adj., eru, ere. become clear, okweruka. v. (of rain), okukya. make c., okwerula; (explain) okutegeeza, okunnyonnyola, okusobolola.

v.tr. (jungle), okusaawa; (one self) okwegaana. c. throat, okukolondola, okugogola. c. the table, okutanduukulula emmeeza. keep oneself c., okwetegula.

ekisaawe, ekisabangirizi.

ebweru.

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

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

e- no plur. (li/ma) gentleness, mildness (of persons), with the -a of rel. clear, pleasant (of the voice), eddoboozi ery'e ggono, a pleasant, clear voice.

e- (li/ma) lit. large cloth, okusa- lawo eggoye, to straighten out a misunderstanding, clear up a point, settle an unresolved situation. Eggoye lyasaliddwawo.

clear up, clear out; dredge; clean up, clean out. okugogola emimiro, to clear the throat.

dry up; harden; fig. be bold/ daring; be cunning/clever; speak out boldly/ clearly.

be clearable (of land), etc.

etc.

cf. ekyererezi, -yereere.

e- (ki/bi) exhausted potato patch (ready for clearing for another crop), cf. omunnanga.

e- (ki/bi) clearing (in the jungle); field; football field; airport, airfield, ekisaawe ky'ennyonyi, airport, airfield, cf. saawa.

nzikuse) v.i. & tr. be satisfied/sated/full (esp. with reference to food and drink), kukkuta bijanjaalo, colloq. to be pregnant, kukkuta muntu, to be disgusted/fed up with a person, kukkuta kintu, to be disgusted with something; to understand something clearly.

cry aloud, make a high-pitched sound with the voice; sing. Yayimba n'akooka. He sang in a loud, clear voice, cf. enkooka.

e- no plur. (ki/bi) opening, clearing. as an adv. openly, clearly. Ayogera kyere. He speaks openly/without reservations. cf. l-(y)ere.

e- (ki/bi) clearing, open space, nnpn appa. cf. -(y)crccrc, akceicicz,*.

e- plur. (n/n) disastrous fire, conflagration; forest fire; large fire deliberately started for a constructive purpose (such as clearing a section of land), cf. oluyiira.

disastrous, totally destructive. olutalo nnamuzisa, a disastrous war. eby'okulwanyisa binnamuzisa, nuclear armaments, atomic weapons, yegu nnamuzisa, Asian flu. ebisolo nnamuzisa, deadly animals, nnamuzisa w'obufumbo, destroyer of marriage, cf. zika, omuzisa.

c- (u/n) day of clear weather during the rainy season.

a tract of land),

clear away, cut down (undergrowth, weeds, grass, etc.). okusaawa oluyi, to slap, okusaawa engere, to walk (often with the idea of quickly and for some distance).

etc. kusaayira kiswa, to shave the head (of young children) with a razor, lit. to clear around a termite hill.

plough up.

move aside; clear away; push back, kusendula matama, to smile, grin.

clear away (dishes, utensils, etc.). okutegula amagulu, to stand with the knees drawn back.

nzitizza) v.tr. caus. clear (of weeds).

cause to hatch; unmake, uncover (e.g., a bed); clear out; perform the birth rites for (a child), give a name to (a child when his head is first shaved). Note: yalula in some of its meanings is a conversive of yala, to spread, q. v.

okuteeka nga ga Lubigi, to be as calm/serene as (the waters, amazzi) of the Lubigi (a river in Buganda). Ebintu byonna byateeka. Everything has calmed down.

v.i. be clean; be clear (of the weather); be pure; be holy.

‘let oneself go;' be visible from a distance/exposed to view/clear. Nkweta mulanga. I am not concerned/involved. It is not my affair.

iron; correct (an examination); correct (a defect, an error), okugolola omukono, to raise one's hand, okugolola emimiro, to clear the throat.

v.tr. caus. straighten out; make ready; correct; cause to improve; make better; med. operate on ( a patient). Kirungi okulongoosa ennimiro nga tonnaba kusimbamu kintu kyonna. It is a good idea to clear up the fields before planting anything there.

clear (e.g., a yard).

o- (mu/mi) rain of mid-August followed by a clear period of several days.

v.i. be or become white; be light/bright; be clear (of the sky).

o- (mu/mi) daylight; daytime; sunlight; sunshine; sun. in the plur. emisana, daylight, middle of the day. Twagala oku- kissa mu musana nti... We should like to make it clear that... Omusana gwaka. The sun is shining, cf. akasana, ekyemisana, essana.

become clear; clear up. Obudde bwerudde. The weather has cleared up. v.tr. clean out, clear out; cause to appear; bring to light; reveal, expose, okwerula ekibanja, to clear a plot of land.

v.i. become clear/understood; be understandable; be explained. cf. ennyinyonnyola.

v.i. be broken off; snap off; be finally settled; be clearly defined/ decided; euph. die.

v.tr. pull up (weeds); clear (land); rip off; tear away.

v.i. hurry, rush; eat rapidly (as one who is famished), oku- saayirira engere, to walk quickly/fast.

v.tr. appl. 2 caus. cause to clear away rapidly.

(-saayisizza)to clear/clear away; clear away with/using.

v.i. & tr. do carelessly; clear land/cultivate quickly and in a careless manner.

v.tr. conv. 2 remove; clear fa table); unsaddle (a horse). cf. amatandiiko.

o- (mu/mi) inner throat; windpipe; trachea, omumiro gw'emmere, foodpipe, gullet, okugolola emimiro, to clear the throat, okugogola emimiro, to gargle, okukuba emimiro, to make clicking sounds in the throat to express wonder, amazement, sadness, etc. okuweweeza emimiro, to drink, take a drink. Akasukka omumiro tekabalibwa. (prov.) lit. What has (already) passed the throat (in eating) is not reckoned (as important). The more you have, the more you want. cf. mira, ekimiro.

v.i. be bright; be light; be clear (of the weather); be dumbfounded/ amazed/speechless.

v.i. appl. 2 be very clear; be dumbfounded/stupefied/amazed,

explain; enlighten; make clear by means of. gaalubindi eta- ngaaza, field glasses, spyglass; telescope.

weed; fig. backbite, slander.

amazzi ameere, clear water, ennyama enjere, boneless meat. cf. ^ekyere.

bare; cleared; naked; alone; mere, just, only; ordinary, ennaku enjereere, week days, ennyumba enjereere, an empty house; just a house, only a house. Abakristu abereere, ordinary Catholics, the rank-and-file Catholics. Yamuwadde kisero ky ereere. He gave him only a basket. Yamuwadde ekisero ekyereere. He gave him an empty basket, cf. obwereere, ekyererezi.

essuuka enjeru, white sheets, enjoka enjeru, tapeworm. -(y)eruukirivu, whitish, palish, cf. yeruka, obweru(ebweru), akeeru, Omweru, nnabeerubeeru.

cf. -yera, yeruka.

a loud voice; a voice which is clear and distinct. cf. kanguka.

sparkling white (of objects which have been cleaned); bright, clear (of the weather). Twagenda obudde bwamufu bulungi. The weather was very bright and clear when we left. cf. yamuka. i

dried up; fig. sharp, clear, distinct (of the voice); bold, audacious. cf. kalanguka.

-ekalangula (-ekalangudde) v.i. refl. become emboldened; speak out clearly and boldly.

settle. cf. akasengejja, essengejjero.

amaze. cf. -tangaavu, obutangaavu, ekitangaala, entangaazo.

light, clear; transparent; enlightened; aware, cf. tangaala.

cf. teeka.

hard; arid (of ground); clear, distinct (of a voice). ensimbi enkalu, (hard) cash, kaawa omukalu, coffee without cream or sugar, omwana omukalu, an outgoing, confiding child, ebintu ebikalu, concrete things, real property, ebikalu ebi- wanvu, long trousers (ekikalu can also be used to signify a woman's dress). Olunge- reza lwabwe si lukalu. Their English is not very good. Baasi oluusi zibadde zigenda nkalu. Sometimes the buses ran empty. Nnamusimba eriiso kkalu. I looked at him sternly, cf. kala, -kalukalu.