n., ekiwero; (barkcloth) entungiro; (on goat) bitanga.
make, okutobeka.
e- plur. (ki/bi) spots, patches (on a goat). Embuzi ya bitanga. The goat is spotted.
e- rocky stretch, rocky patch. with the -a of rel. rocky, cf. olwazi.
n., ebbaluwa.
v., okuweereza, okutuma.
a- (ka/bu) blade of grass; in the plur. obuddo, patches of grass; lawn. cf. omuddo.
e- (ki/bi) open space, open area; patch of land. cf. banga.
e- (ki/bi) exhausted potato patch (ready for clearing for another crop), cf. omunnanga.
e- (ki/bi) strip of cloth or piantain bark used as a patch, ekipaapi ky'ekibatu, palm of the hand (esp. One larger than the usual size).
e- (ki/bi) patch, piece of material used to mend or cover a weak spot, okukuba ekiraka, to patch up (e.g., a pair of trousers); to kick a soccer ball and strike (someone); to repair (a tire), okwekubamu ekiraka, to do something to compensate for one's bad behavior, make amends.
e- (ki/bi) kind of marsh grass, rush; patch of rushes; marsh, swamp, cf. olusaalu, essaalu.
e- (ki/bi) overgrown patch of weeds; area under stubble, cf. sambula.
e- (ki/bi) patch of hair left unshaven on the top of the head; hair combed to stand up. cf. sunsumala.
e- (ki/bi) plant which bears ttungulu (a kind of onion); onion patch. cf. akatungulu, ettungulu.
e- (ki/bi) something which is added on; patch; graft; appendix, supplement (e.g., of a hook); slander, calumny. cf. waayira, akawaayiro.
e- (ki/bi) parched/arid place; bald patch on the head, kukaaba kiwalakate, to go through the motions and sentiments of weeping without actually shedding tears, cf. walakata.
e- (ki/bi) piece of cloth; rag; duster; patch; bandage. Ate linda ggwe, bino bi- kyali biwero. But just wait, this is only the beginning (of what I have to tell you). kuba biwero buwero, to be nothing, be far inferior to the person or thing with which comparison is being made, lit. be mere rags.
e- (ki/bi) patch; spot, embuzi y'ebiwuuga, a spotted goat.
e- (ki/bi) patch of rushes, cf. oluyulu.
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) dense growth, dense patch of brambles.
o- (lu/n) seam in cloth; scar; crack which has been repaired; patched-up part. Ekita ekitava ku ssengejjero ye wankindo. (prov.) lit. The gourd which does not leave the place where beer is strained is the one with the scars. The best way to avoid trouble is to stay out of harm's way. cf. kinda.
o- (lu/n) kind of grass used for thatching roofs; patch of this kind of grass. cf. essenke.
o- (lu/n) net made of kiteete (a kind of grass) for catching ssami (edible gnats, lakeflies); a patch of kiteete grass, cf. ekiteete, etteete.
o- (lu/n) wide area of papyrus; papyrus patch, cf. bwantoogo, ekitoogo.
e- (n/n) mixture; patchwork, cf. tobeka.
e- (n/n) patches of barkcloth. cj. tunga, tungira.
e- (li/ma) large strip of cloth used as a patch; strip/plot of land. cf. eki- paapi.
e- (li/ma) bald patch running back from both sides of the forehead. Ekyenyi kye kyali kya masega. He had bald patches on both sides of his forehead, cf. ensega.
ejjoba, ekisunsuli.
(la) grasshopper with reddish patches on the back and wings.
okukunsa olubimbi, to dig up/cultivate a large patch of ground, okukunsa omulimu, to do a job. cf. ^kikunta, ^kunnunta.