v., okukoona; r. with knuckle, okuikuba enkuku, okusisiira enkuku.

luvu.

obuluvu.

v., okukwata.

obuso.

a mbiro, angu.

embiro.

mangu, mbiro.

ekiyiriro.

ekitala.

n., okunyaga.

essanyueringi.

e- (li/ma) collar/band of metal or wood; insulator for telegraph wires; sport discus.

o- always plur. (bu/-) scraps of firewood, cf. oluku.

o- (bu/-) rapidity, speed, quickness. adv. in a hurry, quickly; instantly. cf. kwakkula.

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- neg. inf. of-e sagga, to fan oneself, as adv. without delay, without hesitation; rapidly, quickly.

o- adv. like a trap. Obulwadde bumuwese butego. He is all bent up from illness, cf. tega, omutego.

o- (bu/-) deep pit/hole; game pit, trapping pit.

o- (bu/-) kind of weed which spreads rapidly and is difficult to eradicate, oku- simba obwanda or okutuula obwanda, to take up permanent abode, stay for good.

e- plur. amalenzi (li/ma) fine strapping lad. cf. omulenzi.

ensimu.

okutimba, okugulika.

okusanyusa nnyo.

okutega, okuliita, okukeba.

okusabika.

ekyennyanja. names of f., emmale, ejjamba, aka lende, ekisinja, embegedde, embovu, omukene, omunyala, nnandere, endulumba, engagala, engege, enningu, enkakaalukanyi, enkejje, enkokoto, enkuyu, enkyulukyulu, ensoga, ensonzi, ensuma, ssemutundu. f. net, ekiragala. f. trap, ekigu, omugomo. f. hook, eddobo. f. line, omugonjo.

cigarettes, etc.); blow, blow out. oku- fuuweeta oluyimba, to whistle a tune, okufuuweeta olulimi, to speak a language fluently, kufuuweeta bbidde, to drink alcohol. okufuuweeta erapewo, to show off, be snobbish/supercilious/high-hat. ennambo ezibadde zifuuweeta mu Kampala, the rumors which were spreading around Kampala. Omuntu oyo afuuweeta nnyo ebigambo. This person gossips a lot. cf. fuuwa.

joogolofiya.

e- (li/ma) basket trap with a hole in the bottom used for catching lake fish.

e- (li/ma) kind of large trap for capturing wild animals (leopards, hyenas, etc.).

you (referring to one person), ggwe wamma and wamma ggwe are interjectional phrases of high- frequency which have no close English eauivalent. They are used when there is good rapport between speaker and hearer. Perhaps ‘I say!' is the nearest equivalent.

n. (trap), omutego, akakunizo, omuliiti; (drink), walagi.

break up fibers (for rope making); clean out, scrape out (e.g., the insides of a papyrus plant so that the outer fiber may be used for basket making or rope making); groom, trim, clean up (a person or thing).

enzabbibu; g. vine, omuza bbibu.

okukwatako; g. one another, okukwatagana.

e- plur. amayinja (li/ma) rock; stone; colloq. phonograph record, ejjinja ery'omu- wendo, precious stone, jewel, okuyimbisa amayinja, to play phonograph records, kussaako jjinja, to start a conversation. cf. akayinja.

a- (ka/bu) fish trap made of reeds for catching ngege, catfish, etc.

adv. rapidly, at breakneck speed. with the -a of rel. rapid, headlong, embiro z'akafubutuko, breakneck speed, cf. fubutuka.

make stiff; fig. kill; make obstinate; cause to be rebellious, kukakanyaza muntu, to kill a person; to question a person with the intent of trapping him.

a- (ka/bu) small belt; small strap, ekirevu ky'akakoba, sideburns, side- whiskers. cf. olukoba.

a- (ka/bu) trap; trick.

a- (ka/bu) small, cramped inclosure in which movement is difficult; snare, trap. Yabadde ayam badde ekiteeteeyi kakunizo bulala. She was wearing a very tight dress. Tuli mu kakunizo. We are jammed in like sardines or We are in a difficult position. cf. kunira.

a- (ka/bu) crumb, scrap, cf. kunkumuka.

scrape off; scratch; fig. upbraid, criticize severely. cf. walakata.

a- (ka/bu) rattrap, mousetrap. cf. emmasu.

a- (ka/bu) small trap made of grass and used for catching mudfish (mmale). cf. sereekerera.

a- (ka/bu) conical fish trap for catching mudfish.

a- also akawayiro (ka/bu) scrap; slice; piece, akawayi k'omugaati, a slice of bread, akawayi ak'olupapula, a piece of paper.

a- adv. rapidly, swiftly. okudduka embiro za kawewuko, to run very fast. cf. wewuka.

a- adv. at a great speed, very rapidly, cf. wulugutna.

e- (ki/bi) image, likeness; picture; photograph; painting, ekifaananyi ekibumbe, statue, omusiizi w'ebifaananyi, artist, ebifaananyi ebisiige, paintings, omukubi w'ebifaananyi, photographer, okukuba ebifaananyi bya..., to take pictures of, photograph. okukukuba ekifaananyi, to imagine. c f. faanana.

e- (ki/bi) trap for large animals.

e- (ki/bi) kind of small basket trap for catching small fish (nkejje). The traps were tied together in pairs by a cord three or four feet long. (Roscoe ).

e- (ki/bi) trap for capturing larger animals; drop-trap.

e- also ekikwakkulizo (ki/bi) trap; snare.

in a hurry.

e- (ki/bi) skin of an animal, particularly that which is prepared arid used as food (e.g., of a buffalo); skin of an animal where the hair has been scraped off.

e- less commonly ekinyiinyinsi (ki/bi) scrapings of the pith of a plantain tree used as a sponge.

e- adv. quickly, rapidly; hastily and in a slipshod manner, in a slapdash way. with the -a of rel. hasty, impulsive. Omwa- na oyo wa kipaku nnyo. | That child is very hasty/does not follow instructions.

e- (ki/bi) cluster (of grapes); bunch (of fruit), ekirimba ky'ejinaano, a sheaf of wheat.

e- (ki/bi) trap for large animals.

e- (ki/bi) net trap used in hunting large animals; curtain, cf. timba, akatimba, olutimba.

e- also ekiyiriro (ki/bi) waterfall; rapids; cascade, cf. yira, Kiyira.

e- (li/ma) trap for animals. See the plur. amakan da for additional meanings.

with great speed.

e- also ekleziya, ekkereziya (n/n) [from Lat. ecclesia] a Roman Catholic church, eklezia enkulu, cathedral. The initial e- is sometimes treated as part of the word, sometimes as the l.V. (initial vowel J. The spelling klezia is in violation of the rules of the orthography but is in common use.

the floor, the body); clean away, sweep away. Mukoka yakoka ebisasiro byonna. The pools of rainwater swept away all the trash, cf. mukoka.

scrape off. c /. kolokota.

tear up, tear off; scratch; scrape; fig. assail verbally, excoriate/reproach, cf. ekikonjobole; kolobola.