e-: eby'embi, unfortunately, cf. -bi.

e- (n/n) border, boundary (esp. of gardens j.

e- (n/n) banana used for making beer. Mbidde ky'ekutuma togaana. (prov.) lit. Beer — what it sends you to do — you do not refuse. Beer determines the acts of the drunkard, cf. ebbidde.

e- (n/n) native oven. More commonly kabiga, q.v.

e- (n/n) malice, ill will, rancor.

e- (n/h) way of dancing, okubuza embiibya, to confuse. Yambuza embiibya. He completely confused me. cf. biibya.

e-: okukwata mu mbinabina,.to put the hands on the hips. cf. bina, akabina.

e- (n/n) bead. cf. ^akabira.

e- (n/n) conflict. Ensi ezo ziri ku mbiranye. These countries are at odds with each other/in a state of conflict, kusuza ku mbiranye, to give a great deal of trouble to. Alina kiyegu kimusuza ku mbiranye. He has a case of the flu which is causing him trouble/keeping him awake all night.

e- (n/n) kind of game played by children; one of the sticks used in playing this game. cf. biriga.

e- (n/n) speed, as an adv. quickly, swiftly, okusala ku mbiro, to cut down one's speed, okulwala embiro, to have diarrhea, cf. obunnambiro.

e- (n/n) log to slide a canoe over.

e- (n/n) pig, hog. embizzi ey'omu nsiko, wild pig.

okwala, okusukkirira; a. with, okujjula, okufuggala, okufumbika, okufuŋŋama.

v., okbvuma, okugira ekyejo, okukola obubi, okwakira, okubambira, okuboggoleera.

okwanguya, okwanguyiriza, okukubiriza, okwongera embiro.

be refused, okukiikira eggimbi.

angu, a mbiro.

obwangu, embiro.

omukwano, omubeezi, omuyambi.

wankonokono.

ensanafu, enkolooto, nnabe, wakka, ensolosozi, entalumbwa, akasagisagi, empawu, ekimomo, ekinyomo, ekirembwe, olukennembi, omunyama, munyeera; white ant, vide termite,

embiro.

okubambika, okuteekako; a. for, okusaba.

omulumbi, omulwanyi.

mbadde) v.i. be. In certain tenses ba is replaced by -li, Both may be used as primary verbs or as auxiliaries in compound tenses. bwe tuba mu ssomero, when we are in school. Yabadde anzise. He nearly killed me. Tuli mu kisenge. We are in the room. Twali tuli mu kisenge. We were in the room, ba and -li may be followed by na (-na in the case of -li) to express possession. Tulina ensimbi. We have money. Twabadde n'ensimbi. We had money.

what a pity, how unfortunate; the poor thing (referring to a person).

be stretched out/pegged out.

mmambise) v. tr. apply on; place on top of; brand, okubambika oluyi, to slap vigorously, okubambika emiggo, to beat severely (with sticks). cf. bamba.

etc.; rush at in a rude, harsh manner.

interfere in; take for oneself, appropriate; reserve. Leka kubambira bitakukwatako. Don't get involved in matters which do not concern you.

bam bis a (-bambisizza) v. tr. caus. 1 St 2 cause to spread out/peg out; use for pegging out.

be asked to pay a debt. Tasasudde ensimbi ezimubanjibwa. He has not paid what he owes.

e-: kukuba bbidde, colloq. to drink beer to excess, cf. embidde.

e- no plur. (li/ma) kind of climbing plant used in native medicine to cure measles, fever, etc. cf. ekibombo.

e- (li/ma) pottery, shop where earthen vessels are made. cf. bumba.

enkwanzi, akatiiti, olusinda, embira; (R.C.) ssappuli; (Moh.) masubbaawa.

e- plur. (ki/bi) dried plantains when cooked, esp. beer bananas (mbidde) and hard bananas (gonja).

cf. embiibya.

mbiise) v.tr. lay (an egg), cf. -biisi.

mmimbizze) v.tr. pamper; extend the red carpet treatment to.

q.v.); turn/roll over and over; push back, repel; hurl, throw.

e- always plur. (ki/bi) bowlegs, with the -a of rel. bowlegged. Wa bitege. He is bowlegged. Gye twakyadde baatufumbiddeyo enkoko, ekyemisana ne kigenda bitege. They cooked chicken for us where we went to visit, and it turned out to be a wonderful meal.

etc.; swell up, bulge out (of the stomach, chest).

embizzi ennume; (wild boar) embizzi ey'omunsiko.

ensalo, embibi, enkingi, omuzibo; (of mat) olusandaggo; (of cloth) olukugiro.

ombi.

ensalo, embibi, enkingi, empero.

olutindo; (of nose) olukulukumbi lw'ennyindo.

olufuba, oluyimbiro,

for which see the grammars. The following usages are important for lexical purposes because the derivatives formed cannot all be included in the dictionary. 1) bu + la ~ negative infinitive, often equivalent to an English noun which is not an infinitive in form. okumanya, to know; obutamanya, not to know; ingnorance. 2) bu + stem of a noun from another class often produc es an adverb which must be rendered by a phrase in English, enkofu, guinea fowl; bukofu, like a guinea fowl, kukaabya bukofu, to make cry like a guinea fowl, i.e., to cause to suffer. 3) bu + reduplicated stem of a noun of another class indicates plurality with the added notions of indefiniteness, scattered state or even contemp t. essomero, school; obusomerosomero, small, scattered schools which are inferior in quality. 4) normal verb form + bu + verb stem + i. Abalala bagamba nti... others say that; Abalala bagamba bugambi nti... others just/ simply/only say that.

refuse to, okwesimbiggiriza.

o- (bu/-) subjection, forced rule, colonialism, mu biseera by'obufuge, in colonial days. cf. fuga. bufumbo, o- (bu/-) marriage, the marital state, obufumbo obw'ekitala, civil marriage, cf. fumba, fumbirwa.

omuzimbi.

o- (bu/-) strong interest/concern. cf. jjumbira.

o- (bu/-) kind of tall grass used for thatching and for mashing mbidde.

o-: obulindo bw'ensimbi, a large amount of money.

o- with the -a of rel. instant, immediate. as a noun cash. Sirinaawo nsimbi za buliwo. I have no cash (= immediately available money).

etc.

crumble, disintegrate. cf. -bumbe, ebbumba, ebbumbiro, ekibumbe, olubumbiro, emmumba, emmumbwa, omu- bumbi.

o- adv. quickly, swiftly (only of running), cf. embiro.

o- (bu/-) summit; edge, extremity; outskirts.

o- adv. like a wick, kwaka butambi, to be extremely hungry/thirsty, lit. burn like a wick. ; /. olutambi.

o- (bu/-) large amount, great quantity, obutitimbe bw'ensimbi, a large amount of money.

o- (bu/-) help, assistance, aid. cf. yamba.

o- (bu/-) quarrelsomeness. Wa buyombi. He is quarrelsome, cf. yomba.

eryato, emmanvu, akaduli; for parts of canoe, vide eggwamba, ebbasi, akasenso, ekigambira, ekirima, oluwamba, oluwero, empumi, omugonjo, endagire, endijjo, endigo, ensanda, ensinga, entabiro.

ekibuga; (finance) ensimbi ez'ensibo.

yombi.

omulambo, omutulumbi.