omugongo, olukulukumbi; r. pole, omulabba.

okusalako, okukutulako, okuyimpawaza.

olutindo; (of nose) olukulukumbi lw'ennyindo.

v., okutinda.

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.

o- (bu/-) meal of cassava, millet or corn (maize); thick porridge.

o- (bu/-) [Su>. ] commeal porridge.

ekyasi.

a- path/ridge of earth before the doorway of a hut.

e- (ki/bi) large head pad; large pot pad; ridge of earth dug for planting potatoes. cf. ekkata, enkata.

e- (li/ma) large belt, ekkoba eryelikka amasasi cartridge belt. cf. olukoba.

e- (ki/bi) [Sto. ] cartridge, bullet. cf. essasi.

o- (lu/n) rare ridge; sharp edge.

o- (lu/n) bridge, cf. tinda.

a- plur. (li/ma) [Suj., Ar.fj belt; cartridge belt.

e- adv. slowly; gently, softly; quietly, mpolampola, gradually, by degrees. Akwata empola atuuka wala. (prov. j Who proceeds slowly goes far. Slow but sure. Mpolampola, ayiisa obu- sera. (prov.) Slowly and carefully, he cooks the porridge. Easy does it. cf. kawola.

e- (n/n) kind of partridge, francolin. Enkoko bw'esula mu nsiko efuuka nkwale. (prov.) When a chicken lives in the bush it becomes a partridge. One changes according to the company one keeps.

e- (n/n) tumix; quail; gray partridge.

e- (n/n) kind of earth-colored bird about the size of a partridge.

ridge in a rock. cf. lomugongo.

enkwale, entiitiri.

poligi, obusera.

importance, etc. olutindo ssematindo, a huge bridge, ekisobyo ssemasobyo, a great blunder, olutalo ssematalo, a terrific battle/war; world war.

tindira (-tindidde) v.tr. appl. bridge, make a bridge over; erect a framework/ceiling nver; provide with a trellis.

o- (mu/mi) back (of the body); keel of a canoe; ridge. Alina olubuto olu- mugudde ku mugongo. He is extremely hungry, lit. he has a stomach which has fallen into his back. cf. ekigongo, olu- gongo.

o- (mu/mi) ridge pole of a house; rafter; beam. cf. akalabba.

to doze, doze off, lit. cut logs, kutema lu- wenda, to cut a path; to mark the end of one's own land; fig. to be a pioneer, a pathfinder. kutema lubimbi, to cultivate intensively/a great deal, kutema mulanga or kutema kiwoobe, to wail loudly, kutema ka- kule or kutema kalali, to burst out laughing, kutema bikata, to hoe/ridge potatoes, kutema mwenge, to cut bananas for making beer, kukatema muntu, tell someone very bad or shocking news, lit. cut (laughter, implied by ka = akakuie) from a person. Yakantema. He told me something that had a shocking effect on me. kutema lizzi, to swim, kutema bigambo, to make unfounded statements.

wansinsi, a little lower, wansi wa as a prep, phrase below, beneath, under, wansi w'olutindo, under the bridge, kukwata wansi ne waggulu, to become furious, ‘hit the ceiling.' cf. ensi.

abridge; shrink. cf. -yimpi, -mpi, kumpi, wampi.

abridge, condense; appropriate; include; cut short (one who is speaking ).

-esooka (-esoose) v.i. & tr. refl. be first; do first; go first; precede. Ajja okubeesooka mu Bulaaya. He will get to Europe before they do. Okubwesooka si kubulya. /prov.) The first to arrive is not (the one) to eat it (bu = busera, porridge). The early bird does not get the worm.

reach a point of great intensity (of a situation); perform at maximum capacity, go all out; fall/trip over each other. Olwa leero kineetinda mu kizannyiro ky'e Bombo. There will be an exciting time today at the playing field of Bombo. cf, ekitindiro, olutindo.

cave in, fall in. Olutindo lwedomye. The bridge has collapsed, cf. domoka.