omulenzi.

eddaala; amadaala.

n., ekijiiko ekinene, alwendo, omulawo; (of leaf or fibre) akakaayi.

v., okusenamu, okutawula.

omukyala, nnyabo.

protrude, stick out (esp. of ears).

cover up; close (a lid, a book), okubikka ku maddu, to restrain one's desires or passions, okubikka ebibiri, to do two things at once, both of which require considerable attention, okubikka emiggo, to give a sound beating to, lit. cover with sticks. Lugaba abadde akyatubisseeko akasubi. God was still protecting us, lit. covering us with a blade of grass.

oluwago.

akasubi; (of knife) omusa, ekikolokonda.

nene nnyo; vide ggolomoka, obwaguuga, omuwaladdume; be c., okuwagamuka.

gevvu, nene; vide di byoto, omuwaladdume, ssebinaagina, ssekimpanika; become c., okugejja, okusembeesa ebbuto, okusunguka olubuto.

wander about.

e- (li/ma) step; rank; grade, degree. plur. amadaala ladder; stairs, stairway, steps, ow'eddaala, someone who has acquired a high status/position, cf. aka- daala, ekidaala.

e- plur. amalenzi (li/ma) fine strapping lad. cf. omulenzi.

e- (la or li/ma) kind of wild gladiolus. cf. fukuta.

akalulwe; g. bladder, endulwe, ensawo ya kalulwe.

e- (n/n) (from Eng. Gillette) razor blade, cf. akagirita.

e- plur. amagya (li/ma) adze, knife with a curved blade.

sanyufu; be g., okusanyuka; make g., okusanyusa.

n'essanyu,

essanyu.

etc. kugobera munya mu ssubi, lit. to drive a lizard into the grass/thatched part of a house, i.e., to tell a person to do something which he is very glad to do/which he would want to do anyway.

e- (li/ma or n/n) [Sw>.] curved, long-bladed dagger; machete.

a- (ka/bu) blade of grass; in the plur. obuddo, patches of grass; lawn. cf. omuddo.

a- (ka/bu) [from Eng. Gillette] small razor blade, cf. eggirita.

a- (ka/bu) gallbladder; fig. bitterness; hostility.

a- (ka/bu) type of stepladder used in picking coffee or in constructing a house.

a- (ka/bu) blade of grass. Oyo mutono ng'akasubi. He is as thin as a rail. as a pr.n. Kasubi, a place in Kampala where the tombs of the Kings of Buganda are located, cf. essubi.

a- (ka/bu) small bladder; tubelike part of a bicycle pump; inner tube of a ball. cf. Svaga, ekiwago, oluwago.

a- (ka/bu) [Sw.] razor blade, akawembe akamwa, razor blade, akawembe akasala enjala, fingernail clipper, cf. wembe.

a- (ka/bu) small gourd used as a ladle or cup; cup. okunywamu akendo, to excel, win, come out on top. Eky'okunywa mu Uganda yonna akendo, kyaamufunyisa sikaala. The fact that he came out first in all Uganda enabled him to get a scholarship. cf. olwendo.

e- (ki/bi) knife blade without a handle.

e- (ki/bi) tip of a blade of ssenke grass, cf. ettutu.

-radde) v.i. be or become calm/fc>eaceful/settled. Eradde? lit. Is it calm/f>eaceful? The meaning is lost and the word is used as the first of a series of greetings, equivalent to How are you? The reply may be Maamu! Maamu, mirembe! etc. cf. mulaala.

ndabise) v.i. neut. be seen; be visible; be found, be available; seem, appear, okubuuza ekirabika, to ask the obvious, lit. that which appears, kirabika nti..., it seems that, omuwala alabika obulungi, a nice-looking girl. Mwami olabikako? 1 am glad to see you, sir.

make blade and blue.

o- plur. empago (lu/n) large bladder; bladder (of a soccer ball), cf. 2 Waga, akawago, ekiwago.

o- plur. ennyendo (Iu/n) gourd used as a ladle for scooping water or as a cup. cf. akendo.

a- plur. (li/ma) shoulder blades.

endwadde, obulwadde.

o- (n/n) with the-a of rel. big, strong, hulking, husky (person), empaladdume y'omusajja, a giant of a man.

e- (n/n) bile, ensawo y'endulwe, gall bladder.

e- (n/n) Kiganda ladder in the form of a tripod used for stripping barkcloth from the tree; (any) ladder. Twagwisa bwenyi nga nkandaggo. We met each other at such close quarters that we almost bumped into each other. Ebigambo byamala okulinnya ku nkandaggo. Matters had already reached a climax.

e- (n/n) handle of a ladle; stem of a mushroom, cf. omukonda.

e- (n/n) shoulder blade.

lady, cf omukyala.

the poor lady (in the sense of unfortunate, not necessarily impoverished), cf. ssempala.

e- (n/n) short-bladed spear.

show off; get a reputation; come into one's own; move up the social ladder; achieve power; be or become expansive/free/unin- hibited.

etc. ebifo ebisanyukirwamu, places of amusement.

please. cf. -sanyufu, obusanyuukirivu, essanyu.

draw out (water, beer, sugar, etc.); bail out (e.g., a canoe), kuseaa kigwo, to hurl down, throw down, give a serious fall.

pour for. cf. omusenero, essenero.

enkwakwa, amakumi.

e- (li/ma) joy, gladness; happiness; pleasure, cf. sanyuka.

Mr.; madame (to princesses, wives of kings), bassebo ne bannyabo, ladies and gentlemen, ssebo wange, the poor fellow. Ssebo yajja. My father came.

stand up (di srespectfully, inappropriately or in a rebellious manner).

immerse /e.g., a ladle in a bowl) producing a gurgling/ bubbling sound. Otutubika mpola togunta- miiza. Dip slowly and don't get me drunk.

okusiikulula.

vegetation}; be overloaded. v.tr. be laden with; carry. Omuti guwakatidde ebibala. The tree is laden with fruits.

cover completely; spread all over, swarm all over, wembe (n/n) CSu>.] razor, wembe enjogi, a sharp razor blade, cf. aka wembe.

mpuguladde) v.i. be stupefied/spellbound/astounded; be stupid.

flow all over (of water), flood. Olw'enkuba amazzi gaaladde mu nguudo zonna. Because of the rain, water has spread all over the roads. okwalaala inf.

nnyanirizza) v.tr. welcome, receive gladly, greet enthusiastically. okwaniriza inf. cf. omwanirizi, ennyaniriza.

v.i. be/become numb; grow stiff; feel paralyzed.

o- (mu/ba) lady; lady of the house; without the initial vowel wife; as a title of address Mrs., Miss. cf. nnakyala.

v.i. become numb/ stiff/cramped; become lame/crippled/paralyzed.

v.i. be glad; be pleased; rejoice.

v.tr. please; make happy; gladden.

o- (mu/mi) kind of savannah tree, Acacia hebecladoides.