e- (li/ma) large barkcloth. kugwa mu bbugo, to ask secretly for help. Yamukubira essimu ng'amugwa mu bbugo. He telephoned him and asked him in confidence to help. cf. olubugo.
okukuba, okubaalinga, okuluuta, okusakata, okuwuttula. b. barkcloth, okukomaga, okusaaka; okutenga, okuttula. b. in hunting, okwandaaza. = to surpass, okusinga, okukira. =be too muchfor, okulema.
e- (li/ma) large sash (of cloth, usually barkcloth). cf. olufuvu.
gwiririra (-gwiriridde) v.i. appl. 3 lean to one side, tilt, be inclined; become soft, supple (of barkcloth); be cooked to a turn, be just right (of prepared food), okugwiririra olubege, to tilt to one side.
a- (ka/bu) barkcloth kilt worn by hunters.
a- usually plur. (ka/bu) tiny fragments and liquid spray which splash off of barkcloth when it is being beaten.
e- (ki/bi) piece of barkcloth; bark- cloth used as a bed covering; sackcloth, cloth worn as a sign of mourning. cf. ^bukuta.
e- (ki/bi) rough piece of barkcloth from the nseerere tree. cf. ddundu.
e- (ki/bi) piece of barkcloth (lubugo) used for tying things.
e- (ki/bi) blanket; barkcloth covering. in the plur. bedding, okwekuba eki- kunta, to go to bed.
a high-quality barkcloth which is deep brown in color and very soft.
e- (ki/bi) irritation; feeling of annoyance; complaint. Kinyiigo tekiyuza lubugo. (prov.) Complaining does not tear the barkcloth. Mere complaining does not achieve anything, cf. nyiiga.
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- (li/ma) place where barkcloth is beaten (it resembles a shed but has open sides), cf. komaga.
e- (li/ma) kind of barkcloth tree which yields very coarse barkcloth.
omukomago, omukomazi.
e- also kyoterezo, e- (ki/bi) framework for holding barkcloth to be fumigated; relig. censer, boat-like vessel in which incense is kept. cf. lyota, yotereza.
o- plur. embugo (lu/n) barkcloth; barkcloth clothing, barkcloth clothes, cf. ebbugo, amabugo.
o- (lu/h) sash (of cloth, usually of barkcloth). okwesiba olufuvu, to be in mourning for someone who has died, lit. to tie a sash around oneself, cf. effuvu.
o- plur. ennenge (lu/n) edge, side; hem (esp. of a cloth or garment). Olugoye Iwe lujjudde ennenge. Her dress has uneven edges, olubugo Iw'ennenge, barkcloth trimmed ready for use. Omwana yajja kijja- nannenge. The child was bom feet first. cf. lekirenge; kijjanannenge.
o- (lu/n) strip of bark from the barkcloth tree. cf. omutuba.
o- (lu/n) shred of barkcloth, barkcloth rag; (any) rag. in the plur. enziina, rags; ragged clothes, cf. akaziina, omu- ziina.
a- plur. (li/ma) rare rough edges (of barkcloth). okusala amakeete, to beat about the bush.
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) kind of thick/rough barkcloth; per ext. mudguard.
e- (n/n) spirals of rnnppr hrace- let; special method of sewing barkcloth. cf. 2 yita.
e- (n/n) large mallet for the second beating of barkcloth; flail, heavy stick used to separate grains from husks, cf. 'vvuula. See ensaasi.
Albizzia coriaria; fragrance imparted to barkcloth when fumigated with the smoke produced by this tree. (Sn.) See mu- ttampindi.
e- (n/n) fringe of barkcloth hung over another barkcloth. cf. leebeeta.
e- (n/n) kind of very dark barkcloth.
e- (n/n) string made of barkcloth used as a small torch to light fires, cf. olufuuzi.
e- (n/n) piece of barkcloth formed into a cord to tie a corpse before burial; also worn by women around the waist as a sign of mourning.
e- (n/n) cloth used to cover an infant, swaddling clothes; piece of barkcloth used for carrying an infant on the back. Mwana mugimu ava ku ngozi. (prov.) The potentialities of a person are present in early childhood.
e- (n/n) kind of barkcloth tree.
e- (n/n) Kiganda ladder in the form of a tripod used for stripping barkcloth from the tree; (any) ladder. Twagwisa bwenyi nga nkandaggo. We met each other at such close quarters that we almost bumped into each other. Ebigambo byamala okulinnya ku nkandaggo. Matters had already reached a climax.
e- (n/n) kind of Ficus tree producing a red barkcloth.
e- (n/n) kind of barkcloth tree.
e- (n/n) grooved mallet used for beating out barkcloth.
e- (n/n) mallet with large grooves used for the first beating of barkcloth. See empuuzo.
e- (n/n) medium mallet for barkcloth.
e- (n/n) young banana; branch of the mutuba (barkcloth tree) cut for planting. cf. simba.
e- (n/n) arch, short barkcloth coverlet.
e- omutuba ogw'enterere, barkcloth tree too young to be stripped.
e- (n/n) with the -a of rel. short (formerly only of barkcloth clothing but note of other types of clothes), obuteeteeyi obw'entundu, short skirts, mini-skirts. cf. ekitundu.
e- (n/n) patches of barkcloth. cj. tunga, tungira.
e- (n/n) method/way of beating barkcloth with a patterning mallet, nzituzo, q.v. cf. ttula.
e- (n/n) patterning mallet, mallet with fine grooves for the final beating of barkcloth. cf. ttula.
e- (n/n) hardwood tree, Teclea grandi- folia, I. nobilis, used for making barkcloth mallets, sticks, walking-sticks, etc.; per ext. beating with a stick; beating. Yamu- wuula enzo, he beat him hard.
n., ekiwero; (barkcloth) entungiro; (on goat) bitanga.
strike at; pierce; make stabbing movements at. oku- sokya omutuba, to strip a barkcloth tree. okusokya ekiso, to knife, okusokya omuntu, to nag, needle
e- (li/ma) mallet used for the first beating of barkcloth. cf. saaka.
e- (n/n) kind of fine red barkcloth.
fasten on (an item of barkcloth clothing); invest (an heir); wear (a garb, dress), v.i. dress, be dressed. Asumise bulungi. He is well dressed, cf. omusumisi.
nzitudde) v.tr. beat patterns into barkcloth with a finely grooved mallet. This is the last of a series of processes in making barkcloth. cf. enzitula, enzi- tuzo.
(la) kind of barkcloth tree (ficus).
o- (mu/mi) layer immediately under the bark of a barkcloth tree.
muzzukulu nnakabirye, great-grandchild. cf. -biri, See also omusala, nnakasatwe.
muzzu- kulu nnakasatwe, great-great-grandchild. cf. -satu. See also omusala, nnakabirye.
o- (mu/mi) barkcloth tree, a tree of the genus Ficus possessing a strong, fibrous inner bark from which barkcloth is made; one of the sub-divisions of a clan; a rank of chieftainship, cf. olutubatuba.
olubugo; also vide empampagalu, ekitentegere, omusala, omutetere, nnakasatwe, endeebeeso, endogo, e nnenge, ssango. b.c. tree, omutuba. b.c. mallet, ensaamu, ensaasi, empuuzo, enzituzo, ensera. b.c. log, omukomago. b.c. maker, omukomazi. b.c., to make, okukomaga, okutenga,okuttula.
o- (mu/mi) barkcloth tree from,which the first stripping of bark has been made; barkcloth from any stripping except the first. See kitentegere, mukaaku, nnakabirye, nnakasatwe.
of the cf. essaaka.
o- (mu/mi) forest-edge tree, from 40 to 50 feet, with drooping foliage, Sapiurn el- lipticum. The wood is hard and is used for making anvils for beating barkcloth and also for making charcoal.
okutenga ekigwo, to hurl (a person) to the ground, okutenga olubuto, to massage the abdomen with a special medicine so that a child may be bom without difficulty.
o- (mu/mi) a barkcloth tree (mutuba) from which the bark has not yet been removed; the first bark to be removed from the tree.
set free; strip the bark from (a barkcloth tree), kuyimbnla muntu ku mugwa (or ku nkondo), to release a person from a rope (or peg), i.e., give a person freedom to look after himself (sometimes with the implication that he may make bad use of this freedom). kuyimbula muliro, colloq., to drive very fast, step on the gas.'
o- (mu/ba) arch, maker of mats or barkcloth clothing, omusonyi w'engoye, tailor, cf. sona.
o- (mu/ba) one who makes bark- cloth, barkcloth maker, cf. komaga.
e- (mu/mi) kind of tall tree with bark resembling that of a mutuba (barkcloth tree).