n., okwekoba, okuteesa; p. of ground, ekibanja; (field) olubimbi, omusiri.

okwekoba, okwekobaana.

o- (bu/-) collusion; conspiracy; plot. cf. koba, -ekoba.

e- (ki/bi) building site, plot of ground/land.

adj. huge, enormous; tremendous; magnificent, grand, unparalleled, omwoleso gw'obusuubuzi kkuulaamalungi, a gigantic trade exhibition, olukwe kkuulaamalungi, a monstrous plot, enjala kkuulaamalungi, a horrible famine. Okubuulira kwabadde kkuulaamalungi. The sermon was magnificent, cf. kuula, -lungi.

e- (ki/bi) plot; conspiracy; collusion. cf. koba, -ekoba.

o- (lu/n) plot; stratagem; betrayal, okulyamu olukwe, to betray, plot against. cf. akakwe.

o- plur. empangi (lu/n) long ditch; furrow, in the plur. plot of ground in the process of cultivation, oluwangiwangi, border of cultivated area.

e- (n/n) furrow (esp. those made with a hoe); in the plur. plot of ground in the process of cultivation, cf. oluwangi.

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) garden, cultivated plot. cf. lima, akalimiro.

e- (li/ma) large strip of cloth used as a patch; strip/plot of land. cf. eki- paapi.

e- (li/ma) [Si«. ] plantation, farm, large garden, plot of cultivated ground.

join together, unite; sew/stitch together, v.i. recover from birth and suckling (of a farm animal), okutaba ebigambo, to make a plan with someone to do something; to plot together. Omuliro gutabye. The fire is burning profusely/is spreading. Tutabye. Here we come.

king, etc.). eby'okulya, food, okulya obwami, to assume the chieftainship, kulya mu ndago, to sing, kulyamu luyi, to slap, kulyamu kikonde, to punch with the fist, kulya mazzi, euph. to drink a lot of beer, lit. water, kulyamu lukwe, to plot, conspire, kulya kijaja or kigagga, to eat very well/in great style, kulya muntu kimuli, to interrupt a person in bi? conversation. kulya nkoko bbiri, to give one's sister in marriage to two men (thereby receiving the gift of two chickens), kulya misinde, to run very fast, kulya butaaia, to roam at large, be on the loose (e.g., of an escaped prisoner), kulya bulamu, to enjoy life, have a good time, kulya eki- banja/emmayiro, to come into land/an estate, okulya ebbanja, to incur a debt, okulya obugenyi, to receive food or presents while a guest, okulya enguzi, to take a bribe, okulya engere, to walk fast, okulya ensimbi, to steal money, okulya ensowole, to take something (e.g., the chieftainship) when one is incompetent or unprepared. Genda olye enkoko yo. You have had a lucky escape/a narrow escape, lit. go and eat your chicken. Omuwala yamulyamu omwoyo. The girl won/stole his heart. Obusungu bwandya. I was consumed with anger. Mwana muwala, oyo andya omutwe! I am completely enamored of that girl, lit. she eats my head. Baagala kumulyamu maaso. They wanted to bawl him out/upbraid him severely. Okulya ennyingi si kuggwa maddu. (prov.) To eat a lot is not to get rid of one's appetite. The more you have, the more you want. Amaanyi sigalya. (prov.) Force does not prevail. Physical strength alone does not accomplish things. Ky'otonnalya tokyesunga. (prov.) What you have not yet eaten, do not anticipate. Don't count your chickens before they are hatched. Kye walyanga bw'olaba ennaku olekayo. (prov.) What you used to eat — when you experience hard times — you give up. One must adjust to circumstances/ calamaties.

become clear; clear up. Obudde bwerudde. The weather has cleared up. v.tr. clean out, clear out; cause to appear; bring to light; reveal, expose, okwerula ekibanja, to clear a plot of land.

o- (mu/mi) cultivated field, cultivated plot, garden.

political party); move (into); settle; immigrate; change one's place of work or residence. ne nsenga mu kibanja kino, and 1 moved into this plot of ground.

seize (in wrestling); get the better of; surpass, prevail over; treat, behave towards, v.i. behave, act. kuyisa mu muntu lukwe, to incite to join in a plot/conspiracy, kuyisa mumwa mu muntu, to speak slanderously/critically/in a backbiting manner about someone, butabaako w'oyisa kigere, to be crowded/hemmed in, lit. have nowhere to pass your foot, okuyisa etteeka, to pass a law. okuyisa amaaso, to give a quick glanceAook. okuyisa omukka mu nnyindo (mu kamwa), to breathe through the nose (mouth), kuyisa amazzi mu kamwa, to rinse the mouth with water, kuyisa olugero, to cite an example/give an instance (by quoting a proverb, etc.). kuyisa kiwulu, to hold a parade, kuyisa ensana, to plait mats. Yampisaako ow'e Mbuya. He beat me. (ow- implies Kaggo, the ssaza chief of Kyaddondo; kaggo also means small stick). Ekikolwa ekyo ne tukiyisaako buyisa maaso. We simply overlooked/took no notice of this act.

-eteesa (-eteesezza) v.i. caus. refl. make up one's mind; take counsel with oneself; plan one's moves in advance; (of more than one person) come to an agreement, concur; plot together.

confer; collude, plot together. Abakulu beegeyaamu ne balabira ddala nga omwana waabwe ddala. The elder people conferred together and came to the conclusion (lit. saw) that the child was really theirs. cf. -geyi

act together, collude; agree to do together, conspire, jjiul. v.ir. plot against.

conspire for/against, etc.