okuzaalibwa.

give, okuzaala.

amazaalibwa.

vide okutema.

obusika.

ekisungwa, ekitanyi.

e- (li/ma) spot; stain; color; mark, brand; birthmark; type, kind, engo y'ama- bala, a spotted leopard, kuggya muntu mu bbala, to alter/damage the appearance of a person (of disease, extreme poverty, etc.) cf. ebibalabala, akabalabala, ekibala, 4mbala.

birth certificate. cf. zaala.

okuwa, okugaba, okutonera, okuweereza. g. birth to, okuzaala. g. place to, okusegulira. g. up, okuleka, okuta. g. oneself up, okwewaayo. g. ear to, okutega amatu, okuwulira. g. out, tr., okulanga, okubuulira. g. judgment, okusala omusango. be much given to, okuweebwa jjaliri.

reach a high point of intensity; be involved/ complicated (referring to a situation, either in a favorable or unfavorable sense). Gu- jabagidde: ng'omunafu azadde kaiiira. iii (low high low) interj. expressing surprise and flat contradiction I just don't believe you. (prov.) It is complicated affair, just as when a lazy cultivator gives birth to a heavy eater.

a- (ka/bu) ceremony performed at the birth of twins, okumenya akakanda, to perform the above ceremony, cf. 20lukanda.

arch dance (at a ceremony after the birth of twins).

e- (ki/bi) placenta, afterbirth.

e- (ki/bi) placenta, afterbirth.

oluzzizzi.

o- (lu/n) ceremony performed at the birth of twins, okumenya olukanda, to perform the ceremony at the birth of twins. cf. akakanda.

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

o- (lu/n) confinement; childbirth; birth, act of giving birth, cf. zaala.

o- (lu/n) charm/native medicine to produce childbirth, cf. zaala.

o- no plur. (lu/n) small or limited amount of water; discharge after childbirth; watery substance in the white of an egg. cf. amazzi.

a- plur. (1 i/ma) beer drunk at the celebration of a birth.

a- plur. (li/ma) shame, disgrace (particularly that associated with illegitimate birth), embuzi y'amawemuuki- rano, a goat offered by the seducer to the parents of the girl in expiation for his offense. cf. -wemu, wemuka.

A- pr.n. Muslim festival celebrating the birth of the Prophet.

a- plur. (li/ma) birthday, cf. zaala.

e- plur. of olwoka, q.v. (lu/n) internal pains, enjoka z'ebigalanga, dyspepsia, dyspeptic pains, enjoka za kakenge, throbbing abdominal pain, enjoka ensaa- nuusi, colic, enjoka ensajja, enjoka z'omusaayi, gonorrhea, enjoka z'okutuula, entail ^'ebv.'er'j, diarrhea, dysentery, enjoka z'eddumi, pains before and after menstruation, periodic cramps, enjoka za kawammansi, pains after childbirth, enjoka enjeru, tapeworm, enjoka eza nnatnumwa, roundworm, omwana w'omu njoka ze, her very own child, the child of her flesh. cf. ekyoka, omuyoka.

e- (n/n) meaning, significance; essence, nature; source; place of origin/birth; tradition, culture; heritage.

e-, (n/n) core of a small boil; blackhead (on the nose or face); dark surface layer of a knife which is worn away when it is sharpened; first milk after childbirth.

e- (n/n) drumbeat, manner of beating drums; celebration at the birth of twins; celebration, party, feast, entujjo eyaliko okusaza entuuyo ebibatu, a tremendous feast, lit. which caused one to wipe off the sweat with the palms ot the hands. cf. tujja.

e- (n/n) way of giving birth; birth; way of producing, cf. zaala.

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

join together, unite; sew/stitch together, v.i. recover from birth and suckling (of a farm animal), okutaba ebigambo, to make a plan with someone to do something; to plot together. Omuliro gutabye. The fire is burning profusely/is spreading. Tutabye. Here we come.

ebisa.

etc. okutuulira omwana, to kill a child (at birth), mukunnaanya atatuulira mazima, an editor who does not sit on the truth, ‘i.e., who will tell the truth at any price.

mponye) v.tr. escape from; get rid of. v.i. be cured/healed; escape; be saved. Mukazi wange awonye. My wife has given birth.

cause to hatch; unmake, uncover (e.g., a bed); clear out; perform the birth rites for (a child), give a name to (a child when his head is first shaved). Note: yalula in some of its meanings is a conversive of yala, to spread, q. v.

give birth to; bear; produce; cause, be the cause of. okuzaala omwana mu Batiisimu, to stand up for a child who is baptized, be a godparent. okuzaala emirerembe, to cause trouble, okuzaala eminene, to cause trouble, LIT. big ones. Okulonda kubiza- dde. The election has caused problems (-bi- = ebigambo).

etc.; cause for. okuzaalira ku luggya, to have an illegitimate child, lit. give birth in the yard.

o- (mu/ba) rare one who begets, one who gives birth, cf. zaala.

ng'ate endiga ewa- lampa enju. (prov.) We are still pleading the case (omusango implied) of a cat giving birth to a dog, and then a sheep climbs up on the house. It never rains but it pours.

abaana ba boowo, free-born people, people of the upper class. cf. waaboffe.

(la) woman who has very recently given birth to a child; type of plantain. cf. omuwere.

a house); destroy; capture (a stronghold); bend at the joint; close (a pocket knife, umbrella); refute, counter; retract; mention, refer to. okumenya akawonvu na kagga, to go into great detail, lit. mention the little valley and the little river, okumenya olu- kanda, to perform the rites at the birth of twins, okumenya emisoso, to give the details. okumenya ku mutwe, to nod the head. Musoke yamenyawo Mayanja mu bugagga. Musoke has now outstripped Mayanja in wealth.

v.tr. caus. 2 heal/cure with/by means of; cause to be treated by; assist (in childbirth). Omusaawo ye yamuwonyesa. The doctor assisted at her delivery.

by p araly sis or a birth defect).

v.tr. caus. cause to give birth.

v.i. be obese/ distended (of the stomach from overeating or approaching childbirth); waddle (like a fat person).

v.tr. pull out; takeout; draw out; pierce right through; abort; give birth to prematurely (of animals only).

v.i. conv. become undone; become untied; become unfastened; fig. give birth.

born with another at birth. cf. lomulongo, ssaalongo, ssaabalongo, nnaalongo, nnaabalongo.

incapable of giving birth. cf. gumbawala.

-kolya adj. ignorant; inexperienced (esp. of dogs). Embwa enjizzi ezaala enkolya. (prov.) lit. A (good) hunting dog may give birth to a defective (one). Superior parents may have inferior offspring.

to practice birth control.