okusoka, okukoona; okukuma, okuseesa.

blow on. oku- fukuta emivubo, to blow with a pair of bellows. okufukuta amazzi, to gargle with water, okufukuta ekyuma, to melt metal (e.g., with a blowtorch), kuwoza gufukula, to talk nonsense (gu- implies muliro, fire), kufukuta lulimi, to speak a language (usually English) fluently. Bwe yatuuse mu dduuka n'afukutira omutunzi Oluzungu nga gw'alufukutira talina ky'aggyamu. When he arrived in the store he spoke English to the salesman, but the person to whom he was talking did not get anything out of it.

a- (ka/bu, brassiere, bra; a device used for tightening the spokes of a bicycle. cf. leega.

e- adv. secretly; furtively; quietly. Ayogeza kimomozo. She is soft spoken.

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- (n/n) described in previous dictionaries as: sternum, sternal cartilage; pit of the stomach; internal bodily part. It is now used almost always in a figurative sense: heart, soul, seat of the emotions. It occurs in hundreds of phrases and expressions of which the following is a sampling: mu ngeri ya kawanika mmeeme, in a frightening way. kwekuba mmeeme, to reconsider, emmeeme n'enfa, and my heart sank/I was utterly distressed. Nze emmeeme yangwa wala. I became very depressed. Otukubye wala emmeeme. You have really given us a scare. Emmeeme yamudda mu nteeko. He felt relieved, lit. his heart went back in place, ow'emmeeme etawaana amangu, one who is easily nauseated. Emmeeme entye- muse. 1 am terribly anxious/concerned/ shocked. Kino kyali ng'ekyawanula emmeeme ye. This seemed to relieve him/ calm him down. Emmeeme katale, ky'esiima ky'egula. (prov.) The heart is like going to market — it buys what it wants. Emmeeme gy'esula, ebigere gye bikeera. fprov.J Where the heart sleeps is where the feet- go in the morning, i.e., when you sleep with the intention of doing something, that is what you do. Emmeeme etefumba kigambo ekwo- geza munno ky'atagenda kwerabira. (prov.) lit. The heart which does not fashion well the spoken word makes you say what your friend will never forget. The spoken word can never be retracted.

brother or sister (of the same sex as the person speaking or spoken of); cousin. Note that this noun never has the initial vowel and must be followed by a possessive adjective or a noun with which it is connected by the -a of rel.

brother (of the same mother, hut of the opposite sex of the person spoken of), mwannyinaze, my sister/ brother, mwannyoko(wo), your sister/brother, mwannyina, his or her sister/brother, cf. nnyina, kannyina.

o- (mu/ba) speaker, talker; spokesman. cf. yogera.

e- (n/n) spokesman; publicity secretary (of a political party); verb. cf. yogera, yogeza.

cf. yatula.

v., okuwa omusaala, okuwa empeera, okupokera, okusasula. p. attention, okuwulira. not p. attention, okwewojjoola. p. respects to, okukiikira.

Uganda Coral, Erythrina abyssinica; irritating rash. cf. ekiyirikiti.

0mwogezi.

«., empeera, omusaala, omukemba; pay w. to, okupokera.

etc.; speak on behalf of. kwogerera waggulu (ng'ow'ebiwundu ali ku lunnyo), to shout out loud (like a w'ounded person on a stretcher), i.e., to give orders in a loud and pompous manner. Yanjogerera ebigambo. He spoke to me very sternly.

be said/ spoken.

o- with the -a of rel. few, few in in number; scarce, rare. Yayogedde ebi- gambo bya munyoto. He only spoke a few words. Ennyama efuuse ya munyoto. Meat has become scarce.

o- (mu/mi) funnel; loudspeaker; microphone; fig. mouthpiece, spokesman. cf. zindaala.

lit. hunger is prodding me.

to point the finger at. okusonga engero, to tell stories/p arables/pro verbs.

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.

(la) outspoken and aggressive person.

v.tr. strike; beat; hit. Akaato kaffe kaali kakubyeko abantu. Our little boat was full of people. Akuba mu buli kasenge konna obwenyi. He pokes his head into every room. Yali ankubye ama- bega. He turned his back on me. Kati eby'okusoma mbikubye amabega. 1 have now finished my studies. Munnaffe Kampala amukubye amabega. Our friend has left Kampala. Yanneekubako ndyeko katono. He implored me to eat a little. Kakubye. I am in luck. Things are going my way. Kawundo kakubye eddirisa. lit. The bat has struck against the windowpane (used in reference to a woman who is carrying nn an illicit affair). Mu nju temuli kakuba. The house is completely silent/deserted. There isn't a soul stirring in the house, lit. there is nothing which is striking.

v.i. have a stabbing pain.

prod oneself; poke oneself, etc. cf. akasongezo, ekisonga, omusonzi, essongezo.