e- (n/n) kind of termite, cf. aka- baala, ekibaala.
mmambadde) v.i. be mischievous, act mischievously; be unbridled/reckless/wild.
be, okwaka empola; (of eyes) okuyimbaala.
ekiwero, ekitambaala, ekifuvu.
ekitambaala ky'ennyi ndo.
a- (ka/bu) kind of mushroom which grows on termite heaps, cf. embaala.
a- (ka/bu) small cloth; napkin; handerchief. akatambaala ak'omu ngalo, handerchief. akatambaala k'oku mutwe, head scarf, cf. ekitambaala.
e- (ki/bi) hill of mbaala termites, obutiko obubaala, mushrooms which grow on a kibaala.
e- (ki/bi) cloth; towel; duster; napkin; handerchief; turban, ekitambaala ky'okummeeza, tablecloth, ekitambaala ky'omutwe, head scarf, cf. akatambaala.
nnambadde) v.i. be stiff; lie stiff; lie still; lie stretched out.
v., okulimba, okudyeka, okutema amagembe. l. down, okugalamira, okwebaka, okwegalika. l. as dead, okulambaala. l. in wait, okuteega. l. in pools, okulegama.
a kyejo, bambaavu; be naughty, okubambaala.
per ext. mannish woman.
e- (n/n) aggressive/intrepid/ headstrong person, cf. tambaala.
kakanyavu, a mputtu, bambaavu; be p., okubambaala.
ekitambaala.
olukoba, ekitambaala,
enkuyege; (drone male) enswa, entenga; (warrior) ekkenda; (queen) nnamunswa; for different varieties, vide obuggalamatu, embaala, empawu, amakulubiru, obumpowooko, ense jjere, ennaka, entunda, entakke, ekkonezi.
e ttawulo, ekitambaala, ekiwero.
nnambaalaala, nnakafuga.
o- adv. stiffly; stretched out. okutambula omulambaalo, to walk/proceed straight ahead without looking to either side. cf. lambaala.
okutambulako, to take a walk, ku- tambula nga weerinnyako, to walk slowly/ cautiously/fearfully, lit. stepping all over oneself.
become popular. Obutambaala obw'oku mutwe butinse. Head scarfs have become the rage.
naughty; unbridled, reckless, wild. cf. bambaala.