v., okuyuza, okwabya.

engevu; get r., okweng£ra, okuggya, okubuulukuka; r, on one side, kibogwe; (abscess) okutenguka, okutunguliita.

v.tr. okwengeza.

obuyanja.

olukoba, amanzambu, omukandala, siripi omusipi.

decay; fester (of an ab- cess); become overripe, become bruised and soft (o f fruit).

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

be ou'^e rinp have just the right degree of ripeness (of fruit, etc.). cf. emboosa, embooseera.

o- adv. at close grips; face to face. cf. kwata.

o- (bu/-) lameness; state of being crippled, cf. lema, lemala.

ripen fully. cf. -buulukufu.

cripple.

okukwata, olnverippa, okulokompoka.

n., omulema, kadduwannema.

be, okulemala, okukata wala.

v., okutonnya, okukamuka, okukenenuka.

be worth it, leave no regrets. Olugendo lwonna lugenduse. The whole trip has been worthwhile.

e- (li/ma) long voyage/trip, kukuba ggendo, to take a long trip. cf. genda.

e- (li/ma) partly ripened fruit of the muwafu or the musaali tree. Lukuba eggu ne luleka omuzima. (Death, olumbe) strikes the young fruit and leaves the ripe fruit (untouched). This saying refers to one who dies at a very young age.

jtnongobadde) v.i. be or become twisted/deformed/disfigured/ crippled; become wrecked/ruined.

adj., a kiragala; (unripe) bisi;

v., okukwata, okuvumbagira, okukwata mavumbavumba.

ennyondo; (stone) omuyindo; (of gun) firipi.

ekiwandiikibbwako.

a- (ka/bu) striped grass-rat; foul smell, body odor.

a- (ka/bu) painful/vice-like grip. as an adv. painfully; with a painful grip; in a heartrending manner, okukaaba akajiijiiri, to cry pitifully, cf. jiijiira.

a-: okusiba akakaayi, to trip up in wrestling.

a- (ka/bu) strip/fiber obtained from the banana leaf (used esp. in making baskets ).

a- (ka/bu) stalk of ntula, njagi, q.v.; small cob of corn/maize (stripped of the grains), cf. ekikongoliro, kongola.

a- (ka/bu) small corridor/passage; small stripe, cf. ekikuubo, ekkuubo, olu- kuubo.

a- (ka/bu) small strip; small layer; string of a musical instrument; shoelace; fringe; shred, cf. olulere.

a- (ka/bu) small valley. Sijja ku- menya kawonvu na kagga ku ntambula yange, i will not gp into details about my trip, lit. I will not mention the little valley and the little river, cf. ekiwonvu.

a- (ka/bu) a kind of bean which resembles a lima bean but is much smaller, butter bean. Abantu ba kuno baamutwala teyeesibidde na kayindi. The people here sent him packing or (in a political context) they threw him out of office, lit. took him, he did not tie up beans for himself. (Formerly travelers used to take beans of this sort with them on long trips. The person referred to in the example left so quickly that he could not make the usual preparation.)

etc.

e- (ki/bi) stripe, streak; strand (in plaiting).

e- (ki/bi) strip of wood; chip of wood: SDlinter. shaving, cf. baiia. olu- bajjo.

e- (ki/bi) rack/net on which bananas are stored while ripening. It is usually built above the fireplace. Olwa leero ekibanyi lwe kigwa n'amenvu. Today is the day! cf. akabanyi, olubanyi.

e- with the -a of rel. partly ripened (of fruit); not completely done (of food); light colored (of Africans), empafu ey'eki- bogwe, a partially ripened mpafu fruit. Abantu abasinga obungi mu bitundu bino balina obugunjufu bwa kibogwe. Most of the people in these areas have a defective/ poor culture.

difficulty, ‘hitch.' Eby'ol ugendo Iwange byajjamu kigoyeweezinge. A problem developed about my trip. Ebintu byajjamu kigoyeweezinge. Things did not work out very well. Complications developed.

e- (ki/bi) trip, fall; throw in wrestling; wrestling; wrestling match, kukuba kigwo. to throw (in wrestling), kukwata kigwo, to wrestle, omukubi w'ekigwo, wrestler. Ngudde kigwo. I have fallen/tripped, kugwa kigwo, to be wasted/squandered. Essente ze nnawaayo okusomesa omwana oyo zaagwa kigwo. The money I spent to educate that child was utterly wasted, cf. gwa.

e- (ki/bi) fruit which is slow in ripening, cf. kona.

e- (ki/bi) large passage/corridor; large stripe, olugoye olw'ebikuubo, striped garment, cf. akakuubo, ekkuubo, olukuubo.

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) cutting, something cut. in the plur. ebisale, school tuition; subscription fees; fees; charges, cf. sala.

e- (ki/bi) dormitory; place of stay, ekisulo ky'abagenyi, hostel, lodging place. Baatambula olugendo lwa bisulo bibiri. They made a trip which required stopovers for two nights, cf. sula.

e- (ki/bi) something written, document, written statement; inscription. Ekiwandiiko Ekitukuvu, Holy Writ. cf. wandiika.

e- (li/ma) yoke; trip (in wrestling). kukuba kkoligo, to trip/throw (an opponent in wrestling), cf. ekikoligo.

e- (li/ma) passage, corridor; large stripe. ,cf. akakuubo, ekikuubo, olukuubo.

e- (ekkwiiri in Buddu): kusimba kkuuli, to tackle/trip (in soccer).

be slow in cooking; refuse to ripen (of fruit); be stunted in growth (of persons); be silent, refuse to answer; remain motionless (when expected to act); sulk, okukona ku musomo, to fail a course and be obliged to repeat. Embooge ekonye. lit. The mbooge (a green vegetable which cooks easily) has refused to cook. Things have gone completely wrong.

e- (ki/bi) the top bananas on a bunch. They are often much larger than the rest and ripen first.

nnamaze) v.i. make a pilgrimage; journey, go on a long trip. cf. ekiramago, omulamazi.

nnambudde) v.tr. call on, visit; tour; inspect (during the course of an official trip), eby'okulambula, tourism.

ndizze) v.tr. tie, tie up; fasten, okulijja ekigwo, to trip, throw to the ground.

trip (in wrestling and in the game of nziga). Yandippiramu enkalu. He tripped me/gave me a fall.

o- with the -a of rel. striped, ente eya lubombwe, a striped cow.

o- plur. ennendo (lu/n) trip, voyage, journey, cf. genda.

o- plur. empya (lu/n) yard; courtyard. -a kiyita mu luggya, short, brief; temporary, not permanent, lit. passing through the courtyard. Olugendo lwe luno lujja kuba lwa kuyita mu luggya. This trip of his will be a very brief one. Omukulu takulira mpya bbiri. (prov.) A chief is not a chief of two compounds. Even those with great authority have limitations.

o- (lu/n) stream of dripping liquid (e.g., tears running down the face, a liquid spilled on a table, etc.); mark/stain left by a liquid, cf. kulukuta.

o- (lu/n) long corridor/passage; stripe; streak, kukuba luguudo (mu mutwe), to part one's hair, put a part in one's hair. cf. akakuubo, ekikuubo, ekkuubo.

o- (lu/n) the damaging/ruining of plantain trees by stripping off most of the leaves; the tendency to beat/bully other people. Alina olukuunya. Heisabully. cf. kuunya.

o- plur. endere (lu/n) string (of a musical instrument); thong; long, thin strip; bootlace, cf. lakalere.

o- (lu/n) strip of bark from the barkcloth tree. cf. omutuba.

o- plur. empande (lu/h) piece; portion; strip; strip of cloth.

o- plur. empenda (lu/n) path; border strip between two pieces of land; way, means, method; plan; opportunity, okutema empenda, to devise means, draw up a plan.

o- plur. empero (lu/n) top board/ strip of canoe.

o- plur. enjaliiro (lu/n) banana leaf in which bananas are wrapped before cooking; strips of banana stems laid in the area where bananas are crushed into juice. cf. 2yala, yaliira.

o- plur. enneebagyo (lu/n) sash, strip of cloth used as a belt. It is now considered rather old-fashioned, cf. baga, -ebaga.

a- adv. descriptive of manner of jumping. okubuuka amaeco, to jump completely up with both (or all) feet, as a frog. cf. ccoppa.

a- plur. (li/ma) return, return trip. as an adv. on the way back, amagenda n'amadda, round trip. cf. ^dda.