flay; butcher (an animal); cut up; dismember; dissect; operate on (a patient), okubaaga amatooke, to peel bananas so ineptly that part of the meat is left in the skins.

amenvu ga bbogoya, bananas of the aforementioned type.

lit. male (-ddume from -lume) goat (bbuzi or embuzi).

e- plur. (ki/bi) dried plantains when cooked, esp. beer bananas (mbidde) and hard bananas (gonja).

v.i., okwanya, okumulisa, okubala; (bananas) okwasa.

o- plur. (ka/bu) small bits of banana in strained juice; bits of sediment/dregs in beer.

enjole; (corn) omuganda, ekinywa, omuvumbo; (leaves) ekikoola; (fruit) ekirimba; (bananas) enkota, ekiwagu, ekisinja, oluwagala.

o- (bu/-) gruel/porridge made from millet or banana meal, kuyoya busera, to be tired and hungry. Mpolampola, ayiisa obusera. (prov.) Very slowly, he cooks (good) porridge. Slow but sure.

e- plur. amawaatiro (li/ma) place where food and vegetables are peeled before cooking. (This is usually located in the banana garden located near the house.) cf. waata.

eaten after being baked or boiled. A single specimen is omugonja, plur. emigonja.

nzijudde or njijudde) v.tr. dish up, serve (food); uncover (food). (Ki- ganda food is cooked with a covering of banana leaves and therefore has to be uncovered before eating). Kye nnava nsigala ku bwa kinejjulira. For that reason I remained a bachelor, (kinejjulira means literally it will serve itself.) cf. -jjule, eki- jjulo, kinejjulira, lujjudde.^olujjula, olu- jjuliro,

amazzi, amasanda; (banana) omubisi.

a- (ka/bu) kind of creeping plant with fleshy leaves. It is used to wipe off banana sap.

a- (ka/bu) very small fly which resembles a mayfly. It is attracted to fruit, particularly bananas. Omukwano gubasaza mu kabu. (prov.) lit. Friendship causes them to cut into (i.e., to share even) a kabu. They are very close friends.

cf. funda.

a- (ka/bu) rare native umbrella made of banana leaf.

a- (ka/bu) strip/fiber obtained from the banana leaf (used esp. in making baskets ).

a- (ka/bu) small plantain/banana leaf; small amount of medicine. Emmere eno ya kalagala. This food is not overly well done. cf. eddagala, 1 kiragala, olulagala.

a-: ekyalo ekigudde akaleka, a village having many extensive, well-cultivated and fertile banana gardens.

a- also akensubi (ka/bu) bottom row of a bunch of bananas; one banana from this bunch, cf. ekyensubi.

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

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) scoop formed from a banana leaf used for drinking soup; scoopful (of paraffin, cooking oil, etc.). cf. ekiwujjo.

e- (ki/bi) rack/net on which bananas are stored while ripening. It is usually built above the fireplace. Olwa leero ekibanyi lwe kigwa n'amenvu. Today is the day! cf. akabanyi, olubanyi.

e- (ki/bi) temporary outdoor structure with open sides and a canopy, usually constructed with banana leaves. It is used for social events, wedding parties, etc.

e- (ki/bi) cushion, pillow (made of grass or banana fibers), mu ngeri eteri ya kusimba lukokola ku kigugu, in a very industrious way, without showing any laziness, lit. in a way which is not that of planting the elbow on the pillow.

e- (ki/bi) leavings of grass and bananas which remain after the pressing process used in making beer, ebikamulo bya caayi, tea leavings, tea leaves after the substance has been pressed out of them. cf. kamula.

e- (ki/bi) banana leaf turning yellow.

e- (ki/bi) kind of large fish, barbel, Barbus radcliffi; half of a bunch of bananas broken off. See enkuyu & enkwekwe.

e- (ki/bi) combination of grass and bananas which cover the vat when beer is fermenting, kuwunya nga kisisiro, to smell like a brewery.

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

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.

with the -a of rel. grayish. Yali ayambadde ekkooti ya kivuvvu. He had put on a grayish-colored coat. cf. evvu.

e- (ki/bi) small bunch of plantains/ bananas, hand of bananas. See enkota. c f. waguka.

e- (ki/bi) banana/plantain peels (often fed to domestic animals as supplementary food). Enjuba yagenda okutya ebi- wata. colloq. The sun set, lit. went to eat banana peels, cf. waata.

e- (ki/bi) a banana leaf that is carefully smoked over the fire and used as a container for locally made medicine; plume of banana leaves for ornamenting beer gourds of important people, cf. ol li worn ho.

make the sound characteristic of a cock; fail to grow (of a banana tree). N'ezikookolima, gaali magi, (prov.) The(chickens) which are crowing were (formerly) eggs. From little acorns great oaks grow.

tear off (e.g., a banana leaf, a sheet of paper). See akagiri.

e- (ki/bi) the top bananas on a bunch. They are often much larger than the rest and ripen first.

e- (ki/bi) bottom row of a bunch of bananas, cf. akansubi.

o- (lu/n) scaffolding; elevated shelf in the kitchen for storing firewood, bananas, etc.; counter; bar (of a tavern), cf. ekibanyi.

o- plur. enzisa (lu/h) (time of the) budding of bananas; breath, way of breathing. cf. Issa.

o- (lu/n) garden or plantation on which plantains/bananas are grown. cf. akassukussuku.

o- (lu/n) necklace made of the seeds of the kitembe (a kind of wild banana plant), q.v.

o- (lu/n) trench in which bananas are crushed preliminary to making beer from them.

o- with the -a of rel. very well Cooked (of bananas /plantains). oluvuutu ulrv'ciuuke, ct very well-cooked banana.

o- plur. empagala (lu/n) bunch of bananas split down the middle.

o- plur. empombo (lu/n) a young leaf of the banana plant which, after being softened by exposure to the sun, is used in cooking vegetable sauces. The sauce is inserted into about four layers of empombo and then steamed in the pot along with the main food dishes. Amagezi luwombo, bwe luyulika ng'osala olulala. (prov.) Wisdom is a luwombo; when it gets torn you can always cut another one. If one method fails, a wise person will adopt an alternative solution. oluwombo okulufumitamu akati, lit. to pierce a luwombo with a stick, i.e., throw cold water on someone's plans, ideas, etc. cf. ekiwombo.

o- plur, empina (lu/n) strand of a banana leaf tied around the top of a gourd to prevent the beer from overflowing. It may also be used to tie around other banana leaves on a cooking pot to provide additional strength. It is also worn around the waist in certain dances and ceremonies.

o- plur. enjaliiro (lu/n) banana leaf in which bananas are wrapped before cooking; strips of banana stems laid in the area where bananas are crushed into juice. cf. 2yala, yaliira.

o- plur. rare (Iu/n) long, thin dry banana fiber on which money (in the form of coins with holes in the middle) could be strung, cf. xekyayi.

a- plur. (li/ina) time of brewing beer; period of pressing bananas for the purpose of making mubisi(banana juice). cf. sogola.

e- (n/n) beer bananas which are not fully ripe.

e- (n/n) dry com/maize; dried ear of corn; popcorn; the natural juice which comes out during the initial processes of preparing banana beer. Oli omwana mberenge bulala! That child is very bright/ intelligent.

e- (n/n) banana used for making beer. Mbidde ky'ekutuma togaana. (prov.) lit. Beer — what it sends you to do — you do not refuse. Beer determines the acts of the drunkard, cf. ebbidde.

e- plur. (mu/mi) net of banana fiber in which calabashes are kept.

e- (n/n) kind of banana used for making beer.

nnyimuse) v.i. be lively/ active; respond/react positively; ooze, flow (particularly of banana juice). Okutuuka mu nju yasanga ssabbuuni amaze okummu- kira mu lubugo. When he arrived in the house he found that the soap was producing suds in the barkcloth, i.e., that things were really happening.

e- (n/n) bananas/plantains which have been broken off of the bunch; small bunch of bananas/plantains which have been separated from the main stem; portion of a kiwagu, q.v. cf. waguka.

cf. kuba, ekkonde; ndizabawuulu.

o- (mu/mi) beer made from the juice of a special type of banana (such as mbidde, gonja or kisubi) and fermented with sorghum; beer (in general); liquor, intoxicating drink. cf. obwenge, ebyenge, Ssegamwenge, otwenge.

e- (n/n) netting/rack on which clusters of beer bananas are placed to ripen before they are used in brewing.

e- (n/n) young shoot; young banana/ plantain shoot, endu y'ekitooke, young plantain shoot.

e- (n/n) kind of banana; kind of insect, lit. eats the princes, cf. lya, omulangira.

e- (n/n) golden floral beetle which feeds on ripe bananas, lit. eats bananas, cf. lya, lyenvu.

e-: ettooke ery'engwira, bunch of bananas which has fallen or been knocked down by a storm, strong wind, etc. cf. gwa, gwira.

e- (n/n) rafter, beam; long pieces of firewood to form the base on which other firewood is placed; banana leaves used as a covering or lining (see olwaliiro). ...laba, enjaliiro ekyali ku liiso lyo....and behold, a beam which is in thine own eye. (Matth. 7; 4). cf. ^yala, valiira.

e- (n/n) kind of banana used for making beer.

<e- (n/n) kind of banana, ngalo za nkago, palms (of the hands) which are rather pale in color.

e- (n/n) kindof small animal known for its cleverness; clever/cunning person. Enkerettanyi, bagitega amenvu erya bi- bombo. (prov.) If you bait the trap for a nkerettanyi with bananas, it eats the grass (instead).