a- (ka/bu) danger, harm. cf. -bi.

a- (ka/bu) hole in the ground used as an oven; oven; furnace, cf. ebbiga, embiga.

a- (ka/bu) fish trap made of reeds for catching ngege, catfish, etc.

a- (ka/bu) loved one, sweetheart; wife. cf. biita.

a- (ka/bu) curve, bend; buttocks. cf. bina, embinabina.

a- (ka/bu) small pipe. cf. emmindi.

a- (ka/bu) pep, enthusiasm (usually misdirected); infatuation.

a- (ka/bu) small forest; grove; thicket of shrubs and small trees, cf. ekibira.

a- (ka/bu) small bead. cf. embira.

cf. omubiri.

a- (ka/bu) [Su;. ] match, cf. ekibiriiti.

a- (ka/bu) delicate, attractive, well-proportioned person (e.g., a woman with soft and beautiful skin), cf. omubiri.

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- (ka/bu) dim. of omubisi, q.v. okukuba akabisi, euph., to drink beer.

geregere, gerengerere, kabiini.

be, okusunguwala, okukwati bwa obusungu, okwekolobola, okwejuumuula, okutabanguka, okutuggubala; make angry, okusanguwaza, okukabiriza.

e- (li/ma) large flaming fire (for cooking, roasting, etc.) cf. akabiga.

n., akabina.

spoil; make an idol of; have as a favorite, cf. -biite, akabiite, omubiito; biibiita.

ataliiko kabi.

n., akamogo, obulema, akabi, ekko.

akabira, ekisaka.

akabira; (of plantains) ekiteekerero.

akabina.

akabi. rush into d., okw etunda, okwegabula.

bi, (eki) limuakabi.

ebbala, obulema, akabi, aka mogo, enkenyera.

v., okutama, okusina; be disgusted with, okutamwa, okukabirirwa.

okusunguwaza, okukabiriza.

n., omuganzi, omubiito, omwettanirwa; (girl) nnakabiito; be a f., okuganja; make a f. of, okubiibiita.

v., okuwaliriza, okukaka, okukabiriza, okukoza amaanyi. f. way in, okuyingirira. f. way through, okubabalama, okw ewagaanya, okuwagga, okuwaguza. f. hand of, okuvunvubika. f. oneself, okukambiriza. f. a laugh, okwesesa. f. in., okubambalika.

ewuuma; (of tree) ekkabi.

n., akabi, obubi.

awatali kabi.

e- (ki/bi) [Su;. ] match; box of matches, cf. akabiriiti.

e- (li/ma) many-pronged spear; fork of a tree.

to settle a dispute. Ekimala empaka kusirika. The way to settle a dispute is to keep silent or On points of dispute it is best to wait and see kumala bwoya ku n turn be, to keep (someone) running ragged, annoy (someone) by keeping him on the go all the time, lit. finish off the hair on the calves of the leg. kumala mmya, to put (someone) in his place, take down a peg. kumala muntu maanyi, to take the wind out of someone's sails, kukamala, to cause trouble (ka = akabi or akabaate). Okamaze. Now you have gone and done it.

e- (ki/bi) respite, time off. Akabimbi akatono, kakira ekyosi. (prov.) A little bit of cultivating is better than doing nothing. cf. yosa.

e- (n/n) native oven. More commonly kabiga, q.v.

e-: okukwata mu mbinabina,.to put the hands on the hips. cf. bina, akabina.

e- (n/n) bead. cf. ^akabira.

e- (stem-bindi) (n/h) pipe ( for smoking), bukya luba nga luba lwa mmindi, for a very long time, kwogera bikulire nga mmindi, to speak with the wisdom of experience. Omwenge oguli eri n'ow'emmindi asena. There is a tremendous quantity of beer over there, lit. the one with a pipe draws (some). Tolikula olibnmba mmindi/ You are not going to grow up molding pipes, i.e., are you going to behave like a child all your life? cf. akabindi, ekibindi, olubindi.

akabiga.

akabi

erimu akabi.

akabi, akacwano.

adj., teriimukabi; (trusty) esigwa.

v., okunyoola; s. oneself up, okwekabiriza.

effumu, ekkabi, ekyanga, ekkobba.

nzisizza) v.i. & tr. caus. of kka, q.v. make to go down;'put, place; set up, establish; put forth, bear (fruit, of the plantainj; breathe, okussa ekimu, to agree, come to an agreement; to receive Holy Communion. Bassa kimu nga nkuyege. They get along very well, lit. like termites, okussa ekikkowe, to sigh, okussa omukka, to sigh, draw a breath, okusaako omwoyo, to pay attention, okussa omukono ku nda- gaano, to sign an agreement, okussaamu ekitiibwa, to honor, okussaako, to count in, include, okwo ssaako, and add to that, and besides that, okussaako essira, to stress, emphasize, okussaawo abiri, to look at, just look at (abiri implies maaso, eyes), butassa mukono, without resting, without stopping, kussaawo kikyo (eki- gambo), contribute to a discussion, put in one's own ‘two cents.' kussaawo kakalu, to post bail/a bond. Toliimu kassa. You are really stupid. Yagambye nti amaze oku- ssaawo gavumenti ey'ekiseera. He said that he had set up a provisional government. Nnaalongo teyassaamu kantu nga batambula. The wife did not hesitate and they went off. akalenzi kaba kabissa kati ne..., just as the little boy finished telling these things...

kill for ritual purposes; execute; slaughter. Kaa- kati okatambye! Now you have really gone and done it! (-ka- of okatambye implies akabi, danger, trouble).

v.i., okweraliikirira, okukulungutana; v.tr., okweraliikiriza, okuteganya, okukabiriza, okukeŋŋente rera.

(la) kind of cooking banana.

muzzukulu nnakabirye, great-grandchild. cf. -biri, See also omusala, nnakasatwe.

muzzu- kulu nnakasatwe, great-great-grandchild. cf. -satu. See also omusala, nnakabirye.

o- (mu/mi) barkcloth tree from,which the first stripping of bark has been made; barkcloth from any stripping except the first. See kitentegere, mukaaku, nnakabirye, nnakasatwe.

plur. bukabini (ka/bu) [Eng. ] bathroom; toilet.

to put on a little weight.

make discontent.

o- (mu/mi) sweet banana juice, omubisi gw'enjuki, honey of the bee. cf. akabisi.

o- (mu/ba) lit. one who collects. Akabi tekabula musombi. Trouble is not lacking a cause, cf. somba.

an anomalous verbal root which always takes the subject prefix ka- {the implied noun subject is akabi) and a direct object (usually p ronominal). In meaning it corresponds most closely to Eng. dare, singa kantanda ne nzita ku kamu ku busolo obwo, if I dared kill one of these little animals. Nyjende? Teka- kutanda. Shall I go? Don't you dare.

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.

q.v.

cave in. cf. akabina, embinabina.