myufu, twakaavu; (animals) gaaju, a lukunyu, a lujumba; become r., okumyuka, okutwaka, okutwakaala; r. earth, olukuusi, e ggerenge.

engereze; get r. h,, okwengerera.

Uganda Coral, Erythrina abyssinica; irritating rash. cf. ekiyirikiti.

okumyusa, okutwakaaza.

myukirivu, a kikuusikuusi.

okununula.

omununuzi.

okununulibwa.

olunakuolukulu.

obumyufu.

v., okulongoosa, okuliwa.

okukendeeza, okukkakkanya; be reduced, okukendeera, okukkakkana; vide munyoto.

be, okutegeereza ddala.

e- (li/ma) slaughterhouse; place where animals are slaughtered, cf. baaga.

e- (li/ma) portion of meat assigned to the person who has slaughtered the animal.

e- (li/ma) space; room; time, inter- val; opportunity, chance, amagye ag'omu bbanga, air force, mu bbanga lya myaka mitono, in the course of a few years, E — waliyo obuduukaduuka obwesudde ama- banga. At: — there are numerous poor little shops scattered around, cf. banga.

e- (li/ma) debt. Tetutunda bbanja. We do not sell on credit, okufuna ku bbanja, to buy (lit. get) on credit, okulya ebbanja, to incur a debt, okugwa ku bbanja, to fall into debt. cf. banja.

q.v. come up, emerge (from water); be revived/restored; recover. Bbuka! Gesundheit! (Said to one who has sneezed.)

particularly in the sense of team, abound. Oluggya lu- bemberedde abajaasi. The courtyard is swarming with soldiers.

loiter, be lazy; wander from job to job.

e- spots, redup. plur. of ekibala, q.v.

full of food; be self-centered, live in one's own little world.

e- usually plur. (ki/bi) spoiled food; leftovers (not neces sarily spoiled). Yagenda wa jjajja kulya bigagu. He went to his grandmother's where he knew that he would be pampered, lit. eat bigagu. cf. gaga.

partial redup. of biita, q.v. pamper; make a favorite of; adore.

bikkibwa (-bikiddwa) v.i. pass. be covered, etc.

mmimbizze) v.tr. pamper; extend the red carpet treatment to.

e- plur. (ki/bi) cosmetics, lit. (things) which are smeared (on the body), c f. saaba.

v.tr., okubambula; be blistered, okubambuka.

be, okuseeterera.

take on an attractive appearance (esp. of young girls or brides with the added implication that the skin is as fair and healthy as that of a baby).

get soft and mushy. cf. -bolu, -bovu, -bolerevu.

v., okuwummula; ( = bother) okukooya, okweraliikiriza; be bored with, okuweerera, okutamwa.

v., okuteganya, okweraliikiriza, okubigita; be bothered, okutegana, okutagala.

for which see the grammars. The following usages are important for lexical purposes because the derivatives formed cannot all be included in the dictionary. 1) bu + la ~ negative infinitive, often equivalent to an English noun which is not an infinitive in form. okumanya, to know; obutamanya, not to know; ingnorance. 2) bu + stem of a noun from another class often produc es an adverb which must be rendered by a phrase in English, enkofu, guinea fowl; bukofu, like a guinea fowl, kukaabya bukofu, to make cry like a guinea fowl, i.e., to cause to suffer. 3) bu + reduplicated stem of a noun of another class indicates plurality with the added notions of indefiniteness, scattered state or even contemp t. essomero, school; obusomerosomero, small, scattered schools which are inferior in quality. 4) normal verb form + bu + verb stem + i. Abalala bagamba nti... others say that; Abalala bagamba bugambi nti... others just/ simply/only say that.

buguta, akeebugo.

o- (bu/-) in-laws; relationship acquired by marriage; relationship of a man to his wife's brothers; disease or misfortune due to the violation of any of the prohibitions relating to in-laws; Parkinson's disease, eby'obuko, bride price. Tugenda ku buko. We are going to visit our in-laws. cf. ebiko, ^njuko.

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

o- (bu/-) tiredness; lack of vitality/strength; minor sickness, cf. koseka, -kosefu.

o- (bu/-) hatred, cf. kyawa.

o- (bu/-) weakness; tiredness, exhaustion; looseness; softness; viscosity. cf. -lebevu, lebera.

o- adv. in a state of readiness, kuba bulindaala, to be ready/prepared. Enkuba eri bulindaala. It is just about to rain.

etc. ne bitubulira ku matama, and we were at a loss for something to say, lit. they (ebigambo, words, implied) disappeared from our cheeks.

hair); be bent/inclined; be on a slant; stoop, slouch; be poured. Olw'obuwanvu atambula abunduka. Because of his height he walks with a slouch. Ebintu ebiggya mu kiseera ekyo byabundu- kiranga kumu mu Buganda. At that time (all sorts of) new things were coming into Buganda at once.

bunyisa (-bunyisizza) v.tr. caus. 1 & 2 spread; scatter; distribute; propagate; spread with/using. Leka kubunya bisasiro wano. Stop scattering trash here. Ebifo byonna ebikulu mu Qulaaya yabibunya. lie covered/visited all the major places in Europe.

o- (bu/-) kind of mushrooms which grow on withered plantain leaves (ssanja).

o- (bu/-) gruel/porridge made from millet or banana meal, kuyoya busera, to be tired and hungry. Mpolampola, ayiisa obusera. (prov.) Very slowly, he cooks (good) porridge. Slow but sure.

bulaabutana (-butaabutanye) v.i. redup. + na - buta (but somewhat more emphatic).

unconfined (of an animal); free, having no commitments (of a person); on the loose, at large (of a criminal); free, offering freedom of movement and expression (of a country), okulya obutaala, to be untethered/free, etc. Omubbi akyalya butaala. The thief is still at large.

o- (bu/-) readiness, preparedness. cf. Heeka, -eteekateeka, -eteefuteefu.

to cause to be worried/scared/frightened.

be, okusiriira.

adj. (door), konkonere; a door closed and barred, oluggi konko nere.

take, okwetenda.

wander about.

enjasabiggu.

e- (li/ma) step; rank; grade, degree. plur. amadaala ladder; stairs, stairway, steps, ow'eddaala, someone who has acquired a high status/position, cf. aka- daala, ekidaala.

e- plur. amalembwe (li/ma) large kirembwe (a kind of large ant). Enswa emu ekira eddembwe. (prov.) One nswa (small, edible termite) is better than a large, inedible ant. Usefulness cannot be measured by size, cf. ekirembwe, ssekirem- bwe.

be answered; be done again, be repeated.

oludikya.

okuvumbula;(something lost) okuzaawula; be discovered, okwatuka.

okufumya, okugadya.

okugogola.

be, okwagala, okw egomba, okukitiza.

fail; be destroyed/ruined/wrecked; be exhausted/tired out.

nafu, tene; vide okukenda; f. person, nkeremeke, bandoberedde.

grin idiotically.

adj., kazi, wala; (animals) lusi; f. infant, omwana wa buwala, bandoberedde.

e- (li/ma) kind of large poisonous lizard, omuntu ow'effubutusi, an abrupt/rude/short-tempered/unpleasantly aggressive person, cf. fubutuka.

e- (1 i/m a) kind of bird, plantain-eater, Ross's turaco; reddish/purple velvet.

a mpisa mbi, wa kyejo.