e- (li/ma) spot; stain; color; mark, brand; birthmark; type, kind, engo y'ama- bala, a spotted leopard, kuggya muntu mu bbala, to alter/damage the appearance of a person (of disease, extreme poverty, etc.) cf. ebibalabala, akabalabala, ekibala, 4mbala.
e- (li/ma) fury, rage, wrath; madness.
q. v.). Bbalaza, Monday.
rare be round-cheeked/chubby.
ebbala, obulema, akabi, aka mogo, enkenyera.
n., e bbala, obulema, akamogo.
a- (ka/bu) small spot, speck. cf. ebbala.
e- (ki/bi) spot, stain; type, kind; species, cf. ebbala.
o- (lu/n) [_Sw. ] porch, veranda. cf. bbalaza.
e- plur. (n/n) side of the face. cf. oluba.
e- (n/n) kind; type; sort; appearance. cf. ebbala, ^ekibala.
Mmande, Olw'okusooka, olw'ebbalaza.
okusindika, okusindiikiriza. p. along, okuseetula. p. aside, okubabbalama. p. back, okusenda. p. forward, okuseesa, okuserula. push, v.i., p. forward, okujajjatta, okwerunga; p. way through, okw ewagaanya, okwesegeenya.
to look well; to acquire a healthy tone/complexion.
leave (on a trip), v.tr. lift, raise, okusitula olutalo, to start a fight/battle, okusitula oluyombo/empaka, to start or. argument/verbal conflict, okusitula enkundi, to raise a fuss, start quarreling, ‘raise hell.' okusitula embeera z'abantu, to improve the conditions/raise the standards of the people, okusitula ebbala, to look well, ekyuma ekisitula, elevator, lift.
ebbala, eggondo; (of dirt) ekko; (blemish) akamogo.
n., akamogo, ekko, ebbala, ekibambya.
abbalaza, olubalaza.
ebbalaza.
Ste.] ice. eky uma ekya bbalaafu, icebox, refrigerator, amayinja ga bbalaafu, pieces of ice, chunks of ice.
a preparation used in laundering, with the -a of rel. blue, embira ez' ebbala erya bbululu, blue beads, kutunula bbululu, to look blue/ sad; to be at a total loss.
biceps. Nnawolovu tattirwa ku bbala limu. (prov.) lit. A chameleon is not killed in one color, i.e., before it has changed colors. It is used in circumstanc es in which an English speaker might say Give me another chance, I will mend my ways.