o- (lu/n) long stick; peg; skewer; blackhead. kuyita ku luti, to have a narrow escape. cf. ^omuti.

o- (lu/n) wooden bowl; round flat papyrus basket; mold (for bricks).

o- no plur. (lu/n) insolence, impudence.

o- no plur. (Iu/n) insolence; undue familiarity, cf. akatiiro.

o- no plur. (lu/n) goose pimples, okumera olutiko, to break out in goose pimples.

o- (lu/n) net. Bino byonna byali mazzi ku lutimba. I was wasting my breath trying to talk to him, lit. All this was water in the net. cf. timba, akatimba, ekitimba, olutimba.

o- (lu/n) curtain; drape; screen; television or motion-picture screen, cf. timba.

o- (lu/n) bridge, cf. tinda.

o- also olutinko no plur. (lu/n) infatuation, omukwano ogw'olutinkizo, mad infatuation, mad love. cf. tinka, tinkiza.

o- ilu/r.i thin, long stick. lutitti. He is as thin as a rail. cf. ^omuti.

okunaaba, okulongoosa.

okusonyiyibwa, okuggibwa ko ebibi.

olutiba.

n., ebbakuli, ekibya, olutiba.

olutindo; (of nose) olukulukumbi lw'ennyindo.

o- (bu/.) draft (e.g., of a resolution), cf. baga.

o- (bu/-) resolution, determination, steadfastness, cf. mala, malirira.

o- (bu/-) eby'obuyeekera, acts of arson/incendiarism; revolutionary activities, cf. yeekera, omuyeekera.

olutindo.

adj., kulu, a kitiibwa, lutikko, lukulwe.

essowaani, olutiba.

enkomerero.

olutiko.

adj., kulu, a lutikko, a lukulwe.

a- no plur. insolence; undue familiarity. See olutiiro which is more common.

e- (ki/bi) resolution, proposal, bill. c f. ^teesa.

e- (ki/bi) net trap used in hunting large animals; curtain, cf. timba, akatimba, olutimba.

revolutionary; solitary, solitary one; kind of plantain, cf. -ewaggula.

timbulula (-timbuludde) v.tr. conv. 1 & 2 take down (pictures, decorations, etc.). cf. akatimba, ekitimba, olutimba, olutimbe. timpula (-timpudde) v.i. beat, whip, thrash.

o- also olundokooli adv. incessantly, unceasingly, okwogera olutido- koobyo, to talk incessantly.

o- plur. empombo (lu/n) a young leaf of the banana plant which, after being softened by exposure to the sun, is used in cooking vegetable sauces. The sauce is inserted into about four layers of empombo and then steamed in the pot along with the main food dishes. Amagezi luwombo, bwe luyulika ng'osala olulala. (prov.) Wisdom is a luwombo; when it gets torn you can always cut another one. If one method fails, a wise person will adopt an alternative solution. oluwombo okulufumitamu akati, lit. to pierce a luwombo with a stick, i.e., throw cold water on someone's plans, ideas, etc. cf. ekiwombo.

olutiba.

amaanyi, obugumu.

obujeemu.

olutiba.

oluti, olusika, olukalala.

olutiba.

importance, etc. olutindo ssematindo, a huge bridge, ekisobyo ssemasobyo, a great blunder, olutalo ssematalo, a terrific battle/war; world war.

kovvu, a lutitti; vide oluyongo yongo; (of paper) abiirivu. become t., okukogga, okukenena, okugejulukuka, okugoogomba, okukondoba, okukundugga, okusoosootoka. be t., okwabirira. to t. out (seedlings), okwabiza.

lutiiyiiko.

njise) v.i. pass (in time, through space), kuyita ku muntu kkuutwe, to pass a person without greeting him. kuyita mu mannyo ga mpisi, to have a narrow escape, lit. pass through the teeth of the hyena, kuyita ku luti, to slip off of the skewer, i.e., have a narrow escape, kuvitako wa fOmiilangirn) Ssegaamwenge. to get drunk, lit. pass by (Prince) Beer, kuyita ga mpiteeyite, to pass/go here and there, kuyita kuli, to be arrogant/insolent, kuyita mu mankwetu, to use secretive/ questionable methods, act on the sly. kuyita Ttembo (a Kabaka who went mad), to go crazy, okutuuka nga buyise, to arrive late. Ekyo kyamuyita ku nviiri. That left him indifferent. He didn't care, lit. it passed over his hair. Amazzi gayita kuli. The waters (e.g., in a river) are flooding/overflowing. Omulimu gwange gwa kiyita mu luggya. My job is only temporary, lit. passing through the yard. Yayita eby ama- teeka. He passed his course in law. Tujja kubuyitamu. (-bu- implies bulwa, danger.) You and I are going to have trouble. You and I will have it out. Bw'oyita n'omubi obijja. If you associate with an evil person you will become corrupted. Tell me who your friends are and I will tell you what you are.

njiye) v.tr. spill; pour, pour out/away. v.i. flow, flow out/into (of a body of water); develop a rash; break out of the hill (of termites), okuyiwa Olungereza, to speak English very fluently, okuyiwa amagezi, to spoil/ruin apian, okuyiwa olutiko, to develop goose pimples, okuyiwa ebigambo, to pour out a torrent of words/invective, okuyiwako essubi, to spread grass, okuyiwa(ko) omukono, to sign one s name. Kva nsonvi nnvo okumu- yiwa. It is a shame to fail/disappoint him. Mwana muwala yamuyiwa. The girl jilted him. Omwami yanji(i)yeemu. My husband gave me some money/a treat.

o- (mu/mi) tree; wood, piece of wood; fig. child, young ‘sprout.' ekijiiko eky'omu- ti, a wooden spoon, omuti gw'essimu, telephone pole, emiti egya zaabu, gold bars, emiti gy'ettaala, light poles (in the streets), emiti okuwanikibwa ettawulo, towel racks. Emiti emito gye giggumiza ekibira. (prov.I The young people are the hope of the future, lit. young trees strengthen the forest, cf. akati, lekiti, oluti, olu- titti.

to chase after a person, pursue with the purpose of attack. Nnalaba ogusolo emabega waffe nga gutu- mezeeko, I saw a huge animal behind us pursuing us hotly. Maama we olwavaawo woowe (or yaaye) n'amera ku mumwa. As soon as his mother went away he started crying, kumera lutiko, to break out in goose pimples, kumerako bwebindu, to act very important, put on airs, kumerawo, to succeed, come next.

with the -a of rel. excessive. Anywedde gwa lutiiyiiko. He has drunk too much (gwa implies a preceding omwenge). cf. tiiyiika.

cathedral (Protestant). cf. tikka.

wansinsi, a little lower, wansi wa as a prep, phrase below, beneath, under, wansi w'olutindo, under the bridge, kukwata wansi ne waggulu, to become furious, ‘hit the ceiling.' cf. ensi.

v.i. be or become warm/ hot (both of things and persons); fig. warm up (to a subject); become excited; get enthusiastic. Olwayanze omupiira luti, embooge yabadde tannaba na kubuguma aba Kenya ne bateeba eggoolo. The game had hardly started when the Kenya team made a goal, lit. the embooge had hardly warmed up. Ebifuba byababugumye. They wrestled furiously.

tremble; start, start up; give a jump, jump up. okukukumuka olutiko, to have goose- flesh.

o- also omuyeekezi (mu/ba) incendiary, arsonist; revolutionary, rebel. cf. yeekera, obuyeekera.

v.i. be strained (of salt solution from ashes).

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

reach a point of great intensity (of a situation); perform at maximum capacity, go all out; fall/trip over each other. Olwa leero kineetinda mu kizannyiro ky'e Bombo. There will be an exciting time today at the playing field of Bombo. cf, ekitindiro, olutindo.

akatinkizo, olutinko, olutinkizo; kitiza.

cave in, fall in. Olutindo lwedomye. The bridge has collapsed, cf. domoka.