engevu; get r., okweng£ra, okuggya, okubuulukuka; r, on one side, kibogwe; (abscess) okutenguka, okutunguliita.

v.tr. okwengeza.

decay; fester (of an ab- cess); become overripe, become bruised and soft (o f fruit).

get soft and mushy. cf. -bolu, -bovu, -bolerevu.

be ou'^e rinp have just the right degree of ripeness (of fruit, etc.). cf. emboosa, embooseera.

ripen fully. cf. -buulukufu.

e- (li/ma) partly ripened fruit of the muwafu or the musaali tree. Lukuba eggu ne luleka omuzima. (Death, olumbe) strikes the young fruit and leaves the ripe fruit (untouched). This saying refers to one who dies at a very young age.

adj., a kiragala; (unripe) bisi;

a- (ka/bu) striped grass-rat; foul smell, body odor.

a- (ka/bu) small corridor/passage; small stripe, cf. ekikuubo, ekkuubo, olu- kuubo.

e- (ki/bi) stripe, streak; strand (in plaiting).

e- (ki/bi) rack/net on which bananas are stored while ripening. It is usually built above the fireplace. Olwa leero ekibanyi lwe kigwa n'amenvu. Today is the day! cf. akabanyi, olubanyi.

e- with the -a of rel. partly ripened (of fruit); not completely done (of food); light colored (of Africans), empafu ey'eki- bogwe, a partially ripened mpafu fruit. Abantu abasinga obungi mu bitundu bino balina obugunjufu bwa kibogwe. Most of the people in these areas have a defective/ poor culture.

e- (ki/bi) fruit which is slow in ripening, cf. kona.

e- (ki/bi) large passage/corridor; large stripe, olugoye olw'ebikuubo, striped garment, cf. akakuubo, ekkuubo, olukuubo.

e- (li/ma) passage, corridor; large stripe. ,cf. akakuubo, ekikuubo, olukuubo.

be slow in cooking; refuse to ripen (of fruit); be stunted in growth (of persons); be silent, refuse to answer; remain motionless (when expected to act); sulk, okukona ku musomo, to fail a course and be obliged to repeat. Embooge ekonye. lit. The mbooge (a green vegetable which cooks easily) has refused to cook. Things have gone completely wrong.

e- (ki/bi) the top bananas on a bunch. They are often much larger than the rest and ripen first.

o- with the -a of rel. striped, ente eya lubombwe, a striped cow.

o- (lu/n) long corridor/passage; stripe; streak, kukuba luguudo (mu mutwe), to part one's hair, put a part in one's hair. cf. akakuubo, ekikuubo, ekkuubo.

a- (li/ma) ente ey'amagabo, a cow marked with lateral stripes.

e- (n/n) beer bananas which are not fully ripe.

e- (n/n) kind of small rodent with longitudinal stripes and a very unpleasant smell.

e- also embooseera (n/n) as an attribute ripe (of fruit); fig. beautiful (e.g., of girls), emboosa y'omuyembe, a beautifully ripe mango, omuwala emboosa, a beautiful girl. cf. booseera.

e- (n/n) netting/rack on which clusters of beer bananas are placed to ripen before they are used in brewing.

e- (n/n) golden floral beetle which feeds on ripe bananas, lit. eats bananas, cf. lya, lyenvu.

a kind of banana), cf. vunda.

pied wagtail, ekijanjaalo ekya nnamunye, kind of bean, so called because its black and white stripes are suggestive of the bird.

e- (n/n) striped hyena.

e- (n/n) food taken on a journey. Ataalugende, entanda akusibira ya menvu. He who is not going (on the journey) prepares for you a lunch of ripe bananas (which will spoil before you reach your destination).

be, okubolerera.

n., ekiwuuga; (weal) omuzizi.

a lubombwe, a luyina, a magabo.

cause to ripen/become rotten.

cover up (e.g., a gourd so that when the inside decays it can be easily cleaned; bananas so that they may ripen prep aratory to making beer).

of fruit); be on the point of bursting (of a boil); be inflamed; look nice, have a glowing look (of a person).

bisi; vide a kibogwe.

become ripe. Ekyengera amangu, kivunda mangu. (prov.) That which ripens quickly rots quickly. Easy come, easy go. okwengera inf.

etc.; become red hot (usually of metal); become inflamed (of a boil or abscess). Ennaku zikwengeredde! Onodda wa? Time is running out. The time of the expected event is drawing near. What will you do?

-(y)engerevu, ekyengera.

o- (mu/mi) ripe mpafu, ripe fruit of the muwafu tree. cf. ekizima. See also eggu.

decompose (of a corpse). Ettooke likunku- muka. The bunch of plantains has ripened to the point that the fruit is almost falling off. Akunkumuka ng'aseka. He is doubled up with laughter.

cf. ^kona.

ripen incompletely (of bananas).

plur. bundiizi kind of small yellow banana which is eaten ripe (as opposed to other types which are employed for making beer).

v.i. be or become completely ripe.

lit. he is as soft as ripe bananas, cf. ekyenvu.

of fresh fish).

to be of dark maroon color like a ripe mpafu fruit, cf. omuzima.

ripened, cf. yengera.

-buulukufu adj. fully ripe. cf. buulukuka.

ignorant; rude, uncultured, ennyanya embisi, an unripe tomato, cf. bisibisi, bisiwala, obubisi.

cf. bola, bolerera.

cf. bola.