make, okugerenjula.

v., okukuba, okufuntula.

okutonnyeza.

n., ekituli.

v.tr., okufumita; be punctured, okufootooka.

v., okukangavvula, okubo nyabbonya, okubonereza.

ekibonerezo, ekibonob bono.

v.tr., okusiirula.

omwoko.

tono; vide okwekulira, okukunuuma.

o- adv. tightly, firmly, closely; rigidly, strictly, okukuuma obutiribiri, to guard closely, okukuuma essaawa obutiribiri, to be absolutely punctual. Omusawo omulwadde amukuuma butiribiri. The doctor is keeping a close watch over the patient.

etc. Emmotoka bw'etambulako katono emipiira ebiri ne gibwamira ettaka. When the car had advanced a short distance two of the tires got stuck in the ground or had punctures/became flat.

ekibiina, ekitongole, omulundi, kampuni.

v.tr., okulongoosa, okutuusa; (punish) okukangavvula.

ziivu; vide enzigotta; d. person, empunyiwunyi; be d. (as darkness), okukwata; (as forest), okuziyira, okuggumira, okukakala.

empungu, akadoma, nnakwanzi.

okusangula, okuggyamu.

pummel one another, fight one another, punch one another.

ekituli, eddibu, empungu, entala ga, omwagaanya.

nzigunze) v.tr. dash down; hurl down; throw violently; stab. Yamu- ggunda agakonde mu kifuba. He punched him forcefully in the chest.

the leaves of which are used for polishing and cleaning and also for putting on sores and wounds.

chastise; discipline, correct; deal harshly with.

a- (ka/bu) small stick/rod/switch (used in administering punishment), cf. swanyula.

a- (ka/bu) eaglet, young eagle, enkoko ey'akawungu, chicken with plumage resembling that of an eagle, cf. empungu.

e- (ki/bi) punishment, cf. bona, bonereza.

e- (ki/bi) lit. something empty or emptied; empty cell of honeycomb; husk; fig. an empty, shallow person; one who has become totally depraved, ebisassalala by'omupunga, rice husks, ne nsigala kisassalala, and I remained petrified, all the strength and stamina had gone from me. cf. -sa.

e- (ki/bi) toll or fee imposed on a vendor setting up a stall in a market; preliminary. Ekyo kikyali ekituuza. This is only the beginning (e.g., of a parent threatening even sterner punishment for a recalcitrant child), cf. tuula, tuuza.

e- (li/ina) large fist; heavy punch/ blow. cf. ekikonde.

o- (lu/n) large leaf on which tops (enje) are spun. cf. bonga.

all together (from the Eng. military command all fire!). Abaana ba kubonereza lufaaya. The children are to be punished without exception.

o- (lu/n) awl, sharp puncturing instrument; pointed instrument resembling a needle used in weaving baskets; injection, inoculation, okutuula ku nkato, to be in a very difficult situation, cf. ekkato.

e- plur. (n/n) spikes of papyrus.

e- (n/n) eagle; space, gap, opening. cf. akawungu.

e-: okwogera ebya mpungula-mumwa, to talk nonsense, say silly things.

e- (n/n) spicule of mbubbu grass.

e- (n/n) kind of bird, plover.

e- (n/n) odor, smell, cf. wunya.

e- (n/n) one who goes all over, one who goes here and there, gadabout. c f. wunya.

o- (mu/mi) arch, a punting pole used for propelling a canoe. See siirula.

ekitoogo, ekigaaga; (spikes) empunga; (roots) olukongolo; (rope) olutoogo.

omupunga.

n., olukoba, kibooko; (punishment) ekibondbono; (plague) olumbe.

propel (a canoe) by punting (with a pole, mwoko, q.v.).

eggimbi, empunta.

record; dot; punctuate; cause to drip in; cause to squeeze out. okutonnyeza eddagala ku maaso, to put drops in the eyes.

up; in the air, in the sky; upstairs; loudly, in a loud voice, obuyigirize obwa waggulu, higher education. amatundiro aga waggulu, stores of a better class, ab'awaggulu, people who are high in the social scale, okumanya okwa waggulu, superior knowledge. Ekiyita waggulu, otegera wansi empungu terya bire. (prov.) lit. What travels on high, you trap (when it is) down, the eagle does not eat clouds (but must come down to eat). What goes up must come down. cf. eggulu, kungulu, engulu.

etc.; beat/strike with. Baamuwu- miza amakonde, They punched him severely.

mpunze) v.tr. decorate; adorn; ornament; embellish; arch, decorate (a gourd) with a pattern of beads.

mpunze) v.tr. net, catch (flying insects, particularly ssami, with a net).

mpunguse) v.i. cross, cross over (in a boat); be ferried over. v.tr. cross, pass over (a body of water).

mpunise) v.tr. fool, deceive; make morose/sad.

mpunze) v.i. move aside; veer; swerve; deviate, okuwunjawunja mu bigambo, to be fickle; to be lacking in decisiveness.

mpunye) v.i. smell, produce a smell/odor; stink, kuwunya bugobe, to seem to be certain of losing a game/a sporting competition, kuwunya lugendo, to be almost ready to depart, be on the point of departure, kuwunya luliroliro, to smell or look like one who has been working over a hot stove, kuwunya buwunyi ku mmere, to pick at one's food, eat only a little, kuwunyayo buwunyi or kuwunyamu buwunyi, to go to a place and leave soon, stay only for a short time. Era ye munnange mu nju yawunyamu buwunyi nga yeggyawo. And my friend just went into the house briefly and then went right out. Tewali mmotoka egi- wunyamu. There is no other car which is its equal. Obukulu bumuwunyako. Old age is creeping up on him.

to be incomparable/unexcelled; to have a hideous smell. Tawunyikamu mu by'amateeka. He is unequaled in legal matters. cf. ^empunya, empunyiwunyi.

stink. Ennyumba empunyiridde. I am sick of staying in the house. cause to smell strongly (e.g., cooked food); cause (a person) to smell; smell/sniff at.

incline to one side; conclude, finish, oku- wunzika ensonga, to conclude one s arguments. n'awunzika ng'agamba nti..., and he concluded by saying that... ekifo eky'ok uwunzikamu ekiwanga, a place to rest/sleep, lit. to bend down one's skull.

lit. the kajjampuni had produced a smarting sensation on the sore.

njeekedde) v.tr. burn, set fire to; roast, okuyeekera omuliro, to accelerate, drive fast (a car), okuyeekera ebikonde, to punch (someone) hard. okuyeekera inf. cf. obuyeekera, omuyeekera, omuyeekezi.

v.tr. appl. 2 caus. punish.

pulsate rapidly or painfully (of the heart, of a headache, etc.); be beaten (of drums). Omu- tima guntujja. My heart is beating rapidly, kutujja muntu kikonde, to give a person a hard punch.

v.i. tr. smart; hurt; sting, omukka ogubalagala, tear gas. Amaaso gam balagala. My eyes are smarting. Gubala- gadde. Matters have become serious/bad/ dangerous. (See the idiom under kajjampuni.)

o- (mu/mi) [Su>.] rice; rice plant; in the plur. kinds of rice. See omuceere.

o- (mu/ba) surveyor.

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.

things of no consequence, trivia.

leave my place, ekkonde li-vvoomwange, a hard punch, a knock-out punch.

kuddiriza ku kibone- rezo, to lessen a punishment, kuddiriza ku muwendo, to lower a price.

o- (mu/mi) kindof tall forest tree, chrysophyllum perpulchrum. The leaves are purple-red on the under side.

e- (n/n) fist, okukuba ejinuumi, to punch (a person).

v.i. neut. be easy to endure/put up with. F.bibonerezo ebyo tebigumiikirizika. These punishments are unendurable. cf. guma.