a limbless reptile with tiny eyes. Also nnamugoya.

lit. it jumps over (buuka) the trunk of a cut-down plantain (mugogo).

mugoya.

omugole; father of b., ssewamuko, ssezaala; mother of b., nnyazaala.

omugole omusajja.

omugo; (full) to the b., bute ngerera.

o- (bu/-) wedding; state of being a newlywed, embaga ey'obugole, wedding; wedding feast, ekyambalo ky'obugole, wedding garment, cf. omugole.

o- (bu/-) large hole, pit, abyss, ku mugo gw'obunnya, on the brink of disaster, kuggya mu bunnya, to save or help (someone who is in danger), to ‘get out of the hole.' cf. ekinnya.

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

a ntono; c. person, omugomba; become c., okugalanga tana.

n., omugogo, ebbona, ekisaggo, kkala.

omugoma, Kawuula.

omugo, amabbaii, olubuubuuto, enjegoyego, omuleboolebo; (of cloth) olukugiro ; (sharpness) obwogi, olukulukumbi; be set on e., okunyenyeera.

adj., gevvu; (animals) sava, a ssava; vide omugo, nyeefu, agaa gavu, bikokye, bigoto; be very f., okufeeta, okugonnomoka, okw agaagala; grow f., okugejja, okunyeeta, okutinduuka; (animals) okusaatawala, okusavuwala.

ekyennyanja. names of f., emmale, ejjamba, aka lende, ekisinja, embegedde, embovu, omukene, omunyala, nnandere, endulumba, engagala, engege, enningu, enkakaalukanyi, enkejje, enkokoto, enkuyu, enkyulukyulu, ensoga, ensonzi, ensuma, ssemutundu. f. net, ekiragala. f. trap, ekigu, omugomo. f. hook, eddobo. f. line, omugonjo.

confusion, turmoil. cf. omugogolo.

disfigure, etc. cf. -gongobavu, omugongobavu; kongobala.

eaten after being baked or boiled. A single specimen is omugonja, plur. emigonja.

omugoogombe.

mix up; stir together; mash, mash up; crush. Ebigezo byangoya. I flunked the examination, cf. omugoyo.

have a difficult time; go wrong (of devices, pfaris, etc.). cf. omugozoobano, engozoobana.

omugoba.

omugongo.

e- (ki/bi) fresh plantain fiber, used as a sponge, cf. olugogo, omugogo.

e- (ki/bi) back; backbone; meat from the back of a game animal, cf. ^omugongo.

omukopi, omugomba.

o- plur. embuto (lu/n) stomach; abdomen; womb, okuba olubu to, to be pregnant. okufuna olubuto, to become pregnant, omukazi ow'ofubuto, a pregnant woman, okukuba olubuto, to be delighted at the prospect of eating (esp. of children), lit. to beat the stomach. Olubuto lundi ku mugongo. I am very hungry/famished, lit. my stomach is on my back. Olubuto lundi mu mannyo. I am completely full, lit. my stomach is in my teeth. Olubuto kyoto, akisennyera enku y'akoowa. (prov.) The stomach is a fireplace, he who gets wood for it gets tired. Whatever else happens, one must eat. Oyo omusajja lubuto kyoto. That man is a very heavy eater, cf. ebbuto, akabutobuto, ekibuto, amabutobuto.

o- (lu/n) fresh plantain fiber (as opposed to that which is dried, known as kyayi). cf. ekigogo, omugogo.

n. (bean), omugoyo, magera.

omugoŋŋobnyo. m.stream, omwala. m.day, ettuntu. m.night, ettumbi.

omukyala, mugole; as int., nnyabo!

o- (mu/ba) one who vouches for another person; one who pays bail for another; stand-in; godparent, omweyimirizi w'omugole omukazi, maid of honor, omweyimirizi w'omugole omusajja, best man. cf. yima.

etc. okunaabira mu maaso, to wash one's hands of. Mw. Katende muzibu, mwannyina amunaabidde mu maaso, era amugobye. Mr. Katende is a harsh person; he has washed his hands of his sister and has sent her away. Balina emyenge egya buli kika ne batuuka n'okuginaabiramu ebigere. They have beers of every type in great abundance, lit. they even wash their feet in it.

e- (n/n) kind of trefoil plant, lit. eats the newlyweds, cf. lya, omugole.

a limbless reptile with tiny eyes. Also mugoya.

ridge in a rock. cf. lomugongo.

n., omugogo.

omusomo, omugomo.

n., omusable, omukulembeze, omugoba.

omugoyo.

omugoberezi.

olubiriizi; (of plantain leaf) omugo ŋŋoonyo; (of palm leaf) ekibo.

omugongo, olukulukumbi; r. pole, omulabba.

omugo.

eggufa, omugo gge; (of house) omusekese.

omugoba (w'eryato), omukulu.

omugongo; (thorn) eriggwa.

omugole, omukyala; omusajja, bba.

omugoba.

enduli; (of plantain) omugogo; (of mushroom) enkonda; (of flowers, etc.) ekiti; (of maize) ekisoolisooli.

v., okukasuka, okukanyuga. t. away, okusuula, okuyiwa. t, down, okubemula, okutandaggira, okulekula, okuligajjula; (in wrestling) okumegga. t. up (earth), okufukula. t. over shoulder (cloth), okusuulira. thrush, ebbuukamugogo; (disease of infants) engeru, enkuyu.

n., omutego, ekigu, omugomo, olutayo, ekisuwi, ekkolero, olusoggo, omuya, akamasu, ekidikya, ekigembe.

be, okwevulunkanya; vide omugogolo.

to take apart/strip the layers of the stem of a banana/plantain tree and lay them out in an orderly manner.

n., ekikoligo; (pair) omugogo.

n., omugongo, amabega; (of head) enkoona; (of hill) enzivuunuko.

o- (mu/mi) brink, edge, rim.

o- (mu/ba) driver (of a vehicle); steersman; beater (on a hunting expedition), omugoba w'ennyonyi, pilot of an airplane. cf. goba.

o- (mu/ba) drummer, cf. ejinoma.

o- (mu/ba) clumsy/awkward person; bungler.

o- (mu/mi) with the -a of rel. big and ugly, omugomba gw'ennyindo, a big, ugly nose.

o- (mu/mi) trap for catching fish (esp. nsonzi); peninsula.

o- (mu/mi) a banana fiber laid on top of food placed in a cooking pot and used to remove the food from the pot when the food is cooked. Both the food and mugondoli are covered with banana leaves and the ends of the mugondoli are lifted from both sides and tied together at the top. The purpose is to avoid burning oneself.

o- (mu/mi) back (of the body); keel of a canoe; ridge. Alina olubuto olu- mugudde ku mugongo. He is extremely hungry, lit. he has a stomach which has fallen into his back. cf. ekigongo, olu- gongo.

o- (mu/mi) female of certain animals, ente y'omugongo, cow. embuzi y'omugongo, (female) goat.

o- (mu/ba) cripple, crippled person, cf. gongobala, -gongobavu.

o- (mu/mi) cane, stick for prodding cattle, cf. goba, ente.

o- (mu/ba) follower, adherent, abagoberezi b'ensolo, those who follow/|)ur- sue game (in a hunt), cf. goba, gobereza.

o- (mu/ba) arch, slave.

o- also mugobyagobya (mu/ba) cheat, swindler, fraud, cf. goba, gobya.