omuti.

e- plur. (ki/bi) kind of tree resembling the laburnum.

o- (bu/-) softness, suppleness, pliability. Obugonvu bw'olujegere, ge maanyi galwo. (prov.) The suppleness of a chain is its strength. A strong tree bends with the wind. cf. gonda, -gonvu.

omuntu owa bulijjo, the common man, the man on the street, enkola eya bulijjo, the usual practice, the normal policy, mu ngeri eteri ya bulijjo, in an unusual way. cf. buli, jjo.

e- (ki/bi) fool. cf. twagga. kitwekankima, e- (ki/bi) kind of tree, Conopharyngia holstii. kityi, e- (ki/bi) coward, cf. tya, ^omuti. kiviiri, e- (ki/bi) ekiviiri ekigule, wig.

wild, ensaali; c. tree, musaali.

akabira; (of plantains) ekiteekerero.

e- (li/ma) ambatch tree, Herminiera elaphroxylon.

kalitunsi.

e ttiini; (wild) entontogolo; f. tree, omutiini, omutuba.

ewuuma; (of tree) ekkabi.

e- (li/ma) kind of palm tree.

e- (li/ma) partly ripened fruit of the muwafu or the musaali tree. Lukuba eggu ne luleka omuzima. (Death, olumbe) strikes the young fruit and leaves the ripe fruit (untouched). This saying refers to one who dies at a very young age.

ring (a tree); more commonly improvise, make up; forge, counterfeit; falsify, fake; camouflage, okuginga omukono, to forge a signature.

eppeera; g. tree, omupeera.

amasanda; blue g. (tree), kalitunsi; g. of mouth, akabuno;

kind of tall forest tree, Pygeum africanum. cf. engwabuzito.

obubaane; i. tree, omuwafu; burn i., okwoteza obubaane, okunyookeza obubaane.

e- plur. amayebe (li/ma) dried fruit of the muyebe tree used as a rattle, emmeeme ye n'ekuba ejjebe, and he felt overjo yed/exul tan t.

kind of tree, Trimeria bakeri.

e- (li/ma) kind of tall forest tree, Parkia filicoidea.

a- (ka/bu) kind of medium-sized tree, Ficus capensis. cf. ?^bal a.

a- (ka/bu) small forest; grove; thicket of shrubs and small trees, cf. ekibira.

a- (ka/bu) kind of fig tree, Ficus congensis.

Neoboutonia m elleri.

a- (ka/bu) lit. one-which-de- feats-the-elephant. a kind of small tree, Gardenia thurnbergia. It is so supple in nature that it bends instead of breaking.

a- (ka/bu) tree frog.

Uusanga smithii. It is deciduous and grows to 9Q- feet.

a- (ka/bu) small stump/stem (of a tree, plant), cf. enduli.

a- (ka/bu) kind of tree or 1 shrub, Syzygium cordatum. cf. omulunginsanvu.

lit. it breaks the ax. cf. menya, embazzi.

Vitex fischeri.

a- (ka/bu) kind of small ant which nests in trees and inflicts a painful sting.

a- (ka/bu) top of a tree; tip of a branch; branch top. cf. essanso.

Trema guineensis.

a- also akasiisa (ka/bu) kind of deciduous forest tree, Celtis krdussiana.

a- also akasiisi (ka/bu) kind of very small jumping insect found on coffee trees, on the ground and in houses.

a kind of tree yielding charcoal auu fiicwuod, Bridelia rr.icrzr.tha. It is the host for the wild silkworm.

a- with the -a of rel. sprouting, budding (of trees); scarce (of food).

a- (ka/bu) small tree; small stick, okukola ekintu n'odda ne mu kati, to do something excessively/to an extreme degree; to do something wonderfully/efficiently. Yayimba n'adda ne mu kati. He sang wonderfully. Twalya ne lukubyako kati. We ate excessively and still had plenty left over. cf. omuti.

a- (ka/bu) edible red berry from the mutunku tree, q.v.

a- (ka/bu) kind of medium-sized tree.

e- (ki/bi) kind of thorny tree.

e- (ki/bi) kind of palm tree.

e- (ki/bi) kind of deciduous savannah tree, Steganotaenia araliacea.

Vallis choudae Del.

e- (ki/bi) rough piece of barkcloth from the nseerere tree. cf. ddundu.

e- (ki/bi) tulip tree, Nandi flame tree, Spathodea nilotica & Spathodea cam- panulata. It grows up to forty feet tall and is often planted as an avenue and shade tree.

e-: [Siv.] jack-fruit. omuti gw'eki- fenensi (= Sw. mfenesi), jack-fruit tree.

e- (ki/bi) swelling/knot on a tree.

Bauhinia thonningii, from which dye and a substitute for soap are obtained.

e- (ki/bi) temporary enclosure/ shelter made of grass, reeds and small trees, cf. kaabuga.

e- (ki/bi) small palm tree. cf. olukindu.

e- (ki/bi) root; base of a tree. cf. enkolo.

e- (ki/bi) tree stump; colloq. dignitary; high official, ‘big shot.' cf. obu- konge, ^enkonge.

e- (ki/bi) leaf of a tree.

e- less commonly ekinyiinyinsi (ki/bi) scrapings of the pith of a plantain tree used as a sponge.

e- (ki/bi) indication; direction (as on a street sign), cf. lagirira, enda- giriro.

e- (ki/bi) kind of very tall softwood tree whose bark yields a strong white cloth, Antiaris toxic aria,

e- (ki/bi) plant, shrub, young tree. cf. simba.

e- (ki/bi) kind of tree, Bridelia micrantha.

e- (ki/bi) place for disposal of children's feces (e.g., in a hole dug at the base of a plantain tree).

e- (ki/bi) rough bark (the first to be taken off of the barkcloth treej used for burials and other purposes which do not require a finer type of cloth).

e- (ki/bi) old, desicated tree; wooden handle; score in the game of mweso. Akyukira mu kiti nga mbazzi. He is likely to turn against people. He cannot be trusted. Twayogeramu ebiti bibiri n'Omuzungu. We spoke with the European for a short time. cf. lomuti.

e- (ki/bi) log; dead branch detached from a tree; old piece of wood. cf. lekiti, ^omuti.

e- also ekitontogolo (ki/bi) kind of tree of the genus Ficus, cf. omutonto, entonto.

e- (ki/bi) banana tree, Musa sapien- tum; plantain tree, Musa paradisiaca. ow'omu bitooke, a rustic, greenhorn, okukyala n'osimba ekilooke, to overstay a visit, lit. visit and you plant a banana tree, bitooke bye bigwa, the plantain trees fall, a phrase used to intensify a preceding neg. verb and give it a positive meaning. Talya bitooke bye bigwa. He is a tremendous eater. Tadduka bitooke bye bigwa. He is a great runner, cf. ettooke.

e- (ki/bi) wild fig tree, Ficus kitu- balu.

e- (ki/bi) kind of shrub/tree which grows to 30 ft., Maesa lanceolata Forsk.

e- (ki/bi) kind of tree which produces a red blossom, Erythrina abyssinica. cf. eggirikiti, omuyirikiti.