dndcpcadent person. cf. -eguya.

long gown worn by Africans, lit. it traps (tega) flies (n.oo- wera).

lit. it shakes the sky. See musisi.

omutego, okutega, enkebe.

omutemu, omussi.

n., omutego; tie a bow, okusiba empuluttulizo.

o- adv. like a trap. Obulwadde bumuwese butego. He is all bent up from illness, cf. tega, omutego.

okuwaanyisa.

n., omutego.

vide omuteeteema, nnakito kolo, nnamulanda.

obutta, mutere, ensaano.

n., omusiru, kabandu, omutette, ssekibette; as int., kidoma!

wa boowo, ow'eddembe, omute,

ebyoya; (on tongue) omutetere, engeru.

n. (trap), omutego, akakunizo, omuliiti; (drink), walagi.

enkumu, omuteeko, ebbenga, emmiino, engululu. dung h., olubungo. h. of weeds, ekirungu. h. of dirt, entuumo.

omutemu.

a mute. cf. -siru, siriwala, omusiru.

e- (ki/bi) root of plantain after the stem has been cut off; stump of a plantain. cf. omuteteme.

ndeeze) v.tr. tighten; strain; draw taut; stretch, extend; aim. okuleega ennoma, to stretch the cover on a drum, okuleega omutego, to set a trap, okuleega e:r.a""», to ?tr'nD,/tnnp a ham or other stringed instrument. Yamuleegamu ekiso. He aimed a knife at him.

omuteebi, ow'ensuso, ow'enkasu.

lit. he who causes to weep. cf. kaaba.

ekiragala; (mosquito) akatimba; (hunting) ekitimba; also essamba, ekibanyi, olutuula, emi gamba, oluka, emmiimo, omutembo; make a n., okukuba amakowe.

omuteezi.

e- (n/n) domestic bovine, cow, bull, ox; in the plur. cattle, ente enduusi, cow. ente ennume, bull. Ekika ky'Ente, the Cow Clan. cf. obute, akate. akooye, easy chair, sofa. cf. akatebe, ekitebe, omutebe, ssentebe.

ettooke; (tree) ekitooke; (sweet p.) gonja, manjaaya; vide nnamunnyu, ebigomba, empogola, mutere, omuwumbo, enguju, emmere.

ekitundu, omugabo; (marriage) obuko, akasimo, omutemwa.

n., omugabo, ekitundu, omugereko, omutemwa.

omutego, omuliiti, akakunizo, ekyambika, enkanda.

release one another. cf. olutata, omute, enta, sitakange.

be guessed, etc. cf. omuteebi.

go away. cf. omuteego, omuteezi.

teekulula (-teekuludde) v.tr. conv. 1 & 2 unload; annul. cf. obweteefuteefu, ekiteeko, omuteeko, omuteesiteesi, enteekateeka, enteeko, -eteefuteefu, etteeka.

teekesa (-teekesezza) v.tr. caus. 1 & 2 cause to put/place; put/place with/by means of. Ebisumuluzo yabi- muteesa (or yabimuteekesa) mn nsawo. He made her put the keys in her bag.

eby'oknteesaganya, negotiations. cf. ekiteeso, ekyeteeso, omuteesa, Muteesa.

strain; set fa trap, omutego); trap; trip (in football), okutega emikono, to stretch out the hands (with palms open to receive something), okutega amatu, to perk up the ears, listen attentively, okutega amannyo, to look foolish, laugh foolishly.

prepare for. cf. -etegefu, omutegesi, entegeka.

climb up; seize, take possession of. Ki ekimutembye? What has gotten into him? Ebyo byonna byantemba ku mutwe. All these things kept going through my mind. Nnyinimu w'ataba, ebikere bitemba enju. (prov.) When the owner is not present, the frogs take over the house. When the cat is away, etc. Nnamusanze kimutembye. I found him in a bad mood, lit. a bad spirit (kizimu is implied by ki-) had taken possession of him.

omutemwa, ettemankima.

be killed, etc. cf. obutemu, omutemu, omutemuzi, ettemu.

ettendekero.

captivate, win over. Omuwala yamutengula omutima. The girl won his heart.

tengesa (-tengesezza) v.tr. caus. 1 & 2 cause to wag/shake, etc. cf. Mutengaggulu.

etc.; trap with. Bamuteza bi- timba. He is mad/wild, lit. they catch him with nets.

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

amaanyi, eggume, empapiiro, omuteega, ezzime.

olusiriŋŋanyi, ekisokomi,enjoka embisi; (intestinal) enfaana, kawuukuumi; cut w., omutemu.

pr.n. the name of two former Ka- bakas; he title of the chief of Mawogola County (Ssaza). cf. lteesa.

o- (mu/ba) one who consults/confers, conferee; councillor, cf. ^teesa.

o- (mu/ba) master of ceremonies; planner, organizer, omuteesi- teesi w'embaga, one who is in charge of arrangements for a wedding, cf. ^teeka, teekateeka.

o- (mu/mi) kind of tree from which knife handles are made, Allophylus sub- coriac eus.

o- with the -a of rel. expansive, extensive, omuteeteema gw'ekyalo, an extensive village.

o- (mu/ba) constant talker, omu- teetuzi w'olugambo, gossip, gossiper. cf. teetula.

o- (mu/ba) one who lies in ambush, one who ambushes; one who is offside in football, cf. Iteega.

omussi, omutemu.

o- (mu/mi) headache (in the forehead); migraine headache, omutwe omu- teezi, iden.

o- (mu/ba) arranger, one who makes arrangements, cf. tegeka.

o- trap; bow; fig. trap, snare, pitfall. Akateeyanira ke kafa omutego. (prov.) lit. (The little animal) which does not cry out dies in the trap. Survival is granted only to those who fight for it. cf. tega, obutego.

o- no plur. (mu/mi) hunger, lit. (that which) cuts slowly, cf. tema, mpola.

o- (mu/ba) [Su>. 3 hawker, itinerant merchant, peddler, cf. tembeeya.

o- (mu/mi) twine net for carrying small water pots or milk pots; fig. spider's web.

o- also omutemuzi (mu/ba) assassin; murderer, killer; armed criminal, criminal with murderous intent, cf. temula.

o- (mu/mi) allocation; allotment of money; assessment; apportionment. cf. tema. step, degree (in a process or development), emitala n'emitendera, everywhere, all over.

o- (mu/ba) instructor, cf. ^tendeka.

o- (mu/ba) weakling, weak person (either physically weak or deficient in will or character). Mukasa si mutene. Mukasa is not a weak person, cf. -tene.

o- (mu/ba) one who plays the ntenga, a type of drum, q.v.

o- (mu/mi) starchy food (such as bananas, sweet potatoes, cassava, etc.) which is chopped into small pieces and dried for future use. It was consumed during times of famine, mutere wa lumonde, potato(es) cut into thin slices and dried in the sun. cf. kasodde.

o- (mu/ba) prince of high rank who was a potential candidate for the Kabakaship.

o- (mu/ba) formerly the title of the chief who supervised older men who guarded the area in the rear of the palace and cared for the plantain gardens of the Kabaka's womenfolk.

o- (mu/mi) ciit banana/plantain stem. cf. ekiteteme.