collective) kind of bean. A single specimen is kimutikke, plur. bimu- tikke.
o- (bu/-) cold, low temperature, chilliness, cf. tiitiwala, omutiti.
omutiti.
e- (ki/bi) fool. cf. twagga. kitwekankima, e- (ki/bi) kind of tree, Conopharyngia holstii. kityi, e- (ki/bi) coward, cf. tya, ^omuti. kiviiri, e- (ki/bi) ekiviiri ekigule, wig.
n., empewo, obutiti, omutinti, obunnyogovu, ekinnyogoga (rel.); c. in the head, ssennyiga.
mutilate the forms of the language in a way roughly similar to that employed in speaking pig Latin.
e ttiini; (wild) entontogolo; f. tree, omutiini, omutuba.
ekifaananyi, omutindo.
omutima, emmeeme; take h., okuguma omwoyo.
hurl. Akasuka ly'ali nalyo taba muti. (prov.) lit. He who throws (the spear, effumu) which he has is not a coward. A person who does what he can is worthy of praise.
a- (ka/bu) small tree; small stick, okukola ekintu n'odda ne mu kati, to do something excessively/to an extreme degree; to do something wonderfully/efficiently. Yayimba n'adda ne mu kati. He sang wonderfully. Twalya ne lukubyako kati. We ate excessively and still had plenty left over. cf. omuti.
a- (ka/bu) small heart; small rubber hose for pumping air into a tire, akatima k'eggaali, tire tube (of a bicycle), cf. omutima.
a- no plur. (ka/bu) hatefulness; rancor. Alina akatimatima. He is filled with rancor, cf. omutima.
e-: [Siv.] jack-fruit. omuti gw'eki- fenensi (= Sw. mfenesi), jack-fruit tree.
n., engeri, embalk, omutindo.
kutwala kirinnyamutikka, to follow in hot pursuit; to chase away.
e- (ki/bi) crevice; remote corner; recess; side of a porch, ebisegguusi by'omutima, the depths of the heart, cf. akasegguusi.
e- (ki/bi) old, desicated tree; wooden handle; score in the game of mweso. Akyukira mu kiti nga mbazzi. He is likely to turn against people. He cannot be trusted. Twayogeramu ebiti bibiri n'Omuzungu. We spoke with the European for a short time. cf. lomuti.
e- var. spelling of ekityi, q.v. cf. tya, -omuti.
e- (ki/bi) log; dead branch detached from a tree; old piece of wood. cf. lekiti, ^omuti.
rap; tap, strike, konkona ku luggi, to knock on the door. cf. nkonkonamuti.
nnimbye) v.tr. lie to; cheat, deceive, v.i. lie; fail in an objective. Owange Ssemutikke, otulimba ki ebiro bino?
wanvu, lukolongo; vide lubobye, lukwedenge, emiraatiira, omusisii rwa, omutiriba. make l., okuwanvuya. make of l. shape, okukolongola. longlegged, mucuumuule.
o- (lu/n) long stick; peg; skewer; blackhead. kuyita ku luti, to have a narrow escape. cf. ^omuti.
o- ilu/r.i thin, long stick. lutitti. He is as thin as a rail. cf. ^omuti.
n., omutima.
e- (n/n) cavity, deep hole, empampagama y'omuti, a hole in a tree, empampagama y'ekiswa, a hole in a termite hill.
e- (n/n) kind of tree, Gagarius indicus.
e- (n/n) woodpecker barbet, lit. tree-tapper. cf. konkona, omuti.
arch, wife of the Kabaka while in seclusion.
e- (n/n) destined time; appointed time, designated time; fixed time. Wano we nnagambira mu mutima gwange nti entuuko zange zaali zituuse, saali wa kuwona. At that point I said to myself {lit. in my heart) that my time was up and that there was no escape, cf. tuuka.
omuti.
v.f okugoba, okubina, okutwala kirinnyamutikke.
okusimbuliza omutima, to transplant a heart, okusimbuliza embuzi, to move a tethered goat to browse in another spot.
n., engeri, ekikwanga, ekibala, embala, omutindo.
omuti ogulanga.
adj. tremendous, earth- shaking, lit. tree-uprooting, olukunnaana ssigulamiti, a tremendous rally/meeting. cf. sigula, omuti.
n., omuti, enkondo.
release; free. v.i. leave, depart. Nnata omuti ne nneesuula wansi. 1 let go of the tree and threw myself to the ground. Bwe twamala okulya ne tuta. When we finished eating we left, kuta bi- gambo, to pour out a torrent of words (of a hostile nature). Tota mabi. Don't give up, there is still hope.
rip up; scratch up; mangle; mutilate. cf. -taagufu.
captivate, win over. Omuwala yamutengula omutima. The girl won his heart.
load (on someone's head); load; lift; hang. v.i. recur. Ennyu- mba bagitisse omuliro. They have set fire to the house. Atamuzadde ye amutikka ejjinja. (prov.) She who has not born it (the child) loads it with a rock. One is aways more solicitous about one's own. Kimutisse. Something has gotten into him. He seems obsessed (e.g., with a great desire to do something).
bump into, knock into, kutomera mmere ya Katonda, to eat without saying grace, kutomera mayu ga bandi, to break up other people's homes, be a home wrecker (by marital infidelity). Bbaasi eyatomedde omuti yalumizza abantu 60. The bus which ran into a tree injured sixty people.
omuti.
e- also ettabaaza (n/n) lamp, omuti gw'elta waaza, lamppost, cf. ettaala.
e- (li /ma) [S to.,dr.] fig. cf. omutiini.
e- (li/ma) spite, malice, ill will. cf. omutima.
throb, pulsate (esp. of the heart). Omutima guntu- ndugga. My heart is throbbing.
obuti, akatiisa, ekitiibwa, ?ekiti, ^omuti, omutyi, entiisa; tiitiira.
vegetation}; be overloaded. v.tr. be laden with; carry. Omuti guwakatidde ebibala. The tree is laden with fruits.
mpanise) v.tr. hang; hang up; raise; hoist, okuwanika emikono, to raise the hands, to surrender, okuwanika omuwendo, to raise the price, okuwanika omutima gwa..., lit. to raise the heart of, i.e., to worry, ekintu ekiwanise emitima ky'abantu, the thing which has worried the people. Atuwanikako bulala empale. He is very proud in his dealings with us.
adj. real, genuine, true. Omu- ganda wawu, a true Muganda. omutimi wawu, a real farmer. Ayogera Luganda wawu. He speaks pure/genuine Luganda.
omuti; firewood, enku; (forest) ekibira; (plank) olubaawo.
a muti.
enkonkonamuti.
okusala enjola, okutema, okwonoona, okulibula.
omusale w'amatu, w'ennyindo, etc.
okwonoona.
omujeemu.
v., okujeema.
o- (mu/mi) tree; wood, piece of wood; fig. child, young ‘sprout.' ekijiiko eky'omu- ti, a wooden spoon, omuti gw'essimu, telephone pole, emiti egya zaabu, gold bars, emiti gy'ettaala, light poles (in the streets), emiti okuwanikibwa ettawulo, towel racks. Emiti emito gye giggumiza ekibira. (prov.I The young people are the hope of the future, lit. young trees strengthen the forest, cf. akati, lekiti, oluti, olu- titti.
o- more frequently spelled omutyi,^.f.
o- (mu/mi) [S«'.,^r.] fig tree. cf. ettiini.
o- (mu/mi) abundance, large amount, omutiiti gw'ensimbi, a great deal of money.
o- (mu/ba) timid/scary person; coward, cf. tiitiira.
(la) kind of plantain with large clusters.
o- (mu/mi) arch, strip of plantain bark for tying a parcel.
omwoyo or omutima (sometimes implied but not expressed); the personal object corresponds to the English subject, ne gunceekeera buto, and 1 started to worry again/become scared again.
o- (mu/mi) heart; fig. pluck, courage; spirit; mind. Ekika ky'Omutima, the Heart Clan. Omutima Omutukuvu, relig. The Sacred Heart. Omutima ogwa mpa nkuwe, the spirit of give and take, lit. you give me, I give you. cf. akatima, akatimatima, ettima.
o- (mu/mi) standard, degree, level (e.g., of education); quality, grade (of produce); kind, sort.