ekisaka; beat about the b., okusala amakeete.

engabi.

be, okusaakaatira; (hair) okutuukuuma.

okwekwekerera.

consume slowly (of a disease), v.i. be dilatory, ‘beat around the bush.' (probably the redup. caus. of gaga, q.v.)

Vitex fischeri.

a- (ka/bu) a kind of thomy bush with yellow flowers the leaves of which are used for making a red dye.

a- (ka/bu) kind of antelope, bush duiker, cf. empeewo.

conceal, okukisa omukono, to die, lit. to hide one's hand (usually employed with reference to a Kabaka). Bw'akolola engabi yeekisa mu kisaka. When he coughs the bushbuck hides in the bush (i.e., he has a very loud cough). Bw'aseka empisi yeekisa ku ki- kande. When he laughs the hyena hides in a deserted place (i.e., he has a loud and boisterous laugh).

e- (ki/bi) thicket; bush, okuzimba nga kisaka, lit. to swell up like a bush = to become sullen/gloomy/morose/uncom- municative. cf. ^akasaka.

e- (ki/bi) rare first growth after a bush fire.

come forth (e.g., from water, from the bush, from a hiding place).

o- adv. okutambula olundaya- ndaya, to go by an indirect route, take the long way around, okwogera olundayandaya, to avoid getting to the point (in a discussion ), beat around the bush.

o- (lu/n) kind of thorny bush whose seeds (mpiki) are used in the game of mweso, q.v. cf. omuyiki.

a- plur. (li/ma) rare rough edges (of barkcloth). okusala amakeete, to beat about the bush.

a- (ka/bu) small bush. cf. ekisaka.

e- (n/n) ambush, kukuba nkebe, to baffle, cf. keba.

e- (n/n) kind of bushy tree/shrub found in swamps, Myrica kandtiana.

e- (n/n) kind of bushy shrub or tree, Dombeya bagshawei & dawei.

e- (n/n) rare scrub, bush country.

e- (n/n) kind of partridge, francolin. Enkoko bw'esula mu nsiko efuuka nkwale. (prov.) When a chicken lives in the bush it becomes a partridge. One changes according to the company one keeps.

large curved knife used for cutting down bushes, small trees, etc.

e- (n/n) bush, jungle, uncultivated land.

e- (n/n) young buck, young male (bushbuck, antelope, etc.).

e- (n/n) kind of bush/tree growing to about six feet.

e- (n/n) young bush grass.

sseddume w'ente, bull, sseddume w'endiga, ram. sseddume w'engabi, male bushbuck. cf. -lume, eddume.

be on the watch fui, ambush; bewitch, hex. v.i. be offside in soccer.

to relieve oneself in the open, go behind the bush.

okutuukuuma enviiri, to have thick/bushy/unkempt hair.

mpamatuse) v.i. rush forth, rush out, dash out, burst out; be flushed out (as an animal from a bush).

mpuludde) v.tr. pull down/ off /e.g., berries from a bush); slip off, unstring (beads from a string). Amannyo gampulula. I have a bad toothache. along/slide along very fast (of a snake, a car, etc.). cf. -emulula (under muluka).

swell up; fig. become angry/furious, okuzimba nga budde or okuzimba nga kisaka, lit. to swell up like the weather or the bush, i.e., to become sullen/gloomy/morose/uncommunicative.

o- (mu/ba) one who lies in ambush, one who ambushes; one who is offside in football, cf. Iteega.

o- (mu/mi) small root, initial root of a plant or bush. Talina mizi. He is a shallow person. He is lacking in depth.

(la) Mr. Bushbuck. cf. engabi.

calm down; become indifferent, lose interest. Ekiwola bakikwasa engalo. (prov.) lit. That which cools down, they take a hold of it with the fingers. One should not respond to a difficult situation by panicky or impulsive action, engabi eyakula n'ewola, a full-grown bushbuck, lit. one who has grown and cooled.

v.i. slip away under cover (or a guinea fowl in the bush); scuttle away; escape.

of a tree with fruit, of a person with parcels), cf. -saakaativu.

frighten off (e.g., birds from a bush).

e- (n/n) bushbuck. Ekika ky'Engabi, the Bushbuck Clan. cf. walugabi.

fan away (e.g., flies); beat (the bush in hunting); recruit. Bakusaggira okolola, ak'obugoba k'oya- gala? (prov.) You are coughing while they are driving out (the game). Do you want to lose (your share of) the profit? Yatuuka olulimi lusagga nsowera. (When) he arrived he was dead tired, lit. the tongue was brushing away the flies.

a- (ka/bu) a kind of small bush producing yellow flowers. Parts of the bush are used for making brooms.

v.i. move forward/ make one's way noisily through thick bush; travel on and on.

garments); be overgrown (of bushes), ng'olufu luzijja- gadde wonna. and the mis t/fog was heavy all over.

v.i. fly/flitter from place to place (as insects moving from bush to bush).

cf. olukoola.

o- (mu/mi) kind of small bush the roots of which are chewed raw.

o- (mu/mi) kind of thorny bush having heart-shaped leaves and bearing small fruits.

v.i. make a detour; be evasive, okwekooloobya eri n'eri, to beat around the bush.

cf. saakaatira.

encircle, ng'ennaku zeetoolodde, as the days passed by. Ayo- gera ycctooloola. He Leals about die bush. He talks in circles. Akakiiko kajja kwe- tooloola Uganda yenna. The committee will travel all through Uganda. ekiseera kye- toolodde kiwanvu nga..., for a long time now.

rush into. Yeekuba ensiko. He rushed into the bush. Yeekuba mu nju. He rushed into the house, okwekubako, to implore. Yanneekubako ndyeko katono era ne jinaana.bHe implored me to eat a little but I refused.

-esazisa (-esazisizza) v.tr. caus. 1 & 2 refl. cause to cut oneself; cause to cut oneself with/using; cause to separate/divide, kwesaza bulala, to be in a flutter, be excited about an anticipated pleasure, kwesaza ng'ow'akagatto akamu (lit. be excited like a person with a single shoe) = kwesaza bulala. Engabi n'ejja yeesaza mu kisaawe. And the bushbuck came cutting across the field.

obese; huge; overgrown; full/bushy (of a beard), cf. zijjagala.

lie in wait.