naye; (except) wabula, wazira.

to go; butagenda, not to go. kumanya, to know; butamanya, not to know; ignorance.

o- adv. like tobacco, ennaku kuzinywa butaaba, lit. to drink the days (or sorrow; ennaku may mean either) like tobacco, i.e., to pass away the time; to spend long and dreary days. cf. taaba.

bulaabutana (-butaabutanye) v.i. redup. + na - buta (but somewhat more emphatic).

unconfined (of an animal); free, having no commitments (of a person); on the loose, at large (of a criminal); free, offering freedom of movement and expression (of a country), okulya obutaala, to be untethered/free, etc. Omubbi akyalya butaala. The thief is still at large.

o- less often obutaamaavu (bu/-) fury, ferocity, wildness, cf. -taamaavu; taama.

o- neg. inf. as adv. for good, forever, lit. not to return, cf. ^dda, ddira.

o- (bu/-) neg. inf. of %a, q.v. indifference, unconcern; carelessness; laziness.

o- with the -a of rel. knock-kneed. Wa butagali. He is knock-kneed, cf. tagala.

o- (bu/-) freehold estates of the clans; ancestral home; place where one was born, home, kugwa butaka, to be fruitless, have no result. Enteesaganya zigudde butaka. The negotiations have fallen through. Ssente zaffe zigudde butaka. Our money has been wasted. cf. ettaka, omutaka.

o- (bu/-) rust. cf. talagga.

o- (bu/-) neg. inf. of-li, not to be. mu butali bugenderevu, unintentionally, mu butali butongole, unofficially.

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

bend over; squat; crouch; sit. cf. ekibutamu.

o- neg. inf. of manya, not to know; ignorance.

o- adv. like a wick, kwaka butambi, to be extremely hungry/thirsty, lit. burn like a wick. ; /. olutambi.

o- (bu/-) travel; pilgrimage; fig. harlotry; unfaithfulness in marriage, Tunning around. ' cf. tambula.

o- (bu/-) intoxication, drunkenness. cf. tamiira.

o- (bu/-) uncertainty, doubt, hesitancy; hesitancy in speech, stuttering. cf. tamattama.

o- adv. on the move; in flight, okufumita obutanga, to spear (an animal) in the open (as opposed to one which is in a trap).

o- (bu/-) light; clearness; transparency, cf. tangaala.

olugendo is implied by -lu-). to be just beginning, to have a long way to go. Tetunnaluba. We are just beginning.

o- (bu/-) shuttle used for embroidering by hand.

cf. embu- tanta.

o- adv. unintentionally, accidentally, mu butanwa, iden. cf. ztana.

omubaazi.

o- adv. like cattle, kugumba bute, to huddle/cluster together like cattle, as a noun obute is the plur. of akate, q.v.' cf. ente.

o- (bu/-) peace, obutebenkevu mu by'obufuzi, political stability, cf. tebenkera.

o- adv. without limit/restriction, to an extreme degree, cf. -eddiza (under ^dda).

o-: nga buteerere adv. in vain, vainly, without result, to no avail.

o- neg. inf. of-e sagga, to fan oneself, as adv. without delay, without hesitation; rapidly, quickly.

o- (bu/-) intelligence, discernment, understanding, cf. tegeera.

o- adv. like a trap. Obulwadde bumuwese butego. He is all bent up from illness, cf. tega, omutego.

o- (bu/-) tiny speckles on fowl, kumaamira ga butembetembe, to sit/ stay in one place without budging.

o- (bu/-) murder, cf. temula.

to stand at attention; to stand motionless/ rigid without moving, kwetikka butengerera, to balance on the head, kujjula butengerera, to be full to the brim. cf. tengerera.

o- (bu/-) obstinacy; disobedience; reluctance/refusal to comply with a request. cf. - tengu, tenguwa.

o- neg. inf. of yenkana- nkana. obutenkanankana mu kusuubula- gana, unfavorable balance of trade.

o- (bu/-) evenness, levelness, obutereevu bw'ennyanja, sea level, as adv. straight, directly, ne bagenda butereevu mu kisenge gye yali, and they went straight into the room where he was. ababaka abalonde obutereevu, representatives who are elected directly (by the people).

o- (bu/-) fear; timidity; cowardice. Okwerinda si buti. (prov.) To be on one's guard is not cowardice. Caution is the better part of valor, cf. tya.

o- (bu/-) cowardice, timidity. cf. ti:ti;-r.

put in an improper place, okubutika amatama, to say nothing, be speechless.

o- (bu/-) top of the head; with caps., formerly the official residence of the Katikkiro (Prime Minister) of Buganda.

o- adv. tightly, firmly, closely; rigidly, strictly, okukuuma obutiribiri, to guard closely, okukuuma essaawa obutiribiri, to be absolutely punctual. Omusawo omulwadde amukuuma butiribiri. The doctor is keeping a close watch over the patient.

o- (bu/-) cold, low temperature, chilliness, cf. tiitiwala, omutiti.

o- (bu/-) large amount, great quantity, obutitimbe bw'ensimbi, a large amount of money.

o- (bu/-) childhood, infancy, adv. again, anew, okudda obulo, return to childhood, grow childish (of old people); to regain health and plumpness after an illness; to come back again, recur (of a disease), cf.. -to.

O- (bu/-) heaven, nga ne Katonda e Butonda andaba, lit. as God in heaven sees me, i.e., let God in heaven be my witness, cf. tonda.

o- (bu/-) nature (in a general sense); nature, essence, inherent characteristics. obutonde bw'ensi, the nature of the earth, cf. tonda.

o- (bu/-) state of being official, mu butongole, officially, cf. tongola.

o- plur. of akatonsa, q.v.

cf. tonda.

o- adv. like a plantain, kuggya butooke, to calm down, become as meek as a lamb (of persons), lit. become cooked like a plantain, cf. ettooke.

o- (bu/-) stupidity, foolishness, idiocy, cf. -toole, ekitooletoole, omutooletoole.

v., okutomera.

o- (bu/-) meal of cassava, millet or corn (maize); thick porridge.

ekiwojjolo.

amata amasunde.

o- (bu/-) simsim oil, cottonseed oil. -ebutuggiza (-ebutuggizza) v.i. refl. move along slowly, drag oneself along.

ettako, amakudde, obutuuliro.

eppeese.

stand up, rise.

0- pr.n. (n/n) Turkey, cf. Omutuluki.

o- (bu/-) mission, task for which one is sent; relig. apostleship, disciple- ship. obutume obw'okwegayirira, apostleship of prayer, cf. tuma.

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

o- (bu/-) dewlap of goats.

o- (bu/-) selling; trade, eby'obu- tunzi, handle rf tiinrja

o- (bu/-) fame, renown, cf. tutumuka.

o- (bu/-) rightness, correctness; justice; legality, cf. -tuufu, tuuka.

o- (bu/-) buttocks, cf. tuula, tuulira.