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.

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

obutta, mutere, ensaano.

a- (ka/bu) curve, bend; buttocks. cf. bina, embinabina.

a- (ka/bu) small butterfly, aka- taayi ak'akawojjolo, bow tie. cf. eki- wojjolo.

a- (ka/bu) a kind of bean which resembles a lima bean but is much smaller, butter bean. Abantu ba kuno baamutwala teyeesibidde na kayindi. The people here sent him packing or (in a political context) they threw him out of office, lit. took him, he did not tie up beans for himself. (Formerly travelers used to take beans of this sort with them on long trips. The person referred to in the example left so quickly that he could not make the usual preparation.)

a- (ka/bu) dim. o/^omuzigo, butter, q.v. kusiiga kazigo ku maaso, to lie using soothing/jdeasing words, to sweet-talk, lit. to rub butter on the face, kiiha akalimu akazigo, to be rude/insolent.

e- (ki/bi) rib of Raffia monbuttorum palm leaf. cf. embo.

e- (ki/bi) lining of a buttonhole of a kkanzu.

e- (ki/bi) stock/butt of a gun. eki- gala ky'emmundu, stock of a gun.

e- also kinywebwa (ki/bi) peanut, groundnut, omuzigo gw'ebinyeebwa, peanut butter.

e- (ki/bi) butterfly; moth. cf. akawoj jolo.

e- (ki/bi) echo, (la) one who speaks without being addressed, one who butts into a conversation, cf. yitaba.

e- (ki/bi) sacrifice (often in a religious sense); victim, butt; despicable person or thing; scapegoat, animal or fowl to which sickness is transferred.

nninye) v.tr. step on; tread on; ascend; climb; mount, v.i. go up; increase (of price), kulinnya nnyonyi, to board an airplane, kulinnya mu kyoto, to refuse flatly, butalinnya wa muntu, to stay away from a person's house, kulinnya mu mboozi, to interrupt/butt in on a conversation. kulinnya gye gava, lit. to step on it (i.e., amazzi, water, implied by ga-) where it comes from, to cut off something good at the source, to spoil one's chances, ruin an opportunity, uw'aliiiuju mu mm ere nuya buli. I like him (her) very much, lit. even if he (or she) steps in the food, I will eat it anyway.

a- plur. (li/ma) folds of skin about the waist; buttock muscles.

emmere, ekijjulo; (flour) obutta.

e- (n/n) [Lunyankole ] empomero y'omuzigo, lump of butter.

e- usually plur. (n/n) bottoms; buttocks.

e- (n/n) cup made of half a gourd for keeping oil or butter.

e- (n/n) packet of butter.

e- var. of ensolobotto, q.v.

e- (li/ma) [$w.,Hind] button; arch. Lum (from Indian pice/.

okubulubutta.

smear on (esp. oil or butter on the body).

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.

e- usually plur. (1 i/ma) [S w, 3 buttocks.

o- (tu/-) a very small amount/a dash of butter/oil/lotion, cf. ^omuzigo.

okusumulula amapeesa.

o- (mu/mi) butter; oil; fat; lotion, omuzigo gw'ebinyweebwa, peanut butter, cf. lakazigo, ^ekizigo, otuzigo.

v.tr. embalm; rub a little butter on the forehead of a deceased person. (This is part of an old funeral ceremony known as *taking leave of the dead/)

v.i. be shiny/glossy/ attractive (as the skin of a prospective bride smeared with butterJ; rare be Stuck together/ sticky. Omugole abereesedde. The bride looks beautiful.

v.i. recur; happen again; start all over again. Obulwadde buttuse. The disease has recurred.

drool, okukenena endusu, to drool/dribble saliva. Bajja kukenena ennyo emitima. They will become heartsick/very sad.

or nnamatimbo (la) pupa of a butterfly or fly.

(la) person missing some teeth (esp. a child).

steatopvgous. cf. -ebigula.

amata ana- sunde, buttermilk, cf. sunda.