a- (ka/bu) small gourd, cf. ekita.

a- (ka/bu) electric bulb, kwessa mu butaaia, to show off, put oneself in the limelight. cf. ekitaala, ettaala.

a- also akataalitaali (ka/bu) deserted area.

a-: okubuuza akana n'akataano. lit. to ask four and five, i.e., to interrogate in detail, question at length, cf. -na, -taano.

a- (ka/bu) kind of small brown lake bird, lily-trotter.

a- (ka/bu) small basin of water used for washing the hands before eating.

a- (ka/bu) swallow, awatali na kataayi kusala, lit. without a swallow crossing, i.e., in the twinkle of an eye, in no time at all. cf. entaayi.

a- (ka/bu) [Eng.] small necktie, akataayi aka kawojjolo, bow tie. cf. ttaayi.

a- (ka/bu) millions; an enormously large number, lit. that which is not easily counted, cf. ^bala.

a- (ka/bu) disturbance; riot; uprising, okulangirira ebiseera eby'aka- tabanguko, to proclaim a state of emergency. cf. tabanguka.

a- (ka/bu) small book; booklet, aka- tabo ak'amawulire, newspaper, news magazine. kukuba katabo, colloq., to lie, tell untruths, cf. kitabo.

a- see butagali.

to drink down without taking the cup from the lips, drink and produce a gurgling sound in the throat.

light-skinned, neither very dark nor very light, omuwala owa katakketakke, a light-skinned girl.

a- adv. endlessly, incessantly.

a- (ka/bu) hangnail, bit of skin hanging from the base of the fingernail. cf. takkuluza.

carries torches and scares his companions; the name of the game itself, lit. scratches (takulira) fire (muliro).

a- (ka/bu) small white cap worn by Muslims.

a- (ka/bu) market, akatale ak'awamu, common market, akatale k'ebirime, produce market, akatale ak'omubuulo, open public market held at regular intervals, usually monthly.

a- (ka/bu) small cloth; napkin; handerchief. akatambaala ak'omu ngalo, handerchief. akatambaala k'oku mutwe, head scarf, cf. ekitambaala.

a- (ka/bu) small pot/sauce pan. cf. ^entamu.

lit. it disgusts (tamya) those who bask in the sun (boosi).

a- (ka/bu) carrier on the top of a vehicle, akatanda k'omwana, a baby's crib. cf. ekitanda.

a- (ka/bu) table or platform on which coffee is dried; rack on which plates and cups are dried.

a- (ka/bu) kind of wild gourd. It is inedible and characterized by extreme hardness.

drink down, okwekatankira omwenge, to guzzle beer, drink a lot of beer.

a- (ka/bu) business; trouble; disturbance, commotion, cf. tawaana.

decline from a better to worse state (esp. in behavior); be a stay-at-home; be restricted to one area for a long time. Yakyala n'akatawala. He overstayed his visit. cf. takawala.

a- (ka/bu) business; bustle; agitation. cf: tawuka.

a- (ka/bu) commotion; restlessness.

a kind of tree yielding charcoal auu fiicwuod, Bridelia rr.icrzr.tha. It is the host for the wild silkworm.

a- (ka/bu) dangerous/very evil person; phenomenon, wonder.

okukuba, okubaalinga, okuluuta, okusakata, okuwuttula. b. barkcloth, okukomaga, okusaaka; okutenga, okuttula. b. in hunting, okwandaaza. = to surpass, okusinga, okukira. =be too muchfor, okulema.

omukatagga.

kata zzamiti,

o- (bu/-) sureness, certainty; confirmation; proof, cf. -kakafu, kakata.

okwekatanga.

n, ennamuziga, enkata.

n., ekkata.

v., okukuba ekkata.

v., okunyiga, okunyi giriza, okuwowojja, okukkata.

akatanda.

be, okulemala, okukata wala.

a maanyi, gumu, ka kafu; be d., okumalirira, okukakata.

v., okukulukusa; (one's glass) okwekamirira, okukatankira, okukutamira.

empewo; take deep d., okukatankira; at a d., kobonko, mbulaga.

kajegejege, katakku.

ekinywa, olusekese, omuganda, omuwakata.

endeku; vide kakudi, ekireere, ekigangaali, empaawo, olutafuka, omukabu, eŋŋunda, ensekula; g. plant, ekiryo; akatanga, akatundwe. govern, okufuga, okutwala.

akatakkuluze.

katabalika.

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

a-: okubuuza akana n'akataano, lit. to ask the fourth and the fifth, to interrogate in detail, question at length.

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katono is also the form of the adj. -tono used before sing, nouns of the ka/bu class, cf. -tono, ^kata.

a- (ka/bu) small sheaf, small bundle (of firewood), cf. omuwakata.

e- (ki/bi) large head pad; large pot pad; ridge of earth dug for planting potatoes. cf. ekkata, enkata.

e- (ki/bi) that which is cultivated, crop, ebirime ebivaamu ensimbi, cash crops, akatale k'ebirime, produce market. cf. lima.

e- (ki/bi) large calabash/gourd. c f. ^akata.

e- (ki/bi) large light; traffic light. cf. akataala, ettaala.

e- (ki/bi) [Su>., At. ] book, ekitabo ekiwandiikibwamu, notebook, exercise book, omukubi w'ebitabo, book publisher, cf. akatabo.

e- also ekitakataka from ettaka, earth, with the -a of rel. brown, earth- colored.

e- (ki/bi) hot spring, kukka kita- kata, to have a narrow/luckv escape.

e- (ki/bi) cloth; towel; duster; napkin; handerchief; turban, ekitambaala ky'okummeeza, tablecloth, ekitambaala ky'omutwe, head scarf, cf. akatambaala.

e- (ki/bi) bed. cf. akatanda.

e- (ki/bi) parched/arid place; bald patch on the head, kukaaba kiwalakate, to go through the motions and sentiments of weeping without actually shedding tears, cf. walakata.

nzise) v.i. go down, come down, descend; sink. Omuwendo gusse. The price has gone down, kukka ntuuyo, to sweat profusely, kukka maziga, to weep silently, kukka kitakata, to have a lucky/ narrow escape, kukka bbeeyi, to go down in price; (of people) to become a has-been/ a nobody.

e- (li/ma) coil of snake/serpent, okuzinga ekkata, to coil oneself up. cf. enkata, ekikata.

nzikase) v.tr. press down.

q.v.