v., okuyuwa, okuyiwa, okuggyamubyonna, okufufunkula; adj., e.handed, bekkotoggo, bwaggu, manolo, katwe kasa, kkope.

run a., okudduka; take a., okuggyawo, okuggyamu; throw a., okusuula; go a., okuvaawo; empty, okuyiwa.

lit. like a stick, without anything, empty-handed; without resources, kusigala buggo, to be left alone, be bereft of friends; to have all one's possessions stolen, kuvaayo buggo, to come back empty-handed, cf. omuggo.

o- adv. in vain, vainly, unsuccessfully. Kye yava anvaako bukumbu. For that reason he left me empty-handed. He did not get anything from me.

o- adv. in vain; to no purpose; empty-handed, with nothing; naked, abawala ab'obusa, single/unmarried girls. Tali busa (or Tali yekka). He is not alone (implying that he is relying on the aid of spirits, that there is more to his situation than meets the eye, etc.). cf. -sa.

o- (bu/-) surface of a drum; empty space, nothing, kukuba busu, to miss, fail to hit. Ebyasi byakubye busu. The bullets missed the mark.

o- adv. with nothing; empty-handed; naked; in vain; without cause, without reason; gratis, free, without charge. Oku- yingira kwa bwereere. Admission i'S free. Eky'obwereere kyaggwawo dda. (The time when you could get something) for nothing has long since passed, cf. -(y)ereere.

o- (bu/-) whiteness; lightness (of color); brownness (of the skin); emptiness, empty space; cleanness, as an adv. with the formative of space prefix e- out, outside. ebweru wa Buganda, outside of

pour out the contents of (e.g., a bag).

etc.; spray (e.g., insects), kufuuyira mbuzi mulere, to waste one's time/breath, lit. blow a pipe for a goat, kufuuyira malenge, to drink a lot without having one's thirst assuaged, kufuuyira mmindi, to smoke an empty pipe while reciting incantations for the purpose of putting a hex on someone; to wish someone bad luck.

lit. with nothing on the head. Yajja katwekasa. He came empty- handed. cf. omutwe, -sa.

folly; madness. Alimu katwewungu. He is empty- headed. cf. omutwe, wungutuka.

e- (ki/bi) deserted house; deserted place. Omukadde akira ekifulukwa. (prov.) An old feeble tenant is better than an empty house. Half a loaf is better than no bread, cf. fuluka.

e- (ki/bi) something useless, piece of junk; empty bundle from which simsim/sesame seeds have been removed.

e- (ki/bi) lit. something empty or emptied; empty cell of honeycomb; husk; fig. an empty, shallow person; one who has become totally depraved, ebisassalala by'omupunga, rice husks, ne nsigala kisassalala, and I remained petrified, all the strength and stamina had gone from me. cf. -sa.

e- (ki/bi) hollow stem; empty shell/container. Tewali linnya Gganda eriri awo nga kiwawangulo oba ekisusunku ekyereere. There is no Kiganda name which is without significance or history, lit. an empty container or shell.

e- (ki/bi) empty/hollow place; hole in a termite hill. cf. oluwompogoma, empompogoma.

cf. kottoka.

e- (ki/bi) opening; open area; space; emptiness, as an adv. wide open, completely empty, cf. yangaala, omwangaala.

o- (lu/n) open calabash or gourd used as a tumbler for drinking, kwemalamu ng'ogw'oluwa a wo, to act to excess (often used of talking or laughing), lit. empty oneself like the beer(omwenge implied by ogwa) of a tumbler, cf. ekiwaawo, empaawo.

o- (lu/n) hollow/empty place (esp. in trees, between rocks); hole; pit. cf. ekiwompogoma, empompogoma.

arch, empty-handed.

o- (mu/mi) opening; open space; emptiness, as an adv. completely empty, wide open. cf. yangaala, ekyangaala.

mpowongodde) v.tr. hollow out; empty out. cf. ekiwowongoie.

ekyangaala, omwangaala.

wave about; swing; keep (someone) on the go, cause to move about; bother, okuwuuba omuntu ebbaluwa, to write a person a letter, kujja ng'owuuba emikono, to come empty- handed, lit. waving your arms. Yawuubako olubu lw ebigere mu maka ga Mukasa. He dropped over to Mukasa's house.

o- (la) soot. Nnasanga ekiyumba munyale. I found the house empty/de- serted. cf. kanyale.

kukunkumula mazina, to dance a great deal, kukunkumula kidduka, to drive a vehicle very fast, kukunkumula mpaawo, to finish up one's drink (usually of beer or liquor), kukunkumula nsawo, to empty out one's pocket/bag. kukunkumula kutu, to listen. cf. akakunkumuka, olukunkumuli.

ideo. absolutely, completely; in vain. Nnenze okukuwata mu nsawo nga nkalu be ppe. When I went to take out my wallet it was completely empty, cf. pepepe.

v.tr. empty out.

o- (mu/ba) stupid/empty-headed person, cf. -toole, obutooletoole, eki- tooletoole.

o- (mu/mi) head (in the lit. sense); head, chief, leader; heading, caption, headline. cjinambo ezitalina mutwe na maguiu, baseless/unfounded rumors, kussa mutwe nn maguiu ku bigambo, to make exaggerated statements, kufumba mutwe, to ponder, think intensely, kuba na mutwe mubi, to be unlucky, have bad luck. Tewali amuwa mutwe. There is none who can outsmart him. Omutima (or omwoyo) gundi ku mulwe, I am very worried, lit. my heart is in my head. F>kinlu kino kyamulya omutwe. This (matter) obsessed him, lit. ate at his head. Ya- nninya ku mutwe. He despised me greatly, lit, stepped on my head. Yakuza mutwe nga mmale. He is stupid/empty-headed, cf. olutwe, emjtwelwe, etlwe.

v.i. be or become empty/ vacated (of a termite hill).

v.i. work futilely/in vain; go away dejectedly/rebuffed/empty-handed. cf. koggoka; sottoka.

v.tr. turn over and empty; pour out/down; spill; fig. bestow on. Paapa n'amubunduggulako Ob wassaabasumba. and the Pope made him an Archbishop (= poured the Archbishopric on him).

v.i. be hollow; be hollowed out; become empty/vacuous.

adj. disastrous, cataclysmic; huge, tremendous. Musisi ddekabusa, a hideous earthquake.

ring, sing (of noise in the ears). Amatu gampaawaala. My ears are humming.

v.i. wait around impatiently/in vain; loiter about; be abandoned/empty/unoccupied. okwandaakalala inf.

v.i. be empty/deserted/ abandoned/unoccupied. Amaka gangadde. The house is vacant/deserted. okwangaala inf.

v.i. become deserted/abandoned/vacated (originally of a termite hill); go away; fig. become stupid/'empty in the head;' become discredited. Obugagga bwe yalina bwonna bwafuluka. The wealth which he had has all disappeared. Yafu- luka mu busawo. He lost his reputation in (the profession of) medicine.

o- (mu/mi) emptiness, hollow. Ennyumba yonna baagireka muwulenge. They left the whole house empty. Oyo omwana muwulenge mwereere. That child is empty-headed.

lit. his pocket is completely empty.

abakozi abasunda amafuta, gasoline-station attendants, kusunda mata, to deliver milk to customers, kusunda lu- buto, to come empty-handed; to come where one is not wanted/invited, kusundasunda lubuto, to breathe rapidly in and out. kusunda bintu, to buy a lot of things; to dispense many things (as food at a social gathering, etc.).

v.i. conv. 2 lose flavor; fig. be insipid/empty.

and I heard people talking, lit. pouring forth voices.

lacking in substance (e.g., of the inside of a fruit which has failed to develop). Oyo kisassalala. He is empty-headed/stupid.

quasi- synonym of-epakira, q.v. gorge oneself; empty one's glass (of beer) quickly, okwekakira omwenge, to swill down beer.

nothing but, only. Yazaala abaana bawala basa. She only had daughters. Twasanze ennyumba nsa. We found the house empty, cf. lobusa, eki- sassalala.

bare; cleared; naked; alone; mere, just, only; ordinary, ennaku enjereere, week days, ennyumba enjereere, an empty house; just a house, only a house. Abakristu abereere, ordinary Catholics, the rank-and-file Catholics. Yamuwadde kisero ky ereere. He gave him only a basket. Yamuwadde ekisero ekyereere. He gave him an empty basket, cf. obwereere, ekyererezi.

empty-headed, cf. obu- tooletoole, ekitooletoole, omutooletoole.

empty, deserted. cf. yangaala.

deserted, ekiswa ekifu- lufu, a deserted termite heap. cf. fuluka.

to come back empty-handed, lit. like a stick {cf. omuggo) which digs clay.

hard; arid (of ground); clear, distinct (of a voice). ensimbi enkalu, (hard) cash, kaawa omukalu, coffee without cream or sugar, omwana omukalu, an outgoing, confiding child, ebintu ebikalu, concrete things, real property, ebikalu ebi- wanvu, long trousers (ekikalu can also be used to signify a woman's dress). Olunge- reza lwabwe si lukalu. Their English is not very good. Baasi oluusi zibadde zigenda nkalu. Sometimes the buses ran empty. Nnamusimba eriiso kkalu. I looked at him sternly, cf. kala, -kalukalu.