oluviiri, enviiri; (of animal) ekyoya, ekikuzzi, essisi; (caterpillar) eggimbi; (pubes) ekiza; (eye brows) ekisige; (eyelashes) ekikowe kowe.

e- plur. (ki/bi) ringworm, Taenia versicolor; scalp disease characterized by the flaking of the skin and (in serious cases) the loss of hair and the appearance of white spots on the head.

v., okwera; (hair) okusunsula; (teeth) okusenya; b. off, okuwee weeta.

hair); be bent/inclined; be on a slant; stoop, slouch; be poured. Olw'obuwanvu atambula abunduka. Because of his height he walks with a slouch. Ebintu ebiggya mu kiseera ekyo byabundu- kiranga kumu mu Buganda. At that time (all sorts of) new things were coming into Buganda at once.

be, okusaakaatira; (hair) okutuukuuma.

o- (bu/-) misery, suffering; poverty, the state of being curled/coiled folded, obwezinge bw'enviiri, the way the hair is curled, cf. zinga, -ezinga.

entebe.

omukubirizi; be c., okukubiriza.

okutikkirwa engule; c. chair, nnamulondo.

e- plur. amalagala (li/ma) leaf (but not of a plantain); medicine; drug; chemical, in the plur. foliage, eddagala ly'engatto, shoe polish, eddagala eritta ebiwuka, insecticide, eddagala ly'amannyo, toothpaste, eddagala ly'enviiri, hair tonic, eddagala eryerusa, Jjlectuluiig cieain. tsdda- gaia erigonza olubuto or eddagala ly'oku- ddukana, laxative, eddagala^ ly'enjala, nail polish, cf. akalagala, kiragala, olulagaia.

etc. v.i. begin to sprout/grow (of hair, down, etc.).

knot; bring to an end, conclude, oku- fundikira omugwa, to tie a knot in a rope, okufundikira enviiri, to braid the hair into knots, okufundikira olukunnaana, to close a meeting, okufundikira obuliri, to tuck in the sheets and blankets (when making a bed), okufundikira essaati, to tuck in one's shirt.

e- (1 i/m a) spicule, hairy projection on elephant grass (reeds) or sugarcane; hair on a caterpillar, okuseka n'eggimbi ku mwoyo, to laugh bitterly; to laugh maliciously.

e- (li/ma) bristles on the back, hair along the spine (of an animal); mane. cf. ejjinirizi, omugina.

nzigye) v.tr. take; take away/ off/out, etc. (The enclitics -ko, -mu, -wo are frequently suffixed to ggya, performing a role analogous to that of the adverbs following take, i.e., away, off, etc.). Ggyawo ekitanda. fake the bed away.. Ggyako ekikopo. Take the cup off (e.g., of the table), okuggyako, except, excepting, okuggya ku mabeere, to wean, okuggya omwoyo ku kintu, to neglect/forget something. okuggya akagere, to start walking, try one's first steps, okuggya obutiko, to pick mushrooms, okuggyawo omusango, to dismiss a case (at law). Kyanzigya enviiri ku mutwe okulaba nga... It made the hair stand up on my head to see that... Ebigambo bye yayogera byamuggya n'amaziga mu ki- wanga. The things which he said made her cry, lit. took tears from her skull. Temuggya okwo, mugende mu maaso. Don't stop there, go on. Keep up the good work.

ambubi; g. hair, envi; grow gray, okumera envi, okutuuluula, okutebekera.

e- (li/ma) bristles on the back, hair along the spine (of an animal); mane. cf. eggina.

e- (li/ma) crest of a bird (esp. of cranes); tuft of hair on a shaven head, okutala ejjoba, to shave the head except for one tuft of hair.

e- (li/ma) type of bitter green which produces white flowers. Okalya dda kadda dda, ejjobyo liddira mu mutwe, (prov.) lit. You eat it now, it comes back afterwards, the jjobyo comes back to the head (by producing gray hair). What you do now produces consequences later.

a- (ka/bu) cartilage, okutuuza akabebenu ku ntebe, to sit on the edge of a chair, cf. bebena, ekibebenu.

a- (ka/bu) small elbow; angle in a wall, akakokola k'entebe, the arm of a chair, okusaako kakokola tondeka nnyuma, to run for one's life. cf. olukokola.

adj. hard; firm, solid; compact, thick, dense. Alina enviiri ez'akaku- memme. He has very thick hair.

a- with the -a of rei. knotted, coarse, kinky (of hair), enviiri ez'akakupe, coarse, kinky hair.

a- (ka/bu) small piece, fragment, okutuuza akapapajjo, to sit on the edge (e.g., of a chair) or on the carrier of a bicycle, cf. ekipapajjo.

a- (ka/bu) tuft of hair left when the rest of the hair is shaved or combed down.

a- (ka/bu) small chair; small stool. Nnazaalibwa mu njala ‘ani amuwadde a katebe.' I was born during the great famine of the early 1940's, lit. the famine ‘who has given him a chair (so that he can sit down and eat our food)?' cf. ekitebe, entebe.

a- (ka/bu) wad, bunch, ball (of string, hair, fibers, etc.). cf. ekivumbo. j. as long as, so long as.

a- (ka/bu) small seed; pill, tablet; grain, akaweke k'omusenyu, a grain of sand, enviiri ez'akaweke, curly/kinky hair. cf. empeke.

a- with the -a of rel. reddish-brown, of the color of millet, enviiri ez'aka- wemba, reddish-brown hair. cf. omuwemba.

e- (ki/bi) thick layer of skin below the hair (of pigs and similar animals).

e- (ki/bi) scalp disease; area from which the hair has disappeared because of the disease.

e- (ki/bi) fringe; mane, long hair. cf. akajwenge.

e- (ki/bi) rare small tuft of hair.

e- (ki/bi) mane, long hair (of an animal).

e- (ki/bi) skin of an animal, particularly that which is prepared arid used as food (e.g., of a buffalo); skin of an animal where the hair has been scraped off.

e- (ki/bi) hairy caterpillar; cater- pillar (general term).

e- (ki/bi) hair comb. cf. sanirira.

e- (ki/bi) patch of hair left unshaven on the top of the head; hair combed to stand up. cf. sunsumala.

e- (ki/bi) comb (for the hair). cf. sunsula.

e- (ki/bi) pubic hair.

e- no plur. (li/ma) dust, residue of crushed grass, kulonda bwoya mu kkukuuzi, to be occupied in an extremely difficult task, lit. pick up little hairs from the dust. cf. olukukuuzi.

a- (ka/bu) single hair; small hair; small feather, plur. obwoya, body hair; hairs; lint (on clothing); fur. cf. ekyoya, olwoya.

stress; exhort; charge; be chairman of, chair (a meeting).

to settle a dispute. Ekimala empaka kusirika. The way to settle a dispute is to keep silent or On points of dispute it is best to wait and see kumala bwoya ku n turn be, to keep (someone) running ragged, annoy (someone) by keeping him on the go all the time, lit. finish off the hair on the calves of the leg. kumala mmya, to put (someone) in his place, take down a peg. kumala muntu maanyi, to take the wind out of someone's sails, kukamala, to cause trouble (ka = akabi or akabaate). Okamaze. Now you have gone and done it.

e- (ki/bi) kind of large poisonous hairy caterpillar.

e- (ki/bi) feather; (single) hair (on the body); plur. ebyoya, feathers; fur; body hair; abundance of body hair, kuba byoya bya nswa, to be utterly useless/unprofitable, lit. the wings of a drone termite, cf. akooya, olwoya.

n., ekkufulu; (of hair) omuvumbo.

o-: entebe ey'olugalaamiriro, easy chair, cf. galamira.

o- (lu/n) area above the forehead and temples from which the hair has been shaven, cf. enkiiya.

o- (lu/n) elbow, okubukeereza enkokola (-bu- = obudde), to wake up bright and early, to begin (a taskj or start (a journey) early in the morning, olukokola lw'entebe, the arm of a chair, cf. akako- kola, nnabankokola.

o- (lu/n) long corridor/passage; stripe; streak, kukuba luguudo (mu mutwe), to part one's hair, put a part in one's hair. cf. akakuubo, ekikuubo, ekkuubo.

o- (lu/n) hair of the tail of an elephant or giraffe; bracelet made from these hairs, additional meaning in plur. fly switch; fiber for the seams of a canoe.

o- (lu/n) (a) gray hair; in the plur. gray hair, ab'envi, elders, old people.

o- (Iu/n) (a) hair. plur. (the) hair. Ebyo byamuyita ku nviiri. These things passed over his head/made no impression on him at all. cf. ekiviiri.

o- plur. empe (lu/n) perch; hen roost. with the -a of rel. short (of hair). Enviiri nsala za luwe. Cut my hair short.

o- no plur. (lu/n) long hair/bristle (but not on the head), cf. akooya, ekyoya.

hair}- run. very fast; run away, okumaanyuuka emisinde, to run off at great speed; to travel at a great speed (e.g., of a train).

pluck out (feathers, hair), okumaanya enkoko, to pluck a chicken.

a- with the -a of rel. wavy, curly (of hair), euviiri ez'amasadde, curly/wavy hair.

glossy (of hair). Yalina enviiri za munyerere. He has smooth hair.

easy chair, lit. the master is tired, cf. koowa.

o- (mu/ba) lit. one who burns/roasts, omwoki w'enviiri, hairdresser, omwoki wa ggonja, roaster of gonja plantains, abooki b'amanda, charcoal burners, those who bum wood to obtain charcoal, omwoki w'omutwe, one who is too smart for his own good. cf. yokya.

e- (n/n) kind of insect, ant lion; loss of hair caused by ringworm, cf. fuuwa.

e- (n/n) area near the temples and forehead where the hair has been shaven away, okutema enkiiya or okumwa enkiiya. to shave a portion of hair extending above the forehead, cf. olukiiya.

royal chair; kind of mushroom.

e- (n/n) kind of termite, also called white ant. It has wings and is considered a great delicacy, Ebyc bye balafuubanira byoya bya nswa. They are wasting their time. They have a hopeless goal, lit. the things which they are struggling for are the hair of the nswa. Omwangu y'atta enswa. (prov.) The one who is quick to arrive kills the nswa. The early bird catches the worm. cf. obuswa, kaswa, ekiswa, nnamu- nswa.

e- (n/n) domestic bovine, cow, bull, ox; in the plur. cattle, ente enduusi, cow. ente ennume, bull. Ekika ky'Ente, the Cow Clan. cf. obute, akate. akooye, easy chair, sofa. cf. akatebe, ekitebe, omutebe, ssentebe.

H. gray hair.

e- plur. of oluviiri, q.v. hair of the head, ekyammala enviiri ku mutwe, what really shocked/scared me. Ekyo kyamuyita ku nviiri. This made no impression on him, lit. it passed over his hair. cf. ekiviiri.

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