adj., kalu.

v.i., okukala, okukalirira; (go d. of cow) okukamiza; be imperfectly dried, okugaya, e.g. enswa.

v.tr., okukaza, okukalirira, okusiimuula, okutalika; (clothes) okw anika; “dry bread” = (with no relish), amaluma, makaya; vide okunyaata,

mmambye) v. tr. stretch out, peg out (e.g., a skin to dry).

e- (li/ma) hole where lungfish hide during the dry season.

e- from -kalu, dry, q.v. okutunula ebikalu, to look confused/worried/desperate, okwogera ebikalu, to quarrel.

o- (bu/-) stiffness; dryness (of clothes); coolness, coldness (of food); fig. obstinacy, stubborness. cf. kakanyala, -kakanyavu.

o- (bu/-) animal husbandry, cf. lunda.

e- plur. amayenje (li/ma) kind of large edible cricket. Kwali kumenya mu jjenje kkalu. It was extremely easy to do, lit. breaking into a dry cricket, cf. Sserulya-mayenje.

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

dry up; harden; inure, okukalangula ebigambo, to speak firmly and with assurance.

etc. cf. -kalangufu.

etc. (See kala.) okukalira mu muntu, to stand up to a person, take a firm attitude towards a person (e.g., one who has overcharged you or imposed on you). Enseko zankalira ku matama. The smile disappeared from my face (on hearing something unpleasant), lit. the laughter dried on the cheeks. Yamusindirira n'akalirawo. He fired at him and he died instantly/on the spot.

dry up. Ekyamukaliza enseko ku mutama kwe

go dry, cease giving milk (of a cow).

(ka/bu) July dry season when the land is fallow, less hot season before the rainy season, cf. sambula.

a- (ka/bu) dry nodal stem of tteete grass, in the plur. buseekende, bunch of dry stems/straw (of a very inflammable nature).

cause to dry; make firm; fig. make certain of; confirm, affirm; know well; pronounce well; name, nickname, dub. okukaza amaaso, to harden one's gaze; to be watchful, okukaza ekkubo, lit. to dry a path, i.e., to frequent, habituate. Omusajja oyo eya- kazibwako erya Kapere, this man who was nicknamed (erya implies erinnya, name) Kapere. Oluganda alinga alukazizza. He seems to have learned Luganda very well. Omwezi gukazizza bulungi. The moon is shining brightly.

e- (ki/bi) dry scale; scab (e.g., on a wound); pupa, cocoon.

e- (ki/bi) dry, fibrous potato.

e- (ki/bi) dry/withered plantain leaves used in making packages, containers, pillows, etc., and in thatching huts. cf. essanja.

e- (ki/bi) lit. it-will-not-grow-up (from kula), kind of insect which bores into dry wood. Kitaakule kizimba mu lumuli. (prov.) The kitaakule builds in a reed (and will soon perish when the reeds are burnt).

e- (ki/bi) dry season; drought.

e- (ki/bi) drought; dry season; summer.

o- (lu/n) dry unfertile land.

o- (lu/n) land, dry land; continent, amagye ag'oku lukalu, ground forces, cf. kala, -kalu.

o- (lu/n) long tooth; drying rack (for coffee, cotton, etc.); stretcher; bier. cf. linnyo (erinnyo).

o- plur. ennyaniko (lu/n) rare place where coffee, clothing, etc., are placed in the sun to dry. cf. yanika.

o- plur. rare (Iu/n) long, thin dry banana fiber on which money (in the form of coins with holes in the middle) could be strung, cf. xekyayi.

kasooli; dry m., emberenge.

e- (n/n) dry com/maize; dried ear of corn; popcorn; the natural juice which comes out during the initial processes of preparing banana beer. Oli omwana mberenge bulala! That child is very bright/ intelligent.

e- (n/n) a mixture of clay and native medicines formed into a cylindrical shape. It is stored in a dry state and, as the occasion requires, it is mixed with water and used as a medicine, cf. bumba.

e- (n/n) dry sorghum millet eaten when other food is scarce, empengere y'omusajja, a very strong man. Togayiranga mpengere mu kisenge. (prov.) Never pass judgment before you know the facts.

lumonde wa mpotokwa, partially dried sweet potatoes, cf. wotoka.

e- (n/n) dry rot in wood; dust-like substance produced by worms or boring insects; powdery coating on some fruits and leaves; sawdust, cf. ^wumba, -wumbu.

o- (mu/ba) one who washes/cleans; launderer. aboozi b'engoye, dry cleaners, aboozi b'emmotoka, car washers, cf. yoza.

e- (n/n) hardened saliva, dry saliva; slobber, cf. 2gera, geregeza; engagize.

e-: enkuba engulansigo, the first rain after the dry season, so called because it is the time for buying (gula) seeds (nsigo) for planting.

e- (n/n) holes in which nsonzi (mudfish) gather during the dry season and from which they may be extracted by hand.

n., omwaka, amasumi, ebiro, enfunda; wet s., ttoggo, ddumbi; dry s., ekyeya.

rub dry, wipe; mop; polish (e.g., furniture); clean (e.g., a blackboard).

lose color, fade; be harsh/rough; be dry (of the skin ).

e- (li/ma) dry/withered piantain leaves, cf. obusanjasanja, ^ekisanja.

okutoola, okutwala, okuddira, okwemakula. t. away, okuggyawo. t. off, okuggyako, okubereekulula; (clothes) okwambula; (bedding) okwalula; (boots) okunaanula. t. out, okuggyamu; (tooth) okukuula. t. city, okumenya. t. in from drying, okwanula. t. inside, okuyingiza. t. care, okwegendereza. t. care of, okukuuma. t. a walk, okutambulako. t. hold, okukwata. t. off the head, okutikkula, okw etikkula. t. oath, okulayira. t. breath, okussa omukka. t. down, okuwanula; (house) okw abya, okuzimbulula; (tent) okusimbula. t. leave of, okusiibula. t. up, okusitula; (mats) okwalula; (choose) okulonda, okweroboza.

nnyamuse) v.i. become dry (of clothing which has been washed); become bright; become dazzling clean, v.tr. leave, depart from. Nnyamuka! Go away from me! okwamuka inf.

keep putting in the sun (to dry).

nnyanise) v.tr. put in the sun to dry (clothing, coffee, etc.); fig. expose. Leka kwanika munno bw'otyo. Don't tell all you know about your friend. okwanika inf.

v.tr. split and detach (the layers of a plantain stem preparatory to laying them out for drying).

tea without sugar or milk, lit. dry tea.

a very venomous snake which has the same coloration as dry leaves.

(la) hot/dry season; hot/dry weather.

o- (mu/ba) one who straighens out, examiner, corrector of examinations, omugolozi w'ebigezo, Hen. omugolozi w'emmotoka, one who removes dents from an automobile, omugolozi w'enviiri, hairdresser. omugolozi w'engoye, dry cleaner. cf. golola.

v.i. become partially dry; scab over (of pustules); become convalescent.

cf. bengeya.

jjo luno, recently, not long ago. si lwa jjo, a long time ago. kuba mukalu wa jjo, to be dead, lit. the dry one of yesterday.

v.tr. appl. digin/at/for. Simira lumonde oyo aleme kukala. Cover those sweet potatoes with earth so that they do not dry up.

grow rigid; euph. die; become well established (of a practice); be firm/resolute; stand up for oneself, okukala amaaso, be be brazen-faced, erinnya ne likala, and the name ‘stuck.' Bw'otokala tolya. If you don't stand up for yourself, you will never get ahead.

tobacco leaves). v.i. dry up (of a scab).

become better (of an illness). Enkuba yakankamuka. The rain stopped. Obulwadde bukankamuse. The illness has eased.

v.tr. make dry; brighten; polish; clean cleanse cf. -yamufu.

heal.

expressing completeness. Oluzzi lukalu be ŋŋwa. The well is completely dry.

Hind. 3 laundryman, one who washes clothes.

(\a) spontaneous fire starting in a river bed in the dry season.

disappear.

take out of the limelight.

bw'otoguwembera togufuna. The body is like a ficus, unless you take care of it you will not keep it.

pass (time). kukulunga kirevu wansi, to rub one's beard on the ground, i.e., to be obsequious/ highly deferential, okukulunga amalusu ng'enkuyege ey'ekyanda, to roll saliva like termites in the dry season, i.e., to waste one's time/breath.

(la) scrapings of flesh taken from the hide of an animal when readying it for drying.

v.tr. cause to dry up; stupefy; make stupid; make senile.