ekikondoolo.

v., okukomba, okulasa.

hit. kubabika luyi, to slap, kubabika miggo, to beat with sticks, kubabika ssasi, to shoot.

mmambise) v. tr. apply on; place on top of; brand, okubambika oluyi, to slap vigorously, okubambika emiggo, to beat severely (with sticks). cf. bamba.

o- (bu/-) dewlap of goats.

etc. Yabwagulira Mukasa oluyi. He gave Mukasa a resounding slap. cf. 2 bbwa, embwagulo.

71. (thunder), ekibwatuko, okubwatuka.

v. (hands), okukuba mungalo, okuwaatula engalo.

okugwa, okwegulukuka, okuyegaayega; (faint) okuzirika.

e- plur. amalibu (1 i/m a) gap; breach. Omwana ow'amalibu agema enkuba. (prov.) A child with teeth missing prevents rain (from falling). Ow'amalibu akiina ow'engereka. (prov.) The person with missing teeth derides the person who has teeth which overlap. The pot calls the kettle black.

e- (li/ma) ambatch tree, Herminiera elaphroxylon.

nnagante.

kadde, botofu.

okuyita.

omusango, ensonga, ekyonoono; relapse by one's own f., okwettula; find f., okuyomba, okujuuka, okujuukirira.

be, okupalappalanya, okusagaasagana.

v.tr. provide by way of supplement, add (something different), kugereka nva, to add greens (to the main dish).

e- (n/n or li/ma) [Sue, Hind.'] gunnysack, sack made of gunny or burlap. cf. ekiguniya.

e- (ki/bi) sheet of burlap/canvas; large gunny sack. cf. egguniya.

e- (ki/bi) dry scale; scab (e.g., on a wound); pupa, cocoon.

e- (ki/bi) lap; bosom.

e- adv. quickly, rapidly; hastily and in a slipshod manner, in a slapdash way. with the -a of rel. hasty, impulsive. Omwa- na oyo wa kipaku nnyo. | That child is very hasty/does not follow instructions.

o- plur. empi (lu/n) slap, blow with the open hand, okukuba oluyi (empi), to slap.

a- plur. (li/ma) colloq. beer, liquor, alcoholic drink(s). Mukasa n'ajja ng' amakerekete g'akombye gooza lumonde. When M. arrived he was as drunk as a lord, lit. had lapped liquor which would wash sweet potatoes.

e- (n/n) kind of ngege (a freshwater fish, Tilapia esculenta).

e-: okukuba mu mputtululu, to slap on the side of the face, with the -a of rel. Stubborn (but more often mputtu, q.v.).

collapse, break to pieces, fall to dust.

e- (n/n) kind of fish resembling a small perch, Tilapia esculenta. cf. obugege.

e- (n/n) ow'engereka, a person with overlapping teeth, cf. 2 gereka.

okugereka; cause to o., okulimbika.

smack. Yamu- pacca oluyi.- He gave him a good slap.

stall; make idle/false excuses. Yasooka kupalappalanya nga bw'atalina ssente. At first he made the excuse that he didn't have any money.

okulimbalimba, okupalapalya, okugulungutanya.

ekiziri.

v.i., okuttuka.

clear away, cut down (undergrowth, weeds, grass, etc.). okusaawa oluyi, to slap, okusaawa engere, to walk (often with the idea of quickly and for some distance).

be scattered; be adjourned (of a meeting); disintegrate, break up, collapse, oku- sasika kw'obufumbo, the breaking up of a marri age. Olukunn aana lwasasise. The meeting broke up. cf. ekisasiro, ensasi; sansa, saasaana.

burn; fig. reproach bitterly, okusiiyiika oluyi, to slap hard. cf. 2sjjka.

v., okukuba oluyi, okuwungiza.

beat, -hit. v.i. locc/chcd leaves, ukuM-aaiu'ia emiggo, to beat with sticks, okuwaatula oluyi, to slap, okuwaatula engalo, to clap the hands.

tnpanattuse) v.i. topple over, fall down; collapse.

mpuzze) v.tr. fan. okuwujja oluyi or okuwujja empi, to slap forcefully. Kiki ekikuwujja? What is urging you on/ egging you on/driving you?

rare slap.

mputtudde) v.i. thrash, beat, hit. okuwuttula oluggi, to bang at the door, okuwuttula oluyi, to slap hard.

blaze; shine, shine brightly (of the sun); light up; fig. flare up in anger, be burned up;' suffer from great hunger or thirst. Omusana gwagenda ne gwaka e Kalongero okuyitirira, era kati abantu baayo baaka anti emmere tekyala- bika. The sun has been shining with great intensity at Kalongero and now the people are suffering from famine and food is not yet available, n'azikubamu ne zaaka omu- liro, and he clapped his hands excitedly, and he was shocked/stunned, lit. and he struck them (-zi- - ngalo = hands) and they burned like fire. okwaka inf.

fall, collapse.

be poured out; spill; overflow; fall down, collapse; pour in (as a group of people); fail, come to naught (of a plan), okuyiikamu, to strike it rich; to have a stroke of good luck. Nva kuyiikamu. I have just been paid. Alina amaaso gayiika buyiizi. She has gleaming eyes.

etc. Abalenzi baamuyiikira ne bamukuba empi. The boys fell upon him and slapped him.

collapse.

disintegrate (e.g., of negotiations ).

(la) dewlap of a dog.

(la) dewlap of a cow or ox. cf. ente.

ideo. expressing sudden noise. It is usually preceded by be. Yamukuba oluyi be ppa! He gave him a resounding slap.

(-baludde) u. tr. flog; spank. Yamubalula oluyi. He gave him a good slap.

v.i. & tr- = gereka. Yagerekera amannyo. He has overlapping teeth. c f. en gereka.

ppwa ideo. expressing the sound of clapping or of something falling.

king, etc.). eby'okulya, food, okulya obwami, to assume the chieftainship, kulya mu ndago, to sing, kulyamu luyi, to slap, kulyamu kikonde, to punch with the fist, kulya mazzi, euph. to drink a lot of beer, lit. water, kulyamu lukwe, to plot, conspire, kulya kijaja or kigagga, to eat very well/in great style, kulya muntu kimuli, to interrupt a person in bi? conversation. kulya nkoko bbiri, to give one's sister in marriage to two men (thereby receiving the gift of two chickens), kulya misinde, to run very fast, kulya butaaia, to roam at large, be on the loose (e.g., of an escaped prisoner), kulya bulamu, to enjoy life, have a good time, kulya eki- banja/emmayiro, to come into land/an estate, okulya ebbanja, to incur a debt, okulya obugenyi, to receive food or presents while a guest, okulya enguzi, to take a bribe, okulya engere, to walk fast, okulya ensimbi, to steal money, okulya ensowole, to take something (e.g., the chieftainship) when one is incompetent or unprepared. Genda olye enkoko yo. You have had a lucky escape/a narrow escape, lit. go and eat your chicken. Omuwala yamulyamu omwoyo. The girl won/stole his heart. Obusungu bwandya. I was consumed with anger. Mwana muwala, oyo andya omutwe! I am completely enamored of that girl, lit. she eats my head. Baagala kumulyamu maaso. They wanted to bawl him out/upbraid him severely. Okulya ennyingi si kuggwa maddu. (prov.) To eat a lot is not to get rid of one's appetite. The more you have, the more you want. Amaanyi sigalya. (prov.) Force does not prevail. Physical strength alone does not accomplish things. Ky'otonnalya tokyesunga. (prov.) What you have not yet eaten, do not anticipate. Don't count your chickens before they are hatched. Kye walyanga bw'olaba ennaku olekayo. (prov.) What you used to eat — when you experience hard times — you give up. One must adjust to circumstances/ calamaties.

collapse; drop dead, die unexpectedly fas from a heart attack or stroke).

be ruined. Obugagga obwo bwonna bwagonnomoka. All that wealth went to waste/was spoiled.

to slap hard, okubandula oluggi, to push a door open with force. Kale tubandule. Well, let's be off.

v.i. redup. be soft to the touch; seem to be on the verge of collapse.

v. tr. slap hard; beat violently. Yamubattula oluyi. He gave him a hard slap

o- (mu/mi) ambatch tree, Herminiera elaphroxylon. It has very light wood and grows in or near swamps.

v.tr. slap. Yamukabu- lamu oluyi. He gave him a slap.

v.tr. conv. cause to give way/fall/collapse; tilt. Ekyo kyali tekinjigula ttama. That did not disturb me in the least. cf. yegeka.

v.i. start off, depart (of a car or vehicle), kusimbula makanda, to start off, go (away), kusimbula misinde, to start running at a great speed, kusimbula muntu luyi/muggo, to give a person a hard slap/severe beating, nnali nnakasimbula ebigere bisatu, I had just taken three steps, bw'abasimbulako amaaso n'agazza ku ffe, when he took his eyes from them and looked at us, lit. returned them to us.

yalemerer- wa n'agwa nga yeevuunise. Just as he was at the top of the stairs he was unable to go on and collapsed/fell over.

e-: kugwa ŋŋanzi, to fall unconscious; to collapse from sickness/fatigue/thirst, etc.; to be sprawled out in a relaxed position.

v.tr. cause to overlap; put on top of.

collapse.