omusigire, omuwanika.

e- (li/ma) sore, open wound, omusi- bira mu bbwa, policeman.

olukoba, amanzambu, omukandala, siripi omusipi.

omusiru.

omusiru, kinnamugwenyu.

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

o- (bu/-) deputyship, position of one who is second in command/charge. cf. sigira, omusigire.

o- also obusirusiru (bu/-) foolishness, folly, nonsense, cf. -siru, omusiru(siru).

o- (bu/-) nature, inherited constitution or makeup, with the -a of rel. natural; native; traditional, ennyimba ez'obuzaaliranwa, native songs, native music, cf. zaala, -zaaliranwa.

n., omusibe, omunyage.

omusino.

omusiru; play the c., okw eginga, okwekonga.

n., omusibe.

n., omusingo; (sediment) obukyu.

omusigire, omumyuka.

okuwaluka, ekiddukano, ekidumusi, oluserenguzi; have d., okuddukana, okudumuka, okuwaluka.

omusiru; vide simpleton,

okuwalula, okukulubeesa; (depict) okukuba ekifaananyi; (water) okusena; (out) okusowola; (near) okusembera; (line) okukuba omusittale; (breath) okussa omukka; (lots) okukuba akalulu; (to a close) okuwungeera; (aside) okuseetula; (at a pipe) okufuuweeta; (out of water) okunnyula; (up legs) okwefunya; (teeth) okwekuulamuamannyo; (in games) okulemagana, okugwa amaliri.

omusiru, omuzibe w'omumwa, kasiru; become d., okusiriwala, okuziba emimwa.

cf. ekidumusi.

omusiru.

n., omusingo.

musisi, ekikankano.

ennimiro, omusiri; f. glass, galubindi.

n., omusiru, kabandu, omutette, ssekibette; as int., kidoma!

omusingi.

recount (a legend, tradition, fable, tale). Bwe ndigenda e Kampala nga musigadde kunfuma bugumu When I go to Kampala you will never see me again. Jjajjange kati tufuma mufume. My grandfather is long since dead, lit. we talk (of him) only in legends.

gimusa (-gimusizza) v.tr. caus. make fertile, fertilize; cause to grow well, ebigimusa, fertilizers. cf. -gimu, -gimufu, obugimu, ekigimusa.

n., omusingo, akakalu.

omusika.

omusingo, ensingwa, omuwambe, ennunuzibwa.

omusiru, omulalu, ekinyanyagga, ekisamasama.

omusiru, atamanyi kigambo.

omulalu, omusiru; vide okubebeetala.

ekyuma, ekkalwe; (ore) amatale; (cast) ebbumba; (pig) omusinga; i. for clothes, ppaasi.

a- plur. obwala (ka/bu) small nail/ talon. Musiizi wa bifaananyi n'akaala. He is an artist down to his finger tips

a- (ka/bu) kind of musical instrument, one-stringed fiddle or harp.

a- (ka/bu) black-capped finch.

a- (ka/bu) small strip; small layer; string of a musical instrument; shoelace; fringe; shred, cf. olulere.

etc. (See kala.) okukalira mu muntu, to stand up to a person, take a firm attitude towards a person (e.g., one who has overcharged you or imposed on you). Enseko zankalira ku matama. The smile disappeared from my face (on hearing something unpleasant), lit. the laughter dried on the cheeks. Yamusindirira n'akalirawo. He fired at him and he died instantly/on the spot.

a mute. cf. -siru, siriwala, omusiru.

e- (ki/bi) something awesome; something terrible, misfortune, lit. something which produces a burning sensation, as an adv. at a great speed, ekibabu kya musisi, a catastrophic earthquake. Yagenda kibabu. He went off in a great hurry, cf. babuka, olubabu.

e- (ki/bi) guitar, banjo; stringed instrument, abakubi b'ebidongo, players of musical instruments; players in a band, okusuna ekidongo, to play a guitar; to play a guitar very well. cf. omudongo, endongo.

e- (ki/bi) diarrhea; dysentery, okugwamu ekidumusi, to get diarrhea. cf. dumuka.

e- (ki/bi) image, likeness; picture; photograph; painting, ekifaananyi ekibumbe, statue, omusiizi w'ebifaananyi, artist, ebifaananyi ebisiige, paintings, omukubi w'ebifaananyi, photographer, okukuba ebifaananyi bya..., to take pictures of, photograph. okukukuba ekifaananyi, to imagine. c f. faanana.

e- (ki/bi) size, measurement, oku- kuba ekipimo, to conduct an orchestra/a choir; to beat time (to music). Fukamu amazzi ga kipimo. Pour in enough water. cf. pitna.

e- (ki/bi) night, nighttime, adv. at night, in the plur. period, era, times, mu biro bino, these days, in the present period. Akutwala ekiro omusiima bukedde. fprov.J He rouses you to effort at night but you are thankful to him in the morning, cf. kaakiro, ekyekiro.

e- (ki/bi) track; path; company on the march, expedition, cf. omusinde.

e- (ki/bi) musical instrument. cf. 2Vuga.

vide leaf; put forth l., okw anya; fallen l., ekikunkumusi.

olunyiriri, omusittale; (cord) omugwa. draw a l., okukoloboza, okukuba omusittale. set in l., okukolonga. get out of l., okusoolooba.

wanvu, lukolongo; vide lubobye, lukwedenge, emiraatiira, omusisii rwa, omutiriba. make l., okuwanvuya. make of l. shape, okukolongola. longlegged, mucuumuule.

o- plur. endere (lu/n) string (of a musical instrument); thong; long, thin strip; bootlace, cf. lakalere.

o- (lu/n) more commonly omusiiti, q.v. kind of shrub which bears hard red seeds (nsiiti). cf. lsiita, ensiiti.

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

Omusiraamu.

Omusiraamu; be come a M., okusiramuka, okuwadimuka.

Omusiraamu.

lit. it shakes the sky. See musisi.

e- (n/n) piece of ground recently turned up in preparation for cultivation, omusiri ogw'enkabala, plot/garden which has recently been tilled.

e- (n/n) kind of rattle used as a musical instrument consisting of a small dried gourd in which stones or seeds have been placed. It is associated with the native religious rites (pre-Christian).

e- (n/n) kind of musical instrument.

e- (n/n) money, ensimbi ejinanda, oowtie shell, eby'ensimbi, finance, financial matters. Minista w'eby'ensimbi, minister of finance, okulya ensimbi, to embezzle funds, take money illegally, cf. omusimbi.

e- (n/n) epileptic fit. epilepsy, ow'ensimbu, omugwi w'ensimbu, an epileptic. okugwa ensimbu, to have an epileptic fit. cf. simbuwala, omusimbu.

e- (n/n) musical instrument resembling an xylophone, madinda, q.v.

the highest mountain in Africa, abantu abasinga obungi, most people. Ekisinga togendayo. The best thing is for you not to go there. Additional examples: Asinze omusango. He has won his (court) case. Omusinze gumusinze. He has lost his case. Osinze. You are right. You have won ( said by one giving in after an argument). Akbsinga akukubya gw'olina. (prov.) He who excels you/is stronger than you beats you with (the stick, omuggo implied) which you have. Might makes right.

coal miner, cf. sima.

cf. siga.

v., okuzannya, okutiguka, okuligita; (musical instrument) okukuba .. (flute) okufuuwa; (football) okusamba omupiira; p. the fool, okweginga; p. the man, okw ekakasa, okuguma; (as cat with mouse) okugazaagaza; (be played out), vide exhausted,

n., omusingo, akakalu, embereko.