okwokya, okusiika.

okye, siike.

e- (li/ma) large flaming fire (for cooking, roasting, etc.) cf. akabiga.

a- (ka/bu) smell of roasting or frying, cf. 2sjjka.

a- (ka/bu) smell of roasting, cf. si riira.

o- (mu/ba) lit. one who burns/roasts, omwoki w'enviiri, hairdresser, omwoki wa ggonja, roaster of gonja plantains, abooki b'amanda, charcoal burners, those who bum wood to obtain charcoal, omwoki w'omutwe, one who is too smart for his own good. cf. yokya.

e- (n/n) end of a roasted gonja plantain.

roast, kusiika muntu miggo, to give a person a sound beating (with sticks). Asiika obulamu tassa mukono. (prov.) lit. He who roasts life does not put down his hand. He who is concerned with his life will constantly strive to preserve it.

etc. Baafuumuddvva okuva mu nsi eyo nga tebeesiikidde na kanyeebwa. They have been summarily expelled from this country, lit. without even having had (theoppor- tunity) to roast a small peanut for themselves.

food); be roasted; be wasted. Eyanjalula esiridde. Woe is me. I am really in a terrible condition, lit. the pot (ntamu is implied by the e- of eyanjula) used in my naming ceremony (cf. yalula) has been burned.

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.

njokezza) v.tr. burn, burn down; incinerate; roast (e.g., plantains), v.i. be very hot; burn, be burning; blister, kwokya musubi, to run at a very fast rate, kwokya kabuuzo (or kibuuzo, bubuuzo), to cross-examine, subject to a stern interrogation. kujja ng'oyokya, to arrive itching/ burning to say something. Ebigambo bi- mwokya emimwa. He is itching to talk. Ekibuga kyamwokya. He had a very hard time (usually of a financial nature) in the city. Omuliraano gwokya bbiri. (prov.) lit. Being neighbors burns two (houses, ennyumba implied). What affects one affects all. okwokya inf.

(la) kind of large roasting plantain (gonja)*

o- (mu/mi) skewer (usually made of wood) used for roasting or storing meat.

okukalanga amalusu, to waste one's time/ breath.

(la) kind of beer banana; kind of roasting gonja banana.

work hard, okwekalangu mu kasana, to expose oneself to the sun for a long time. cf. ekikalango.