okuziyiza, okulwana na.
pron. & adj. those, those people (referring to individuals relatively near the speaker as opposed to bali, those at some distance away).
e- (li/ma) hollow-stemmed perennial mountain bamboo, Arundinaria alpina. It is black in color as opposed to nkaawo which is yellow.
o- adv. on the move; in flight, okufumita obutanga, to spear (an animal) in the open (as opposed to one which is in a trap).
o- (bu/-) rare leasehold land (as opposed to obutaka, q.v.). cf. ^senga.
one who is in absolute charge fas opposed to a representative or deputy).
e- (ki/bi) large fruit bat; large bat fin general, as opposed to kawundo, small bat), cf. obunyira.
left (as opposed to right); left hand; left side; the (political) left. omukono ogwa kkono, the left hand. Wa kkono. He is left-handed, obukiika obwa kkono, north, kugwa kkono, to miss, miss out on. Kyangwa kkono. I missed it. It escaped me. Yangwa kkono. I missed him (i.e., he wasn't there when I arrived) or I was never successful in my dealings with him. See ddyo.
e- (ki/bi) village; large estate; the country (as opposed to the city), cf. akaalo.
e- (ki/bi) [5a'., Pers.~\ print, type; printing press; printing establishment; road sign; poster; patch, ekyapa ky'ettaka, land title, ebyapa by'emmotoka, number plates of a car. kuwandiika mu kyapa, to print / as opposed to writing with normal handwriting). kukuba byapa, to patch up clothing; to repair a tire; to survey land. Lipoota eyo teyakubibwa mu kyapa. This report was not printed/published, cf. akaapa.
o- (lu/n) flat tray (made from the fibers of papyrus or other plants; often used for winnowing). Emimwa gye gya lugali. His lips are flat and spread out (as opposed to thick and protruding). Wa lugali. He has a ‘big mouth.' Nzigyako olugali. Shut your big mouth, cf. walugali.
o- (lu/n) fresh plantain fiber (as opposed to that which is dried, known as kyayi). cf. ekigogo, omugogo.
a- plur. (li/ma) news (which one person tells another as opposed to news in a newspaper), cf. gamba, eggambo, eki- gambo.
e- (n/n) ring; nut (of a screw), omu- kyala ow'empeta, ring wife, i.e., wife with whom one has been joined in Christian wedlock, as opposed to other wives or concubines. cf. weta, akaweta.
e- (n/n) kind of bamboo, brown in color, as opposed to bbanda which is black.
e- (li/ma) uncultivated land; grazing land, pasture; meadow; shore, land (as opposed to a body of water), okugenda ku
be disputed; be contradicted; be opposed; be challenged. cf. obuwaka, obuwakanyi, omuwakanya, omuwakanyi, empaka.
v.i. walk away dejected/in an unhappy frame of mind.
plur. bundiizi kind of small yellow banana which is eaten ripe (as opposed to other types which are employed for making beer).
clothes (as opposed to a uniform).
omukono ogwa ddyo, the right hand, ku ludda olwa ddyo, to the right side. Wa ddyo- He is right-handed, obukiika obwa ddyo, south. See kkono.
amatofaali amookye, baked bricks (as opposed to amatofaali amabisi, sun-dried bricks), cf. yokya.