okulwalalwala.

endwadde, obulwadde.

okulumba, okulwana na.

omulumbi, omulwanyi.

okugasa.

go, okweyimirira.

walk with the feet turned outwards; fig. fail to conform, be out of step; diverge on political issues; be unfaithful, be guilty of marital infidelity, cf. embaliga.

spy on; detect, ferret out; follow for purposes of surveillance, ‘tail.' cf. mbega.

okukaabira, okukuba ebi woobe.

e- sing, rare (ki/bi) dyspeptic pains; chronic stomach ailment which often produces barrenness in women; psychosomatic ailment (esp. of women).

v. (tail), okwekuluumulula.

o- with the -a of rel. instant, immediate. as a noun cash. Sirinaawo nsimbi za buliwo. I have no cash (= immediately available money).

be lacking, lack; be at a loss for; lose. Yabulwa eky' okuddamu. He was at a loss for an answer. Nnali siyinza kubulwa ddoboozi lye. I could not be mistaken about/fail to recognize his voice. Bwe yamunoonya n'abulwa n' agenda. When he looked for him without success (lit. and he was missing) he went away. Omuntu bw'abulwa by'ayogera anuuna ne ku vvu. (prov.) When a person is at a loss for words he even sucks on ashes. (This is said of a person who talks for the sake of talking).

o- (bu/-) surface of a drum; empty space, nothing, kukuba busu, to miss, fail to hit. Ebyasi byakubye busu. The bullets missed the mark.

o-: nga buteerere adv. in vain, vainly, without result, to no avail.

o- (bu/-) tracks, traces; footsteps; direction, okugoba obuwufu, to follow the steps of; to track (of a hunter), okuzza obuwufu, to go back, return, okukyusa obuwufu, to change one's course, alter one's direction. Ka tubagwe mu buwufu. Let's trail them. cf. oluwufu.

o- (bu/-) forgetfulness, failure to remember, cf. -erabira.

v., okunaaza, okulongoosa, okutukuza. c. teeth, okusenya. c. nails, okwesokoola enjala. become clean, okutukula, okulongooka, okwamuka.

okukomola; be curtailed, okukunguyira.

okusala, obutema; (nails) obutondola; also vide okutyemula, obubanga, okubagulula, obusongola, okuginga, okusennya. to c. off, okukomola. to c. open, okutundula. to c. down, okusanjaga, okusonjola.

wail, mourn, weep; suffer; have no place to go, be homeless.

wail; suffer; be destitute; be homeless, have no place to go.

bulijjo, ennakuzonna, buli lunaku.

e- plur. amalagala (li/ma) leaf (but not of a plantain); medicine; drug; chemical, in the plur. foliage, eddagala ly'engatto, shoe polish, eddagala eritta ebiwuka, insecticide, eddagala ly'amannyo, toothpaste, eddagala ly'enviiri, hair tonic, eddagala eryerusa, Jjlectuluiig cieain. tsdda- gaia erigonza olubuto or eddagala ly'oku- ddukana, laxative, eddagala^ ly'enjala, nail polish, cf. akalagala, kiragala, olulagaia.

v., okumenya, okusoggola, okutontogola.

lit. became unmarriage able in the yard (of her parents). Ensi endibiridde. The whole world looks gloomy to me.

ekyenda.

fail; be destroyed/ruined/wrecked; be exhausted/tired out.

I have failed, kinnemye; (in exam.) okugwa. f. of one's word, okujwaŋŋanya. f. to score, okukubo busu. f. to obtain, okusubwa.

empuuzo.

n'essanyu.

etc.; to rattle, okugalangatanya ekiwanga mu ngalo, to sleep, go to bed, lit. rattle the skull in one's fingers. Yagalangatanya ensimbi za Gavumenti, kati ali mu kkomera. He embezzled government funds and is now in jail. cf. omugalangatano; golongotana.

lit. (strength, amaanyi, implied by ga-) failed me. Contr. nnaatuukirira.

v.tr. figure out, workout, t devise means for. Nnemeddwa okugerenge-tanya eky'okukola. I couldn't (lit. have failed to) figure out what to do. cf. omu- gerengetanya.

e- (n/n or li/ma) [Stu., Hind. ] wheeled vehicle; car; cart; bicycle, eggaali y'omukka, railroad train, cf. akagaali, ekigaali.

gobesa (-gobesezza) v.tr. caus. 1 & 2 cause to chase/go after; cause to be expelled; cause to arrive/land; cheat, kugobya nkaaga, to fail in one's attempt. Ennyana togigobya muggo munene gutyo! Do not go after the calf with such a a big stick.

rebuke, upbraid, rail against; abuse.

nnumbudde) v.tr. run into (e.g., a hostile animal); fail prey to; be a victim of, contract (an illness).

n., omuzira.

v., okuyita, okukoowoola.

akatakkuluze.

weak. Atambula ajogoba. He walks with a limp. He walks trailing his leg.

a- plur. obwala (ka/bu) small nail/ talon. Musiizi wa bifaananyi n'akaala. He is an artist down to his finger tips

a- (ka/bu) social reception; small party, akabaga ak'eby'okunywa, cocktail party, cf. embaga.

r f. bula & omuliro.

a- (ka/bu) prison, jail.

a- (ka/bu) pledge, assurance; surety; guarantee; bail, awatali bukalu, unconditionally, without conditions, cf. kala.

a- (ka/bu) reluctance; misgiving; failure to be convinced; regret; defect, ng'asigaddemu akakenyera, and he was not quite convinced, cf. ^kenya, kenyera, enkenyera.

a- (ka/bu) small tail (e.g., that of a lizard), cf. omukira.

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) kind of bird, lark, pipit, yellow wagtail, cf. ^endiisa.

a- (ka/bu) small pail/bucket. cf. ^endobo.

a-: okubuuza akana n'akataano, lit. to ask the fourth and the fifth, to interrogate in detail, question at length.

a- (ka/bu) akatooke akanyaala, a small, immature banana, akaana akanyaala, small, frail child, cf. omunyaala.

a- (ka/bu) fire-tailed finch.

a- (ka/bu) blade of grass. Oyo mutono ng'akasubi. He is as thin as a rail. as a pr.n. Kasubi, a place in Kampala where the tombs of the Kings of Buganda are located, cf. essubi.

a-: okubuuza akana n'akataano. lit. to ask four and five, i.e., to interrogate in detail, question at length, cf. -na, -taano.

a- (ka/bu) hangnail, bit of skin hanging from the base of the fingernail. cf. takkuluza.

a- (ka/bu) [Sw.] razor blade, akawembe akamwa, razor blade, akawembe akasala enjala, fingernail clipper, cf. wembe.

a- no plur. (ka/bu) jail, prison.

a- (ka/bu) small valley. Sijja ku- menya kawonvu na kagga ku ntambula yange, i will not gp into details about my trip, lit. I will not mention the little valley and the little river, cf. ekiwonvu.

a- (ka/bu) tail of a snake or lizard; plantain leaf used for covering a pot of ma- tooke which is cooking, kuggyako kawuuwo, to begin serving a meal; to begin a discussion; to kick off fin soccer), cf. wuuwa.

disease). Walumbe amukayaya. He has a grueling ailment.

e- (ki/bi) question, interrogation; examination, kugwa bibuuzo, to fail examinations. cf. buuza.

e- (ki/bi) [Sie., Hind.f\ large vehicle; railroad car; trailer; cart; ugly old bicycle, kugalangatana nga kigaali kya muyiga, to walk unsteadily; to be unsteady or clumsy in what one is doing, lit., to be unsteady like the bicycle of one who is learning (to ride), cf. eggaali, akagaali.

e- (ki/bi) trailing robe.

e- (ki/bi) post, pole; large peg. ekikondo kya mailo, milepost, cf. aka- kondo, enkondo.

c with the c. of rel. cropped, docked, omukira ogw'ekikuggu, a docked tail. cf. enkuggu.

e- (ki/bi) enlarged spleen; intestinal ailment common among children.

e- (ki/bi) kind of flat-tailed rat often found among bunches of bananas.