ow' plur. aba, ab' the initial element of many complex personal nouns, amawulire,

I never!

ab plur. of owa, q.v.

okutoowaaza, okujeeza, okukopiwaza.

okukoowa, okufumbuka, okuggya, okufumbulukuka, okubuta, okuvuya, okulebettuka.

o- (bu/-) tiredness, fatigue; weariness, cf. koowa.

omuntu owa bulijjo, the common man, the man on the street, enkola eya bulijjo, the usual practice, the normal policy, mu ngeri eteri ya bulijjo, in an unusual way. cf. buli, jjo.

o- (bu/-) fear; timidity; cowardice. Okwerinda si buti. (prov.) To be on one's guard is not cowardice. Caution is the better part of valor, cf. tya.

o- (bu/-) cowardice, timidity. cf. ti:ti;-r.

o- (bu/-) humility, humbleness; meekness, cf. -to, toowala.

e- (ki/bi) fool. cf. twagga. kitwekankima, e- (ki/bi) kind of tree, Conopharyngia holstii. kityi, e- (ki/bi) coward, cf. tya, ^omuti. kiviiri, e- (ki/bi) ekiviiri ekigule, wig.

ekibowabowa.

e- (li/ma) [Eng.] drawer.

okutoowaza, okukwasa enso nyi, okukopiwaza, okujeeza.

essowaani, olutiba.

okubowa, okukwata mbowe.

omuduuze, omuduuzi.

okufuula ow'eddembe, okufuula owa bowo.

v., okuliika, okubowa.

omumbowa, omutambizi.

v., okukooyesa, okukooya; be fatigued, okukoowa, okufuuyi rira.

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.

be, okuzitowa, okuzitoowe rera; be h. with eating, okugalaata, okugayagana.

wombeefu, kkakkamu; be h., okwewombeeka, okwetoowaza, okutoowaza; appear h., okweryanya.

okuswaza, okutoowaza, okujeeza, okuwombeesa.

okuswala, okutoowaza.

ekibe, ebbowa.

be, okukoowa.

etc. (See kala.) okukalira mu muntu, to stand up to a person, take a firm attitude towards a person (e.g., one who has overcharged you or imposed on you). Enseko zankalira ku matama. The smile disappeared from my face (on hearing something unpleasant), lit. the laughter dried on the cheeks. Yamusindirira n'akalirawo. He fired at him and he died instantly/on the spot.

a-: okusiba akanyaaga, to talk too much, engage in annoying/incessant chatter, oku siba akanyaaga ku muntu, to pester/nag/ behave in a domineering manner towards someone.

hurl. Akasuka ly'ali nalyo taba muti. (prov.) lit. He who throws (the spear, effumu) which he has is not a coward. A person who does what he can is worthy of praise.

light-skinned, neither very dark nor very light, omuwala owa katakketakke, a light-skinned girl.

struggle (with); be unable to go on. -Waaliwo akekejjanya oluggi lwa sitowa ye. There was somebody trying to force the door of his storeroom.

e- (ki/bi) kind of climbing plant, convolvulus.

e- (ki/bi) shock; terror; terrifying event; something appalling, akabenje ak'ekikangabwa, a shocking accident, kukuba kikangabwa, to shock, terrify. Ekikangabwa tekimanya muzira. (prov.) A terrifying event does not recognize a hero, i.e., it elicits the same response from brave men and cowards.

e- adv. very tired, exhausted. cf. koowa.

e- (ki/bi) snatching; pilferage, tendency towards theft; thief, pilferer. cf. kwakkula.

e- (ki/bi) beard; moustache; whiskers, kukwata mu kirevu, lit. to grab by the beard, i.e., to be insolent towards, to tease (of a child towards an adult), cf. akalevu, amalevu.

e- no plur. (li/ma) ill will, rancor, enmity; rare heartburn. Amulinako ekkonda. He has a feeling of bitterness towards him.

cf. -kodo, obukodo, omukodo.

kopowala or kopiwala (-kopawadde) v.i. be or act like a peasant/a common per- son/a vulgar person.

make level; plane; polish; rub; rub against, brush against; fig. show hostility towards.

‘rub each other the wrong way.' cf. akakuubagano.

to turn from one person (to talk to another); to turn against a person, have a change of feelings towards a person.

also kyukiza (-kyukizza) v.tr. appl. caus. turn towards/ for, etc.

etc.; face towards; aim at; head for (a destination ).

nnimbye) v.tr. lie to; cheat, deceive, v.i. lie; fail in an objective. Owange Ssemutikke, otulimba ki ebiro bino?

o- plur. embuto (lu/n) stomach; abdomen; womb, okuba olubu to, to be pregnant. okufuna olubuto, to become pregnant, omukazi ow'ofubuto, a pregnant woman, okukuba olubuto, to be delighted at the prospect of eating (esp. of children), lit. to beat the stomach. Olubuto lundi ku mugongo. I am very hungry/famished, lit. my stomach is on my back. Olubuto lundi mu mannyo. I am completely full, lit. my stomach is in my teeth. Olubuto kyoto, akisennyera enku y'akoowa. (prov.) The stomach is a fireplace, he who gets wood for it gets tired. Whatever else happens, one must eat. Oyo omusajja lubuto kyoto. That man is a very heavy eater, cf. ebbuto, akabutobuto, ekibuto, amabutobuto.

o-: kuleetako ludiidi, to show undue familiarity (towardsJ.

ndyoye) v.tr. oblige; do a favor for; benefit, abaana abalyowe embuga, children sent to the court of the Kabaka or a major chief to perform services.

e- (n/n) splayfootedness; fig. nonconformity, deviation from an accepted pattern of action, ow'embaliga, one who walks with both feet pointed outwards, okusaawa ku mbaliga, colloq. to walk. Yandeeta embaliga mu mwoyo. He caused me to change my attitude towards him (for the worse). Ebintu bigenda mbaliga Things are going wretchedly. , Alima embaliga. He is unconventional/does the opposite of what other people do. cf. baliga.

e- (n/n) object held as security for the payment of a debt. cf. bowa, -bowe.

kodo; become m., okukodowala.

adv., n'obukodo; become m., okukodowala.

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.

easy chair, lit. the master is tired, cf. koowa.

etc.

e-: okusala enkerere, to be cowardly; to be evasive, hedge.

elongated, essowaani ya nnakaato, long, narrow dish. cf. akaato.

Collybia macro- poda.

munnakuzino, mubiro bino, mukakyo kano.

e- (n/n) (financial) allowance.

e- (n/n) quarrel, tiff. cf. so- waana.

e- (n/n) accident, mishap; untoward event, unfortunate occurrence.

show an aversion toward.

okuwaliriza; (help) okuyamba, okubeera, okulyowa.

essowaani.

essowaani.

Emmana, Obuseegu, Obusolo

v., okutoŋŋana, okusottana, okuyombagana, okusoowaana, okuyirayirana; pick a q., okwefuubaana.