eddobo.
omugwabi.
e- plur. amalobo (li/ma) fishhook; hook. cf. loba, zakalobo.
e- (n/n) [Su>., Port.'f form for blocking caps or fezzes; colloq. head; big head. Yanyeenya effolooma ye. He shook his head (in amazement or disagreement).
ekyennyanja. names of f., emmale, ejjamba, aka lende, ekisinja, embegedde, embovu, omukene, omunyala, nnandere, endulumba, engagala, engege, enningu, enkakaalukanyi, enkejje, enkokoto, enkuyu, enkyulukyulu, ensoga, ensonzi, ensuma, ssemutundu. f. net, ekiragala. f. trap, ekigu, omugomo. f. hook, eddobo. f. line, omugonjo.
v., okuvuba, okusumbya; (with hook), okuloba.
e- (ka/bu) young locust. is an artist (painter) down to his fingertips. Yamukwata mu bwala. He shook hands with him. Abaserikale babagombyemu obwala. The soldiers have apprehended them. cf. ^olwala.
a- (ka/bu) small hook. cf. eddobo.
e- (ki/bi) something which has been hooked fas in fishing); kind of shrub with hook-like thorns, cf. loba.
e- (ki/bi) something which is added on; patch; graft; appendix, supplement (e.g., of a hook); slander, calumny. cf. waayira, akawaayiro.
ndobye) v.tr. hook; fish (with a hook).
lobesa (lobesezza) v.tr. caus. 1 8c 2 cause to hook/fish, okulobesa eddobo, to fish with a hook. cf. eddobo, ekirobe, omulobi.
e- (n/n) long stick with a hook on the end used for grasping things which are out of arm's reach. Kiri ewala, empenduzo ekireeta. (prov.) lit. That which is far, an empenduzo brings it in. To catch a fish one must have the right bait. cf. wendula.
clasp each other; become entangled with one another; crisscross, intertwine; tie, reach a tie (in an athletic contest). cf. -sibe, obusibe, ekisiba, ekisibo, olwesibyo, omusibe, omusibi, ^ensibo.
n., omuggo; (cane) oluga; (iron shod), omuwunda; (hooked) ekkongolijjo.
be on, okutuula ama tiritiiri.
okusumulula, okunaanula.
mpendudde) v.tr. hook and draw towards oneself; reach for and encompass; incite, allure, tempt, induce.
o- (mu/mi) roller for launching a canoe/boat, etc. cf. golomola. approximately twenty feet in length, used in shallow water, with large hooks fastened on at regular intervals.
o- (mu/mi) hookah, pipe for smoking hemp.
o- (mu/ha) one who fishes with a hook, angler, cf. loba.
dwell; convene (of a meeting), kutuula ntitibbwa, to sit/stay in one place without budging, kutuula ntende or mirembe, to be doing well, be getting along comfortably, kutuula ama- tiitiiri, to kneel and sit on the heels; to be uneasy/anxious/on tenterhooks, kutuula kitebe, to stay in one place without going away, kutuula mu nsonga, to sit down together and give a matter careful consideration. kutuula ku zintengese, to live in mortal fear, kutuula aweesiifu, to live in happiness and peace, kutuulawo, to menstruate. Omukazi Omuyima antuulidde ku kisaabo. The woman of the Bahima has put a hex on me, i.e., I am jinxed/unlucky, ab'ennimi ezitatuula, very gabby people, lit. with tongues which do not sit. Omuwala atudde gumuli wamu. The girl is calm/contented/unworried (gu- implies mwoyo, heart, i.e., her heart is in one place).
to shake hands. Yamukwatako mu bujala. He shook hands with him. cf. enjala.
e- (n/n) finger; hand, engalo ensajja, thumb. Yankutte mu ngalo. He shook hands with me or He took me by the hand. Baamukubira mu ngalo. They applauded him. Alina engalo. He is light-fingered, omuntu ow'engalo, thief, ow'eggalo, expert thief, kufunyira ngalo, to spoil (someone's) chances; to ruin (someone's) plans; to refuse (someone's) requests, cf. eggalo, akagalo, olugalo, amagalo, nnamagalo.
o- (mu^ni) = omugwabi hookah, pipe for smoking hemp.
become dislocated.
o- (mu/mi) kind of tree which produces red blossoms and has hook-like thorns on the trunk and branches, cf. ekiyirikiti.
-erippulula (-erippuludde) v.i. conv. 2 refl. unhook oneself; let oneself loose; detach oneself. cf. eddippo.
-ewendulira (-ewendulidde) v.tr. appl. refl. hook and pull down for oneself; bring down upon oneself; draw upon oneself. cf. empenduzo.