v., okwogera, okwatula.

adj., use ddala.

ebigambo, okwogera.

ddala, togge.

nzibidde) v.i. dive; sink, go under water, bbiramu, fig., relig. become immersed in, be utterly dedicated to (God).

the sound of crackling, splutter (of a fire when it is initially being induced). Bbugubugu, si muliro. (prov.) Mere spluttering is not a fire. Haste makes waste, cf. bugujja.

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.

o-: kukuba bulatti, to be utterly in- diiferent, not to care at an.

o- (bu/-) uncertainty, doubt, hesitancy; hesitancy in speech, stuttering. cf. tamattama.

ekiwojjolo.

amata amasunde.

o- (bu/-) fracture; dislocation; break, kwesiga nga buvune,.to have utter trust/beliance in (a person), cf. vuna.

be destitute, cf. lucoolo.

in a muttering manner, cf. doodooma.

low voice; speak in a hoarse voice; mutter; rumble.

e-: kukola bya ffujjo, to make a mess of, leave in a state of chaos/utter confusion. cf. fujja.

okupapala, okwewojjoola; be in a f., okupakala.

mpwedde) v.i. be finished/ ended; be completed (e.g., of a job); be exhausted/worn out. Mpweddemu amaanyi. I have no strength left, obulamu obutaggwa- wo, eternal life, okuggwaamu akakunkuna, to be completely convinced, have one's doubts removed, okuggwa ku muntu, to be ‘finished' with a person, no longer to trust him; to be utterly amazed at a person, ku- ggwaamu mazzi, to be on the point of death; to have just died, lit. to be exhausted of water. Aweddeemu amazzi. He is on the brink of death. Yanywedde n'aggwa. He drank to excess/got drunk. Yayambadde n'aggwa. She was dressed ‘fit to kill.'

omufulejje.

a- (ka/bu) small butterfly, aka- taayi ak'akawojjolo, bow tie. cf. eki- wojjolo.

a- (ka/bu) a kind of bean which resembles a lima bean but is much smaller, butter bean. Abantu ba kuno baamutwala teyeesibidde na kayindi. The people here sent him packing or (in a political context) they threw him out of office, lit. took him, he did not tie up beans for himself. (Formerly travelers used to take beans of this sort with them on long trips. The person referred to in the example left so quickly that he could not make the usual preparation.)

a- (ka/bu) dim. o/^omuzigo, butter, q.v. kusiiga kazigo ku maaso, to lie using soothing/jdeasing words, to sweet-talk, lit. to rub butter on the face, kiiha akalimu akazigo, to be rude/insolent.

e- (ki/bi) trip, fall; throw in wrestling; wrestling; wrestling match, kukuba kigwo. to throw (in wrestling), kukwata kigwo, to wrestle, omukubi w'ekigwo, wrestler. Ngudde kigwo. I have fallen/tripped, kugwa kigwo, to be wasted/squandered. Essente ze nnawaayo okusomesa omwana oyo zaagwa kigwo. The money I spent to educate that child was utterly wasted, cf. gwa.

e- also kinywebwa (ki/bi) peanut, groundnut, omuzigo gw'ebinyeebwa, peanut butter.

e- (ki/bi) butterfly; moth. cf. akawoj jolo.

e- no plur. (ki/bi) breathlessness; panting; nervousness, flutter, cf. egguggwe.

utter curses.

e- (ki/bi) feather; (single) hair (on the body); plur. ebyoya, feathers; fur; body hair; abundance of body hair, kuba byoya bya nswa, to be utterly useless/unprofitable, lit. the wings of a drone termite, cf. akooya, olwoya.

o- plur. embaawo (lu/n) plank, board; blackboard; bench (e.g., in a schoolroom); bench (of parliament), olubaawo oluddugavu, blackboard. Yali musajja musazi wa mbaawo. He was a carpenter, lit. cutter of boards.

watered down; fig. lacking in substance. Obujulizi bwe yawadde bwabadde bwa lujjulungu ddala. The evidence which he provided was utterly unconvincing.

o- plur. ennyingo (lu/n) joint of the body, okuddamu oluyingo, to regain one's strength, recover, recuperate. Nnali seewuliramu luyingo. I was utterly exhausted, lit. I felt that there was not a joint in me. cf. ennyingo.

e- (n/n) trigger (of a gun or trap); accelerator (of a car); shutter release (of a camera); switch, cf. banduka.

e- (n/n) described in previous dictionaries as: sternum, sternal cartilage; pit of the stomach; internal bodily part. It is now used almost always in a figurative sense: heart, soul, seat of the emotions. It occurs in hundreds of phrases and expressions of which the following is a sampling: mu ngeri ya kawanika mmeeme, in a frightening way. kwekuba mmeeme, to reconsider, emmeeme n'enfa, and my heart sank/I was utterly distressed. Nze emmeeme yangwa wala. I became very depressed. Otukubye wala emmeeme. You have really given us a scare. Emmeeme yamudda mu nteeko. He felt relieved, lit. his heart went back in place, ow'emmeeme etawaana amangu, one who is easily nauseated. Emmeeme entye- muse. 1 am terribly anxious/concerned/ shocked. Kino kyali ng'ekyawanula emmeeme ye. This seemed to relieve him/ calm him down. Emmeeme katale, ky'esiima ky'egula. (prov.) The heart is like going to market — it buys what it wants. Emmeeme gy'esula, ebigere gye bikeera. fprov.J Where the heart sleeps is where the feet- go in the morning, i.e., when you sleep with the intention of doing something, that is what you do. Emmeeme etefumba kigambo ekwo- geza munno ky'atagenda kwerabira. (prov.) lit. The heart which does not fashion well the spoken word makes you say what your friend will never forget. The spoken word can never be retracted.

utter abruptly and impulsively, cf. mottola.

blurt out. cf. olumottole; mokkola.

e- (n/n) fluttering; way of fluttering. cf. papala.

e- (n/n) [Lunyankole ] empomero y'omuzigo, lump of butter.

a song), v.i. murmur, mutter.

murmur; hum.

stammer. cf. otnunaanaagize, omunaanaagizi.

e- (n/n) pronunciation; way of uttering/expressing; with cap. the official prayer book of the Church of Uganda. cf. yatula.

e- (n/n) cup made of half a gourd for keeping oil or butter.

e- (n/n) shame; shamefulness; modesty, shyness; embarrassment, okukwasa ensonyi, to put to shame; to embarrass, okuggwa ensonyi, to be shameless/utterly lacking in good manners, cf. sonyiwa, sonyiwala, amansonyinsonyi.

e- (n/n) packet of butter.

go into a state of panic; rush about; flounder; writhe, wriggle; flutter, okupapira ebigambo, to talk without thinking, blurt out.

flutter about, beat (its) wings; rush about; flounder, cf. papa, empapala.

limp along; sputter along (of a defective car).

smear on (esp. oil or butter on the body).

n., olubaawo lw'eddirisa.

ebbugabuga.

okuvulungutana (of speech).

e- (li/ma) mason wasp, kwe- tala nga ssukkamugga, to fuss about, flutter around, busy oneself \ sometimes with the implication of futility or irritation to other people), cf. sukka, omugga. See also- bbumbuzzi.

okunaanaagira.

omunaanaagize.

mix together, mix up; fig. involve. Leka kututabika mu bintu bye tutamanyiko mutwe n'amagulu. Do not involve us in things of which we are utterly ignorant, lit. know neither head nor feet.

have uncertainty/hesitations/doubts about; stutter. Omwana ennyukuta akyazi- tamattama. The child is still uncertain about the letters of the alphabet, cf. obutamittami.

o- (tu/-) a very small amount/a dash of butter/oil/lotion, cf. ^omuzigo.

stammer, speak indistinctly; fidget. Tonvulungutanirako. Leave me alone. Stop interfering with me.

buzz; rumble; mutter, murmur; grumble, cf. oluvuuvuumo, evvuuvuumira.

defeat conclusively. cf. obuwanguzi, Luwangula, omuwanguzi.2

mpeebye) v.i. wave; flutter; oscillate; move loosely to and fro.

njatudde) v.tr. utter, express; reveal, declare, make public; pronounce; recognize, identify.

idle, loaf; putter around.

akanasula ebifaananyi, shutter release of a camera.

obuswavu.

o- (mu/mi) butter; oil; fat; lotion, omuzigo gw'ebinyweebwa, peanut butter, cf. lakazigo, ^ekizigo, otuzigo.

v.i. perish; die; be ruined; be utterly destroyed; be utterly wasted; pour in torrents (of rain).

v.tr. cause to perish; ruin; utterly destroy. depressed/dejected; have the blues; have the starch taken out of one.

v.i. be crushed/ trampled/mashed; fall to pieces (of overcooked meat); fig. be utterly exhausted.

v.tr. embalm; rub a little butter on the forehead of a deceased person. (This is part of an old funeral ceremony known as *taking leave of the dead/)