n., ekikompe, ekikopo

v., okulumika.

etterekero, eggwanika.

okwegomba.

ekiwuubiiro, ekirumiko.

cf. bigaabigana.

eccupa.

guard jealously; cup, bleed. Siriddayo kukubiranga. I will never be jealous of you again. cf. ebbuba, ekibubiro.

buguta, akeebugo.

e- (n/n) [Siu. ] bottle, (li/ma) large bottle.

okwegomba, okuyaayaana, obubi.

full to the brim; complete. Eccupa yajjudde beddu. The bottle was full to the brim, emyaka 20 beddu, a full twenty years, twenty complete years.

e- usually plur. amalusu (li/ma) spit, saliva, okumira ku ddusu, to experience a feeling of-relief (after a period of tension); to take a break/breather, okufiirwa amalusu, to waste one's time in talking to someone who will not listen, lit. to waste one's spit, ekibuuzo ekitu- maze amalusu mu kamwa, a question which has preoccupied us very much, lit. which has exhausted the spit in our mouths, cf. akalusu, olulusu.

eccupa, omudumu.

eccupa.

e- (n/n) [from Eng. mugj large metal drinking cup.

e- plur. amawanika (li/ma) cupboard; place for storage; safe; treasury; treasury building, cf. wanika, akawanika, lomuwanika.

nzigye) v.tr. take; take away/ off/out, etc. (The enclitics -ko, -mu, -wo are frequently suffixed to ggya, performing a role analogous to that of the adverbs following take, i.e., away, off, etc.). Ggyawo ekitanda. fake the bed away.. Ggyako ekikopo. Take the cup off (e.g., of the table), okuggyako, except, excepting, okuggya ku mabeere, to wean, okuggya omwoyo ku kintu, to neglect/forget something. okuggya akagere, to start walking, try one's first steps, okuggya obutiko, to pick mushrooms, okuggyawo omusango, to dismiss a case (at law). Kyanzigya enviiri ku mutwe okulaba nga... It made the hair stand up on my head to see that... Ebigambo bye yayogera byamuggya n'amaziga mu ki- wanga. The things which he said made her cry, lit. took tears from her skull. Temuggya okwo, mugende mu maaso. Don't stop there, go on. Keep up the good work.

very firmly, very tightly. Eccupa nnywevu be gulugulu. The bottle is tightly sealed. Kino kyange gulugulu. This is my very own.

be under a strain; be troubled/preoccupied; be imposed on; be depressed; be wearied. Nnakkiriza n'omwoyo ogukabiriddwa. I agreed reluctantly/with a troubled heart.

a- (la or ka/bu) hiccup; hiccupping. cf. sikonda, sikondoka.

to drink down without taking the cup from the lips, drink and produce a gurgling sound in the throat.

a- (ka/bu) table or platform on which coffee is dried; rack on which plates and cups are dried.

a- (ka/bu) small cupboard/shelf. cf. eggwanika.

a- (ka/bu) small gourd used as a ladle or cup; cup. okunywamu akendo, to excel, win, come out on top. Eky'okunywa mu Uganda yonna akendo, kyaamufunyisa sikaala. The fact that he came out first in all Uganda enabled him to get a scholarship. cf. olwendo.

e- (ki/bi) bleeding cup. cf. bubira.

e- (ki/bi) cup, mug; relig. chalice; ciborium.

e- (ki/bi) [£ng.] cup.

e- (ki/bi) cupping horn, instrument or vessel used for cupping/bleeding, cf. lumika.

e- (ki/bi) bleeding cup, cupping horn, ekiwuubiiro ky'essimu, telephone receiver. okunyoola ekiwuubiiro, to drive a motorcycle, cf. wuubiira.

e- the section of a town or city occupied by Europeans/Westerners, with the -a of rel. of the European manner or style, ennyimba ez'ekizungu, European songs; Western songs, amannyo ag'ekizungu, false teeth, cf. -zungu, Omuzungu.

e- no plur. (li/ma) dust, residue of crushed grass, kulonda bwoya mu kkukuuzi, to be occupied in an extremely difficult task, lit. pick up little hairs from the dust. cf. olukukuuzi.

bustle around, bustle about; move restlessly; be needlessly busy; be anxious/preoccupied.

e- no plur. (ki/bi) room, unoccupied area; space; opening, cf. omwanya.

nnembese) v.tr. place, put (a vessel in position to catch a liauid): catch (a liquid) in a vessel, okulembeka engalo, to cup the hands.

bleed by cupping; fig. eavesdrop on, spy on. kulumika muntu bigambo, to slander a person, falsely attribute words or actions to a person.

etc.; be greatly concerned/preoccupied.

lumibwa (-lumiddwa) v.i. pass. be bitten; be hurt (lit. <£ fig.); feel labor pains; be concerned/preoccupied.

o- plur. ennyingo (lu/n) joint of the body, okuddamu oluyingo, to regain one's strength, recover, recuperate. Nnali seewuliramu luyingo. I was utterly exhausted, lit. I felt that there was not a joint in me. cf. ennyingo.

o- no plur. hot tea. as an attribute very hot (of a liquid), ekikopo ky'olweje, a cup of hot tea. Amazzi g'ompadde oku- naaba nga lweje bulala. The water you have given me to bathe in is too hot.

o- plur. ennyendo (Iu/n) gourd used as a ladle for scooping water or as a cup. cf. akendo.

o- (mu/ba) cupper, bleeder, one who bleeds himself, cf. lumika, oniulumisi.

e- (n/n) gourd; cup. kubuuza Ssaa- longo ndeku, to ask the obvious, cf. akaleku.

plur. n/n) porcupine.

e- (n/n) cup made of half a gourd for keeping oil or butter.

nnannyini.

omulimu.

v., okubeeramu.

eccupa.

nnamunnungu.

cf. kasikonda.

stay overnight with (sometimes implying inconvenience to the usual in habitants); spend the night preoccupied with (a present concern or future plan). Ku olwo iwasulirira kyayi. That night all we had to consume was tea. Yasulirira ku- keera kukima muwala we mu ssomero. He went to bed last night with the firm intention of getting up early and getting his daughter at the school.

move here and there; be preoccupied.

etc. cf. terunkana.

become relaxed; grow slack; become refreshed; recuperate; go down (of a swelling); relieve oneself, go to the bathroom.

e- (li/ma) safe; cupboard; place for storage, storage area, etterekero ly' ebitabo, bookcase, etterekero ly'omusaayi, blood bank, etterekero ly'ensimbi, bank. cf. tereka.

eccupa.

mpumudde) v.i. rest, relax; take a vacation; retire from one's occupation. Okuwummula si kutuuka. (prov.) Stopping to rest does not mean that one has reached his destination.

(n/n) [E-ng. ] cupboard.

clot; be covered; swarm, teem. Ebikopo Bayonne bibembeddeko enziro. All the cups are covered with soot.

v.i. be very busy/ preoccupied; overwork.

a- pron. others, other people; master, person in authority, ekikopo kya bandi, the master's cup. musajja wa bandi, the poor man. bakazi ba bandi, the poor women. Leka kwonoona bintu bya bandi. Don't damage other people's goods, cf. ^-ndi.

no plur. the section of a town or city occupied by Batoro.

omu- kessi nnakinku, master spy. nnakinku w'eddagala ery'ekinnansi, great authority on native medicine, omutezi w'obusoio nnaki- nkn, expert trapper, cf. obwannakinku, munnakinku.

share with one another; distribute; be alloted, have a share. Ggwe wagabana ki? What was your share? What did you get? Okunoga emmwanyi ennaku zino kutuga- banye. At present (these days) the harvesting of the coffee is keeping us completely occupied/is our exclusive preoccupation. Enkomerero y'omwezi eneetuuka ddi ne tugabana? When will the end of the month come so that we can get paid?

okubigaabigana n'ebigambo, to be bursting to talk, be anxious to speak but refrain from doing so (out of fear, etc.) cf. bibigana.

v.i. redup. be very busy/preoccupied; bustle about.

o- (mu/ba) lit. one who ties, omu- sibi w'abagole, bride dresser, one whose occupation is making wedding clothes for brides, cf. siba.

o- (mu/ba) cupper, bleeder, one who has the occupation of bleeding others. cf. lumika, omwerumisi.

e- (n/n) eye of a needle; handle of a cup.