enkoko, olusaanyi; (any bird) ennyonyi,

okufumiitiriza, okubondeera; (fowls) okumaamira.

for which see the grammars. The following usages are important for lexical purposes because the derivatives formed cannot all be included in the dictionary. 1) bu + la ~ negative infinitive, often equivalent to an English noun which is not an infinitive in form. okumanya, to know; obutamanya, not to know; ingnorance. 2) bu + stem of a noun from another class often produc es an adverb which must be rendered by a phrase in English, enkofu, guinea fowl; bukofu, like a guinea fowl, kukaabya bukofu, to make cry like a guinea fowl, i.e., to cause to suffer. 3) bu + reduplicated stem of a noun of another class indicates plurality with the added notions of indefiniteness, scattered state or even contemp t. essomero, school; obusomerosomero, small, scattered schools which are inferior in quality. 4) normal verb form + bu + verb stem + i. Abalala bagamba nti... others say that; Abalala bagamba bugambi nti... others just/ simply/only say that.

kutemya bukofu, to blink like a guinea fowl, i.e., be wide awake, cf. enkofu.

o- (bu/-) tiny speckles on fowl, kumaamira ga butembetembe, to sit/ stay in one place without budging.

o- (bu/-) gray spots (on fowls ).

enkukunyi; fowl fleas, obuloolo.

enkofu.

e- plur. amayunju (li/ma) crest, comb (on the head of a fowl).

a- (ka/bu) kind of small black waterfowl, cf. fubutuka.

a- (ka/bu) tiny fowl flea, okutwala ssente buloolo, to be very expensive, require a great deal of money. Ku mbaga kwabaddeko abantu buloolo. There were a great many people at the wedding.

a- also akamunyi (ka/bu or la) kind of hawk, yellow-billed African kite. Ebikolimo bya wankoko tebitta kamunye. (prov.) The curses of Mr. Fowl do not kill the kite. Mere words are useless unless they can be backed up with force.

fowls, etc. cf. kasiikolindo.

adj. very small, tiny (of persons, animals, fowls). Ampadde akakoko kawalucocco. He has given me a very small chicken.

e- (ki/bi) domestic animal/fowl.

e- (ki/bi) cage, coop for fowl. cf. omuyonjo, ennyonjo.

e- (ki/bi) sacrifice (often in a religious sense); victim, butt; despicable person or thing; scapegoat, animal or fowl to which sickness is transferred.

-o (lu/n) kind of small net for catching guinea fowl, etc.

o- (lu/n) with the -a of rel. hay- colored. Enkoko ya lusubi. The fowl is hay-colored, cf. essubi.

a- plur. (li/ma) the datura plant. The poisonous drug extracted from the fruit was formerly used in trials by ordeal. Also, because of its intoxicating effect on guinea fowls, it is used as bait to trap these birds. cf. omuduudu.

a-: enkoko ey'amayenje, speckled fowl.

o- (mu/ba) backer, one who gives encouragement, advice and support to another; cheerer (e.g., at a fight); one who shoos away dangerous animals and birds from domestic fowl. cf. yasira.

e- (n/n) guinea fowl. cf. obukofu.

e- (n/n) rump of a fowl.

n. (for fowls), oluwe.

v. (fowl), okumaanya; (flowers) okunoga; (p. up), okusimbula, okukoola, okukandula. p. out (own hair), okwekongola. p. up courage, okuguma omwoyo. p. away, okusikula.

make a hissing sound; hiss away, shoo away (fowls, etc.).

omukira; (of snake) akawuuwo; (of fowl) ekyensuti; t. hair, olusinga, emboobo.

v.i. blink, okutemya n'okuzibula or okutemya ekikowe, in the i.winkling 01 an eye, very quickly, kutemya bukofu, to be alert/wide awake, lit. blink like a guinea fowl, ow'erimu kutemya ku w'abiri, a person with one (eye, eriiso implied) to blink at one with two (eyes). This is used of an event, gathering, celebration, etc., which is very impressive or of enormous magnitude, okutemyako, to give a hint to by winking. Akutemyako, oyagala wa mbazzi? (saying) He has winked at you, do you want the one with the ax (to tell you)? Do you need a roof to fall down on your head?

e- (li/ma) wattle (of a guinea fowl). Tonteekako bya ttembere. Do not involve me in things which do not concern me.

one who is non-committed, sit-on-the-fence; one who is easily swayed, lit. a-give-me (mpa)-somewhere- (we)-I-may-fall (ngwa). nnampa- wengwa ng'akawundo, as neutral as a bat (which has characteristics of both birds and animals), neither fish nor fowl, ensi zinnampawengwa, neutral nations.

o- (mu/mi) cannon, large gun; cylindrical beehive; abscess on the rump of a fowl.

v.i. slip away under cover (or a guinea fowl in the bush); scuttle away; escape.

o- (lu/n) stiff neck. Ekiri waggulu kirwaza enkoko olukya. (prov.) What is above causes the fowl to be sick with a stiff neck. Curiosity killed the cat. cf. ebikya.

be hale and hearty, kumoga bukofu (from nkofu, guinea fowl), to be still awake, be sleepless, cf. ekimogo.