emmere, ekijjulo; (flour) obutta.

e- always plur. (ki/bi) bowlegs, with the -a of rel. bowlegged. Wa bitege. He is bowlegged. Gye twakyadde baatufumbiddeyo enkoko, ekyemisana ne kigenda bitege. They cooked chicken for us where we went to visit, and it turned out to be a wonderful meal.

o- (bu/-) snack, light food which does not constitute a meal.

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.

o- (bu/-) meal of cassava, millet or corn (maize); thick porridge.

o- (bu/-) [Su>. ] commeal porridge.

a- (ka/bu) cornmeal; flour meal. cf. obuwunga.

a- (ka/bu) tail of a snake or lizard; plantain leaf used for covering a pot of ma- tooke which is cooking, kuggyako kawuuwo, to begin serving a meal; to begin a discussion; to kick off fin soccer), cf. wuuwa.

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) time, period; mealtime; meal.

e- (ki/bi) unwalled or partially walled enclosure used for meetings, meals, etc.; audience hall.

e- (ki/bi) banquet, feast; meal to which one is invited. Taggwa ku bijjulo. He never misses an event (banquet, sports event, etc.). He goes to everything. cf. ^jjula.

e- (ki/bi) expression of appreciation to one who has cooked a good meal (e.g., by loosening one's belt), cf. teewuluza.

e- without the I. V.'s kyamisana (ki/bi) midday meal, lunch, cf. lotnusana.

ndiikirizza) v.tr. appl. eat with (someone), join (someone in a meaij; keep company with (someone who is eating); eat (a relish or supplement with the main meal); accuse falsely of taking. Ngu- lirayo ez'okuliikiriza emmere. Buy me some relish to go with the main meal. Yandiiki- riza ensimbi. He accused me of taking the money. cf. ebiriibwa, eddiiro, eddya, kaliira, ekiriisa, ekyokulya, olulya, lamalya, amalye, lomuli, omuliibwampogola, omu- liirize, omulyo, endiiro, endiirwa, ^endiisa, endya, endyabagole, endyabalangira, endyambi, endyamenvu.

etc.; eat as sauce/relish, okuliira omuntu empinga, to frustrate a person, make obstacles for a person, okuliira amaluma, to eat a meal without sauce or relish. Leeta enva ze tunaaliira emmere. Bring some vegetable relish which we can eat with the main dish. Naye nga ebyo byonna bibaliira ki emilwe? But why should all this worry/ bother you?

o- (lu/n) meal, meal time. cf. lya.

a- plur. (li/ma) mealtime, mu malya g'emisana, during the lunch hour, at lunch time. cf. lya.

do, okubebbabebba.

(n/n) [SID. ] corn/maize meal; ration of food given to workers; advance on wages paid to workers.

v.tr. jump over; leave out, skip, omit, kubuuka be ceoppa, to run in leaps, kubuuka bibanda, to romp, frolic, kubuuka mugwa, to skip rope, kubuuka mmere, to interrupt one's meal, particularly to take care of something urgent, kubuuka nga muddawo, to enjoy oneself, have a wonderful time (esp. at a party). Kyatu- buukako okuwulira nti yasenguka. It surprised us very much/took us aback to hear that he had moved. Olubuto lubuuseemu. There was a miscarriage. She has had a miscarriage. Gabuuse ensaka. The meal has been magnificent, lit, they (matooke implied) have jumped the pot. amaaso ne gabula n'okumbuuka mu kiwanga, and my eyes almost jumped out of my skull, i.e., I made a grimace of pain or gave a look of shock/amazement. Enviiri zaamubuuka ku mutwe. His hair stood on end.

to have a delicious meal/a feast, gookya lit. = the matooke (implied by ga- which here becomes go-) which are hot. cf. yokya.

v.tr. appl. caus. restore to. return to; give back; bring back; give a portion of one's own meal to another as a sign of favor or friendship. Okuddiza guba mwoyo. (prov.) The capacity to share comes from the heart.

(la) meal cooked from com flour.

okubabula emmere, to cook a meal in a hurry, okubabula omu- somo, to finish a course quickly, okubabula emiggo, to beat severely with sticks, okubabula ebigambo, to talk rapidly/volubly. cf. -babule, ekibabu, olubabu; babira.

ready (of food). Emmere njijule. The meal is ready, cf. Ajjula.

okweyiira amazzi, to drink great quantities of beer/liquor, okweyiira amanzaali, to eat, have a meal, lit. pour curry over oneself.