lalu; go mad, okulaluka; make m., okulalusa.

a- plur. of eddaala, q.v.

a- plur. (li/ma) proud/boastful/ cocky manner or behavior, cf. dalya.

rare. stroll about, roam around.

empape, entangamalaala.

a- plur. (li/ma) return, return trip. as an adv. on the way back, amagenda n'amadda, round trip. cf. ^dda.

a- plur. (li/ma) return (to get something, to do something), cf. ^dda, ddira.

a- plur. (li/ma) yearning, craving, strong desire, passion.

a- plur. (li/ma) ulcer of the outer ear.

a- plur. (li/ma) musical instrument made of wood resembling a xylophone or dulcimer, cf. budinda, eddinda.

act, okubabaalukana.

omulalu.

eddalu, obulalu, obulogovvu, akabango, akazoolezoole.

a- plur. (li/ma) the datura plant. The poisonous drug extracted from the fruit was formerly used in trials by ordeal. Also, because of its intoxicating effect on guinea fowls, it is used as bait to trap these birds. cf. omuduudu.

e- (li/ma) fury, rage, wrath; madness.

e- (li/ma) pottery, shop where earthen vessels are made. cf. bumba.

e- (1 i/m a) [Sw., Port.] well-made box (not of the throw-away variety); chest; trunk; safe.

okulagira. b. farewell, okusiibula. made a b., okulamula. b. high, okukansa.

cover up; close (a lid, a book), okubikka ku maddu, to restrain one's desires or passions, okubikka ebibiri, to do two things at once, both of which require considerable attention, okubikka emiggo, to give a sound beating to, lit. cover with sticks. Lugaba abadde akyatubisseeko akasubi. God was still protecting us, lit. covering us with a blade of grass.

kukuba budinda, to know thoroughly, have down pat. Oluswayiri balukuba budinda. They know Swahili very well. cf. eddinda, amadinda.

o- (bu/-) lit. & fig. craziness, madness, insanity, cf. -lalu, lauka.

o- (bu/-) gruel/porridge made from millet or banana meal, kuyoya busera, to be tired and hungry. Mpolampola, ayiisa obusera. (prov.) Very slowly, he cooks (good) porridge. Slow but sure.

amaddu, omulaka.

eggigi, ekitimba, ongoye z'omumadirisa.

be casual, treat matters lightly; banter, joke. cf. amadalya.

e- (li/ma) step; rank; grade, degree. plur. amadaala ladder; stairs, stairway, steps, ow'eddaala, someone who has acquired a high status/position, cf. aka- daala, ekidaala.

e- no plur. (li/ma) madness, craziness, insanity; extreme folly, kugwa ddalu, to go mad. cf. -lalu.

e- plur. amadaza (li/ma) arch. moon; month.

e- plur. amalebe (li/ma) [Sw.,Hind. ] large tin can, 4-gallon tin container used for storing kerosine. Ennyumba y'amalebe, a house the roof of which is made out of flattened tin cans. cf. endebe, ekirebe.

e- plur. amalenge (li/ma) small wind instrument, whistle, reed pipe made of bamboo; measure for a charge of gunpowder. Enjala wano efuuwa n'ama lenge. The hunger here is beyond belief, lit. is blowing whistles, cf. ^akalenge, kirenge, orau- lenge. See also fuuwa and fuuyira.

n'emabega tekyaddika, and it is no longer possible to go back. Yagamba nti ewa muganda we teddika. He said that to return to his brother's was out of the question. cf. obuddiro, obuddizo, obutaddira, obu- teddiza, obuzza, akaddannyuma, amadda, amaddira, omuddirirwa, omuddinnano, omuddinnanwa, muzzannanda, lomuzzi, enziramu.

e- (li/ma) hem or seam (of a garment); kind of xylophone/dulcimer (but in this case usually plur., amadinda, q.v.). cf. obudinda.

e- (li/ma) [Sw-, Pers.f window, amadirisa ag'ebyuma, steel window frames.

e- no pdur. (li/ma) delirium; craze; madness, cf. logojjana.

e- plur. amadukundu (li/ma) trunk (of an automobile).

e- plur. amaduli or amalui (li/ma) Indian hemp seed. cf. akaduli, ^akaluli.

amadinda, entaala.

okwerowooza. f. sickness, okwerwaza. f. death, okwefiisa. f. ignorance, okwewubya, okw ewugguusa, okwewussa. f. sleep, okwefuluusa. f. inability, okwekekkezza. f. exertion, okwepacca. f. madness, okweralusa. f. assent, okuttikkirira.

etc.; make indemnify, cause to pay compensation. Bangassa ssiringi lukumi oiw'okuvuga mmo- toka ekimama. They made me pay a thousand shilling fine for careless driving.

e- (li/ma) finely ground powder made from dried greens such as mpindi, etc. Ky'onkoze entungo ekikola ggobe. You have put me in a bad/difficult/sticky situation. n'amanya nti luno eggobe lya kuggwa mu kibya, and he knew that things would turn out just right, lit. the ggobe would wind up in the bowl.

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

nzigye) v.tr. take; take away/ off/out, etc. (The enclitics -ko, -mu, -wo are frequently suffixed to ggya, performing a role analogous to that of the adverbs following take, i.e., away, off, etc.). Ggyawo ekitanda. fake the bed away.. Ggyako ekikopo. Take the cup off (e.g., of the table), okuggyako, except, excepting, okuggya ku mabeere, to wean, okuggya omwoyo ku kintu, to neglect/forget something. okuggya akagere, to start walking, try one's first steps, okuggya obutiko, to pick mushrooms, okuggyawo omusango, to dismiss a case (at law). Kyanzigya enviiri ku mutwe okulaba nga... It made the hair stand up on my head to see that... Ebigambo bye yayogera byamuggya n'amaziga mu ki- wanga. The things which he said made her cry, lit. took tears from her skull. Temuggya okwo, mugende mu maaso. Don't stop there, go on. Keep up the good work.

profit, gain. Mu ppamba we yagobololamu ssente eziwera. He made quite a bit of money in cotton (lit. It is in cotton where, etc.). cf. goba, amagoba.

temper; fig. madness. okwesuulamu jjulume, to throw a temper tantrum; to make a scene.

a- (ka/bu) madness, folly, (la) fool.

a- (ka/bu) foolishness, idiocy, madness.

a- (ka/bu) fish trap made of reeds for catching ngege, catfish, etc.

a- (ka/bu) craziness, madness (lit. and fig.). Alimu kabonge. Heis crazy. c f. bonga.

a- (ka/bu) small step/stair; platform (e.g., on which political speeches are made), cf. eddaala.

a- (ka/bu) small piece of jute cloth; type of thick fabric made of sisal and resembling fiber glass, used for tying cotton.

a- (ka/bu) kind of wild plant/weed, kukooza kagiri (often with the subject ennaku), to cause to suffer greatly, lit. cause to pluck off kagiri. Yankooza kagiri. He made me suffer greatly. Ennaku y'ensi ebakooza kagiri. They are having very hard times.

a- no plur. (ka/bu) madness, craze; folly. Alimu akajabangu. He is Crazy/mad (but not in the literal sense).

a- (ka/bu) rare native umbrella made of banana leaf.

a- (ka/bu) a warning sound or a sound made to attract attention (as in greeting a person at a distance) which is produced by patting the mouth repeatedly with the palm of the hand, okukuba obuluulu, to make the sound described above. cf. enduulu.

a- no plur. (ka/bu) craziness, madness; devilishness (e.g., of children); distracted look; tendency to distraction. cf. 1-maga.

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 trap made of grass and used for catching mudfish (mmale). cf. sereekerera.

folly; madness. Alimu katwewungu. He is empty- headed. cf. omutwe, wungutuka.

a- also akazoolezoole no plur. (ka/bu) madness, insanity; queemess; viciousness; fit of bad temper, kugwa ka- zoole, to lose one's head, go berserk. cf. ^zoola, omuzoole.

e- (ki/bi) moment; space, interval, distance; shed in which bricks are made. Olumbe lumubuusa ebibanda. He is seriously ill. Bamubuusizza ebibanda. They are chasing him.

e- (ki/bi) basket-like structure made of papyrus which serves as a crib for babies; crib.

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) crude, homemade gun. Also called magezigabaganda, q.v. cf. emmundu.

e- (ki/bi) mash made from dried plantains, consumed particularly in time of famine.

e- (ki/bi) cushion, pillow (made of grass or banana fibers), mu ngeri eteri ya kusimba lukokola ku kigugu, in a very industrious way, without showing any laziness, lit. in a way which is not that of planting the elbow on the pillow.

e- (ki/bi) skin cloak or mat made of several skins sewn together.

e- (ki/bi) temporary enclosure/ shelter made of grass, reeds and small trees, cf. kaabuga.

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

e- (ki/bi) kind of shrub, Trium- feta tomentosa. Cord or rope, esp. that used for stitching the reeds in the roofs of houses, is made from the bark of this shrub, cf. akansambwe.

e- (ki/bi) [Su>. ] mortar (usually made of wood).