mpaabaana.

nzibise) v. tr. dip, immerse.

from -bisi. Alidde ekiwutta eki- bisi be bisibisi. He has eaten a raw/uncooked potato.

dibisa (-dibisizza) v.tr. caus. 1 Sc 2 cancel, annul; make obsolete, etc.

a- (ka/bu) various species of hibiscus. Akansambwe akasajja, Vrena lobata. cf. ekinsambwe.

a- (ka/bu) fiber-producing plant, Hibiscus diversifolius; crisis, difficulty, trouble. Awo akanyamberege we kajjira. That is when the trouble started, akanyamberege akaazaala ekkula, lit. a woman of low estate who brought forth a jewel (formerly used of a commoner whose son became a Kabaka, and later used in a more general sense), cf. ennyamberege.

kind of wading bird related to the herons, lit. give me (mpa) the children (baana).

e- (n/n) fiber-producing plant, Hibiscus diversifolius. cf. akanyamberege.

sibisa (-sibisizza) v.tr. caus. I 8c 2 cause to tie, etc.; tie with/ using.

siibisa (-siibisizza) v.tr. caus. 1 & 2 cause to spend the day; cause to fast.

bisibisi.

ignorant; rude, uncultured, ennyanya embisi, an unripe tomato, cf. bisibisi, bisiwala, obubisi.