olukusa.

v.i., okugenda. take one's l., okusiibula. take French l., okwewungula. l. off, okwerekereza, okulekeraawo, okukoma, okunnyuka; vide okumaamuka, okusekula.

v.tr., okuleka, okusigaza; (bequeath) okulaama.

n., okizimbulukusi.

v., okuzimbulukusa; be leavened, okuzimbulukuka.

vide leaf; put forth l., okw anya; fallen l., ekikunkumusi.

e- (li/ma) kind of plant with edible leaves resembling spinach or doodo (q.v.).

o- plur. (ka/bu) bits and pieces of dried leaves floating in drinking, water/ tea/mubisi, etc.; dregs or sediment in any beverage.

enjole; (corn) omuganda, ekinywa, omuvumbo; (leaves) ekikoola; (fruit) ekirimba; (bananas) enkota, ekiwagu, ekisinja, oluwagala.

o- (bu/-) kind of mushrooms which grow on withered plantain leaves (ssanja).

okwasa, okutemamu, okusalamu.

e-: kukola bya ffujjo, to make a mess of, leave in a state of chaos/utter confusion. cf. fujja.

be worth it, leave no regrets. Olugendo lwonna lugenduse. The whole trip has been worthwhile.

e- (li/ma) partly ripened fruit of the muwafu or the musaali tree. Lukuba eggu ne luleka omuzima. (Death, olumbe) strikes the young fruit and leaves the ripe fruit (untouched). This saying refers to one who dies at a very young age.

nzijudde or njijudde) v.tr. dish up, serve (food); uncover (food). (Ki- ganda food is cooked with a covering of banana leaves and therefore has to be uncovered before eating). Kye nnava nsigala ku bwa kinejjulira. For that reason I remained a bachelor, (kinejjulira means literally it will serve itself.) cf. -jjule, eki- jjulo, kinejjulira, lujjudde.^olujjula, olu- jjuliro,

e- plur. amayuuni (li/ma) plant of the arum family, Colocasia antiquorum. The leaves and roots are edible.

a- (ka/bu) kind of creeping plant with fleshy leaves. It is used to wipe off banana sap.

the leaves of which are used for polishing and cleaning and also for putting on sores and wounds.

kind of shrub the leaves of which taste of oxalic acid.

a- (ka/bu) a kind of thomy bush with yellow flowers the leaves of which are used for making a red dye.

a- also akasiibulizo (ka/bu) leave taking, farewell; parting gesture. with the -a of rel. final, conclusive. Twabuuse bwe yafuuye firirabi ey'akasiibulo. We jumped when he blew the final whistle. cf subuka, sitbuia.

a- (ka/bu) kind of plant whose leaves are used for medicinal purposes. cf. oluvunvu.

e- (ki/bi) type of basket made of papyrus, palm leaves or osiers and lined with the stems of plantain leaves, in the plur. baskets; food, meal, okuba mu bibbo, to be eating. Atulinnyidde mu bibbo. He has interrupted our meal/eating, cf. akabbo, olubbobbo, enzibo.

e- (ki/bi) temporary outdoor structure with open sides and a canopy, usually constructed with banana leaves. It is used for social events, wedding parties, etc.

e- (ki/bi) leavings of grass and bananas which remain after the pressing process used in making beer, ebikamulo bya caayi, tea leavings, tea leaves after the substance has been pressed out of them. cf. kamula.

e- (ki/bi) bag made of dried palm leaves; shopping basket.

e- (ki/bi) plant with large, soft leaves which are used as toilet paper.

e- (ki/bi) dry/withered plantain leaves used in making packages, containers, pillows, etc., and in thatching huts. cf. essanja.

e- with the -a of rel. dark green, obukoola obwa kisugga, dark green leaves. cf. nnakasugga, ensugga.

e- (ki/bi) a banana leaf that is carefully smoked over the fire and used as a container for locally made medicine; plume of banana leaves for ornamenting beer gourds of important people, cf. ol li worn ho.

e- (ki/bi) yeast; leaven; baking powder, cf. zimbulukuka, zimbulukusa.

usually kootakoota (-koose- koose) v.i. (redup.) be bent/bent over; walk with a stoop, okukootakoota mu ga lumonde, lit. to bend over in the sweet- potato leaves (ga implies malagala, leaves), i.e., to try to hide, but to be found out; to want to do something but to fail because of the wrong approach/technique.

go away. Olwamala okulya ne tukulubba. As soon as we finished eating we left.

ndaze) v.i. go, go away. v.tr. show, indicate, point out; take leave of, indicate one's intention to depart; announce one's arrival, indicate one's intention to arrive. Kirungi okulaga bakadde bo ng'olina gy'ogenda. It is a good idea to tell your parents if you are going anywhere. Vauuagamu oiunwe. He pointed his finger at me. He pointed me out. olunaku olulage, the appointed day.

ndese) v.tr. permit, allow; leave, abandon, leka has the following uses as an auxiliary verb: 1) followed by the infinitive it means stop, leave off, refrain from. Leka kusoma, Stop reading. 2) followed by the subjunctive it exp res ses a request or exhortation. Leka tugambe nti... Let us say that...

let in/ at, etc. Lekera awo! Stop! Stop it!

etc.

lekesa (-iekesezza) v.tr. caus. 1 & 2 cause to leave/let, etc. Omubbi baamulesa emmundu. They caused the thief to leave the gun behind. Tulekese! Leave us alone!

o- (lu/n) seam in cloth; scar; crack which has been repaired; patched-up part. Ekita ekitava ku ssengejjero ye wankindo. (prov.) lit. The gourd which does not leave the place where beer is strained is the one with the scars. The best way to avoid trouble is to stay out of harm's way. cf. kinda.

o- (lu/n) wild date palm, Phoenix reclinata. Ssande ey'Enkindu, Palm Sunday. For the use of the leaves see oiusansa. cf. ekikindu.

o- (lu/n) [Stu., dr.] permission; permit; leave, authorization for temporary departure from duty.

o- (lu/n) the damaging/ruining of plantain trees by stripping off most of the leaves; the tendency to beat/bully other people. Alina olukuunya. Heisabully. cf. kuunya.

in the, ettayo; leave in l., okutiirira, okwebengula.

o- (lu/n) a funnel-like structure, originally made of plantain leaves, used for capturing termites (nswa).

o- (lu/n) kind of evergreen shrub, the leaves of which are highly poisonous. cf. 3skiwoko.

o- no plur. (lu/n) thin dusty substance; sawdust; ash-like dust on young plantain leaves, okuwunya oluwugge, to have the smell of a new pot/calabash.

o- plur, empina (lu/n) strand of a banana leaf tied around the top of a gourd to prevent the beer from overflowing. It may also be used to tie around other banana leaves on a cooking pot to provide additional strength. It is also worn around the waist in certain dances and ceremonies.

a- adv. okwebaka amagalanju, to sleep on one's back/in a sprawled-out position. okuleka ebintu amagalanju, to leave things strewn about/unattended, cf. galanjuka.

a- plur. (li/ma) tea leaves.

a- plur. (li/ma) leaves, foliage; period/time for weeding.

e- (n/n) being; state, condition, embeera y'obudde, weather, climate, okuva mu mbeera, to get out of sorts, to become worked up/disturbed, lit. leave one's (usual) State, eby'embeera z'abantu, community development, public welfare, cf. ba, beera.

e- (n/n) kind of edible plant, resembling spinach but with smaller leaves. It cooks very rapidly, hence the following idiomatic usage: Embooge teyabuguma nga tutuuse. We arrived in no time at all, lit. the mbooge had not even become warm.

e- (n/n) dry rot in wood; dust-like substance produced by worms or boring insects; powdery coating on some fruits and leaves; sawdust, cf. ^wumba, -wumbu.

o- (mu/mi) kind of fetish. title of address corresponding to English ‘Mr.' Mw. Kiwanuka, Mr. Kiwanuka. Ekwata omwami tereka muganzi. (prov.) lit. The habit of speech (e- of ekwata implies eŋŋombo) which affects the chief does not leave his favorite wife (uninfluenced). We are affected by those with whom we associate. cf. obwami.

e- (n/n) kind of plant with edible leaves.

e- (n/n) rafter, beam; long pieces of firewood to form the base on which other firewood is placed; banana leaves used as a covering or lining (see olwaliiro). ...laba, enjaliiro ekyali ku liiso lyo....and behold, a beam which is in thine own eye. (Matth. 7; 4). cf. ^yala, valiira.

e- (n/n) back of the head, okukuba enkoona, to turn one's back to; to go away from, leave behind, okulaba omulabe ku nkoona, to defeat the enemy, lit. see the enemy on the back of his head, okusuulira enkoona, to toss the head back, omwaka ogukubiddwa enkoona, the year which has just passed.

e- (n/n) amaranth, a plant with red flowers, the leaves of which are eaten in time of famine.

a person who never grows up, a Peter Pan, lit, one who does not leave off being young like the small breast of a bird.

e-: emmere ennuma, food without vegetable sauce, main dish without vegetable sauce. Sirikuleka wabi, akuleka ku mmere nnuma. (prov.) lit. 1 will not leave you in a bad situation, he leaves you (eating) food without any vegetable sauce. Description of a fair-weather friend.

nnyinyuse) v.i. stop work, discontinue work; leave work.

run away from one' S husband /either temporarily or permanently).

e- (n/n) type of dark green leaves used as a vegetable, bitter but extremely tasty, cf. ekisugga, nnakasugga.

e- (n/n) termites that leave the termite hill first at the time of the general flight, lit. the ones that polish the holes in the hill. cf. zigula, ettabo.

v. (bum), okusiiriiza, okwokya; be seared (leaves), okuwotoka.

leave quietly and unnoticed; move away slowly; fade away slowly; disappear.

sengusa (-sengusizza) v.tr. conv. caus. cause to leave; cause to move, move (e.g., people) from one place to another. cf. obusenze, omusenze.

v. (tears), okukaaba; (wings) okukuyeeya; (leaves) okuwaatula; (skin) okuyubula, okunuunyula; (branches) okwewbwagula.

say good-bye to one another. cf. akasiibulo, akasiibulizo.

okutuula, okusutama; s. anyhow, okugaŋŋalama, okwetubika; (on eggs) okumaamira; leave off sitting (hen), okumaamuka.