a- (ka/bu) a hundred million; an almost infinitely high number.

a- (ka/bu) dry nodal stem of tteete grass, in the plur. buseekende, bunch of dry stems/straw (of a very inflammable nature).

a- (ka/bu) short time, short period of time; chance, opportunity, cf. lekiseera.

a- (ka/bu) fire-tailed finch.

a- (ka/bu) the place immediately behind the door in a Kiganda hut. cf. ekisegguusi.

a- (ka/bu) sty in the eye; small louse, with the -a of rel. fine, delicate, ennukuta ez'akasekere, fine, delicate letters (in reference to handwriting).

a- (ka/bu) kind of very small brownish insect which lives underground.

a- (ka/bu) small bundle of firewood. cf. olusekese.

a- (ka/bu) small opening/hole/ aperture, cf. olusekeso.

a- = (akasana) akasenda- bazaana, (the sunshine) which attracts (senda) maidens (bazaana), i.e., twilight, the setting sun. See kalabirizabazaana.

a- (ka/bu) short post supporting the roof of a hut. cf. ssendwe.

a- (ka/bu) small room; small wall, amannyo ag'akasenge, teeth which are close together without intervening gaps. cf. ekisenge.

a- (ka/bu) small strainer/filter. cf. sengejja.

an insect which makes a cocoon like a tiny bundle of firewood and lives inside it.

a- (ka/bu) fine particle(s)/ flake(s); crumb; dust, ssukaali wa kasennyente, very fine sugar.

a- (ka/bu) sieve.

a- (ka/bu) trial, proof, ordeal, obudde bw'akasera, a timeof trial/ordeal.

a- see obusera.

a- (ka/bu) small trap made of grass and used for catching mudfish (mmale). cf. sereekerera.

a- (ka/bu) slope, incline, descending gradient, downhill. cf serengeta, oluserengeto.

bulijjo, edda n'edda lyonna, ennakuzonna, buli kaseera.

a- plur. of akaseekende, q.v.

eryato, emmanvu, akaduli; for parts of canoe, vide eggwamba, ebbasi, akasenso, ekigambira, ekirima, oluwamba, oluwero, empumi, omugonjo, endagire, endijjo, endigo, ensanda, ensinga, entabiro.

akakunkumuka, akakomwako mwa, akasennyente.

buli, kiisi; e. day, bulijjo, buli lunaku; e. moment, buli kaseera.

okusegukaseguka, okusuguunyasuguunya, okukunkuna.

n., akaserengeto, olukooto, oluyiringito, ekikko, akasirikko.

akawuka; vide akasisi, ekitaakule, ssekirembwe, ekisokondwe, jjegeju, kasennyanku, kawuuzi, ekikutuzi, empuluwujju, enfuuyirizi, nkuuwe, endyabalangira, entonnyeze, endya menvu, enzirugaze, enziiziiri, ssemukkuto.

compel.

scrape off; scratch; fig. upbraid, criticize severely. cf. walakata.

e- (ki/bi) time; period of time, ekiseera ekinene, a long time, ebiseera eby'eddembe, leisure time, ebiseera eby'omu maaso, the future, abakozi ab'eki- seera, temporary employees, gavumenti ey'ekiseera, provisional government, ebiseera eby'akabenje, period of emergency, okukuuma ebiseera, to be on time, okumala ebiseera, to waste time. cf. akaseera.

e- (ki/bi) crevice; remote corner; recess; side of a porch, ebisegguusi by'omutima, the depths of the heart, cf. akasegguusi.

e- (ki/bi) wall; partition; room; cell, ebisenge by'enjuki, honeycomb, cells built by bees in their nest. cf. akasenge.

nzikase) v.tr. press down.

seize; catch (a person). bu 1 i iwe nnakwatirizangayo akaseera, every time I got a chance.

ekiyigo, mugwanya, ekyo looni, akasenge ( = primarily reed enclosure).

o- (lu/n) opening, hole, aperture. cf. akasekeso.

akaseera, eddakiika.

amaduudu, akalulu, akasera; one who gives drug in o., magunda; try by o., okunywa amaduudu, okunywa akasera.

empagi, olukoma, omukwero; centre p., eggwagi, sserugi; side p., essendeke, akasendwe; (office) omulimu.

etc. okwesennyera akaku akalimu obuwuka, to bring trouble on oneself, lit. to collect for oneself a piece of firewood which has biting red ants in it. cf. kasennyanku.

akaseera, enjala.

akasekere.

mpalakase) v.tr. scrape; fig. reprimand severely, bawl out; criticize. Enjala yali etuwalakata bulala. We were extremely hungry, lit. hunger was scraping us extremely.

v.i. be certain/sure; be confirmed/proved; become assured; be self- reliant.

a very steep slope. cf. yiringisa, ekikongoliro.

(la or n/n) post supporting the roof of a hut; fig. thing of no importance; insignificant person. cf. akasendwe.

cf. seemya.

cf. kaseemeza, omuseemi, omuseemya.

v.tr. strike; beat; hit. Akaato kaffe kaali kakubyeko abantu. Our little boat was full of people. Akuba mu buli kasenge konna obwenyi. He pokes his head into every room. Yali ankubye ama- bega. He turned his back on me. Kati eby'okusoma mbikubye amabega. 1 have now finished my studies. Munnaffe Kampala amukubye amabega. Our friend has left Kampala. Yanneekubako ndyeko katono. He implored me to eat a little. Kakubye. I am in luck. Things are going my way. Kawundo kakubye eddirisa. lit. The bat has struck against the windowpane (used in reference to a woman who is carrying nn an illicit affair). Mu nju temuli kakuba. The house is completely silent/deserted. There isn't a soul stirring in the house, lit. there is nothing which is striking.

v.i. become warm.

v.i. redup. keep laughing; laugh all the time; giggle.

v.tr. beat severely/unmer- cifully. Baamusakata emiggo. They beat him severely with sticks. Enjala ensakata. I am very hungry.

oluserengeto, amaserengeta.

kwekkatu mu kkubo, to reach the road, arrive at the road.

settle. cf. akasengejja, essengejjero.

-travel. Yee- walakata olw'e Ggaba. He headed for/ traveled to Ggaba. cf. ekiwalakate; kalakata.