adj., a wakati.

omugoŋŋobnyo. m.stream, omwala. m.day, ettuntu. m.night, ettumbi.

n., makkati, masekkati; (sea) obwengula; in the m. of, wakati mu, kireebereebe.

vvubufu(persons).

akawuka.

omuzaalisa.

wakati mu. . .

etc.

o- (bu/-) fear; timidity; cowardice. Okwerinda si buti. (prov.) To be on one's guard is not cowardice. Caution is the better part of valor, cf. tya.

o- (bu/-) cowardice, timidity. cf. ti:ti;-r.

e- (bu/-) deep water; open water, mu buziba bw'ennyanja, in the middle of the lake.

etc. Emmotoka bw'etambulako katono emipiira ebiri ne gibwamira ettaka. When the car had advanced a short distance two of the tires got stuck in the ground or had punctures/became flat.

o- (bu/-) great open space, awe some expanse; middle (of the sea, the heavens), obwengula bw'ennyanja, the open sea, the high seas. Ani eyasooka okugenda mu bwengula bw'ebbanga? Who was the first one to travel in space?

adjective or adverb, completely, thoroughly; really; very, extremely. Kirungi ddala. It is very good, ddala requires the applied form of the verb. Bakyamidde ddala. They have gone completely astray, cf. naddala.

e- also eddumbirizi no plur. (li/ma) middle of the hut; middle of the room.

adj., biri wamu. d.barrelled, a midumuebiri. d.minded, a myoyo ebiri. d.tongued, kalimingobya.

order (esp. of the police and military). cf. omuduumi. omuduumizi.

entegetege ne zimu- famba, and he became timid/he stood shaking in his boots, lit. his tendons became weak.

nene, tiibwa, kafu.

okufuka- mira amatiitiiri, to kneel and sit on the haunches, okufukamira ekiwanvuwanvu, to kneel in an erect position.

be told/ recounted (of a tale).

etc. Abakazi ba gumira nnyo enjala okusinga abasajja. Women endure hunger more easily than men.

okutiisa, okukanga. into, mu.

etc. v.i. be gritty (of food).

shake, tremble.

etc. v.i. stop (of bleeding), ensanke n'ekamira, and the bleeding stopped.

a- (ka/bu) lit. it cools the cooking stones, the time from about 9:30 P.M. to midnight, cf. ^wola, woza, essiga.

a- (ka/bu) mid-rib of a plantain leaf.

etc.

up to the waist, as far as the waist. Nfukiramu caayi okukomya mu makkati. Pour out some tea for me up to the middle of the glass. Yankomya ku ssomero. He accompanied me to school, gye -komya + inf... gye -komya + inf., the more...the more. Gye tukomya okuyiga ennyo gye tu- komya n'okufuna obubonero obulungi. The more we concentrate on our studies the better our grades will be. \bamu gye baakomyanga okutendereza omwami naye gye yakomya n'okwenyumiriza. The more some people praised the chief, the prouder he became.

e- (ki/bi) cushion, seat; carpet made of skins; middle seat in a canoe where a man sits to bale water.

taunt, etc.

drink up, gulp down (a drink).

etc.

etc. akayumba akakyamirwamu, restroom, bathroom.

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

be cultivated, etc.

lumibwa (-lumiddwa) v.i. pass. be bitten; be hurt (lit. <£ fig.); feel labor pains; be concerned/preoccupied.

o- (lu/n) span, distance from the thumb to the middle finger, okuggyamu enta, to give up, lose hope.

o- plur. empagala (lu/n) bunch of bananas split down the middle.

o- plur. rare (Iu/n) long, thin dry banana fiber on which money (in the form of coins with holes in the middle) could be strung, cf. xekyayi.

hatch (eggs); incubate; extend over, spread over, cover. Twalengedde olufu nga lumaamidde ekiwonvu kyonna. We saw that the fog had spread over the entire valley. Yali akyamaamidde ku bukulu bw'essomero. He was still the principal of the school, lit. covering the head position. Eggaali emaamidde. The bicycle has a flat tire, kumaumira ga butembetembe, to remain in a place without budging.

a- always plur. (li/ma) sides of the stomach; middle, center; middle of a container. Amazzi yataddemu ga mu mabutobuto. He only half filled it with water. cf. olubuto.

a- plur. (li/ma) middle, middle part, mu makkati ga, in the middle of. cf. amassekati, wakati.

a- plur. (li/ma) (the) very center. Afrika ey'amassekali, Central Africa, as an adv. right in the middle, cf. amakkati, wakati.

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.

a- plur. (li/ma) period of construction, time of construction; process of building. Yaleka ennvumba eri wakati mu mazimba. He left the house when it was half built/in the middle of construction. cf. Izimba.

to nod the head, bend the head down, kumenyeza ppamba, to break off the middle bud of a young cotton plant.

etc.

o- with the -a of rel. loose (of grains of coffee, etc.); unstrung (of the type of coins which had holes in the middle). emmwanyi ez'omwera, loose grains of coffee. ensimbi ez'omwera, unstrung coins.

e- (n/n) kind of edible termite, white ant(s) which come out slightly after midnight, okuzuukuka mu nsejjere, to wake up bright and early, cf. obusejjeresejjere, ekisejjere, amasejjere.

e- (n/n) fear, fright; intimidation, kukuba ntiisa, to shock, terrify, cf. tya, tiisa.

e- also entuumo (n/n) pile, heap, entuumu z'e Misiri, the pyramids of Egypt. cf. 2tuuma.

be pleasing to; be interesting to, interest; amuse, amawulire agatabanyumira, news which does not interest them.

pron. used as adv. then, thereupon. olwali olwo nga (used in the middle of a narration), then one day, then on a certain occasion.

be struck/hit.

practice medium- ship. v.tr. be controlled by (a dpirit); communicate with (a spirit), kusamira na kintu, to talk about something all the time, be obsessed with a subject/matter. Leka kunsamirirako. Stop telling me that nonsense. I don't want to hear about that. cf. omusamize.

etc.; appreciate for, etc.

be dug.

become disgusted with, get fed up with.

ti.

obuti.

kikingirizi; vide okumoga, okumulula.

e- (li/ma) midnight, okutuusa mu matumbi g'obudde, until the late hours of of the night.

e- (li/ma) midday, noon.

pass, be sent.

be sent for; receive greetings (through an intermediary).

cf. -tuuluuvu.

be named/called.

obuti, akatiisa, ekitiibwa, ?ekiti, ^omuti, omutyi, entiisa; tiitiira.