okuyita, okukoowoola; (name) okutuuma; (names = abuse) okuvuma;

okukyalira, okulambula.

okuyitibwa; (trade) omulimu.

ekikuyiro.

become, okukakanyala.

okuddamu, okwanukula; (when called) okuyitaba.

o- adv. upright; vertically, cf. langaala.

o- adv. identically, in the same way. cf. 2-mu.

o- also obusimbalala (bu/-) verticalness. as adv. vertically, upright, on end; fig. in an upright/just manner. -a busimba, vertical, upright, cf. simba.

e- plur. amalibu (1 i/m a) gap; breach. Omwana ow'amalibu agema enkuba. (prov.) A child with teeth missing prevents rain (from falling). Ow'amalibu akiina ow'engereka. (prov.) The person with missing teeth derides the person who has teeth which overlap. The pot calls the kettle black.

e- plur. amalippo (li/ma) small stick (used in the game of nziga, also called zziga, q.v.). cf. lippa.

grin idiotically.

okunyiga, okw eserera eddagala.

more emphatically fuukanafuukana v.i. (redup.) become unrecognizable; become completely changed/ transformed; become disfigured, fuukanya (-fuukanyizza) v.tr. caus. alter/change completely; change beyond recognition. cf. kyefuula, omufuusa, munnanfuusi, enfuukafuuka, -nnanfuusi.

nnaanyizza), gaan(y)isa (-gaan(y)isizza) v.tr. caus. 1 & 2- make refuse, cause to refuse. Kaddu ye yannaanyisa omulimu. It was because of Kaddu that 1 was refused the job. or It was because of Kaddu that I refused to take the job. Yagaanya lyanyi. He emphatically refused, lit. with force.

e- (li/ma) type of insect resembling a grasshopper which lives on the young shoots of the plantain. Also called nnabangogoma.

reject categorically.

okuyingiza munda; (surgically) okukuba empiso.

nji- or nzijukidde) v.i. & tr. remember, recall.

call to as a witness; be a witness/martyr for; refer to; wish for.

march around; strut around, move in a swaggering manner; walk majestically/proudly.

a- plur. obwambe (ka/bu) knife (usually locally made and not used as a table knife); orig. curved Kiganda knife. cf. lyambe (eryambe), omwambe.

a- adv. gently, calmly, okussa akasiiso, to look over appraisingly/ critically, to give (someone) the once over.

e- (ki/bi) crude, homemade gun. Also called magezigabaganda, q.v. cf. emmundu.

e- (ki/bi) usually plur. pus formation in a sore eye; matter which accumulates in the eyes during sleep; colloq. miserable, hateful wretch, \bantu abaali eyo ow'enjo- gcra in hi ug'abayiia binyinyi. Tnere were an enormous number of people there, lit. one who uses bad language would call them binyinyi. cf. akanyinyi.

e-: okunyiga ekitoliro, to overwhelm (an opponent in wrestling); to exploit, treat ruthlessly/despotically.

e- adv. aimlessly; in confusion; with great effort, kukaaba kiwalazima, to weep hysterically.

e- (ki/bi) a banana leaf that is carefully smoked over the fire and used as a container for locally made medicine; plume of banana leaves for ornamenting beer gourds of important people, cf. ol li worn ho.

call upon; urge; be insistent with. Yabakuutira omugaso oguli mu kusomesa Olungereza. He impressed on them the value to be derived from teaching English.

nnambudde) v.tr. call on, visit; tour; inspect (during the course of an official trip), eby'okulambula, tourism.

nnanyizza) v.i. pay a formal call on a chief, attend court.

o- (Iu/n) interval, space, olumagga- magga, as an adv. or with the -a of rel. scattered, widely spaced; few. Emiti gyali gya lumaggamagga. The trees were scattered/widely spaced. Enkuba etonnya olu- maggamagga. It rains sporadically.

which holds them up resembles a portion of the intestine, ^kyenda, q.v.).

e- (n/n) kind of tree which produces a deadly poison, Spondianthus ugandensis; poison (produced by the tree). It is also called muttambuzi, lit. it kills the goats.

ne bwe, conj. even if, even in the event that, ne is regularly used to introduce what is called the ne tense or the narrative tense. Twagula emmere ne tulya ne tukkuta. We bought food and we ate and we were satisfied.

e-: enkuba engulansigo, the first rain after the dry season, so called because it is the time for buying (gula) seeds (nsigo) for planting.

e- (n/n) dim. akayoga (ka/bu) kind of small mammal, hyrax, commonly called rock-rabbit, coney.

e- (n/n) kind of small drum beaten in the battery called mugudo, q.v. cf. kalaabiriza.

e- (n/n) concrete, mortar, ekyuma eki tabu la enkokoto, concrete mixer. Tomala kulya kya munno n'okiyita enkokoto. (prov.) Don't eat your companion's (food) and then call it concrete. Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

e-: okuwera enkolokooto, to vow allegiance; to swear, take an oath; to declare emphatically that one will be able to do something.

q.v.

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

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

e- (n/n) jerboa, also called jumping rat, kangaroo rat (see akayozi); kind of silkworm which makes cocoons on mulberry trees, cf. somba, ekyuma.

e- (n/n) kind of termite, also called white ant. It has wings and is considered a great delicacy, Ebyc bye balafuubanira byoya bya nswa. They are wasting their time. They have a hopeless goal, lit. the things which they are struggling for are the hair of the nswa. Omwangu y'atta enswa. (prov.) The one who is quick to arrive kills the nswa. The early bird catches the worm. cf. obuswa, kaswa, ekiswa, nnamu- nswa.

e- (n/n) harp. Also called lu- kangaga, q.v.

e-: okusala entotto, to be indecisive, hesitate between courses; to go into useless details. Lumusaza entotto. He is critically ill (lu- implies olumbe).

pimisa (-pimisizza) v.tr. caus. 1 & 2 cause to measure, have measured; measure with, kupimisa muntu maaso, to size a person up critically.

v., okukomyawo; (words) okugambulula; (remember) okujjukira; r. the past, okusimula eby'edda.

filter; purge; fig. censor, submit to censorship; weigh (opposing views); consider carefully. okusengejja omuntu, to observe a person closely, scrutinize a person critically.

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e- (n/n) CSu>.,Pers. ] telephone; telephone call; telegram, wire, okukuba essimu, to telephone; to send a wire, essimu empandiike or essimu ey'omu ngalo, telegram, ennamba y'essimu, telephone number.

okusibaga.

bwe kikutamirira oyita Katonda. (prov.) What you get and like, when it begins to pall on you, you call on God (to take it away).

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.

be named/called.

offer a seat to, cause to sit; make wait; convene (a meeting), kutuuza muntu mu bigambo, to call someone to account for his words or actions.

bulanga.

lit. you gave me. Yes, sir! Here I am! (a courteous response when called by one's senior). See wangi.

mpansewanse) v.i. pant, breathe spasmodically.

omujulirwa; bear w., okujulirwa; call to w., okujulira.

woowe interjections used in shouting Nnakanda kuyita saawuiirayo yadde ampuuna nti woowayi. I kept calling but I did not hear anyone at all answering me.

nnyanirizza) v.tr. welcome, receive gladly, greet enthusiastically. okwaniriza inf. cf. omwanirizi, ennyaniriza.

weewaawo, yee, kale; (in reply to a call) wangi! wampa! say yes, okukkiriza.

yitisa (-yitisizza) v.tr. caus. 1 & 2 make call; call with any means of.

mpiso) v.tr. coll, call to; call, name; describe as; invite. Mwana ggwe nzija kukukuba oyite ne nnyoko. I am going to give you such a beating that you will cry uncle, lit. call mother.

njitabye) v.i. answer (when called); answer, respond (to a need).

yitiŋŋana, yitaŋŋana (-anye) v.i. recip. call each other, call to each other. cf. -yite.

be called, etc.