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., okufuuwa; (of wind) okukunta; (gale) okufuuwuuka; (bellows) okufukuta; (out) okuzikiza; (nose) okunyiza; (fire up) okukuma omuliro; (on) okufuuyirira.

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.

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.

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.

Ggeyeena, omuliro ogutazikira.

okwokya, okukumamuomuliro.

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.

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.

okukuma omuliro, okukoleeza; be kindled (anger), okubuubuuka.

e- (ki/bi) large fire, ebiriro eby'oku- tulisa, fireworks, cf. omuliro.

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.

v., okukoleeza, okwasa, okukuma (omuliro).

e- (n/n) spark, ensasi z'omuliro, sparks of fire. cf. sasa.

produce smoke; smolder; be rampant, rage (of an epidemic); rage (of a battle); be numerous, swarm, teem. Omukka tegunyooka watali muliro. There is no smoke without fire. Obunafu bw'alina bunyooka. He is terribly lazy.

v.tr. (plantain leaves), okubabula; (bark cloth) okwoteza, okubabira; make a s. smudge, okuwemba omuliro; s. tobacco, okunywa taaba, okunywa taba.

join together, unite; sew/stitch together, v.i. recover from birth and suckling (of a farm animal), okutaba ebigambo, to make a plan with someone to do something; to plot together. Omuliro gutabye. The fire is burning profusely/is spreading. Tutabye. Here we come.

etc.; proceed along. Omuliro gwatandira ku ssubi. The fire spread into the grass. Yalandira ku mukoddomi we okutuuka w'ali kati. He used his brotheiMn-law to get where he is now.

load (on someone's head); load; lift; hang. v.i. recur. Ennyu- mba bagitisse omuliro. They have set fire to the house. Atamuzadde ye amutikka ejjinja. (prov.) She who has not born it (the child) loads it with a rock. One is aways more solicitous about one's own. Kimutisse. Something has gotten into him. He seems obsessed (e.g., with a great desire to do something).

olusozi olw'omuliro.

v.tr., okubugumya, okubuguumiriza; w. the body, okwota (omuliro, omusana).

yakisa (-yakisizza) v.tr. caus. 1 & 2 cause to burn, burn up; make shine. Amafuta ge gaasisa omuliro amangu. The kerosine makes the fire burn quickly. cf. -yakirivu.

njeekedde) v.tr. burn, set fire to; roast, okuyeekera omuliro, to accelerate, drive fast (a car), okuyeekera ebikonde, to punch (someone) hard. okuyeekera inf. cf. obuyeekera, omuyeekera, omuyeekezi.

njose) v.i. warm oneself (at a fire); bask (in the sun), okwota omuliro, to warm oneself at the fire. okwota inf.

be quenched (of a fire); go out (of a light). Amagezi muliro, bwe guzikira oguggya ewa munno. (prov.) Wisdom is like fire; when (yours) goes out, you can get (more) from your friend/neighbor.

zikiriza (-zikirizza) v.tr. appl. caus. put out, quench (a fire); turn off, put out (a light). cf. ekizikiza, omuzikiriza (omuliro), on zikiza.

o- (mu/ba) omuzikiriza w'omuliro, fireman, cf. zikira, zikiriza.

to prod/poke a fire, keep a fire going; to step on the gas (in driving), okuseesa empale, to pull up one's pants, okuseesa ebigere, to drag the feet, okuseesa omuntu emiggo, to beat a person (with sticks). Ensiri zaata- ndika okutuseesa obunnyo. The mosquitoes began to bite us, lit. push their little teeth. Balamu bas eesa gwaka. (prov.) The living ones keep the fire going. A person is liked as long as he is alive and in a position of respect.

o- (mu/mi) fire, ekidduka eky'omu- liro, motor vehicle, okusala ku muliro, to reduce the speed (of a vehicle), okukwata omuliro, to catch fire, okuwulumula omu- liro, to drive at a great speed, akaato ak'omuliro, motorboat, emmotoka n'agi- ssaamu omuliro, and he started the car. cf. biriroliro, ekiriro.

Eng. kaputj adv. completely destroyed, ruined, ‘kaput.' Enkoko zonna zaafa kabuti mu muliro. All the chickens were completely destroyed in the fire. Omupiira gwagwa kabuti. The ball missed the goal/went astray.

apprehend; arrest, capture; rape; /ig. comprehend, ‘catch on to.' v.i. touch; adhere; turn sour (of milk); freeze (of water); coagulate (of blood); be contagious/infectu- ous (of a disease); be intoxicating (of liquor), okukwata omuliro, to catch fire, okukwata wansi ne waggulu, to become furious, hit the ceiling; to become very dangerous/serious (of a situation), okuwata ku mumwa, to be amazed/astonistad. okukwata amateeka, to obey the laws; to memorize the Ten Commandments, emisomo egikwata ku by'obulimi, courses relating to/about/ concerning agriculture, ebintu ebitakukwata- ko, things which do not concern you. obu- lwadde obukwata obukoko obuto, a disease which strikes young chickens. Obulwadde buno bukwata. This disease is contagious. Yakwata lya mu Buyindi. He started off for India, lit. took (kkubo, road, is implied) to India. Obudde bwali bukutte. It had become dark. Omusango gwabakwata. They were found guilty. Ndese bakutte. I have left them eating. Jjangu tukwate. Come and join US in eating, kllkwata eyr. n'pyr, be very large/extensive. Yazimba enju ekwata eyo n'eyo. He built a large house/a house covering a large area. Yankwata mu liiso. He deprived me of something. He did me out of something. Omwami oyo ebyambalo bye bimukutte bulungi. The clothes of that gentleman are very becoming/fit him perfectly.

set free; strip the bark from (a barkcloth tree), kuyimbnla muntu ku mugwa (or ku nkondo), to release a person from a rope (or peg), i.e., give a person freedom to look after himself (sometimes with the implication that he may make bad use of this freedom). kuyimbula muliro, colloq., to drive very fast, step on the gas.'

to look hopeless/dejected/desperate; to have a downcast look. cf. omuliro.

okukoleera omuliro, to catch fire.

oku- tawula omuliro, to brandish/wave a torch.

okwetakuza oluggyo, to be very poor, lit. scratch oneself with a potsherd. cf. katakulamuliro, omwetakuzitakuzi, entakulamanda.