a nsuusuuba; it is o., tekitegeerekeka.

ekikulekule.

fight against, okwevunvubika.

mmambaze) v.i. walk with difficulty, walk with an uncertain gait (as one suffering from weakness or illness); toddle, walk in the manner of a young child.

cf. -biririvu.

e- plur. (ki/bi) the waste of semsem.

bonjola (-bonjodde) v.tr., rare slander.

muganda, ow'oluganda; (of a sister) mwannyina; (younger b.) omwana wattu; b.inlaw, omuko, mukoddomi, mulamu, musangi.

embuukuuli, endoddo, omuggo gw'akaloddo ; (meeting place) kiraabu; (drinking resort) ekirabo.

be destitute, cf. lucoolo.

well-trodden roads, omukwano omukuukuulivu, a well-established friendship, cf. kuukuutira.

kitange, kitaawo, kitaawe, kita ffe, kitammwe, kitaabwe. f. of twins, ssaalongo. my father, int., Taata! my f.inlaw, mukoddomi, sse zaala, ssewamuko. grandfather, jjajja.

essubl.

profit, gain. Mu ppamba we yagobololamu ssente eziwera. He made quite a bit of money in cotton (lit. It is in cotton where, etc.). cf. goba, amagoba.

rare draw the bolt of (a gun or rifle).

clear up, clear out; dredge; clean up, clean out. okugogola emimiro, to clear the throat.

set (a boat or canoe) afloat.

disentangle, unravel; straighten out, settle. cf. -gombye, eggombolola.

nnonjodde) v.tr. settle, put in order; rectify, regularize, straighten out.

otyanno? osiibye otyanno?

break up fibers (for rope making); clean out, scrape out (e.g., the insides of a papyrus plant so that the outer fiber may be used for basket making or rope making); groom, trim, clean up (a person or thing).

zito, a maanyi, kaloddo.

squander.

Ssewanaku, Nnyinibulamu, Nnyiniggulu, Liisoddene.

a- (ka/bu) with the -a of rel. heavy, weighty, omuggo ogw'akaloddo, cudgel, club with a knob at the end.

a- (ka/bu) a small animal related to the otter which lives near water and is very skillful in catching mudfish (mmale); the second totem of the Otter Clan. Oddizza kaneene mmale. lit. You have given the otter a fish, i.e., you have given something (usually food) to someone who has a great hunger for it/who will appreciate it very much.

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.

e- (ki/bi) weed.

e- (ki/bi) well-trodden path, beaten track (esp. of the sort produced by large animals), cf. kuuta.

okukolola be kkejenge, to cough all night.

spit up.

elongate; stretch out; lay at full length.

strike, hit.

arch, squat, sit on the haunches.

fruit); pluck; snap off, snatch off; disconnect. v.i. loaf, kill time instead of working.

grimace at.

tear up, tear off; scratch; scrape; fig. assail verbally, excoriate/reproach, cf. ekikonjobole; kolobola.

make a clicking sound in the throat as a sign of sorrow or disapprobation, v.tr. make a clicking sound at.

imitate. (Note: tkis is one of the few verbs borrowed from English.)

lit. big-eye.

ndobodde) j v.tr. pick out; take out one's share; levy (money); subtract (in mathematics).

nnondodde) v.tr. track, track down, follow, pursue, hurry.

rare remunerate; give a gratuity to; do a service for.

ndodde) v.i. [from Lunyoro roora] look coy/shy (as a bride at her wedding).

recount a dream to.

o- with or without the -a of rel. (something) very long, olukoloddoli lw'eki- wandiiko, a very long document, ekiwandii- ko kyaii lukoloddoli. the document was a very long one.

e- (n/n) conflict. Ensi ezo ziri ku mbiranye. These countries are at odds with each other/in a state of conflict, kusuza ku mbiranye, to give a great deal of trouble to. Alina kiyegu kimusuza ku mbiranye. He has a case of the flu which is causing him trouble/keeping him awake all night.

utter abruptly and impulsively, cf. mottola.

to look coy/shy.

to look coy/shy; to be sleepless, have one's eyes open (in bed). Obudde bumoozoola. It is dawning. Ekiswa kimoozoola. The termites in the termite hill are getting ready to fly. cf. ^zoola.

filch.

blurt out. cf. olumottole; mokkola.

very small child, lit. short feet. cf. -mpi, ekigere.

e- (n/n) large club with a knob at the end; large log; tree trunk used for lumber.

e- (n/n) with the -a of rel. long- enkoloddoli y'olusolobyo, a long pruning stick, cf. olukoloddoli.

nnyinyonnyodde) v.tr. explain; clarify.

fruit);-fig. ‘pick off' (with a gun or other weapon), mu bye nnasobola okunojjola mu lukunkumuli Iw'ebigambo bye baali ba- fukumula, from what I was able to grasp from the torrent of words with which they were overwhelming me. cf. ^noga.

to crack the joints in the fingers.

tear off, rip off.

e- (n/n) a number (of units) less than ten; excess, some in addition (with the number not explicitly expressed). With the -a of rel. some odd, some in excess of, some few. ssiringi ttano ne ssente ez'en- susuuba, five shillings and some odd cents. Abaana ababaddeyo baabadde mu nsusuuba. The children who were there were less than ten. cf. suusuuba.

be twisted; be in pain/anguish; be grieved.

look down on, view with contempt; make light of; show disrespect for. cf. obunyoomoofu, nyooma.

nyiikivu.

n., ekisaanikizo; tobacco, aka oddo.

lumonde, lumonge; (dried) kasodde; vide ekisalala, ekiwoko, ekiwutta, embwagulo, nnakabanda, nnakamogoli, ensekwa; p. bed, omusiri gwa lumonde.

be able to cope with; be able. Nsobola okugenda. I can go.

be, okubiririra; vide okusajjulukuka.

tread on (b ananas which are used for making beer); brew, okusogola olulimi, colloq. to speak a language very poorly (particularly Lu- ganda). okusogola ebitoomi, to trample through the mud.

mash, etc.

bring one after another; toddle along; quicken one's pace. Musomberereko ku bigere tutere tutuuke. Quicken your pace so we can arrive early.