ennyama; vide omuwula, ensa lwa, enkenku, kaabuuyi, amasagasaga, ekiyingula; dried m., omukalo.

urinary, akawondoliro.

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.

e- (li/ma) portion of meat assigned to the person who has slaughtered the animal.

e- plur. (ki/bi) meat of an animal which has been slain by wild beasts; the second totem (kabbiro) of the Leopard Clan (Ekika ky'Engo).

o- (bu/-) hardness; state of not being well done (of cooked food, meat); difficulty; fig. obstinacy, stubbornness. cf. kaluba, -kalubo.

omwala.

adj., ggya; (milk) su, sununu; (meat, etc.) bisi.

e- (li/ma) egg. amagi amasii ke, fried eggs, kukuba za ku magi, to be a coward, act in a cowardly way, lit. strike the hens (enkoko is implied by za) (who are sitting) on the eggs. Kiriba kya nsonyi bwe mulirya eggi. lit. It will be a shame if you eat the egg. This derives from the proverb okulya eggi okwesub.ya omuwula, to eat the egg and miss the meat. The implication is that if one allows an egg to develop into a chicken the gain will be greater. Bulijjo afuna magi mu kubala. He always gets zeros in arithmetic, cf. ekigi.

e- (li/ma) bone, okusimba eggumba egganda, to walk. 01 uvannyuma lw'okuki- gaayagaaya baakizuula mpozzi nga kirimu eggumba. After thinking it over they realized that it might just be true, lit. after chewing it they found that perhaps it had a bone inside, okuggwa ku magumba, to lose weight, become all skin and bones, oku- tunguka ku magumba, to cook thoroughly (of meat). Ebigezo bino birimu eggumba. These examinations are quite difficult, lit. have some bone in them. Kirimu eggumba okugamba nti... It is difficult to maintain that. It is hard to say that. lit. There is a bone in saying that... Omwavu lw'alya ennyama amagumba asansa masanse. (prov.) When a poor man eats meat, he scatters the bones around (to impress others ).

tear off (skin, meat).

etc.; stress, emphasize, be firm about; affirm confidently, assert; be hard on, put pressure on. okukaliriza amaaso, to look intently, okukaliriza amatu, to listen intently, okukaliriza olutalo, to prolong a battle.

of the skin). Baagenze okuntuukako nga amaaso gankapye. By the time they reached me 1 was completely bewildered/confused.

e- (ki/bi) abundance (of food, meat); celebration; rejoicing.

e- (ki/bi) piece/slice of meat; piece of flesh, ekifi ky'ennyama, a piece of meat.

e- (ki/bi) back; backbone; meat from the back of a game animal, cf. ^omugongo.

e- (ki/bi) large piece of meat.

ennyama ey'akalannamye, meat of an animal which has died a natural death. Olumbe lulannamya omuntu (oba ebisolo). Disease kills men (or animals).

be easy to bite. Ennyama terumika. The meat is difficult to bite/is hard to bite into. cf. obulumi, obulumiriza, omulumyo, nnadduma.

a-: ennyama ey'amasagasaga, meat cut from the shoulders of an animal.

sing, used collectively (la) kind of tiny ant. They collect in large numbers on uncovered meat, bones, etc. munyeera w'abantu, a huge gathering of people, kuteevuunya nga munyeera, swarm/ be crowded together like ants (said of a crowded gathering of people). cf. obu- nyeera.

e- (n/n) condiments, relish, enva endiirwa, sauce, cooked vegetables, meats, etc., used as a relish, cf. lya, liira.

e- (n/n) lit. thorn-eater. Used in the proverb: Endyamaggwa y'emanya bw'egakyusa. lit. The thorn-eater knows how to digest them. One man's meat is another man's poison.

e- (n/n) meat; flesh. Nnyama ntono okaayana eri mu nkwawa. (prov.) lit. You complain about the small amount of meat (allotted to you) when it is (safely)under your arm. cf. nnakanyama.

e- (n/n) something which has been cut; a cut (e.g., of meat), cf. sala.

e- (n/n) meat.

akantu, akatiriginya; (of meat) e bbaago; use n. in tu -class.

food); be roasted; be wasted. Eyanjalula esiridde. Woe is me. I am really in a terrible condition, lit. the pot (ntamu is implied by the e- of eyanjula) used in my naming ceremony (cf. yalula) has been burned.

add (an ingredient to food or drink to flavor it, such as salt to meat, sorg/ium to beer, etc.). okusiwa nsaano ku mazzi, lit. add flour to water, i.e., to waste one's breath; to be little/insignificant. okusiwa ekiyobyo, to waste one's effort/breath, okusiwa amazzi, to

e- usually plur. (li/ma) fat; fatty tissue; lard. Amasava gankuba ku mwoyo. I am fed up with that fatty meat. cf. -sava, savuwala.

cutup (e.g., meat); detail; enumerate.

omufumbira ya bigere, mwenna ne mwenkanya evvumbe.

a- adv. in one place; together, awamu ne, together with, okutwalira awamu, in general, generally, akatale ak'awamu, common market, emirimu egy'awamii, joint enterprises, work done in common. Balina ebintu eby'awamu ebibagatta. They have things in common which unite them. Agali awamu ge galuma ennyama. (prov.) lit. The teeth (aga- implies amannyo, teeth) which are together bite the meat. In unity there is strength.

be, okuwumba.

v.i. be hard (of an object); be tough (of meat); be obstinate; be difficult.

good meat (esp. that with a lot of fat in it).

v.i. be crushed/ trampled/mashed; fall to pieces (of overcooked meat); fig. be utterly exhausted.

o- with the -a of rel. few, few in in number; scarce, rare. Yayogedde ebi- gambo bya munyoto. He only spoke a few words. Ennyama efuuse ya munyoto. Meat has become scarce.

v.tr. cut (meat) into very small pieces.

okubuna.

v.i. appl. become soaked/wet/permeated.

v.tr. appl. caus. soak; make wet; permeate.

old-fashioned holed money, etc.); detach (e.g., meat from a skewer).

o- (mu/ba) butcher; flayer; rare surgeon. Amatu g'omubaazi gawulira kya ‘Embwa etwala ennyama yo.' (prov.) The ears of the butcher only hear: ‘The Dog is carrying off your meat.' Possibly = To each his own. cf. baaga.

you cook for him that of the feet, and you both have the same smell. Tit for tat.

(n/n) [lnd.1 triangular snack made out of dough and stuffed with ground meat and/or rice.

tobacco leaves). v.i. dry up (of a scab).

devour.

v.i. & tr. recip. be perfectly seasoned; more frequently in a fig. sense be convinced; be satisfied; understand (what is told); be permeated with. Yali omusajja eyanogaana eddiini. He was a man who was filled with religion. Eddoboozi lyawulikika nga lya muntu otulo gwe twali tunogaanye. His voice sounded' like that of a person who was overcome with sleep.

o- (mu/mi) dried/smoked meat, biltong. c f. kala.

o- (mu/mi) [Sw. ] can; tin can; cigarette case, ennyama y'emikebe, canned meat.

o- (mu/mi) skewer (usually made of wood) used for roasting or storing meat.

a- plur. (li/ma) portion of meat (eight ribs) given to the third spearer on a hunt. cf. yiŋŋaanya.

o- (mu/mi) nut; kernel, core; piece of boneless meat. Adidde ggi kwesubya muwula. (prov.) He has eaten the egg and missed the meat (of the chicken). He prefers small present advantages to large future gains.

(la) meat obtained from the breast of a goat or ox.

pack up; imprison; fig. bind, oblige, kusiba kkira, to lag behind. kusiba mmere, to preserve food, store food, kusiba tibitibi, to fasten tightly/securely; kusiba migugu, to pack one's belongings, get ready to move, kusiba nkalu, to trip, tie up (one's opponent in wrestling), kusiba luggi, fasten/lock the door, kusiba kitabo, to bind a book, kusiba mmotoka, to apply brakes to a car. Ansibyeko ekibi. He has accused me of wrongdoing/sin/crime. Teyasibamu n'agenda. He went at once/without hesitation. Walumbe yali akyansibye ensingo. I was still very sick, Lit. Walumbe (death) was still holding me tightly by the neck, ekkolero erisiba ennyama mu mikebe, a meat-packing factory.

o- with the -a of rel. stunted, underdeveloped (esp. of animals); tough (of meat), cf. kundugga.

amannyo ama- zungu, false teeth, dentures. (Amannyo) agali awamu ge galuma ennyama. (prov.) (Teeth) which are together bite the meat. In unity there is strength, cf. akannyo, olunnyo, olunnyonnyo.

amazzi ameere, clear water, ennyama enjere, boneless meat. cf. ^ekyere.

kwekuza ku nnyama nzibe, be proud/boastful without any justification, lit. for stolen meat.

ennyama ensibe mu mikebe, canned meat. cf. siba.