ttaaba, taba. t. pipe, emmindi. t. pouch, entago. false t., ssetaaba. fill a t. pipe, okuganga.

e- plur. (ki/bi) the remains of smoked tobacco (e.g., dottle in a pipe).

o- adv. like tobacco, ennaku kuzinywa butaaba, lit. to drink the days (or sorrow; ennaku may mean either) like tobacco, i.e., to pass away the time; to spend long and dreary days. cf. taaba.

arch, put tobacco in a pipe.

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

e- (ki/bi) ekisimbira kya taaba, tobacco plantation, cf. simba, simbira.

e- (li/ma) ekkalizo lya taaba, place where tobacco is dried, cf. kala.

pound, okukommonta taaba, to smoke tobacco, okukommonta empewo, to be very proud. Empewo enkommonta. The wind is blowing against me .okukommonta oluwa, to whistle, okukommonta eŋŋombe y'emmotoka, to blow the horn of an automobile.

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.

a- plur. (li/ma) tobacco smoked at a funeral; gift of money made to the bereaved. cf. taaba.

oluseke, omufulejje; (tobacco) emindi; (flute) endere, omulere; (bhang) ekibindi; p. cleaner, olukaguzo.

n., ekisaanikizo; tobacco, aka oddo.

v.tr. (plantain leaves), okubabula; (bark cloth) okwoteza, okubabira; make a s. smudge, okuwemba omuliro; s. tobacco, okunywa taaba, okunywa taba.

cf. obutaaba, ssetaaba.

inflate (e.g., a ball); blow on, play (a flute, or similar instrument). okufuuwa lulimi (olugwira), to speak a (foreign) language fluently, kufuuwa mukka mu kisero, to waste one's time/breath, lit. blow air into a basket, kufuuwa kintu mu jinombe, to lose something, give up something for lost, lit. blow something through a trumpet, kufuuwa malenge, to do to extremes; to be extreme, lit. to blow on reed pipes. Tanywa mwenge afuuwa malenge. He drinks to great excess, okufuuwa omukka, euph. to pass wind, okuluuwa oluwa, to whistle, kufuuwa muntu bigambo, to rush to tell something to a person. Mukasa ye yabitu- fuuwa. Mukasa broke his neck to tell us about it. kufuuwa muntu ssente, to give a person money voluntarily as a token of appreciation. ekintu okujjula ne kifuuwa, to overflow, be completely full. Enkuba yatonnye n'omugga ne gufuuwa. It rained and the river flooded over. Yafuuwa ekiwa ng'akizza munda. He drew in his breath in surprise, lit. blew a whistle and brought it back inside, kafuuwe or (more often) kikafuuwe! God forbid! Don't say things like that! kufuuwa musaayi, to spurt blood, kufuuwa taaba, to smoke (tobacco). Nnabbubi yamufuuye. The spider got on him and caused a rash. Ofuuwako? colloq. Do you drink (alcohol)?

(la) kind of plant the leaves of which are used as a substitute for tobacco. cf. taaba.

also taaba (la) tobacco.

drinks, beverages, kunywa taaba, to smoke tobacco, kunywa buzzi, to understand with no difficulty (e.g., a school lesson); to complete without any trouble (a task), lit. to drink like water. kunywamu kendo, to outdo others, lit. to drink from a small ladle, eggoolo okunywa, to be scored (of a goal in football), kunywa mpewo or ku mpewo, to enjoy oneself, have a good time, lit. drink some air. Tanywa gu- teeka. He is not one to be trifled with/to fool with, lit. He does not drink (beer) which has settled down. Zinadda okunywa. There is going to be a showdown. We (they) are going to have it out.

tobacco leaves). v.i. dry up (of a scab).

suitable; mild (of tobacco), emiwendo emisaamusaamu, moderate prices, ebibonerezo ebisaamu- saamu, light sentences, moderate punishment. ebbanga essaamusaamu, a short time. Olungereza olusaamusaamu, a smattering of English.

food, tobacco); fine, of good quality, omwenge omuka, strong beer, omuwala omulungi omuka, an extremely beautiful girl.