ekkomera, kolokooni.

omusibe; (of war) omuwambe, omunyage.

o- (bu/-) imprisonment, cf. siba.

okuwona; (prison, cage, etc.) okubomba, okucwa, okudduka, okwebba, okupuluka; e. being hit, okusuba.

etc.; lock up, imprison.

okuteeka mukkomera, okusiba.

obusibe.

a new monarch); lead under guard (prisoners); parade around publicly and expose to shame; direct (one's look), ne nkaazakaaza amaaso, and I looked/directed my gaze.

a- (ka/bu) prison, jail.

a- (ka/bu) small cage; ring (for boxingj; dock in a courtroom where the prisoner stands, cf. ekiguli.

a- no plur. (ka/bu) jail, prison.

e- (li/ma) prison, jail. cf. koma, komera, olukomera.

a- plur. (li/ma) manners, behavior; bad behavior, amayisa amalungi, good conduct. AI * ku kibonerezo kya mayisa. He is serving a sentence of life imprisonment. cf. ^yita, yisa, empisa.

e- also embuzi ekogga (n/n) prison, jail, lit. the goat (mbuzi) gets thin (ekogga).

a- plur. (li/ma) large expanse of water, kusibira ku mmeere, to imprison, send to prison, send ‘down the river.' This phrase has its origin in the fact that Luzira Prison is near the lake shore.

e- (n/n) confinement; detention; prison, jail. cf. koma, komya.

e- plur. (n/n) stocks, a frame with holes to contain the feet of an offender; fig. jail, prison.

mpambye) v.tr. take prisoner; capture; confiscate; commandeer, appropriate; reserve (an item for purchase), ask a merchant to set aside (an item for subsequent purchase, without however making a deposit).

n. (of prison), ekkomera; vide ezzaaliro.

mpozezza) v.i. plead (one's case in court), v.tr. plead (a case, a cause); recount, tell. Omusibe awoza nti yatta lwa kwetaasa. The prisoner makes the plea that he killed in self-defense, kuwoza gwa mbwa ng'ate endiga erinnya ennyumba, to have double trouble, lit. to plead the case of the dog while the sheep is climbing up on the house.

o- (mu/ba) captive, prisoner of war; victim of plunder; one who has been robbed, cf. nyaga.

king, etc.). eby'okulya, food, okulya obwami, to assume the chieftainship, kulya mu ndago, to sing, kulyamu luyi, to slap, kulyamu kikonde, to punch with the fist, kulya mazzi, euph. to drink a lot of beer, lit. water, kulyamu lukwe, to plot, conspire, kulya kijaja or kigagga, to eat very well/in great style, kulya muntu kimuli, to interrupt a person in bi? conversation. kulya nkoko bbiri, to give one's sister in marriage to two men (thereby receiving the gift of two chickens), kulya misinde, to run very fast, kulya butaaia, to roam at large, be on the loose (e.g., of an escaped prisoner), kulya bulamu, to enjoy life, have a good time, kulya eki- banja/emmayiro, to come into land/an estate, okulya ebbanja, to incur a debt, okulya obugenyi, to receive food or presents while a guest, okulya enguzi, to take a bribe, okulya engere, to walk fast, okulya ensimbi, to steal money, okulya ensowole, to take something (e.g., the chieftainship) when one is incompetent or unprepared. Genda olye enkoko yo. You have had a lucky escape/a narrow escape, lit. go and eat your chicken. Omuwala yamulyamu omwoyo. The girl won/stole his heart. Obusungu bwandya. I was consumed with anger. Mwana muwala, oyo andya omutwe! I am completely enamored of that girl, lit. she eats my head. Baagala kumulyamu maaso. They wanted to bawl him out/upbraid him severely. Okulya ennyingi si kuggwa maddu. (prov.) To eat a lot is not to get rid of one's appetite. The more you have, the more you want. Amaanyi sigalya. (prov.) Force does not prevail. Physical strength alone does not accomplish things. Ky'otonnalya tokyesunga. (prov.) What you have not yet eaten, do not anticipate. Don't count your chickens before they are hatched. Kye walyanga bw'olaba ennaku olekayo. (prov.) What you used to eat — when you experience hard times — you give up. One must adjust to circumstances/ calamaties.

o- (mu/ba) prisoner, cf. siba.

o- (mu/ba) escaped prisoner, esca- 1 pee, fugitive, cf. bomba.

o- (mu/ba) prisoner, captive. c f. wamba.

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.

n. part of Luzira Central Prison where hardened criminals are confined; as a common noun solitary confinement.

o- (mu/ba) one who has been released/ freed (from prison, captivity, etc.). cf. ta.

prisoners who are out on bail/who have been bailed out. cf. yima, -eyimirira.