okusala, obutema; (nails) obutondola; also vide okutyemula, obubanga, okubagulula, obusongola, okuginga, okusennya. to c. off, okukomola. to c. open, okutundula. to c. down, okusanjaga, okusonjola.

omuberege (n.), enkerettanyi.

a (of plant), ekibibi, olukko,

amagezi; (of pain) balagavu.

flay; butcher (an animal); cut up; dismember; dissect; operate on (a patient), okubaaga amatooke, to peel bananas so ineptly that part of the meat is left in the skins.

baagisa (-baagisizza) v. tr. caus. 1 & 2 cause to cut/skin, etc.; cut/skin with/using.

lit. it jumps over (buuka) the trunk of a cut-down plantain (mugogo).

o- adv. whole, in entirety; in bulk form. Embuzi gifumbe bukolokolo. Cook the goat whole (i.e., do not cut it into pieces before cooking).

o* (bu/-) rare (the) charging/ prosecution {e.g., of a person for a crime or offense), cf. vunaana.

o- (bu/-) sharpness; acuteness (of the senses); fig. sharpness, brightness (of intellect), with the -a of rel. -a yogi, sharp, cf. -yogi, yogiwa.

okumala, okukola; (criminal) okutta.

place of, ettambiro.

omumbowa, omutambizi.

enku; f. cut green, enkukku; go to fetch f., okusennya, okutyaba, okuziga.

etc. okuggira essubi, to cut up grass (for thatch- ing)

persecute, torture, afflict.

a- (ka/bu) very small fly which resembles a mayfly. It is attracted to fruit, particularly bananas. Omukwano gubasaza mu kabu. (prov.) lit. Friendship causes them to cut into (i.e., to share even) a kabu. They are very close friends.

a- (ka/bu) committee, commission, akakiiko akafuzi, executive committee. cf. 2kiika, olukiiko.

millet with a knife or sickle).

cut down; snap in two; bite off (esp. someti. tg hard and brittle).

bother; persecute, cf. kijja.

e- (ki/bi) cut; scratch, cf. konjobola.

e- (ki/bi) flower, okulya ekimuli, to interrupt; to cut in on. n'atulya ekimuli, and he interrupted us.

e- (ki/bi) a bunch of reeds forming the top of the door of a hut, lit. cuts/crosses the doorway, cf. sala, omulyango.

e- (ki/bi) cutting, something cut. in the plur. ebisale, school tuition; subscription fees; fees; charges, cf. sala.

e- (ki/bi) root of plantain after the stem has been cut off; stump of a plantain. cf. omuteteme.

e- (ki/bi) persecution; period of persecution, cf. yigga, yigganya.

e- (li/ma) useless, rejected log (in wood cutting).

cut up; peel (e.g., matooke); block up (a hole), okwekonjera amatooke, to peel matooke for oneself.

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.

omumwa; groove in upper l., akalindaminyira; one with lips cut off, a kiŋaaŋaali.

o- plur. embaawo (lu/n) plank, board; blackboard; bench (e.g., in a schoolroom); bench (of parliament), olubaawo oluddugavu, blackboard. Yali musajja musazi wa mbaawo. He was a carpenter, lit. cutter of boards.

o- (lu/n) wound, scar or cut on the head received as a result of fighting. Baana na baana, ng'omu tannatema munne lubale. (prov.) lit. Children and children, as long as one does not inflict a wound on his companion. Friendship and good relations can continue as long as both parties treat each other with decency and respect.

o- (lu/n) cutting/slip of the sweet-po- tato vine. cf. lomuko.

o- (lu/n) umbilical cord before cut, cf. akalira, ekirira.

o- (lu/n) slip, cutting, ensimbo z'emituba, slips of the mutuba tree. cf. simba. the introduction of cowrie shells nsinda were used as currency.

o- plur. empe (lu/n) perch; hen roost. with the -a of rel. short (of hair). Enviiri nsala za luwe. Cut my hair short.

o- plur. empombo (lu/n) a young leaf of the banana plant which, after being softened by exposure to the sun, is used in cooking vegetable sauces. The sauce is inserted into about four layers of empombo and then steamed in the pot along with the main food dishes. Amagezi luwombo, bwe luyulika ng'osala olulala. (prov.) Wisdom is a luwombo; when it gets torn you can always cut another one. If one method fails, a wise person will adopt an alternative solution. oluwombo okulufumitamu akati, lit. to pierce a luwombo with a stick, i.e., throw cold water on someone's plans, ideas, etc. cf. ekiwombo.

o- plur. enjola (lu/n) groove; nick; carving, cutting; tribal marking, in the plur. thread of a screw, omusumaali gw'enjola, screw, cf. yola.

a- plur. (li/ma) shortcut; indirect route, ekkubo ery'amakutu, shortcut.

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

a-: ennyama ey'amasagasaga, meat cut from the shoulders of an animal.

a- also amawujju(wujju) adv. by the side, with the -a of rel. remote, akakubo ak'amawunjuwunju, out-of-the-way path; shortcut, cf. wunja.

e- (n/n) speed, as an adv. quickly, swiftly, okusala ku mbiro, to cut down one's speed, okulwala embiro, to have diarrhea, cf. obunnambiro.

e- (n/h) dawn. Emmambya yali eri kumpi okusala. It was almost dawn, lit. dawn was near to cutting.

e- (n/n) hostility; mutual dislike; feud, empalana y'eddiini, religious persecution. cf. walana.

o- (mu/ba) the name of a game common throughout Africa. It is played on a board with holes in it cut in four rows; two persons sit on opposite sides of the board; they have a number of seeds (mpiki) or smooth stones, which they play into holes. Oluganda alumanyi nga mweso. He knows Luganda perfectly, cf. vesa, obweso, omwesi.

e-: akambe ak'engera, a knife the handle of which has been broken or removed, kuzir.ys r.gcra, to pester, annoy, persecute.

e- (n/n) groove; nick; carving, cutting; tribal marking; in the plur. thread of a screw, omusumaali gw'enjola, screw. c f. yol a.

large curved knife used for cutting down bushes, small trees, etc.

e- (n/n) cutting, way of cutting; judgment, decision, cf. sala.

e- (n/n) something which has been cut; a cut (e.g., of meat), cf. sala.

e- (n/n) young banana; branch of the mutuba (barkcloth tree) cut for planting. cf. simba.

okuyigganya, okubonyaabonya, okujooga, okucocca, okujoonyesa, okuwalana, okuyigiikiriza.

omuyigganyi, omujoozi.

okuwaaba, okuwa waabira, okuwaabira; vide accuse,

omuwaabi.

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).

cut in pieces. Oteekwa okukola ennyo ate nga tosalaasala mu kuyiga kwo. You should work very hard and not interrupt your studies.

salwa (-saliddwa) v.i. pass, be cut, etc. okusalibwa emikono, to be vaccinated (on the arm).

be easy to cut; be interrupted; crack; break with, separate from (e.g., a friend), wander about, .walk all over, butasalikako musale, to be furious/enraged; to be fierce/unapproachable. Yazze wano nga takyasalikako musale. He came here in a furious state of mind. Takyasalika mu maaso. He is furious. No one may dare pass in front of him.

decide for/in, etc; charge (a person a price). Kisalidde mu ntamu (ki- = ekiso). I am lucky. Things are going my way. Nsa- liddwa ogw'okufa (ogwa = omusango). I have been condemned to death. Baamusalira mangu ebintu. They quickly settled the matter of the bride price with him.

cut continually; cut to pieces.

etc.; pass an unfair judgment on, judge unjustly.

cut, cut to pieces; cut off.

etc.; cut with/using, kusaza ntuuyo bibatu, to sweat very much, wipe off the'sweat with one's palms, kusaza kibiriiti, to light a match. Saagala kubasaza mu mboozi yaabwe. I did not want to interrupt them in their conversation.

v. (in game), okugoba, okunywa; fail to s., okukuba busu; (cut) vide scarify,

okutonta.

encircle; impede, intercept, cut off.

kill for ritual purposes; execute; slaughter. Kaa- kati okatambye! Now you have really gone and done it! (-ka- of okatambye implies akabi, danger, trouble).