bud, blossom.
light up, direct light towards; illuminate; light with a torch; shine (a flashlight). okumulisa enswa, to catch termites (with the aid of torches), cf. emmuliso, emmulisiso.
nnamulimi.
omulimu.
the sound of crackling, splutter (of a fire when it is initially being induced). Bbugubugu, si muliro. (prov.) Mere spluttering is not a fire. Haste makes waste, cf. bugujja.
v.i., okwanya, okumulisa, okubala; (bananas) okwasa.
v., okufuuwa; (of wind) okukunta; (gale) okufuuwuuka; (bellows) okufukuta; (out) okuzikiza; (nose) okunyiza; (fire up) okukuma omuliro; (on) okufuuyirira.
o- (bu/-) evil, wickedness; badness; inferiority; ugliness; excreta, as an adv. badly; poorly. Bamuli bubi. They have it in for him.
v., okwanya, okumulisa, okuto jjera.
o- (bu/-) flith, dirtiness (of the body); untidiness; uncleanness. cf. omuligo.
omulimu, emitawaana.
okuyitibwa; (trade) omulimu.
okukwata; (disease) okusiigi bwa, okulwala, okuwakula obulwadde; (fish) okuvuba, okuloba; (ball) okubaka; (water) okulembeka. c. fire, okuggya omuliro. c. up, okukwata, okutuukako. try to catch up, okutuukirira.
n., omulimba, omukuusa, omulyazaamaanyi.
e- plur. amalimu (1 i/m a) big job, great work, large undertaking, eddimu ssemalimu, enormous job, huge undertaking. cf. omulimu.
omulimba.
omulimo; (toll) empooza.
omulimu.
okumulisa; okuyigiriza.
n., omulimu, omuzannyo.
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.
v.tr., okuliisa; (a fire) okukuma omuliro; f. in morsels, okugabirira.
n., omuliro. grass f., oluyiira. bonfire, ekikoomi. make a f., okukuma omuliro; v. (set f. to), okwokya, okw okerera, okuteekera, okubabuukirira, okuyeekera. f. a gun, okukuba emmundu.
n., olulimi lw'omuliro.
n., ekimuli; (of maize) ejjange, akanuunu, akatundwe.
v., okwanya, okumulisa,
blow on. oku- fukuta emivubo, to blow with a pair of bellows. okufukuta amazzi, to gargle with water, okufukuta ekyuma, to melt metal (e.g., with a blowtorch), kuwoza gufukula, to talk nonsense (gu- implies muliro, fire), kufukuta lulimi, to speak a language (usually English) fluently. Bwe yatuuse mu dduuka n'afukutira omutunzi Oluzungu nga gw'alufukutira talina ky'aggyamu. When he arrived in the store he spoke English to the salesman, but the person to whom he was talking did not get anything out of it.
omulimu.
nnaanyizza), gaan(y)isa (-gaan(y)isizza) v.tr. caus. 1 & 2- make refuse, cause to refuse. Kaddu ye yannaanyisa omulimu. It was because of Kaddu that 1 was refused the job. or It was because of Kaddu that I refused to take the job. Yagaanya lyanyi. He emphatically refused, lit. with force.
omulimi.
engule y'ekimuli.
etc.; entertain at, etc. Yatugemu- lira mu nnyumba ye empya. He entertained us in his new house. cf. omugemuzi.
e- (li/ma) egg. amagi amasii ke, fried eggs, kukuba za ku magi, to be a coward, act in a cowardly way, lit. strike the hens (enkoko is implied by za) (who are sitting) on the eggs. Kiriba kya nsonyi bwe mulirya eggi. lit. It will be a shame if you eat the egg. This derives from the proverb okulya eggi okwesub.ya omuwula, to eat the egg and miss the meat. The implication is that if one allows an egg to develop into a chicken the gain will be greater. Bulijjo afuna magi mu kubala. He always gets zeros in arithmetic, cf. ekigi.
n. (trap), omutego, akakunizo, omuliiti; (drink), walagi.
omulimugw'engalo.
Ggeyeena, omuliro ogutazikira.
omulimi.
okwokya, okukumamuomuliro.
okumulisa.
omulimba.
omulimu, obunyiikivu.
e- no plur. (li/ma) abundance; excess. with the -a of rel. abundant; excessive; extreme, omulimu ogw'ej jingirizi, an enormous amount of work, omubbi ow'ejjin- girizi, a great thief, cf. yinga.
omulimo.
a- plur. obwato (ka/bu) small boat; canoe; brewing vat. obwato obubbira, submarines. akaato ak'omuliro, motorboat. cf. eryato (lyato), nnakaato.
r f. bula & omuliro.
a- ( ka/bu) piece of jute material; small jute bag; fig. stomach. Kakutiya amuli bubi or Kakutiya amuluma. He is very hungry, cf. ekkutiya.
a- (ka/bu) small garden, akalimiro ak'ebimuli, flower garden, cf. lima, obu- limiro, ennimiro.
a- also akalimo. (ka/bu) task, chore, small job. obulimulimu, various little chores/ tasks, cf. ^mulimu.
a- (ka/bu) something interesting/ worthwhile/appealing. amawulire omutali kanigguusa, very uninteresting news. Ebyo temuli kanigguusa. All this is just nonsense. There is nothing of any value in this.
with all one's might. Omulimu guno bagukutte kannabwala. They have put their full effort into this task.
carries torches and scares his companions; the name of the game itself, lit. scratches (takulira) fire (muliro).
e- (ki/bi) vehicle; motor vehicle; car. okufuga ekidduka, to be a good driver; to keep a car under control, ekidduka eky'omuliro, motor vehicle, cf. dduka.
e- usually with the -a of rel. useless; wasted; of no purpose; not being fully utilized. Omulimu guno gwali gwa kifamukokko. This job was a waste of time. Ekifo kiri awo kya kifamukokko. The place is there going to waste/serving no purpose. eby'ekifamukokko, things acquired without any effort; useless things.
e- (ki/bi) flower, okulya ekimuli, to interrupt; to cut in on. n'atulya ekimuli, and he interrupted us.
okukuma omuliro, okukoleeza; be kindled (anger), okubuubuuka.
e- (ki/bi) kernel; core of a boil. By'oyogera temuli kinyusi. There is nothing at all to what you say. cf. ekinyisi.
e- (ki/bi) fagot, bundle of firewood, ekinywa ky'emmuli, bundle of reeds.
e- (ki/bi) large fire, ebiriro eby'oku- tulisa, fireworks, cf. omuliro.
e- (ki/bi) lit. it-will-not-grow-up (from kula), kind of insect which bores into dry wood. Kitaakule kizimba mu lumuli. (prov.) The kitaakule builds in a reed (and will soon perish when the reeds are burnt).
e- with the -a of rel. sturdy, well- built. ow'ekiwago, a strong/robust/husky person. Muli nnali nneewulira ekiwago. Inwardly I felt strong and powerful. cf. ^vvaga, akawago, oluwago.
e- no plur. (li/ma) ill will, rancor, enmity; rare heartburn. Amulinako ekkonda. He has a feeling of bitterness towards him.
adj. expert, accomplished, outstanding, omuzinnyi kkungwa, a great dancer, omulimba kkungwa, an inveterate liar.
group, assemble; pile, pile on; burden, overwhelm. Nze tonkuluumulira bigambo bye sisobole. Don't burden me with things which I can't manage.
to make a fire; to blow on a fire to keep it going. Ennyonyi baagikumyemu omuliro n'esimbula. They started the airplane and it took off.
n., omulimu, okutawaana.
omukozi, omulimi.
show how; direct, instruct; give instructions to (a person who is lost). Nnakola omulimu nga bwe yandagirira. I did the job as he instructed me.