olupapula, ebbaluwa.
e- plur. amawandiikiro (li/ma) place where documents are kept, archives. cf. wandiika.
e- (ki/bi) something written, document, written statement; inscription. Ekiwandiiko Ekitukuvu, Holy Writ. cf. wandiika.
adj. very long; very large, huge, ekiwandiiko lugogoma, a lengthy document, emmotoka lugogoma, a long, impressive looking car.
o- with or without the -a of rel. (something) very long, olukoloddoli lw'eki- wandiiko, a very long document, ekiwandii- ko kyaii lukoloddoli. the document was a very long one.
of a machine); segment; section (of a book, document).
e- (n/n) mass, pile, large amount, entuutuuli y'empapula, a large pile of documents/papers.
facilitate. ebbaluwa ezimwanguyiza olugendo Iwe, documents to facilitate his journey.
o- (mu/mi) hand; arm; sleeve; handwriting; measure of length, arm's length, omukono omusajja, the right arm/hand, omukono omukazi, the left arm/hand, omukono gwa ddyo, the right side, omukono gwa kkono, the left side, omwoleso gw'eby'emikono, exhibition of handicrafts, omukolo ogw'okussa omukono ku kiwandiiko, the ceremony of signing the document, oku- kunkumula omukono, to strip of office/power/ wealth/prestige (e.g., a high-ranking official). Tewali ankuba ku mukono. Nobody can tell me what to do, lit. strike me on the hand. Yakkiriza okujja okutusuula omukono. He agreed to come and give us (lit. throw us) a hand. Nnamukuba omukono. I flagged him down/stopped (e.g., a car) by the movement of my hand. cf. akakono, ekikono, olukono, enkonokono.
v.tr. appl. 2 caus. place at the end; cause to end at; cause to nail; nail with/using give grudgingly. Ekiwandiiko kyakomerezaayo kunnyonnyola nfaanana yange. The document ended with a description of my appearance.