akatundu; bit by bit, vide okusonsoma.

e- plur. (ki/bi) meat of an animal which has been slain by wild beasts; the second totem (kabbiro) of the Leopard Clan (Ekika ky'Engo).

e- plur. (ki/bi) stupidities, stupid things. Leka kwogera bintu bitaliimu bw otyo. Don't say such stupid things, cf. -li, obutaliimu.

e- plur. (ki/bi) spots, patches (on a goat). Embuzi ya bitanga. The goat is spotted.

e-: okutunula ebitankuule, to look di sh evel ed/u nkem p t/di st urbed/wi 1 d.

embwa enkazi, embwa mpala.

okuluma; (of snakes) okubojja.

e- plur. (ki/bi) fixed fees formerly charged to the plaintiff and accused before a court case could be held; court costs.

e- always plur. (ki/bi) bowlegs, with the -a of rel. bowlegged. Wa bitege. He is bowlegged. Gye twakyadde baatufumbiddeyo enkoko, ekyemisana ne kigenda bitege. They cooked chicken for us where we went to visit, and it turned out to be a wonderful meal.

e- always plur. (ki/bi) string of beads.

e- also ebitositosi plur. (ki/bi) mud. with the -a o f rel. muddy, cf. ettosi.

e- plur.- (ki/bi) tasty sauces;

be, okukaawa, okukambagga.

ccocce.

obukaayi, obukaawu.

e-: okulaba ebitulenge, to see poorly, look at an object without being able to distinguish it clearly, okutunula ebitulenge, to look without seeing.

ebboggo, obukaali, ekkayu.

okulamula.

omulamuzi.

interfere in; take for oneself, appropriate; reserve. Leka kubambira bitakukwatako. Don't get involved in matters which do not concern you.

showing off, exhibitionistic act; something humorous, omuntu alina bampaane, one who does or says funny things.

beereka (-beerese) v. i. appl. neut. be habitable; be tenable. Wano tewabeereka. It is not easy/possible to live here. cf. oba, obanga, oboolyaawo, olubeerera, embeera, newaakubadde, waliwo, (a)watali.

e- usually plur. (ki/bi) beans, peas, etc., in the pod and not yet mature, ebijanjaalo ebito ebikyali ebikagga, tender. young beans.

a bitege; vide okutegula.

o- also obujigi, obujiji (bu/-) bit. okuiuma obugigi, to grit/gnash the teeth.

o- (bu/-) bitterness, cf. ^kaawa.

o- (bu/-) bitterness, cf. ^kaawa.

o- (bu/-) acidity; bitterness.

o- adv. at an exorbitant/very high price; fiercely. Kiguze bukanga. It has cost a great deal. cf. kanguka, kanga- luka; obukanu.

o- (bu/-) in-laws; relationship acquired by marriage; relationship of a man to his wife's brothers; disease or misfortune due to the violation of any of the prohibitions relating to in-laws; Parkinson's disease, eby'obuko, bride price. Tugenda ku buko. We are going to visit our in-laws. cf. ebiko, ^njuko.

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

o- plur. (ka/bu) bits and pieces of dried leaves floating in drinking, water/ tea/mubisi, etc.; dregs or sediment in any beverage.

etc. ne bitubulira ku matama, and we were at a loss for something to say, lit. they (ebigambo, words, implied) disappeared from our cheeks.

o- adv. like food. Ekyuma ekyo kiyitirivu mu kusa amayinja, kigalya bumere. This machine is very effective in crushing stones, it smashes them to bits, lit. eats them like food. cf. emmere.

o- (bu/-) small amounts/frag- ments/bits.

o- adv. like tiny ants, in the manner of tiny ants, Ebidduka biteevuunya bu nyeera. The vehicles swarm like ants, i.e., there is a traffic jam. cf. omunyeera.

o- (bu/-) stupidity, nonsense. cf. -li, ebitaliimu.

o- (bu/-) habit or tendency to send others to get something/to delegate others to do something, cf. tuma, omutumi.

o- (bu/-) tendency to be insulting; habit of insulting, cf. vuma.

eggalwa ly'ebitooke.

ebitegeeza.

ebitebe.

e- plur. amalumambogo (li/ma) gadfly, lit. bites (luma ) the buffalo (m bo go).

okwolesa, okulabisa.

be, okwekanika, okuliika, okutunika; vide okuwaniriza; grow e., okukangawala.

n. (wages), empeera, omusaala; (f. before case) empaabi, enkanamu; (after hearing) ebitebe; pay fees for, okuweerera.

n., amataba, omujjuzi, ebitaba, omutunga, ettumbiizi, mukoka.

cause to go into.

e- (1 i/m a) spicule, hairy projection on elephant grass (reeds) or sugarcane; hair on a caterpillar, okuseka n'eggimbi ku mwoyo, to laugh bitterly; to laugh maliciously.

olukoba, oluyina, omukandala, olwebagyo, biti.

profit, gain. Mu ppamba we yagobololamu ssente eziwera. He made quite a bit of money in cotton (lit. It is in cotton where, etc.). cf. goba, amagoba.

empisa; give up a bad h., okwewangula.

a kusulamu, a kubeeramu; be h., okubeeka.

ennyumba, ekisulo.

n., ebitimba.

okubeeramu, okutuulamu.

be, okubeeka.

etc. v.i. be gritty (of food).

buggya; be j., okukwati bwa obuggya, okuba n'obuggya. jealousy, obuggya, ebbuba, empiiga, enfubitizi.

be a habitual drinker (of beer, liquor).

e- (li/ma) type of bitter green which produces white flowers. Okalya dda kadda dda, ejjobyo liddira mu mutwe, (prov.) lit. You eat it now, it comes back afterwards, the jjobyo comes back to the head (by producing gray hair). What you do now produces consequences later.

o/kaawa, be spicy/ bitter. Kaamulali akaawa be kaakaaka. The chillies are very hot.

eat (something which requires an effort to chew).

etc. cf. obukaawu, obukaayi.

a- adv. n'akaceppe = n'akatono, not at all, not a bit (with a neg. verb).

a- (ka/bu) small bit of mold. cf. obukuku.

a- also akalembereza. no plur. (ka/bu) respite, a little bit of peace. cf. eddembe.

a- (ka/bu) small tongue; hand (of a clock or watch), kukaza kalimi, to be all talk, to talk when action is required, kukuba muntu kalimi, to coax/sweet-talk someone. Era akalimi bwe kaalumvi'...And when the time finally arrived... 'lit. When the small tongue bit. cf. olulimi.

a- (ka/bu) gallbladder; fig. bitterness; hostility.

a- (ka/bu) lit. it bites (luma) the herdsmen (balunda), a kind of poisonous, lizard-like reptile.