ettaka, ekko, empitambi, obukokoliko, ettosi, ebikookobereze; sit in the d., okwetubika.

ggulu; become d., , okw onooneka, okukongeera, okubembeera, okukuusiira, okukusiwala, okusootoola.

o- (bu/-) [S^-] dirt, akayu ak'obucaafu, colloq. bathroom, cf. -caafu.

o- (bu/-) blackness; darkness; less commonly dirtiness, cf. ddugala, -ddugavu.

o- (bu/-) dirt, filth (esp. that which collects on the body).

o- (bu/-) flith, dirtiness (of the body); untidiness; uncleanness. cf. omuligo.

o- (bu/-) dirt or soil which remains on the feet, legs or clothing after one has been tilling, cf. lima.

o- (bu/-) filthiness, dirtiness, squalor.

nzirugadde) v.i. be or become black/dark blue; darken; be or become dirty.

e- (li/ma) bad word; dirty word, amagambo ag'olumottole, indiscreet words. The grammatical plural amagambo (q.v.) does not have the augm. or pej. meaning of the singular, cf. gamba, ekigambo, amagambo.

e- (1 i/ma) spot (either permanent, as the spot on a leopard, or temporary as a spot of dirt, etc.) cf. ebigondo. bones, skeletons; dead relative(s). okuvuma amagufa, to insult grossly (by offensive references to a dead relative).

enkumu, omuteeko, ebbenga, emmiino, engululu. dung h., olubungo. h. of weeds, ekirungu. h. of dirt, entuumo.

cause to p-et. filthv. cf. -jama, obujama, omujama.

blood, etc.). cf. joba.

a- (ka/bu) deceitful act, dirty trick. Okusibaakakwe, to play a dirty trick, cf. olukwe.

a-: kukwata kalippo, to be filthy/extremely dirty; to be tightly closed; to be tightly packed/jammed together. Essaati ye ekutte kalippo. His shirt is filthy.

dirt; trash; fig. corruption; foul actions, immorality.

e- (ki/bi) dirty mark, stain, cf. kuya.

e- no plur. (li/ma) dirt, filth (particularly used of dirt on the body), cf. ekiko.

cause to become filthy.

cf. obukuusiivu.

o- (lu/n) dust; powder; dirt, with the -a of rel. powdery, in powdered form, ssukaali ow'olufufugge, powdered/very fine sugar, olu- fufugge lw'amagumba, bones which have decayed and turned to dust. cf. effufugge.

a- (li/ma) pincers, pliers, as the plur. o/eggalo, ugly, fat, dirty fingers. cf. engalo, nnamagalo.

o- (mu/mi) wash water, dirty water which remains after washing clothes, dishes, etc. cf. yoza.

one who does not wish to dirty his fingers by doing work, lit. pretty-fingers. cf. engalo, nana.

e- (n/n) soot; dirt, filth; fig. slanderous reproach, kukola bya nziro, to do evil/ bad/nasty things. Tasiize balala enziro. He has not heaped abuse on others.

ebbala, eggondo; (of dirt) ekko; (blemish) akamogo.

become soiled; act foolishly; talk nonsense, talk in an annoying way.

collective) also kiwakka, plur. biwakka. large black evil-smelling ant which preys on nswa (termites). Wakka awunya, nga ggwe omulumbye ku nswa ze. (prov.) (If you say that) the wakka smells, it is you that disturbed him feeding on his nswa. If you remain in dirt you cannot expect to stay clean.

nnyenze) v.tr. stir and dissolve; dilute; mix. okuyenga enfuufu, to stir up dust; to play in the dirt (of children). Omukisa omuzaale gukira omuyengere edda- gala. (prov.) Good fortune/luck is better than that obtained by mixing medicines.

nnyonoonye) v.i. sin, commit evii, do wrong, v.tr. spoil; make dirty; ruin, damage; mess up. okwonoona ebiseera, to waste time.

etc.

etc.

yonoonesa (-yonoonesezza) v.tr. caus. 1 & 2 cause to spoil/make dirty, etc.

v.i. become dirty/ filthy; get dusty.

to do one's Utmost (e$p. with an evil objective). Yankola ogwa walugali. He really played a dirty trick on me. cf. olugali.

mu mmere banteereddemu nnaganga wa ki? What have I eaten, what sort of hideous thing have they put in my food? Omukulu bw'atakwata mu kisibo, embuzi zifa nnaganga. (prov.) If the person in charge does not take over in the pen, the goats die of nnaganga, i.e., if the leader does not perform his tasks the whole organization deteriorates.

(la) dirt; dust.

o- (mu/ba) filthy/dirty person, cf. jama.

of food, milk or fig. of a child); go wrong morally; get damaged/ ruined (e.g., of a mechanical implement). Yayonooneka omutwe. He went insane.

o- (mu/ba) (physically) dirty/filthy person, cf. obuligo.

v.i. be or become dirty/filthy/ stained; be stunted; grow poorly; be badly cooked; become hardened/inured; be resistant to cleaning; become worn (e.g., of a path).

etc.; be hardened/inured to. Nze emiggo nnagigubira dda. 1 have long since become accustomed to/inured to beatings. Obudde bungubiridde. I am in trouble/difficulties/a trying situation.

inure. cf. -gubu, obugubi; gubaasiira, -gubaasiivu.

cf. -gubaasiivu; guba.

v.i. become dirty/ filthy/soiled.

cf. ekikuyiro.

o- (mu/ba) poisoner; witch, lit. a-give-poison. Avanjaza amagalo ng'omu- wabutwa. He is handling things with his dirty fingers, cf. wa, obutwa.

-ddugaalirivu, obuddugavu, kaddugala, Omuddugavu, enzirugaze. See also ekizima & zigizigi.

mess up; trample; crumple/ fold roughly; be harsh/hard on.

take by surprise.

v.i. become dirty/ filthy.

-caafu also spelled kyafu adj. dirty. cf. obucaafu.

-evulubanya (-evulubanyizza) v.i. & tr. refl. smear oneself (with); dirty oneself (with); fig. contaminate oneself (with).

rotten; dirty, unkempt; in bad shape; bad-mannered.

-efaakanya (-efaakanyizza) v.i. refl. be or become dirty/unclean (esp. of the body and clothing); neglect oneself.

evil; dangerous; in poor condition; dirty; Ugly. Saali mubi ne nneefubitika rnnvyniba. I did not hesitate but rushed into the house, cf. obubi, akabi, ekibi, embi.

ruined; damaged; sinful, depraved, cf. yonooneka.

filthy, cf. gubaasiira; guba.

-gubu adj. dirty; stunted; badly cooked. c f. guba.

filthy; unrefined, uncouth.

engatto enzirugavu, black shoes, cf. ddugala, obuddugavu, Omuddugavu, enzirugavu.

be seated (esp. in an inappropriate place and with indifferenc e to the presence of dirt, dust, etc.).

dirty, unclean, untidy. cf. jamawala, obujama, omujama.