e- (1 i/ma) something very precious/ valuable/rare. For meanings of the plural see ^amakula.

o- (bu/-) rapidity, speed, quickness. adv. in a hurry, quickly; instantly. cf. kwakkula.

okubikkula, okulabisa.

okwawukana, okwawula; (in arithmetic) okutikkula, okugaba; (partition) ekisenge; (part) ekitundu, ekitongole.

okwambula; (hat) okutikkula.

okwolesa, okutengeka, okubikkula, okwanika; e. oneself, okwetatankiriza; e. oneself in decently, okwetiiluula, okweya gaagula, okukunama.

a- (ka/bu) fiber-producing plant, Hibiscus diversifolius; crisis, difficulty, trouble. Awo akanyamberege we kajjira. That is when the trouble started, akanyamberege akaazaala ekkula, lit. a woman of low estate who brought forth a jewel (formerly used of a commoner whose son became a Kabaka, and later used in a more general sense), cf. ennyamberege.

e- (ki/bi) snatching; pilferage, tendency towards theft; thief, pilferer. cf. kwakkula.

grasp; snatch away; take away.

a- (li/ma) formerly food presented to the Kabaka; wonderful thing, now used mostly as an attribute of another noun wonderful, magnificent, ebintu bingi eby'amakula, many wonderful things, mu- kazi makula, a gorgeous woman, cf. ekkula.

e- (n/n) anything used for grasping; fig. gift to influence another/to win another's favor, cf. kwakkula.

steal; snatch, seize; plunder, cf. omunyakuzi; kakula, kwakkula.

v.tr. (door), okuggulawo; (parcel) okusumulula, okuwenjula, okuwumbulula; (book) okubikkula; (month) okwasama, okusamaalirira; (eyes wide) okuvulumula; (abscess) okutundula; (a thing corked) okuzibukula.

muwendo, vide ekkula, amakuti.

n., ekirabo; (precious thing) ekkula.

okuteeka, okussa. p. back, okuzzakyo. p. by, okutereka, okweterekera. p. down, okussa wansi; (off head) okweti kkula. p. on (clothes), okwambala; (shoes, ring) okunaanika. p. outside, okufulumya, okugobera ebweru. p. out, okuzikiza. p. up (lodge), okusuza; (a tent) okusimba eweema. p. up with, okugumiikiriza. p. to rights, okulongoosa. p. to flight, okugoba. p. off (clothes), okwambula; (postpone) okulindiriza. p. the best face on, okusaanya.

okubikkula; r. oneself, okw ekwekula.

okutoola, okutwala, okuddira, okwemakula. t. away, okuggyawo. t. off, okuggyako, okubereekulula; (clothes) okwambula; (bedding) okwalula; (boots) okunaanula. t. out, okuggyamu; (tooth) okukuula. t. city, okumenya. t. in from drying, okwanula. t. inside, okuyingiza. t. care, okwegendereza. t. care of, okukuuma. t. a walk, okutambulako. t. hold, okukwata. t. off the head, okutikkula, okw etikkula. t. oath, okulayira. t. breath, okussa omukka. t. down, okuwanula; (house) okw abya, okuzimbulula; (tent) okusimbula. t. leave of, okusiibula. t. up, okusitula; (mats) okwalula; (choose) okulonda, okweroboza.

obugagga, ekkula, amakuti.

okubikkula.

okutikkula.

okubikkula.

okubikkula, okukwekula, okusaanukula; u. oneself, okw eyerula; come uncovered, okubebbuka.

okutikkula; (ship) okusiikulula; (gun) okusindulula.

okubikkula.

v.tr. lead (someone) away in a hurry. cf. kakku.

the Book of Revelation. Sirina kirala kye nnyinza kumubikkulira. I have nothing else that I can reveal to ham.

v.tr. conv. take off (of someone's head); unload.

-ebikkula (-ebikkudde) v.i. conv. refl. uncover oneself; reveal oneself.

obwetikkiro, Katikkiro, ekitikkiro, lutikko, amatikkirwa, omwetissi, entikka, entikko.