okukkiriza, okuganya, okuleka; l. alone, okulekesa; l. go, okuta, okusumulula; (hinder) okuziyiza.

ebbaluwa; (of alphabet) ennukuta.

ensiriba, ejjembe, akawambo, olusinga.

eggemo, omusagga, ekikomo, empogo.

showing off, exhibitionistic act; something humorous, omuntu alina bampaane, one who does or says funny things.

e- (n/n) [Stv., Ar.] letter; certificate; diploma.

ekikomo, eggemu, eggombya, empogo, akanyere, omussagga, engaga.

make full of; do completely. Amawulire ago gaatubugaanya essanyu. That news filled us with joy.

o- (bu/-) disease of the feet characterized by an itching rash, athlete's foot. cf. ekigere.

o- (bu/-) satiety, repletion, cf. -kkufu, kkuta.

o- adv. in an all out manner, wholeheartedly, wholely, completely, cf. -lamba.

essasi.

o- (bu/-) millet, cf. akalo.

o- (bu/-) gruel/porridge made from millet or banana meal, kuyoya busera, to be tired and hungry. Mpolampola, ayiisa obusera. (prov.) Very slowly, he cooks (good) porridge. Slow but sure.

o- (bu/-) surface of a drum; empty space, nothing, kukuba busu, to miss, fail to hit. Ebyasi byakubye busu. The bullets missed the mark.

O- (bu/-) heaven, nga ne Katonda e Butonda andaba, lit. as God in heaven sees me, i.e., let God in heaven be my witness, cf. tonda.

o- (bu/-) stupidity, foolishness, idiocy, cf. -toole, ekitooletoole, omutooletoole.

o- (bu/-) meal of cassava, millet or corn (maize); thick porridge.

obs. propose, intend. It has been suggested that this obsolete verb is the simple form from which buulira, buuliri- ra, etc. were derived.

o- (bu/-) tracks, traces; footsteps; direction, okugoba obuwufu, to follow the steps of; to track (of a hunter), okuzza obuwufu, to go back, return, okukyusa obuwufu, to change one's course, alter one's direction. Ka tubagwe mu buwufu. Let's trail them. cf. oluwufu.

adj., tuufu, lamba, lambi rira; be c., okutuukirira, okumaliriza, okumala, okukome kkereza.

ddala.

obutuufu.

adjective or adverb, completely, thoroughly; really; very, extremely. Kirungi ddala. It is very good, ddala requires the applied form of the verb. Bakyamidde ddala. They have gone completely astray, cf. naddala.

full to the brim; complete. Eccupa yajjudde beddu. The bottle was full to the brim, emyaka 20 beddu, a full twenty years, twenty complete years.

completely (used after-bisi, q.v.).

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

omusiru; vide simpleton,

to lose one's head over something; to lose one's sense of values because of something. N'obugagga nno bwe butyo tebubama- langamu nsa. And do not, in that way, let (the desire for) wealth get the better of you/ cause you to lose your perspective. Okuvuma omusomesa kimumalamu ensa eri b'asomesa. To insult the teacher causes him to lose respect in the eyes of the students he is teaching.

pron. & adj. for singular nouns of the n/n class, this, that (referring usually to something already mentioned), as a demons, adv. there (nearby). cf. eno, eri. deprive of; lose completely. Kijja kumufiiriza omulimu gwe. It will cause him to lose his job.

ffuffuffu and ffuffululu (with a preceding be) ideophones used to intensify fu, dead. Fntpgpka eno nfu be ffeffeffe. These arrangements are completely upset/ ruined. Emmotoka nfu be ffuffululu. The car is a complete wreck, cf. ^fa, -fu.

omwala.

pour out the contents of (e.g., a bag).

more emphatically fuukanafuukana v.i. (redup.) become unrecognizable; become completely changed/ transformed; become disfigured, fuukanya (-fuukanyizza) v.tr. caus. alter/change completely; change beyond recognition. cf. kyefuula, omufuusa, munnanfuusi, enfuukafuuka, -nnanfuusi.

loll around; be lethargic.

e- also eggemo (li/ma) bracelet or anklet of ivory, plur. amagemu, cuffs (of trousers, coats); hems.

e- (li/ma) colloq. beer, liquor, spirits. Ka tugende tukwate ku ggengere. Let's go and have a drink.

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

e- (1 i/ma) spot (either permanent, as the spot on a leopard, or temporary as a spot of dirt, etc.) cf. ebigondo. bones, skeletons; dead relative(s). okuvuma amagufa, to insult grossly (by offensive references to a dead relative).

mpwedde) v.i. be finished/ ended; be completed (e.g., of a job); be exhausted/worn out. Mpweddemu amaanyi. I have no strength left, obulamu obutaggwa- wo, eternal life, okuggwaamu akakunkuna, to be completely convinced, have one's doubts removed, okuggwa ku muntu, to be ‘finished' with a person, no longer to trust him; to be utterly amazed at a person, ku- ggwaamu mazzi, to be on the point of death; to have just died, lit. to be exhausted of water. Aweddeemu amazzi. He is on the brink of death. Yanywedde n'aggwa. He drank to excess/got drunk. Yayambadde n'aggwa. She was dressed ‘fit to kill.'

completed in/at, etc.; be contained, fit in; end up in, wind up in. Ffenna twa- ggweera mu mmotoka. All of us were (able to) fit into the car. Enju yaabwe ejja ku- ggweera mu myezi esatu. Their house will be completed in three months.

use up; lose completely, lose all; complete, finish. cf. olutaggwa.

kekeyu.

ekikompe, endeku.

omumiro.

let us go. ka bagende, let them go. cf. leka.

or zikabandole (n/n) double-decker bus, lit. let them see me (-lole is from, rora, Lunyoro for see). Also bandol e.

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

a- (ka/bu) small load/bundle; trouble, danger; scandal in a family, shameful secret which a family wishes to be hushed up. Onsombedde akagugu. You have caused me trouble. Balina akagugu mu nju. They have a skeleton in their closet, cf. omugugu.

a- (ka/bu) pill, tablet, cf. ekkerenda.

a- noun of limited occurrence doubt; lack of conviction. Sisigaddeemu kakunkuna. I have no (remaining) doubt, okuggwaamu akakunkuna, to become completely convinced, have one's doubts removed. cf. kunkuna.

a- (ka/bu) finger millet, cf. obulo.

a- (ka/bu) wire bracelet; bracelet. cf. ekinyere.

of the skin). Baagenze okuntuukako nga amaaso gankapye. By the time they reached me 1 was completely bewildered/confused.

a- (ka/bu) sty in the eye; small louse, with the -a of rel. fine, delicate, ennukuta ez'akasekere, fine, delicate letters (in reference to handwriting).

a- (ka/bu) small book; booklet, aka- tabo ak'amawulire, newspaper, news magazine. kukuba katabo, colloq., to lie, tell untruths, cf. kitabo.

a- (ka/bu) amulet, fetish.

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.

adj. & adv. with the head or beard cleanly/completely shaven; smooth, without blemish (of the skin). Amwedde omutwe kawerette. He has shaved his head completely.

a- (ka/bu) eaglet, young eagle, enkoko ey'akawungu, chicken with plumage resembling that of an eagle, cf. empungu.

firmly in one's grasp. Nkirina kayege. 1 have it firmly in my grasp. Nnasanga byonna biri kayege. I found everything in complete readiness/ completely under control.

as an adv. as black as pitch, with the -a of rel. jet black; pitch dark, agale aga kazigizigi, huge, pitch black clouds. Wabweru kazigizigi yali akutte okufa. It had become completely dark outside, cf. zigizigi.

a- (ka/bu) accent (written on a letter), diacritical mark; stop on an organ. cf. Izima, zimiriza.

millet with a knife or sickle).

e- with the -a of rel. partly ripened (of fruit); not completely done (of food); light colored (of Africans), empafu ey'eki- bogwe, a partially ripened mpafu fruit. Abantu abasinga obungi mu bitundu bino balina obugunjufu bwa kibogwe. Most of the people in these areas have a defective/ poor culture.

e- (ki/bi) young cockerel, pullet; young person (from the age of about 16 to 20); pretty girl.

e- (ki/bi) copper; bracelet, cf. olukomo.

e- (ki/bi) arm of lake/sea, cove, estuary, inlet; bay. cf. omukono.

e- (ki/bi) plant with large, soft leaves which are used as toilet paper.