e- (n/n) struggle; fight; conflict, dispute. okusiba enkalu, to tie up (an opponent in wrestling), to get a lock on (an opponent).

effeeza, enkalu, ensimbi, kaasi.

kakenge, enjoka enkalu, enjoka ensaanuusi.

a kind of creeping plant found in old cattle kraals, Ipomea tenuirostris. enkalu kalandalugo, a technique used in wrestling. cf. llanda, lolugo.

n., essasi; l. pencil, ekkalaamuenkalu.

trip (in wrestling and in the game of nziga). Yandippiramu enkalu. He tripped me/gave me a fall.

e- (n/n) hoe. kusiba nkumbi nkalu, to stand staring idly instead of cultivating.

ekkalaamuenkalu; slate p., ekkalaamuy'ejjinja.

v.tr., okwesi ttaza, okusiba enkalu, okusiba akakaayi, okusiba ekkoligo.

ideo. absolutely, completely; in vain. Nnenze okukuwata mu nsawo nga nkalu be ppe. When I went to take out my wallet it was completely empty, cf. pepepe.

pale red grasshopper.

lit. his pocket is completely empty.

(la) very small person.

pack up; imprison; fig. bind, oblige, kusiba kkira, to lag behind. kusiba mmere, to preserve food, store food, kusiba tibitibi, to fasten tightly/securely; kusiba migugu, to pack one's belongings, get ready to move, kusiba nkalu, to trip, tie up (one's opponent in wrestling), kusiba luggi, fasten/lock the door, kusiba kitabo, to bind a book, kusiba mmotoka, to apply brakes to a car. Ansibyeko ekibi. He has accused me of wrongdoing/sin/crime. Teyasibamu n'agenda. He went at once/without hesitation. Walumbe yali akyansibye ensingo. I was still very sick, Lit. Walumbe (death) was still holding me tightly by the neck, ekkolero erisiba ennyama mu mikebe, a meat-packing factory.

hard; arid (of ground); clear, distinct (of a voice). ensimbi enkalu, (hard) cash, kaawa omukalu, coffee without cream or sugar, omwana omukalu, an outgoing, confiding child, ebintu ebikalu, concrete things, real property, ebikalu ebi- wanvu, long trousers (ekikalu can also be used to signify a woman's dress). Olunge- reza lwabwe si lukalu. Their English is not very good. Baasi oluusi zibadde zigenda nkalu. Sometimes the buses ran empty. Nnamusimba eriiso kkalu. I looked at him sternly, cf. kala, -kalukalu.