ekibira.

ziivu; vide enzigotta; d. person, empunyiwunyi; be d. (as darkness), okukwata; (as forest), okuziyira, okuggumira, okukakala.

kind of tall forest tree, Pygeum africanum. cf. engwabuzito.

e- (li/ma) kind of tall forest tree, Parkia filicoidea.

a- (ka/bu) small forest; grove; thicket of shrubs and small trees, cf. ekibira.

of a forest). Yeetisse bya kakalakakala. He is loaded down with a whole host of things, cf. -kakavu.

a- also akasiisa (ka/bu) kind of deciduous forest tree, Celtis krdussiana.

e- (ki/bi) forest, cf. Wabira.

e- with the -a of rel. self-sown; wild (of plants). Emmere eno baagisanga mu bibira kuba ya kyemeza. They found this (type of) food in the forests (growing) wild. cf. mera.

o- plur. empiira (lu/n) grass fire; forest fire; grassy area which has been burned out. cf. ^ggya.

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.

o- (mu/mi) kind of tall forest tree, Tylostemon ugandensis.

e- (n/n) kind of tall forest tree. cf. gyabazito.

e- (n/n) kind of medium-sized hardwood forest tree, Pachystela brevipes.

e- (n/n) monkey. Ekika ky'Enkima, the Monkey Clan. Enkima tesala gwa kibira. (prov.) A monkey does not decide a case (omusango implied) involving the forest. No one is a good judge of his own situation.

e- (n/n) tall forest tree, Lovoa brownii, yielding a timber resembling walnut. Its trade name is Uganda Walnut. The wood is used extensively for various types of construction.

e- (n/n) kind of very tall hardwood forest tree, Manilkara cuneifolia.

extensive. nnabbamba w'ennyanja, the boundless depths, nnabbamba w'agabira, huge extensive forests.

e- (n/n) kindof small antelope, red duiker, forest duiker.

omuti; firewood, enku; (forest) ekibira; (plank) olubaawo.

be passable (of a road, forest, etc.).

v.tr. appl. confuse; baffle; perplex. Atusobedde. He has confused us. We cannot make him out. Ebi- gambo binsobedde. Things have gone badly forme, ebigambo kusobera eka ne mu ki- bira, to have trouble/confusion on all sides, lit. at home and in the forest.

o- (mu/mi) tree; wood, piece of wood; fig. child, young ‘sprout.' ekijiiko eky'omu- ti, a wooden spoon, omuti gw'essimu, telephone pole, emiti egya zaabu, gold bars, emiti gy'ettaala, light poles (in the streets), emiti okuwanikibwa ettawulo, towel racks. Emiti emito gye giggumiza ekibira. (prov.I The young people are the hope of the future, lit. young trees strengthen the forest, cf. akati, lekiti, oluti, olu- titti.

o- (mu/mi) kind of tall forest tree, African bread-fruit, Treculia africana.

run away, flee, desert. right into; go right through, okutolontoka mu krbira, to penetrate/go through the forest.

o- (mu/mi) kind of forest tree, Baphiopsis stuhlmannii.

associated particularly with the forest of Kyaggwe.

o- (mu/mi) forest-edge tree, from 40 to 50 feet, with drooping foliage, Sapiurn el- lipticum. The wood is hard and is used for making anvils for beating barkcloth and also for making charcoal.

o- (mu/mi) kind of forest tree, crabwood, Carapa grandiflora.

o- (mu/mi) kind of tall tree found in swampy forests, Erythrina excelsa. cf. bajja, engabo.

o- (mu/mi) kindof tree producing light wood, Rauwolfia vomitoria. cf. bajja, engalabi. occurring on the edge of forests, Morinda lucida. .The root yields a yellow dye. cf. bajja.

o- (mu/mi) kindof tall forest tree, chrysophyllum perpulchrum. The leaves are purple-red on the under side.

o- (mu/mi) tall forest tree, with large leaves and brownish-white wood,

o- (mu/mi) kind of very tall forest tree, Symphonia gabonensis macrantha.

o- (mu/mi) kind of tree, Dombeya mukole. It is found on the edge of the forest and grows up to 40 feet.

avert, ward off (disease, bad weather, calamity).

o- (mu/mi) kind of tall forest tree, Uapaca guineensis.

ekizikiza ekikwafu, extreme darkness, bbululu atali mukwafu, light blue, ekibira ekikwafu, a dense forest, cf. kwata, obukwafu.

forestall; dissociate oneself from. Nkweta- nga! I h ave nothing to do with it. Leave me out of it.

averted, warded off. cf. gema.