fettaka; on the g., wansi;

ebinywebwa, ebinyoobwa.

obukyu, ebi botya, enkanja; (reason), ensonga; vide okusinziira.

ettundubaali.

o- (bu/-) land rent, ground rent; land tax; property tax.

etc. Emmotoka bw'etambulako katono emipiira ebiri ne gibwamira ettaka. When the car had advanced a short distance two of the tires got stuck in the ground or had punctures/became flat.

emmwanyi; (ground or decoction) kaawa.

e- no plur. (li/ma) soil, earth, ground, cf. lima.

fall sprawling on the ground; roll over.

e- (li/ma) finely ground powder made from dried greens such as mpindi, etc. Ky'onkoze entungo ekikola ggobe. You have put me in a bad/difficult/sticky situation. n'amanya nti luno eggobe lya kuggwa mu kibya, and he knew that things would turn out just right, lit. the ggobe would wind up in the bowl.

e- plur. amagye (li/ma) army, amagye ag'oku ttaka, ground forces, land forces, amagye ag'omu bbanga, air force, amagye ag'oku nnyanja, sea forces, navy. Eggye lya Maria, relig. the Legion of Mary.

a- (ka/bu) hole in the ground used as an oven; oven; furnace, cf. ebbiga, embiga.

a-: okukuba akagogo, to stand firmly on one foot and move the other one backwards touching the ground with the toes (a disrespectful and insulting gesture mostly- employed by girls).

a- (ka/bu) kind of very small brownish insect which lives underground.

a- also akasiisi (ka/bu) kind of very small jumping insect found on coffee trees, on the ground and in houses.

to hurl (someone) to the ground violently.

e- (ki/bi) building site, plot of ground/land.

e- (ki/bi) tool for digging holes in the ground. cf. effumu.

e- (ki/bi) skin; peel; rind; husk, ebinyeebwa eby'ebikuta, peanuts/groundnuts in the shell, cf. olukuta.

ground hornbill.

e- (ki/bi) kind of large ant. Ebi- nyeebwa ebikutte ekimommo, thick peanut/ groundnut soup.

e- adv. quietly, silently, mu kimugunyu, in silence, silently (often of eating), olutalo olw'ekimugunyu, cold war; underground hostilities, cf. mugunya.

e- (ki/bi) tunnel, underground road.

e- also kinywebwa (ki/bi) peanut, groundnut, omuzigo gw'ebinyeebwa, peanut butter.

large groundsel, Senecio multicorymhosus.

e- (ki/bi) watery, inedible potatoes which have been left too long in the ground; fig. dullard, stupid person; senile person, dotard, cf. wutta, emputta.

e- (ki/bi) playing field for sports; playground; gymnasium, cf. zannya.

e- (ki/bi) place where game animals are cornered by hunters, hunting ground. cf. Iziga.

the floor, the body); clean away, sweep away. Mukoka yakoka ebisasiro byonna. The pools of rainwater swept away all the trash, cf. mukoka.

touch the ground; drag the feet, ku genda ng'okweya, to grovel, be obsequious (in making a request), omuvubuka atasiba zikweya, a determined, aggressive young man, lit. who does not wear clothes (engoye is implied by zi-) which drag along, cf. kwe- yenga.

linger; drag along the ground, touch the ground / e.g., a very long garment), cf. kweya.

e- (ki/bi) granary, storage place for food raised above the ground and supported by posts.

nnengezze) v.i. hover; hang in the air, be suspended above the ground; dangle; droop.

ndigajjudde) v.tr. throw/hurl to the ground; fig. bear (a fine healthy baby).

ndizze) v.tr. tie, tie up; fasten, okulijja ekigwo, to trip, throw to the ground.

nnindiggudde) v.tr. throw down; hurl to the ground; drop heavily; pour down.

nnonze) v.tr. gather up, pick up; pick out; select, choose; elect; describe completely. Kuno si kutta kulonda. This is a great bargain, lit. it is not killing (a game CtTtl TTl al) but merely picking it up (from the ground), okulonda mu bangi, lit. to select from among many, to choose (a wife). Baabu)onda. They had a fight or They went running after each other, lit. picked up the footsteps (abuwuufu is implied by -bu-). Ekibiina kyakubidde waggulu mu kulonda. The party won an overwhelming victory in the elections.

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

o- (lu/n) plantain leaf placed in a hole in the ground which may be used as a bath or as a place to keep beer.

o- (lu/n) crevice/cavity/crack in the ground caused by a long spell of drought.

o- (lu/n) kind of nut resembling a peanut/groundnut; kind of plant producing these nuts. cf. empande.

o- plur. empangi (lu/n) long ditch; furrow, in the plur. plot of ground in the process of cultivation, oluwangiwangi, border of cultivated area.

A- adv. in the Kiganda manner. Yeeyanza Amaganda. He gave thanks in the Kiganda manner, i.e., by prostrating himself on the ground, cf. -ganda.

a- plur. (li/ma) overgrown elephant grass which has fallen to the ground; half-burned reeds after a grass fire.

a- plur. (li/ma) season/time for digging up potatoes (or other foods which grow near the surface of the ground), cf. soggola.

e- (n/n) kind of nut resembling a peanut/groundnut; fragment, piece (e.g., of stone). Empande emu eyiwa ekisero, (prov.) One (fallen) mpande causes the whole basket to be spilled (because the person carrying the basket stooDs to nick it up). Excessive attention to small things leads to the loss of large things, cf. ^oluwande.

e- (n/n) furrow (esp. those made with a hoe); in the plur. plot of ground in the process of cultivation, cf. oluwangi.

e- also emputte (n/n) watery, inedible potatoes which have been left too long in the ground; fig. dullard, stupid person, easy mark. cf. wutta, ekiwutta, omu- wutta.

e- (n/n) kind of small ground frog which discharges an offensive secretion "'hen threatened.

e- (n/n) tracks made by the continual passage of animals, children, etc., over an area of ground.

e- (n/n) piece of ground recently turned up in preparation for cultivation, omusiri ogw'enkabala, plot/garden which has recently been tilled.

pick off (fruit, coffee, etc.); fig. kill, ‘pick off' (with guns, arrows). kunoga bantu nga ntula, to pick off people like flies, lit. ntula fruit, kunoga bigwo, to hurl to the ground. Yasu- suukiriramu katono nga lunoga. He gave a slight shiver and died, lit. (olumbe, death) picks off.

e- (n/n) grog, pieces of broken pots ground up and mixed with clay in making pottery, cf. ebisibosibo.

e- (n/n) nnaka (a kind of termite) after it has lost its wings and fallen to the ground.

n., ekigere; p. the ground, okutakula.

n., okwekoba, okuteesa; p. of ground, ekibanja; (field) olubimbi, omusiri.

be milled/ ground.

be easy to mill. cf. omusi, enso.

to drag the feet, rub the feet backwards and forwards on the ground.

harvest (peanuts/ groundnuts J.

e- (li/ma) [Si«. ] plantation, farm, large garden, plot of cultivated ground.

giant groundsel, cf. koteka.

release; free. v.i. leave, depart. Nnata omuti ne nneesuula wansi. 1 let go of the tree and threw myself to the ground. Bwe twamala okulya ne tuta. When we finished eating we left, kuta bi- gambo, to pour out a torrent of words (of a hostile nature). Tota mabi. Don't give up, there is still hope.

cf. entembo.

strike dead; slaughter, okutirimbula ekigwo, to hurl (someone) to the ground.

e- no plur. (li/ma) ground; land; earth; soil, okukuba ettaka, to survey; to apply mud in house building, omukubi w'ettaka, surveyor, eby'omu ttaka, minerals, mineral wealth, eby'ettaka, land affairs, cf. o butaka, ekitakataka, omu taka.

wansi, wansi muttaka.

mpaze) v.tr. pull, drag along, okuwala enswaswa ku lwazi, to be very difficult; to attempt something very difficult, lit. to drag a water lizard over a rock. Omulwadde twasanze biwala ttaka. We found the patient in very serious condition, lit. with the feet (bi- implies bigere) dragging the ground. Mutabani we amaanyi gamuwala. His son is very strong, cf. walula.

mpanze) v.tr. fit in, install, insert (e.g., a handle, a pole in the ground, bullets in a gun), ekitala ekiwange, a sword in its scabbard, a sheathed sword. Amadirisa tegannawangibwamu. The windows had not yet been installed.

bring down; take down (something hanging), ku- wanula kikkowe, to give a sigh, kuwanula nnume ya kigwo, to throw to the ground (e.g., in wrestling), kuwanula kintu mu dduuka, to buy something ready-made at a store, lit. take down (from the racks). Otu- wanudde emitima. You have relieved us of our worry. cf. eggwanika, akawanika, akeewaniko, ^omuwanika, omwewaniko, empanuka, ssekiinpanika, twewanulire; kanika, wana.