omukeeka, kyaki; (of spiral pattern) eggiringiti, jjiri; (of rectangular pattern) kalannamye; make a m., okuluka.

a- plur. (li/ma) milk. cf. otuta.

a- plur. (li/ma) tobacco smoked at a funeral; gift of money made to the bereaved. cf. taaba.

A- plur. (li/ma) drums used by Muslims in their religious ceremonies.

a- (li/ma) flood. The grammatical sing, ettaba means large pool, large puddle. cf. ekitaba, olutaba.

a- also amatalagatalaga plur. spaces; intervals, as an adv. at intervals; separately, amannyo ag'amatalaga, teeth with spaces between. Ennyumba zaazimbi- bwa amatalagatalaga. The houses were built over a scattered area/were put up at intervals, cf. entalaga.

a- plur. (li/ma) [Lunyoro] iron ore; waste from the smelting of iron ore.

a- plur. of ettama, q.v.

adj. fat-cheeked; chubby; very large. Ekijanjaalo matamabbuuku! What a large bean!

a- plur. (li/ma) whereabouts. Tombuuza matambulire ge. Don't ask me about his whereabouts, cf. tambula.

a- plur. (li/ma) saddle; harness. cf tandiika.

a- plur. (li/ma) beginning, cf. tandika.

adj. empale matankane, pants of an intermediate length, neither long nor short (such as those worn by returning war veterans), cf tankana.

a- plur. (li/ma) pride; arrogance, insolence.

n., ekibiriiti; (in games) okuwakana.

v.i., okwenkanankana; v.tr., okwenkanyankanya.

a- adv. on all fours, okwavula amate, to creep on all fours.

vide nna and munne,

a- see ettendo.

olugoye, omulimu.

ezzaaliro.

a- plur. (li/ma) kind of drumming, kusuula mu matigga, to get (someone) into trou ble.

a- adv. okufukamira amatiitiiri, to kneel on one's haunches, okutuula amatiitiiri, to sit on one's haunches; to be uneasy/anxious, be on pins and needles. Twasuze matiitiiri. We spent an anxious night.

a- plur. (li/ma) crowning, coronation. cf. tikka.

a- plur. (li/ma) decorations; ornaments. The sing, ttiribona is rare.

a- also amatobotobo adv. superficially; in a rush; in a hasty and careless manner. cf. entobo.

a- plur. (li/ma) deserted village; deserted area.

a- plur. of ettooke, q.v.

okufumbiriganwa, maatirimonyo.

enda.

a- plur. (li/ma) the time between midnight and dawn, lit. the time for killing (tta) nspiiof* (a kind of termite which comes out at about midnight or slightly later). All mu mattansejjere. He is sound asleep.

ekigambo; (pus) amasira.

v., it does not m., si kigambo, si musango.

omufaliso.

a- ears. plur. of okutu, q.v.

lit. ears of an old man. cf. tuga, omukadde.

a- adv. in a fumbling/unsteady manner.

a- plur. (li/ma) early dawn, mu matulutulu, at early dawn.

a- adv. hastily, without proper consideration. Lipoota baagisembya matunnunsi. They supported the report without giving it proper consideration, cf. entunnunsi.

adj., kulu, gevvu.

v., okukula, okwetuuka, okusuumuka, okwengera.

obukulu.

a- plur. of ettwale, q.v.

ebiddirira akabenje.

okutabula, okugatta awamu.

okukolimira.

you know; of course, oh, but; well now. cf. nanti.

okutega amatu, okuwulira a. on, okuweereza; a. school or church, okusoma.

flay; butcher (an animal); cut up; dismember; dissect; operate on (a patient), okubaaga amatooke, to peel bananas so ineptly that part of the meat is left in the skins.

interfere in; take for oneself, appropriate; reserve. Leka kubambira bitakukwatako. Don't get involved in matters which do not concern you.

amata aga bbongo, curdled milk.

ekijanjalo, akayindiyindi, mpokya, ekiyirigi, ekinyololo, akajereje, empindi, matamabbuuku, nnamunyi.

divide into portions; open partly, okubegulula emimwa, to purse the lips (as one just beginning to cry), okubegulula amatama, to laugh foolishly, guffaw. cf. akabezo, olubega, (o)mbegedde.

e- sing, rare (ki/bi) dyspeptic pains; chronic stomach ailment which often produces barrenness in women; psychosomatic ailment (esp. of women).

e- usually plur. (ki/bi) beans, peas, etc., in the pod and not yet mature, ebijanjaalo ebito ebikyali ebikagga, tender. young beans.

foam, foam up; overflow. Ebibimba bikka. Things which boil up (ultimately) simmer down. What goes up comes down. Kyabimba (nga) si kisaanikire mu maaso ga kkanisa. There was an enthusiastic/lively crowd in front of the church.

be cooked thoroughly (the traditional way of preparing matookej.

ensalo, embibi, enkingi, omuzibo; (of mat) olusandaggo; (of cloth) olukugiro.

v.i., vide be broken. b. free, okwesumattula, okubanduka, okutenduka. b. out (rash), okufuutuuka.

adj., a matofaali.

o- (bu/.) message; mission, assignment; ambassadorship, status as a diplomatic representative, cf. omubaka.

o- (bu/.) time; weather; occasion, embeera y'obudde, weather, climate, obudde obw'okukyuka, half time (in football). okuzimba ng'obudde, to become sullen/gloomy/inorose lit. swell like the weather. Obudde bukedde. It has dawned. also The time has come (to act). Obudde bwali busse. It was late afternoon.

o- (bu/-) fluffy substance resembling cotton often used for stuffing mattresses and pillows; the plant from which this substanceis obtained, cf. olufumbo.

o- (bu/-) rule, governing; government. eby'obufuzi, politics, obufuzi bw'amatwale, colonialism, cf. fuga.

o- (bu/-) small inedible termites. cf. ggala, okutu.

o-: obuggavu bw'amatu, deafness. cf. ggala, -ggavu.

o-: eby'obujaasi, military affairs/ matters, cf. omujaasi.

o- (bu/-) sureness, certainty; confirmation; proof, cf. -kakafu, kakata.

o- (bu/-) relationship on the maternal side. Nfaanana bukojja. 1 resemble my mother's side of the family. cf. kojja.

o- (bu/-) tiny particles of matter which accrue at the top of a liquid or some solids; dust of dried herbs.