olumuli, essaalu, ekiwvuuwa, ekikaabugo. line of reeds, oluzizi. charred reeds, amagandaazi. unpolished reeds, emmuli z'abigomba.
enjaza.
ekintu; (of creed) ennyingo; (of religion) okigambo ky'eddiini.
e- (li/ma) liberty, freedom; free hand fin carrying on an activity); permission; relaxation; peace.
o- (bu/-) good breeding; culture; civilization, cf. gunjula, -gunjufu.
o- (bu/-) a very broad concept implying the possession of courtesy, compassion, good breeding, culture, etc. The editorial writers o/Munno have in the past dedicated considerable space to the definition of the word. cf. obuntu, omuntu bulamu.
unconfined (of an animal); free, having no commitments (of a person); on the loose, at large (of a criminal); free, offering freedom of movement and expression (of a country), okulya obutaala, to be untethered/free, etc. Omubbi akyalya butaala. The thief is still at large.
o- adv. like a hyena, kutuuba buyisi, to be as greedy an a hvena. cf. empisi.
eat up greedily.
enzikiriza.
e- no plur. (li/ma) freedom; opportunity; leisure; lack of worry, peace and quiet, eddembe ery'okwogera, freedom of speech, ebiseera eby'eddembe, leisure time. Atunuza ddembe. He looks relaxed/ composed, cf. akalembe.
e- plur. amalenge (li/ma) small wind instrument, whistle, reed pipe made of bamboo; measure for a charge of gunpowder. Enjala wano efuuwa n'ama lenge. The hunger here is beyond belief, lit. is blowing whistles, cf. ^akalenge, kirenge, orau- lenge. See also fuuwa and fuuyira.
okukkuta. e. greedily, okusikaasikanya, okubwagula, okujujubula. e. with closed lips, okumugunya. e. noisily, okweswanta, okufunkunya.
wa boowo, ow'eddembe, omute,
eddembe, essakki, essimba.
e- (1 i/m a) spicule, hairy projection on elephant grass (reeds) or sugarcane; hair on a caterpillar, okuseka n'eggimbi ku mwoyo, to laugh bitterly; to laugh maliciously.
pamper, indulge, give excessive freedom to.
nnombye) v.tr. tie crosswise; put crosswise; plait (with reeds). kugombamu bwala, to capture, apprehend. Abaserikale babagombyemu obwala. The soldiers have apprehended them.
eat, okweriira.
omululu, omulugube.
luvu, a mululu, a mulugube; be g., okululunkana, okununka.
o- (iu/'nj swamp, marshy area covered with ssaalu (mace-reeds). cf. akasaalu, ekisaalu, essaalu.
e- (li/ma) reed partition in the front of a hut.
a- (ka/bu) arch, roll of reeds under the edge of the roof. cf. ebbendo.
a- (ka/bu) fish trap made of reeds for catching ngege, catfish, etc.
be under a strain; be troubled/preoccupied; be imposed on; be depressed; be wearied. Nnakkiriza n'omwoyo ogukabiriddwa. I agreed reluctantly/with a troubled heart.
a- (ka/bu) plaited reed work. cf. lsiira.
a- (ka/bu) small reed, omukyala omutono kayulu nnalunyonga, a slim, beautiful woman.
e- (ki/bi) kind of reed roofing used for conical huts.
e- (ki/bi) temporary enclosure/ shelter made of grass, reeds and small trees, cf. kaabuga.
e- (ki/bi) kind of shrub, Trium- feta tomentosa. Cord or rope, esp. that used for stitching the reeds in the roofs of houses, is made from the bark of this shrub, cf. akansambwe.
e- (ki/bi) pith of a reed/gourd.
e- (ki/bi) fagot, bundle of firewood, ekinywa ky'emmuli, bundle of reeds.
e- (ki/bi) reed fence; fence (in general); chief's inclosure/compound; inclosure made of reeds for washing or for use as an outhouse. Types of fencing include: kigombe, crosswise in diamond shapes; kya kasiira, upright and close together; kya nnakabanda, grouped in columns. (Sn., LeV.)
e- (ki/bi) tall grass, elephant grass; reeds, cf. olusagazi.
e- (ki/bi) a bunch of reeds forming the top of the door of a hut, lit. cuts/crosses the doorway, cf. sala, omulyango.
e- (ki/bi) lit. it-will-not-grow-up (from kula), kind of insect which bores into dry wood. Kitaakule kizimba mu lumuli. (prov.) The kitaakule builds in a reed (and will soon perish when the reeds are burnt).
e- (ki/bi) water reed.
e- (ki/bi) bundle of reeds placed under the ceiling of a house.
come to an agreement, v.tr. agree on, come to an agreement on. Twakkaanyizza omuwendo. We agreed on a price.
ndasizza) v.tr. shoot (an arrow); hit (with an arrow); fire (a shot, a gun); flick, flick away (with the finger); kick with the back legs (of a locust), okulasa eki- faananyi, to take a photograph, okulasa emboozi, to converse, okulasa entula, to press ntula fruit to make the seeds come out. okulasa akasolya, to bend the reeds of a roof to the frame (in building a house).
ekiyigo, mugwanya, ekyo looni, akasenge ( = primarily reed enclosure).
o- (lu/n) wooden framework for transporting objects; reeds woven together to make a kind of coarse wrapper.
o- (lu/n) kind of thorny creeper used to bind reeds.
o- (lu/n) reed of bulrush.
ndulunkanye) v.i. be greedy.
o- (lu/n) reed, okutangaala ng'eky' emmuli, to be amazed/stupefied, stand dumbfounded, lit. be transparent like a reed (fence, ekisaakaate is implied by ekya). cf. lomumuli.
nduuse) v.i. become greedy.
nduvuwadde) v.i. be or become gluttonous/greedy.
o- (lu/n) kind of rush/reed used in making baskets. Oyo mulungi ng'oluyulu. She is as pretty as a picture, cf. ^ekiyulu.
o- (lu/n) cross reeds/sticks on the wall or ceiling; seam of a garment, cf. ssezzizi.
a- plur. (li/ma) overgrown elephant grass which has fallen to the ground; half-burned reeds after a grass fire.
e- (n/n) reedbuck. Ekika ky'Enjaza, the Reedbuck Clan.
of a limb); be stretched out; be lengthened out; stretch the neck (motivated by curiosity or greed).
v., okulanga, okuluka; (reed work) okugomba; (fibre work) okuyonda.
v., okunyiriza, okulongoosa, okukkulira; (boots) okukuba engatto; p. reeds, etc., okuwawula.
ebizizi,
okutunga, okukinda, okusona; (beads in pattern) okuwunda; (reeds) okusiira.
reeds on a fence), emmuli en- siire, plaited reeds, cf. -^akasiiro, amasiira.
interweave (a reed fence, etc.).
insert (e.g., reeds in the open places of a framework). Leka kunsoka bigam bo. Don't try to get information out of me.
e- (li/ma) marsh grass, reed with irritating spicules, mace-reed. cf. ekisaalu, olusaalu.
e- (li/ma) chance, opportunity; freedom of action.
okuyonka; (through reed) okunuuna, okunyuunyunta; s. the cheeks, okulya entama; (s. in noisily) okusolobeza, okuwuuta.
etc. cf. katuubo, omutuubo.
okuvnvunkana n'emmere, to be greedy about food, be gluttonous, okuvuvunkana n'ebintu, to be greedy about things/possessions.
mpomye) v.tr. propup; shore up, underpin; cover (the reed frame of a house with mud and smooth it down), oku- biwomamu omutwe, to become involved in, take a hand in, take a lead in. Kasita nnaabiwomamu omutwe bijja kutereera. As soon as I get involved/take over, things will straighten out. cf. womeka.
sustain; plaster; place (a mixture of mud between the reeds of a house under construction prior to the stage described under womaj.