akambe, ekiso, eggya.

mmenze) v.tr. fill to the brim; whet, sharpen (a knife, spear, etc.). cf. olubengo, Mmengo.

akasubi; (of knife) omusa, ekikolokonda.

e- plur. amagya (li/ma) adze, knife with a curved blade.

n. (hoe), omuyini; (knife) ekiti; (shield) omuwambiro, omukonda; (jaw) ekigingi; (pot) e'ŋŋ ngo. broken hoe h., ekiyinigi. fix in h., okuwanga. take out h., okuwangula.

a- plur. obwambe (ka/bu) knife (usually locally made and not used as a table knife); orig. curved Kiganda knife. cf. lyambe (eryambe), omwambe.

a- (ka/bu) small knife, obuso obw'oku mmeeza, table knives, cf. ekiso.

millet with a knife or sickle).

e- (ki/bi) knife blade without a handle.

e- (ki/bi) knife, kukuba muntu kiso, to knife a person (esp. in the chest or stomach), cf. akaso.

e- (ki/bi) sickle/knife for pruning / first used by the Basoga).

ndeeze) v.tr. tighten; strain; draw taut; stretch, extend; aim. okuleega ennoma, to stretch the cover on a drum, okuleega omutego, to set a trap, okuleega e:r.a""», to ?tr'nD,/tnnp a ham or other stringed instrument. Yamuleegamu ekiso. He aimed a knife at him.

o- (lu/n) long shaft with a knife at the end used for pruning plantains; pole used in pole-vaulting, okubuusa olusolobyo, to pole-vault, cf. solobya.

o- (mu/mi) large curved knife, cf. akambe.

e-: akambe ak'engera, a knife the handle of which has been broken or removed, kuzir.ys r.gcra, to pester, annoy, persecute.

large curved knife used for cutting down bushes, small trees, etc.

e-, (n/n) core of a small boil; blackhead (on the nose or face); dark surface layer of a knife which is worn away when it is sharpened; first milk after childbirth.

akambe akamenye.

stab; wound with a knife.

strike at; pierce; make stabbing movements at. oku- sokya omutuba, to strip a barkcloth tree. okusokya ekiso, to knife, okusokya omuntu, to nag, needle

o- (mu/mi) kind of tree from which knife handles are made, Allophylus sub- coriac eus.

cf. olusolobyo.

o- (mu/mi) tip; blade (of a sword, knife, etc.). omasa gw'ekitala, the blade of a sword.

q.v.).

a house); destroy; capture (a stronghold); bend at the joint; close (a pocket knife, umbrella); refute, counter; retract; mention, refer to. okumenya akawonvu na kagga, to go into great detail, lit. mention the little valley and the little river, okumenya olu- kanda, to perform the rites at the birth of twins, okumenya emisoso, to give the details. okumenya ku mutwe, to nod the head. Musoke yamenyawo Mayanja mu bugagga. Musoke has now outstripped Mayanja in wealth.

etc.; defend, exculpate. Yagaani- rayo. He refused to come out/come back. Kiberu oyo mmugaanira, tasobola kubba. I stand up for/defend/exculpate Kiberu, he could not steal. Akambe nkamusabye naye akagaanidde. I have asked him for the knife but he has refused to let go of it/ part with it.

o- (mu/ba) one who has been wounded with a spear or knife, cf. fumita.

o- (mu/mi) long knife; rascal.

acute; quick to comprehend, akambe akoogi, a sharp knife, eriiso eryogi, a keen eye. cf. yogiwala, obwogi.

broken, ekiso ekimenye, pocket knife, emmundu emmenye, breachloader. emmotoka emmenye, a convertible (automobile). cf. menya.

to walk straight and erect, lit. like a Kiziba knife.