kkapa; (wild cat) omuyaayu; (civet) effumbe; (genet) akasimba; (serval) emmondo.

ekiyira, ekiyiriro.

ssennyiga.

okukwata; (disease) okusiigi bwa, okulwala, okuwakula obulwadde; (fish) okuvuba, okuloba; (ball) okubaka; (water) okulembeka. c. fire, okuggya omuliro. c. up, okukwata, okutuukako. try to catch up, okutuukirira.

n. (game), akawuna.

okubuuza.

katekiisimu.

omuyigiriza, omusomasa.

asoma okubatizibwa, omulonde.

engeri, olubu, ettuluba.

akawuka, ekisiisa, nna beefunye, ekisaanyi, e kkomante, ekyonga.

oluseke.

Katuliki.

eddiini y'ekieziya enkatuliki, Obukatuliki.

ente; c. plague, nsotoka.

ekiraalo, ekisibo.

okuleka obwami, okuva mubwami.

omuwolereza.

oluyombo, okukaayana.

obunyiikivu; (meaning) amakulu.

endobolo; (royal, on cattle) ekikungo, empooza.

omulimu.

etc.; interrupt.

e- (n/n) [Stv., Ar.] letter; certificate; diploma.

e- (li/ma) space; room; time, inter- val; opportunity, chance, amagye ag'omu bbanga, air force, mu bbanga lya myaka mitono, in the course of a few years, E — waliyo obuduukaduuka obwesudde ama- banga. At: — there are numerous poor little shops scattered around, cf. banga.

nzibidde) v.i. dive; sink, go under water, bbiramu, fig., relig. become immersed in, be utterly dedicated to (God).

take on an attractive appearance (esp. of young girls or brides with the added implication that the skin is as fair and healthy as that of a baby).

for which see the grammars. The following usages are important for lexical purposes because the derivatives formed cannot all be included in the dictionary. 1) bu + la ~ negative infinitive, often equivalent to an English noun which is not an infinitive in form. okumanya, to know; obutamanya, not to know; ingnorance. 2) bu + stem of a noun from another class often produc es an adverb which must be rendered by a phrase in English, enkofu, guinea fowl; bukofu, like a guinea fowl, kukaabya bukofu, to make cry like a guinea fowl, i.e., to cause to suffer. 3) bu + reduplicated stem of a noun of another class indicates plurality with the added notions of indefiniteness, scattered state or even contemp t. essomero, school; obusomerosomero, small, scattered schools which are inferior in quality. 4) normal verb form + bu + verb stem + i. Abalala bagamba nti... others say that; Abalala bagamba bugambi nti... others just/ simply/only say that.

o- (bu/-) a second helping; time for the return of cattle to the kraal. cf. dda, ddiza.

O- (bu/-) Catholicism, cf. Omukatoliki.

o- (bu/-) Roman Catholicism; Christianity.

member of a Catholic religious community.

spread over; go/ reach all over; get one's share, get enough; participate; be enough to go around (of food). Abaana bonna babunye. All of the children have gotten enough/their share. Amawulire geeyongedde okubuna wonna mu ggwanga. The news continued to spread all over the country, kubuna kkubo, to stagger along the road (like a drunken man). obudde ne bubuna emiwabo, and it was dawning, lit. was scattering in all directions. Eky'abangi kibuna engalo. (prov.) lit. Something used by many people has finger marks. What is used by many is soon spoiled.

o- (bu/-) a very broad concept implying the possession of courtesy, compassion, good breeding, culture, etc. The editorial writers o/Munno have in the past dedicated considerable space to the definition of the word. cf. obuntu, omuntu bulamu.

bunyisa (-bunyisizza) v.tr. caus. 1 & 2 spread; scatter; distribute; propagate; spread with/using. Leka kubunya bisasiro wano. Stop scattering trash here. Ebifo byonna ebikulu mu Qulaaya yabibunya. lie covered/visited all the major places in Europe.

o- (bu/-) whiskers (of a cat or other feline), cf. enswiriri.

o- (bu/-) intoxication, drunkenness. cf. tamiira.

o- adv. like cattle, kugumba bute, to huddle/cluster together like cattle, as a noun obute is the plur. of akate, q.v.' cf. ente.

o- (bu/-) fracture; dislocation; break, kwesiga nga buvune,.to have utter trust/beliance in (a person), cf. vuna.

o- (bu/-) education, cf. yiga, yigiriza.

pastor (of a Roman Catholic parish), cf. bwana, omukulu.

o- (bu/-) kind of weed which spreads rapidly and is difficult to eradicate, oku- simba obwanda or okutuula obwanda, to take up permanent abode, stay for good.

o- (bu/-) delicate/dangerous situation.

o- adv. like beer. Kyamutamiiriza ddala bwenge. It intoxicated him just like beer. cf. omwenge.

o- (bu/-) adultery; fornication. cf. yenda.

ebbaluwa.

enkovu.

okutegeeza, okubuulira; (H.C.) okussa ekimu, okusembera kummeeza; (R.C.) okusembera.

okugogola.

okuwaayo, okuwonga; d. oneself, okwewaayo, okwewonga; a church, okuyingira ekkanisa.

okweyabya, okucucuka.

disrespect or scorn; indicate by one's movements an attitude of pride or contempt.

be, okunuubuka, okuwogoka.

birth certificate. cf. zaala.

okuyigiriza, okutendeka, okubangula, okugunjula; be educated, okugunjuka.

omuyiglriza.

obulimbalimba.

okusangula, okuggirawo ddala.

okugoba mukka nisa, okuvumirira.

okuyiiya.

e- (li/ma) civet cat. Ekika ky'Effumbe, the Civet Cat Clan.

engwizi.

okwenda, okulya embooge.

obwenzi.

omwenzi.

e- (li/ma) basket trap with a hole in the bottom used for catching lake fish.

e- (li/ma) egg. amagi amasii ke, fried eggs, kukuba za ku magi, to be a coward, act in a cowardly way, lit. strike the hens (enkoko is implied by za) (who are sitting) on the eggs. Kiriba kya nsonyi bwe mulirya eggi. lit. It will be a shame if you eat the egg. This derives from the proverb okulya eggi okwesub.ya omuwula, to eat the egg and miss the meat. The implication is that if one allows an egg to develop into a chicken the gain will be greater. Bulijjo afuna magi mu kubala. He always gets zeros in arithmetic, cf. ekigi.

e- (1 i/m a) spicule, hairy projection on elephant grass (reeds) or sugarcane; hair on a caterpillar, okuseka n'eggimbi ku mwoyo, to laugh bitterly; to laugh maliciously.

e- (li/ma) bone, okusimba eggumba egganda, to walk. 01 uvannyuma lw'okuki- gaayagaaya baakizuula mpozzi nga kirimu eggumba. After thinking it over they realized that it might just be true, lit. after chewing it they found that perhaps it had a bone inside, okuggwa ku magumba, to lose weight, become all skin and bones, oku- tunguka ku magumba, to cook thoroughly (of meat). Ebigezo bino birimu eggumba. These examinations are quite difficult, lit. have some bone in them. Kirimu eggumba okugamba nti... It is difficult to maintain that. It is hard to say that. lit. There is a bone in saying that... Omwavu lw'alya ennyama amagumba asansa masanse. (prov.) When a poor man eats meat, he scatters the bones around (to impress others ).

e- (li/ma) kind of wild cat.