e ggumba; b. of contention, akabattanya.

be new (of the moon). Omwezi gubonese. There is a new moon. cf. obubonerevu, obubonerezi, kabona, aka- bonero, ekibonerezo, ekibonoobono, kibonoo- mu, ekibonyoobonyo, olubona, amaboneka, omubonerevu.

ere; vide omuwula.

omukyondwa, omuyunzi.

ekulabika, okweyerula, okumwenyuka; (moon) okuboneka.

e- (li/ma) hipbone; hip.

o- less commonly obubonerezi (bu/-) repentance; penitence, cf. bona, bonereza.

o-: obubonero obujulira, quotation marks, cf. ^jula, julira.

o-: obubonero obukomera, parentheses. cf. koma, komera, olukomera.

o- (bu/-) marrow of the bones. Yalabika ng'obulumi bumutuuse mu busomyo. He looked as if he had been hurt to the quick.

o- (bu/-) the art or practice of bone-setting, cf. yunga, omuyun'zi.

make a crackling sound; go off (of a gun); burst, explode; thunder; ache (of bones); speak harshly, make an outburst, okubwatuka kw'engalo, a burst of applause.

n., ettama; vide obusukuttu, ensolobotto; (impudence) ekyejo, eki tigi, e ttitimbuli; c. bone, akane nero, akabakko; suck the c., okwerya entama.

essaabiro.

okubonerera, okwejjusa, okwenenya.

akabonero.

e- (1 i/ma) spot (either permanent, as the spot on a leopard, or temporary as a spot of dirt, etc.) cf. ebigondo. bones, skeletons; dead relative(s). okuvuma amagufa, to insult grossly (by offensive references to a dead relative).

e- (li/ma) bone, okusimba eggumba egganda, to walk. 01 uvannyuma lw'okuki- gaayagaaya baakizuula mpozzi nga kirimu eggumba. After thinking it over they realized that it might just be true, lit. after chewing it they found that perhaps it had a bone inside, okuggwa ku magumba, to lose weight, become all skin and bones, oku- tunguka ku magumba, to cook thoroughly (of meat). Ebigezo bino birimu eggumba. These examinations are quite difficult, lit. have some bone in them. Kirimu eggumba okugamba nti... It is difficult to maintain that. It is hard to say that. lit. There is a bone in saying that... Omwavu lw'alya ennyama amagumba asansa masanse. (prov.) When a poor man eats meat, he scatters the bones around (to impress others ).

e- (li/ma) trombone.

a- (ka/bu) cheekbone.

a- (ka/bu) sign, indication; symbol; signal; seal; mark; point, grade, akabonero ak'omusaalaba, the sign of the cross, akabonero ak'emikono, gesture of the hands. cf. bona.

a- (ka/bu) cheekbone.

e- (ki/bi) punishment, cf. bona, bonereza.

e- (ki/bi) back; backbone; meat from the back of a game animal, cf. ^omugongo.

e- (ki/bi) grimace, facial expression of disgust. Ebikongoolo tebitta nnume. (prov.) lit. Grimaces do not kill a bull. Sticks and stones can break my bones but names can never hurt me. cf. kongoola.

up to the waist, as far as the waist. Nfukiramu caayi okukomya mu makkati. Pour out some tea for me up to the middle of the glass. Yankomya ku ssomero. He accompanied me to school, gye -komya + inf... gye -komya + inf., the more...the more. Gye tukomya okuyiga ennyo gye tu- komya n'okufuna obubonero obulungi. The more we concentrate on our studies the better our grades will be. \bamu gye baakomyanga okutendereza omwami naye gye yakomya n'okwenyumiriza. The more some people praised the chief, the prouder he became.

e- (li/ma) hip; thigh; thigh bone. cf. ekikugunyu, olukugunyu.

e- (ki/bi) marvel, amazing thing/ event; oreat omen. rf. bona.

all together (from the Eng. military command all fire!). Abaana ba kubonereza lufaaya. The children are to be punished without exception.

o- (lu/n) dust; powder; dirt, with the -a of rel. powdery, in powdered form, ssukaali ow'olufufugge, powdered/very fine sugar, olu- fufugge lw'amagumba, bones which have decayed and turned to dust. cf. effufugge.

o- usually plur. engufa (lu/n) bones of the dead. cf. eggufa.

o- (lu/n) long bundle of firewood; long bundle, olusekese lw'enku, long bundle of firewood, okufuuka olusekese, to lose weight, become all skin and bones. cf. sekesa, omusekese.

o- plur. empanga (lu/n) jawbone of the Kabaka or other important person which was traditionally removed at death and preserved, cf. lekiwanga.

a- always plur. (li/ma) amabo- neka g'omwezi, the new moon. cf. boneka (under bona).

n., akabonero, akatonnyeze; (cutting on body) oluyola; (of favour) aka gayaliriro.

a- plur. (li/ma) pain in the bones caused by syphilis.

a- plur. (li/ma) manners, behavior; bad behavior, amayisa amalungi, good conduct. AI * ku kibonerezo kya mayisa. He is serving a sentence of life imprisonment. cf. ^yita, yisa, empisa.

omwezi, eddaaza; new m., omwezi ogubonese; full m., omwezi ogweggabogabo.

sing, used collectively (la) kind of tiny ant. They collect in large numbers on uncovered meat, bones, etc. munyeera w'abantu, a huge gathering of people, kuteevuunya nga munyeera, swarm/ be crowded together like ants (said of a crowded gathering of people). cf. obu- nyeera.

e- (n/n) corpse, enjole y'essubi, bundle of grass, okunyeenya ku galiba enjole, colloq. to dance, lit. to shake some of (the bones, amagumba is implied) which will become a corpse.

e- (n/n) spine, spinal cord, backbone.

n., ebbaluwa; (mark) akabonero.

akabonero.

ekibonerezo; involve a p., okuzaala emineene.

okubonerera, okwejjusa.

be, okubonerera, okwejjusa.

akabonero.

v., okukangavvula, okubo nyabbonya, okubonereza.

ekibonerezo, ekibonob bono.

a, ebbula, kya kkekwa, ekye bonero.

v.tr., okunakuwalira; v.i., okubonerera.

okwenenya, okwejjusa, okubonerera.

n., akabonero.

v., okussaako akabonero.

enku); pain, ache a great deal. Amagumba gansennya. My bones pain me.

olulundulumduli.

n., akabonero.

v., okussaako omukono, okussaako akabonero, okuwenya.

omugongo; (thorn) eriggwa.

e- (li/ma) collarbone.

Mugaba, Obubonero bw’okugolola (striae) buba bwa bulijjo, tebulina bulabe, era butera okuba obw’olubeerera obuva ku kugolola amangu olususu ng’oli lubuto, mu myaka gy’obuvubuka, okugejja oba okuzimba omubiri, nga butera okulabika ku lubuto, amabeere, ebisambi, n’enkwaso.

akabonero.

akabonero.

ekisambi; t. bone, bbunwe, ekinjagali, ekkugunyu.

n., akabonero, omusingo.

be, okulabika, okuboneka.

nnyunze) v.tr. connect, join; join end to end; splice (rope); set (bones).

shake about, okuyuuya ku galiba enjole COLLOQ. to dance, LIT. shake some of the (magumba, bones, IMPLIED BY ga-) which will become a corpse.

v.i. appl. 2 repent; be penitent; be sorry.

v.tr. appl. 2 caus. punish.