akagere, big t., ekigere ekisajja, little t., nnasswi.

dig up (e.g., potatoes, plants with deep roots, etc.); fig. view with contempt, shrug one's shoulders at (as an expression of contempt).

o- adv. softly, quietly; stealthily, surreptitiously; on tiptoe.

o- (bu/-) splash, spray (e.g., ejected from potatoes or cassava which is being peeled, from plantain fiber which is being beaten).

o- noun used as adv. on tiptoe, okutambuza obunkenke, to walk on tiptoe, okubeera ku bunkenke, to be on one's toes, be ready for action. Akulira oludda olu- tambuliza Gavumenti ku bunkenke. He is the head of the party which keeps the Government on its toes (i.e., the opposition party).

corn, peas, etc.),

e ŋŋaano, kasooli; grain of corn, empeke; c. on toe, akasumba.

okulima; (a hole) okusima; (d. iip) okusimula, okubigula; (exhume) okuziikula; (potatoes, etc.) okusoggola, okusola; (d. out) okuwuukuula, okuwookoola.

a- also kaddaliddali (ka/bu) inflammation of the toes.

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-: okukuba akagogo, to stand firmly on one foot and move the other one backwards touching the ground with the toes (a disrespectful and insulting gesture mostly- employed by girls).

a- (ka/bu) small hard lump on the skin; wart; com on the toe.

a- from, essanda sap. Emmere egudde akasanda. The food is cooked, lit. has lost its juice or ‘sap.' (This phrase is particularly used with reference to sweet potatoes and bananas.)

a- (ka/bu) a kind of insect which is found on sweet potatoes, (la, sing, only) a disease afflicting sweet potatoes.

e- (ki/bi) mound of earth (esp. that on which sweet potatoes are planted).

e- (ki/bi) foot; paw; footstep; footprint. ekigere ekisajja, big toe. ow'ebi- gere, pedestrian, okudda mu bigere bya..., to follow in the steps of; to replace, kulya kintu ne musenza bigere, to eat one's fill, lit. to eat something and you push away with the feet. cf. obugeregere, eggere, akagere, olugere.

e- (ki/bi) large head pad; large pot pad; ridge of earth dug for planting potatoes. cf. ekkata, enkata.

e- with the -a of rel. hard, solid (e.g., of potatoes).

e- (ki/bi) watery, inedible potatoes which have been left too long in the ground; fig. dullard, stupid person; senile person, dotard, cf. wutta, emputta.

to puff on/smoke a pipe, kukuumuula lumonde, to eat sweet potatoes, kukuumuula magambo, to pour out a torrent of loud and offensive words. Saalina ankuumuulira gu- bindi. I had no one wishing me bad luck, lit. puffing at a big, ugly pipe for me. cf. -kuumuufu.

o- no plur. (lu/n) large number, multitude, oluggube lw'ensiri, a swarm of mosquitoes.

and dialectal lumonge) (la) sweet potatoes, omunwe gwa lumonde, one/a single sweet potato. Zinsanze ezaasanga lumonde mu ttaka. I am extremely depressed/dejected/frustrated, cf. akamonde, nnammonde.

o- plur. enjala (lu/n) nail, fingernail, toenail; talon; claw. cf. akaala, 2ekyala, eryala (lyala).

a- plur. (li/ma) colloq. beer, liquor, alcoholic drink(s). Mukasa n'ajja ng' amakerekete g'akombye gooza lumonde. When M. arrived he was as drunk as a lord, lit. had lapped liquor which would wash sweet potatoes.

a- plur. (li/ma) season/time for digging up potatoes (or other foods which grow near the surface of the ground), cf. soggola.

e- (n/n) as an adj. raw, not well done (of potatoes), cf. bwagula.

lumonde wa mpotokwa, partially dried sweet potatoes, cf. wotoka.

e- also emputte (n/n) watery, inedible potatoes which have been left too long in the ground; fig. dullard, stupid person, easy mark. cf. wutta, ekiwutta, omu- wutta.

e- with the -a of rel. fibrous (of potatoes).

plur. of ki/bi cl.) kind of insect which does great damage to sweet potatoes, sugarcane, etc.

akagere ka nnasswi, little toe. cf. kannasswi.

e- (n/n) cracks and sores on the bottom of the feet, esp. between the toes. cf. sala.

e- (n/n) fibrous potato(es). with the -a of rel. fibrous (of potatoes), lu- monde ow'ensekkwa, fibrous potato(es).

e- (n/n) pointed stick for digging up potatoes.

e- (n/n) inflammation of the finger or toe.

e- (n/n) way of taking; load; lot. Yazze n'entwala ya lumonde. He came with a big load of sweet potatoes, cf. twala.

e- (n/n) kind of black insect which drips moisture off trees; mistletoe, Viscum album, cf. ddugala, ddugaza.

keep (someone) on his toes. cf. pirimpya, pirippya.

v.i., okuyimirira. s. up, okugolokoka, okuyimuka. s. fast, okunywera, okugumiikiriza. s. on head, okwefuula, okwesimba nnakakongo, okusimba omutwe, okwevuunika. s. on tiptoe, okukangalala.

okufubetera.

etc. okutambulira ku bu- nkenke, to walk on tiptoe, okutambulira omuntu, lit. to travel around because of somebody, i.e., to obtain magic formulae, medicines, potions, etc., and use them to hex a person, to bend him to one's will or do him bodily harm.

stand on, okukangalala; walk on t., okutambuza obunkenke.

mpusse) v.i. grow watery, spoil (of potatoes or other plants left in the ground too long); grow senile, be in one's dotage.

njabizizza) v.tr. appl. caus. thin out (potatoes). okwabiza inf.

be thinned out (of potatoes).

o- (mu/mi) starchy food (such as bananas, sweet potatoes, cassava, etc.) which is chopped into small pieces and dried for future use. It was consumed during times of famine, mutere wa lumonde, potato(es) cut into thin slices and dried in the sun. cf. kasodde.

investigate. cf, amasoggola, omusoggozi.

with the -a of rel. half-cooked (chiefly of potatoes).

o- (mu/mi) mash of sweet potatoes and beans; hodgepodge, heterogeneous mixture; mess. cf. goya.

o- (mu/mi) trailing shoot /esp. of sweet potatoes), cf. ^landa, olulanda.

to doze, doze off, lit. cut logs, kutema lu- wenda, to cut a path; to mark the end of one's own land; fig. to be a pioneer, a pathfinder. kutema lubimbi, to cultivate intensively/a great deal, kutema mulanga or kutema kiwoobe, to wail loudly, kutema ka- kule or kutema kalali, to burst out laughing, kutema bikata, to hoe/ridge potatoes, kutema mwenge, to cut bananas for making beer, kukatema muntu, tell someone very bad or shocking news, lit. cut (laughter, implied by ka = akakuie) from a person. Yakantema. He told me something that had a shocking effect on me. kutema lizzi, to swim, kutema bigambo, to make unfounded statements.

to prod/poke a fire, keep a fire going; to step on the gas (in driving), okuseesa empale, to pull up one's pants, okuseesa ebigere, to drag the feet, okuseesa omuntu emiggo, to beat a person (with sticks). Ensiri zaata- ndika okutuseesa obunnyo. The mosquitoes began to bite us, lit. push their little teeth. Balamu bas eesa gwaka. (prov.) The living ones keep the fire going. A person is liked as long as he is alive and in a position of respect.

unpaved road; (any) road. cf. yasa, olwala.

v.i. be crumbly /easily broken into crumbs (of sweet potatoes).

v.tr. appl. digin/at/for. Simira lumonde oyo aleme kukala. Cover those sweet potatoes with earth so that they do not dry up.

cf. amagalo, engalo.

(la) kind of mushroom growing among sweet potatoes (lumonde).

be cocky; be self-confident.

o- {mu/ba) one who digs up potatoes, cf. soggola.

operate; act (as). Essimu yali tekola. The telephone was out of order. Akola ng'omu- wandiisi w' ekibiina ky'abakozi. He is working as secretary of the labor union. v.tr. do; make, okukola omulimu, to do a job, to work, okukola emmere, to prepare food, okukola lumonde, to peel sweet potatoes. okukola ebigezo, to take examinations. -kozeeko, used, second-hand, emmotoka ezikozeeko, used cars.

o- with the -a of rel. scarce, few. Lumonde ow'omunaganwa, few sweet potatoes.

easily broken into crumbs (of sweet potatoes), cf. kuumuuka.

ente ensajja, bull, omukono omusajja, the right hand, ekigere ekisajja or eggere essajja, the big toe. engalo ensajja, the thumb, enjoka ensajja, gonorrhea. omwezi omusajja (= ddumbi, q.v.), the rainy season between August and November. cf. sajjakula, sajjawala, obusajja, olu- sajja, olusajjalala, olusajjasajja, amasajja, omusajja, nnasajja.

-ewazibwa (-ewaziddwa) v.i. caus. pass. refl. be made to avoid; be forbidden. Abaana beewazibwa ensiri baleme kulwala. Children are kept away from mosquitoes so that they won't get sick.