n., ffundi.

adj., kugu; become e., okukenkula.

o- (bu/-) expertness, expertise; specialization, cf. -kugu, kuguka, omu- kugu.

o- (bu/-) expertness, exper- tise; great talent, cf. nnakinku.

very skillful person. Yali ffuluku mu kukwata emisota. He was very skillful in his ability to handle snakes. Abantu bamwogerako nga ffuluku mu kumannya eddagala ery'ekinnansi. The people described him as being an expert in (knowing) native medicine.

e- (li/ma) thumb, ow'eggalo, expert thief, cf. engalo.

specialist; with cap. Kakensa, God.

adj. expert, accomplished, outstanding, omuzinnyi kkungwa, a great dancer, omulimba kkungwa, an inveterate liar.

make proficient, etc. cf. -kugu, obukugu, omukugu.

distinguished, renowned; clever; champion, expert; notorious, abayizzi lukulwe, great/highly skilled hunters, omubbi lukulwe, notorious thief.

o- (mu/ba) expert; professional; highly trained person, cf. -kugu, kuguka.

adj. highly skilled, very proficient, expert. Abaana be bonna mmo mu kuyimba. All of his children are very good at singing.

cf. nnakinku.

pursue; fire (from a job), kufuumuula misinde, to pursue/chase closely, kufuumuula kagaali, to ride a bicycle at a very fast rate, kwefuumuula bwefuumuuzi, to try to cultivate but with no results; to putter around ineffectively. Talima yeefuumuula. He isn't just cultivating but doing a great job of it. He is an expert cultivator. cf. kafuumuuko; tuumuuka.

omu- kessi nnakinku, master spy. nnakinku w'eddagala ery'ekinnansi, great authority on native medicine, omutezi w'obusoio nnaki- nkn, expert trapper, cf. obwannakinku, munnakinku.

v.i. become expert/skilled/ proficient.

v.tr. make/enable (someone) to become expert/skilled/ftrofi- cient.

o- (mu /ba) [L uvumal arch, expert diver.

terror (with reference to persons). omunywi kafulu, an inveterate drinker, omubbi kafulu, professional thief, kafulu mu kuddaabiriza emmotoka, an expert in repairing automobiles.

e- (n/n) finger; hand, engalo ensajja, thumb. Yankutte mu ngalo. He shook hands with me or He took me by the hand. Baamukubira mu ngalo. They applauded him. Alina engalo. He is light-fingered, omuntu ow'engalo, thief, ow'eggalo, expert thief, kufunyira ngalo, to spoil (someone's) chances; to ruin (someone's) plans; to refuse (someone's) requests, cf. eggalo, akagalo, olugalo, amagalo, nnamagalo.

cf. -gezi, omunnyo.

v.i. become well-informed; become trained; become an expert.

v.tr. caus. make well-informed; train; make into an expert. cf. -kenkufu.

skillful; highly qualified, cf. kuguka, obukugu.

not constructed by experts; crudely made, artificial, emmundu enkolerere, a homemade gun. liiri omuko- lerere, artificial silk. cf. kola, kolerera.

skilled, abasomesa baffe abakenkufu, our trained teachers, cf. kenkuka.