emmunyeenye, nnabaliwo, kibonoomu.

v., okwekaliriza amaaso, okutunula kimaka, okutunula oluusooso, okusamaalirira, okwetunuza.

adv., bukunyegere.

omunyuli, enkwenge.

n. (origin), ensibuko.

v.i., okwekanga, okwegugumula; (on a journey) okusitula.

v.tr. (begin work, etc.), okutandika, okwalika.

v., okukanga, okutiisa, okusisiwaza; be startled, okwekanga, okwesisiwala, okwegugumula, okumagalala.

enjala.

okufa enjala.

omuyala.

start up, jump up; fig. arise, break out suddenly, ne wabaguka akeegugungo, and a disturbance suddenly broke out.

o- adv. stark naked, cf. obukunya.

oluyonkante.

eŋŋango; (watery e.) ejjanga; show whites of e., okuzoola amaaso ; have staring e., okuzongola amaaso.

sleep by, okwebaka ebivumira.

get up suddenly, cf. gannamuka.

nnannamuse) v.i. start up, get up suddeniy/awkwaraly/ clumsily, cf. gagamuka.

etc.; reveal to. kuluggulira gye lutaggulir- wa, to start trouble, cause trouble, lit. to

nzigye) v.tr. take; take away/ off/out, etc. (The enclitics -ko, -mu, -wo are frequently suffixed to ggya, performing a role analogous to that of the adverbs following take, i.e., away, off, etc.). Ggyawo ekitanda. fake the bed away.. Ggyako ekikopo. Take the cup off (e.g., of the table), okuggyako, except, excepting, okuggya ku mabeere, to wean, okuggya omwoyo ku kintu, to neglect/forget something. okuggya akagere, to start walking, try one's first steps, okuggya obutiko, to pick mushrooms, okuggyawo omusango, to dismiss a case (at law). Kyanzigya enviiri ku mutwe okulaba nga... It made the hair stand up on my head to see that... Ebigambo bye yayogera byamuggya n'amaziga mu ki- wanga. The things which he said made her cry, lit. took tears from her skull. Temuggya okwo, mugende mu maaso. Don't stop there, go on. Keep up the good work.

kitaakule.

e- plur. amayinja (li/ma) rock; stone; colloq. phonograph record, ejjinja ery'omu- wendo, precious stone, jewel, okuyimbisa amayinja, to play phonograph records, kussaako jjinja, to start a conversation. cf. akayinja.

a- (ka/bu) toe; small foot, okwekuba akagere, to menstruate, okukuba akagere,to travel on foot, walk, okukuba obugere, to mock, scorn, okuggya akagere, to start walking, take one's first steps, cf. obu- geregere, ekigere, olugere.

a- (ka/bu) start, panicky reaction; stampede; rumpus, cf. gugumuka.

a- (ka/bu) loose flesh adhering to a wound; hangnail; fig. edge; brink. Obulamu bwabwe bull ku kalebwerebwe. Their lives are in the balance. Bali ku kalebwerebwe k'okutandika emizannyo. They are on the point/verge of starting the games.

a- (ka/bu) spark. Emmotoka yagenda eriko n'obumansuka. The car started off at a terrific speed, cf. mansuka.

frighten, startle; thre aten.

in rage, etc.); overwhelm; kill. Baamukanuliranga amaaso. They looked at him with wide-open eyes/in anger. Obusungu bwali bwagala kumukanula. Rage almost overwhelmed him. Okumubuuza ng'akanula maaso. On being questioned he could only stare vacantly. cf. -kanufu, obukanu, enkanu.

a- (ka/bu) fiber-producing plant, Hibiscus diversifolius; crisis, difficulty, trouble. Awo akanyamberege we kajjira. That is when the trouble started, akanyamberege akaazaala ekkula, lit. a woman of low estate who brought forth a jewel (formerly used of a commoner whose son became a Kabaka, and later used in a more general sense), cf. ennyamberege.

a- (ka/bu) small seed (e.g., of tobacco or mustard) which has germinated. cf siga.

a- adv. suddenly; by surprise; startlingly. cf. sisiwala.

a- no plur. (ka/bu) spasm; exhaustion. Olunaku olwo lwatandika n'akasana akayinza n'okusuula omuntu kawansazi. That day started off with sunshine which was capable of throwing a person into a state of exhaustion.

to get up early and start off for work or a on a journey.

e- adv. okutunula ekimaka, to stare hard/fixedly.

candle, etc.); ignite, okukoleeza emboozi, to strike up a conversation, okukoleeza emmotoka, to start an automobile.

to make a fire; to blow on a fire to keep it going. Ennyonyi baagikumyemu omuliro n'esimbula. They started the airplane and it took off.

ndeese) v.tr. bring; conduct; cause, produce. Ssengaawe zireese. His aunt has arrived, unfortunately, lit. the winds (empewo is implied by zi-) have brought his aunt. Akyogerako si ye akireeta. (prov.) The person who talks about it is not the one who causes (the misfortune) to happen. Kaakati obireese! Now you have really done it! Now you have started something bad. (-bi- of obireese implies ebi- gambo, matters).

ndolobadde) v.i. - lozoolera. stare vacantly/stupidly/idiotic- ally; sit like a bump on a log. cf. omulolo.

nnondobadde) v.i. stare stupidly, look around in a foolish manner; sit with a vacant look. Ekibuga kyali kirondobadde. The city had a hopeless look.

o- (lu/n) long tail, emmunyeenye ez'enkira, shooting stars, comets, cf. omukira.

o- (lu/n) elbow, okubukeereza enkokola (-bu- = obudde), to wake up bright and early, to begin (a taskj or start (a journey) early in the morning, olukokola lw'entebe, the arm of a chair, cf. akako- kola, nnabankokola.

o-: okutunula olusooso, to stare. cf. oluuso.

o- (lu/n) lit. it sucks (yonka) cows (nte). kind of bird, lesser bustard.

fly off (as a spark); slip, slip off, slip down; shoot up (as a star).

e- (n/n) star; planet; firefly; asterisk; slang beloved, cf. munyeenya.

e- plur. (n/n) disastrous fire, conflagration; forest fire; large fire deliberately started for a constructive purpose (such as clearing a section of land), cf. oluyiira.

provoke, instigate, okunaawuula olutalo, to start a war; to provoke a feud/battle. cf. omunaawuuzi.

e- (n/n) kind of animal supposedly having very keen sight, kulaba nga ndabi, lit, see like an ndabi. Used mostly in sentenc es of the following pattern: Yandaba nga ndabi n'atandika okunvuma. The minute he saw me/as soon as I came he started to insult me.

e- (n/n) stare, staring, fixed stare, as an adv. with a fixed stare, okutunuulira enkaiiriza, io stare at/look at cioseiy. cf. kala, kaliriza.

e- (n/n) chicken; hen. kukaabya bukoko, to make (someone j cry like a chicken, make suffer, kuzuukuka mu nkoko, to wake up bright and early, ku- kwala nkoko mumwa, to get up early, start out early/before the cock crows, Kye yankoze enkoko ekikola baana baayo. He treated me like a dog, lit. what he did to me the chicken does to its children.

e- (n/n) hoe. kusiba nkumbi nkalu, to stand staring idly instead of cultivating.

e- (n/n) green parakeet; glossy starling.

star heralding dawn.

e- (n/n) beginning, start, commencement. cf. tandika.

e- (n/n) beginning, okuluva ku ntono, to start from the beginning (in giving a detailed narrative). Ka nno nduve ku ntono. Let me start from the beginning.

sickly, half-starved dog. cf. lembwa.

kibonoomu.

be shaken; start, wince.

use as a point of departure. Note: This is a word for which a precise English equivalent is lacking. The following phrases illustrate the manner in which it may be used: okusinziira ku lipoota eyafuniddwa olunaku lw'eggulo, according to a report received yesterday. Okufa kwe kwasinziira ku butwa. His death was due to poisoning. Tulina ensonga ejinumu ddala kwe tusinziira ukukkiriza nga waiiwo... We have very firm reasons (from which we start) for believing that_ cf. -sinziivu, ekisinziiro

leave (on a trip), v.tr. lift, raise, okusitula olutalo, to start a fight/battle, okusitula oluyombo/empaka, to start or. argument/verbal conflict, okusitula enkundi, to raise a fuss, start quarreling, ‘raise hell.' okusitula embeera z'abantu, to improve the conditions/raise the standards of the people, okusitula ebbala, to look well, ekyuma ekisitula, elevator, lift.

begin; found (e.g., an organization).

begin, commence.

etc.

disentangle; straighten out. okutandulula ku ki- gere, to start going, start on a trip, n'ata- ndulula ku kigere mu ssaawa ez'akawungee- zi n'agenda mu kibuga, and he started out in the evening hours and went to the town. cf. lambulula.

place; set. okuteekako amaaso, to gaze at, stare at. okuteekako olukongoolo, to single out; to point the finger of accusation at; to keep one's eye on; to ‘tail' (a suspect); to ‘pick , on' (a person), okuteekako omwoyo, to concentrate on, ponder over, okuteekako omu- kisa, relig. to bless, give a blessing, okuteekako omukono, to sign, put one's signature to; to fix, sew on (e.g., a sleeve on a garment), okuteekako emikono, relig. to confirm, administer the sacrament of confirmation. okuteekako omuntu, to include, count in. Mu bagenda e Kampala nange nteekaako. Include me among those going to Kampala, okuteeka etteeka, to make a law. okuteeka ebigambo, to fabricate; to implicate or accuse falsely. Tonteekako bigambo, si nze nnabyogedde. Do not accuse me falsely, I did not say these things, okuteeka olutalo, to start a war/figh^attle. Kale teeka. All right, let's fight, okuteekawo ssente, to bet money, okuteekawo ekibiina, to form/establish an association. Essente za mukyala we ze zimutaddewo. His wife's money has made him what he is today. Ntadde. I am going.

etc.; Bwe yatuuse yatuukidde ku kuyomba. When he arrived the first thing he did was to start a quarrel. Sirina antuukirayo. I have no one to go there for me to do the errand.

mpawamuse) v.i. start up, react with a sudden involuntary movement.

to rouse from sleep.

to have staring/protruding eyes.

okutuzza ennoma, to beat drums, okutuzza eriiso, to stare vacantly, look helpless/hopeless. cf. entujjo.