omunnyo, ekisula; vide ebiswazzi, fensero, fengugo.

adj., a munnyo.

v., okuteekamu omunnyo, okulungamu omunnyo, okusiwa. saltness, ensa.

e- less often ebiswazi, ebiswambaz- zi plur. (ki/bi) with the -a of rel. tasteless, of poor quality (referring to salt). Omunnyu gwa biswazzi. The salt is utterly tasteless.

omugugu, ekisaaganda, eki tuutuuli; (shells) omutwalo; (fish) olutala; (firewood), ekinywa, omuganda, olusekese; (salt) olubaya; (cloth) omutumba.

filter (salt).

e-: omunnyu ogw'ekigenekere, salt extracted from vegetable cinders. cf. geneka.

e- (ki/bi) filter for straining salt from ashes; cinders of burnt plants which are used for washing, cf. geneka.

e- (ki/bi) omunnyu ogw'ekisula, salt in rock/lump form.

o- (lu/n) large packet of salt, kusi- tula lubaya, to lift a very heavy load; to attempt a very difficult task (esp. something in which others have failed). Anti laba, zitutte olubaya! Look who has just passed by (esp. of somebody disliked- zitutte = empewo zitutte, the winds have taken). See also ekkerenda.

o- (lu/n) excess of salt; fig. quarrelsome person.

nnunze) v.tr. season, flavor, add flavor to; salt, okulunga taba mu mmindi, to fill a pipe with tobacco, okulunga kintu mu mmindi, to lose out on, fail to get., Bw'otoolime nnyo pikipiki gy'osuubira oku- gula ojja kugirunga mu mmindi. If you are not diligent with your cultivating you can forget about the motorcycle you were hoping to buy.

o- (lu/n) from evvu, ashes, q.v. omunnyu gw'oluvu Iw'obuwata bw'amatooke, salt (extracted) from ashes of plantain peels (used in making soap).

sprinkle on (e.g., salt, powder, etc.).

e- (n/n) kind of edible earthen salt. cf. guga.

e- (n/n) salted water used instead of sauce or gravy when the latter is not available.

amatu ga nnantooke, very small ears, ears which have not developed normally.

e-: omunnyu ogw'ensero, white friable (crumbly) salt.

n. (of salt, etc.), use n. in tu-class, e.g. otunnyo.

add (an ingredient to food or drink to flavor it, such as salt to meat, sorg/ium to beer, etc.). okusiwa nsaano ku mazzi, lit. add flour to water, i.e., to waste one's breath; to be little/insignificant. okusiwa ekiyobyo, to waste one's effort/breath, okusiwa amazzi, to

o- also otunnyo (tu/-) pinch of salt, otunnyu twange, my sweet, my dear one. cf. omunnyu.

reject, refuse (e.g., food., a present); abhor, v.i. be taboo/ forbidden. Eddagala lino lizira omunnyu. This medicine cannot go together with/cannot be mixed with salt, ekibala ekizira, forbidden, fruit.

eat greedily/ gluttonously; pasture in salty fields. cf. engugo.

v.i. be seasoned/flavored; give flavor. Omunnyu gunoze. There is enough salt. Omwenge gumunoze. The beer has affected him.

v. i. be hot/burning to the taste; be overly salty.

v. tr. caus. cause to be hot (of spicy food); oversalt. Tobaa- laaza omunnyu. Don't put in too much salt. cf. -baalaavu.

of hot pepper).

of salt); raise one's voice in anger. Obudde bukaalaamye. The weather has become very hot or The situation has become very serious/critical.

o- also munnyo, o- (mu/mi) salt, omunnyu ogw'ensero, salt which is white and crumbly, omunnyu mawewule, salt which is very fine and white, omunnyu kabumba, brownish salt, omunnyu gw'olu- kalabule, salt which has a very strong taste, omunnyu gwa magadi, salt which occurs in large chunks, omunnyu gwa kisula, salt characterized by fairly large lumps. Omunnyu gwa biswazzi. The salt is insufficient. There is not enough salt. cf. olunnyu, olunnyunnyu, otunnyu.

v.i. be strained (of salt solution from ashes).

with flavoring (esp. salt), cf. ^noga.

spicy (of food); overly salted, cf. baalaala.