adj., eru; grow p., okutukuulirira, okuyengeetuka.

sseruwale, empale,

empale, kabbiiri.

okufumita obukwata.

okufumita.

a- (ka/bu) small stump, engatto ey'akakondo, a pair of high-heeled shoes, empale ey'obukondo, pants/trousers with suspenders, cf. ekikondo.

a kind of creeping plant found in old cattle kraals, Ipomea tenuirostris. enkalu kalandalugo, a technique used in wrestling. cf. llanda, lolugo.

lit. it breaks the ax. cf. menya, embazzi.

adj. tight, tight-fitting, empale kamiimo, very tight-fitting pants, cf. miima.

a- (ka/bu) pair of short pants; shorts, cf. empale.

e- with the -a of rel. pale red, having the color of red earth (lukuusi, q.v.).

e- lit. that which pulls (sika) the trousers (mpale). ebiraato eby'eki- sikampale, high boots.

empale.

o- (lu/n) long (pair of) pants, cf. empale.

adj. empale matankane, pants of an intermediate length, neither long nor short (such as those worn by returning war veterans), cf tankana.

e- (n/n) pair of pants/trousers/ knickers; underwear, cf. akawale, olu- wale, sseruwale.

e-: empale endabada, oversized trousers/pants.

<e- (n/n) kind of banana, ngalo za nkago, palms (of the hands) which are rather pale in color.

pants, pair of pants. cf. empale.

empale, sseruwale, endabada.

lit. let us take (it) down (from the racks) for ourselves, empale eya twewanulire, ready-made pants, cf. wanula.

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.

v.i. appl. 2 grow pale.

v.i. appl. 2 be or become pale.

to prod/poke a fire, keep a fire going; to step on the gas (in driving), okuseesa empale, to pull up one's pants, okuseesa ebigere, to drag the feet, okuseesa omuntu emiggo, to beat a person (with sticks). Ensiri zaata- ndika okutuseesa obunnyo. The mosquitoes began to bite us, lit. push their little teeth. Balamu bas eesa gwaka. (prov.) The living ones keep the fire going. A person is liked as long as he is alive and in a position of respect.

o- (mu/mi) kind of tree which has pale wood.

pale red grasshopper.

o- (mu/mi) kind of tree, Syzygium guineense and Eugenia guineen- sis. It has pale, heavy wood. cf. akalunginsanvu.

o- (mu/mi) kind of tree with pale wood.

pants/trousers with a cord on the inside instead of a belt.

(la) pale person; very poor person. cf. kulubuka.

fade, lose color (of things).

v.tr. make pale; cause to fade.

lusterless. cf. siiwuuka.

pallid; faded, cf. peeruuka.