n., akasolya; (of mouth) akabuno.

e- (li/ma) [Sw., Ar.] sheet of corrugated iron, tin or other metal used for the roofing or siding of a building.

e- more frequently ebbendobbendo (li/ma) roof pad; edging of arch of porch of hut. cf. akabendobendo.

o- (bu/-) sureness, certainty; confirmation; proof, cf. -kakafu, kakata.

o- (bu/-) sufficient evidence; proof (of wrongdoing). cf. luma, lumiriza.

e- plur. amalebe (li/ma) [Sw.,Hind. ] large tin can, 4-gallon tin container used for storing kerosine. Ennyumba y'amalebe, a house the roof of which is made out of flattened tin cans. cf. endebe, ekirebe.

v., okugwa, okwetujja ekigwo; (err) okukyama; (rain) okutonnya. f. from hand, okusumattuka. f. backwards, okugalanjula, okugwa bugazi. f. off stalk, okudyebuka. f. in, okwegulukuka. f. into debt, okugwa mubbanja. f. one on another, okwetlnda. f. to pieces, okumogoka. f. apart, okubumbulukuka. f. off head (of load), okutikkuka. f. open, okuwenjuka. fall, n., ekigwo; (roof) okwesulika.

a- (ka/bu) arch, roll of reeds under the edge of the roof. cf. ebbendo.

a- (ka/bu) roof of the mouth, palate; arch, lintel, transom (of a door or window) cf. ekibuno.

a- (ka/bu) very small fragment of pottery; tile. Essomero lyaseresebwa bugyo. The school was roofed with tiles. cf. oluggyo.

a- (ka/bu) short post supporting the roof of a hut. cf. ssendwe.

a- (ka/bu) trial, proof, ordeal, obudde bw'akasera, a timeof trial/ordeal.

a- (ka/bu) roof of a house; head of a clan.

a- (ka/bu) top ring in the roof of a thatched hut; fig. pinnacle, acme. Atuuse mu katemyo. He has now reached the pinnacle of success.

e- (ki/bi) kind of reed roofing used for conical huts.

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) projection from the roof; porch.

e- (ki/bi) dress, skirt, ennyumba ey'ekiteeteeyi, round hut with thatched, sloping roof. cf. akateeteeyi.

e- (ki/bi) top; height; pinnacle; pointed roof; spire; steeple, cf. tikka.

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).

o- (lu/n) kind of grass used for thatching roofs; patch of this kind of grass. cf. essenke.

o- (lu/n) trickles/drops of rain on trees or roofs.

ekijulirwa, obulumiriza.

v., okugaana, okumma, okuwera, okuzira, okuguguba. r. to come, okuwambira. r. to answer, okukona, okuluma ensiwo, okwesirikira. r. to burn, okuvumbeera. r. reproof, okuwaganyala.

etc.; use for thatching/roofing.

v.i. blink, okutemya n'okuzibula or okutemya ekikowe, in the i.winkling 01 an eye, very quickly, kutemya bukofu, to be alert/wide awake, lit. blink like a guinea fowl, ow'erimu kutemya ku w'abiri, a person with one (eye, eriiso implied) to blink at one with two (eyes). This is used of an event, gathering, celebration, etc., which is very impressive or of enormous magnitude, okutemyako, to give a hint to by winking. Akutemyako, oyagala wa mbazzi? (saying) He has winked at you, do you want the one with the ax (to tell you)? Do you need a roof to fall down on your head?

e- (li/ma) waterproof canvas or similar material used for covering exposed outdoor objects.

akasolya; (grave) entaana.

ideo. for tke sound of dripping water. Ennyumba yatonnya cakacaka. Water kept dripping from the roof.

(la or n/n) post supporting the roof of a hut; fig. thing of no importance; insignificant person. cf. akasendwe.

o- (mu/ba) thatcher; roofer, one who constructs a roof for a house, cf. sereka.

o- (mu/mi) pole that goes from the roof of a house down to the floor.

v.tr. thatch; roof; cover up; make a deposit on (an item which will subsequently be purchased).

reveal. cf. omuseresi, ensereko.

the middle poles/posts supporting the roof of a house.