other, cf. ekiwawa.

o- (lu/n) trap for birds and small animals.

o- (lu/n) lit. it sucks (yonka) cows (nte). kind of bird, lesser bustard.

a- plur. (li/ma) the datura plant. The poisonous drug extracted from the fruit was formerly used in trials by ordeal. Also, because of its intoxicating effect on guinea fowls, it is used as bait to trap these birds. cf. omuduudu.

ennyonza.

kind of wading bird related to the herons, lit. give me (mpa) the children (baana).

e- (n/n) kind of bird, plover.

e- (n/n) kind of bird the size ) of a pigeon which produces a droning sound.

collective) kind of bird, lourie, gray plantain-eater. An individual specimen is akamulya (plur. zimulya).

peacock.

o- (mu/ba) backer, one who gives encouragement, advice and support to another; cheerer (e.g., at a fight); one who shoos away dangerous animals and birds from domestic fowl. cf. yasira.

e- (n/n) weaver bird, weaver finch.

e- (n/n) kind of small bird found near cattle, lark, pipit, cf. akaliisa.

e- (n/n) foliotocole, dric-dric bird.

e- (n/n) yellow-billed oxpecker; roller bird.

e- (n/n) kind of small white lake bird.

pied wagtail, ekijanjaalo ekya nnamunye, kind of bean, so called because its black and white stripes are suggestive of the bird.

a person who never grows up, a Peter Pan, lit, one who does not leave off being young like the small breast of a bird.

e- (n/n) Abdim's stork; locust bird. Also called marabou stork.

e- (n/n) bird; airplane; swelling in the side. Ekika ky'Ennyonyi, the Bird Clan, okugula ennyonyi, to flee in fear of the consequences of an evil or crime one has committed, lit. to buy an airplane. Mu nsawo temuli wadde ensimbi ekuba ennyonyi. He doesn't have a cent, lit. in his pocket there is not even a cent to strike a bird. cf. ekinyonyi, omunyonyi.

e- (n/n) mockingbird, robin-chat.

e- (n/n) kind of bird about the size of a sparrow.

e- (n/n) kind of bird found near cattle, tick bird.