n., ekyama, enkiso.

adj., a kyama.

omuwandiisi.

okukweka, okukisa; okukamula.

akajonjo; (of mouth) olugeregeze.

mukyama, mankwetu, munkukutu, kimugunyu; do s., okubbirira.

e- (li/ma) large barkcloth. kugwa mu bbugo, to ask secretly for help. Yamukubira essimu ng'amugwa mu bbugo. He telephoned him and asked him in confidence to help. cf. olubugo.

nzigudde), frequently with the enclitic -wo: ggulawo (-guddewo) v.tr. open (as a door), okuggula ebyama, to reveal secrets, okuggulawo omuwogo, to open (a door) slightly.

a- (ka/bu) small load/bundle; trouble, danger; scandal in a family, shameful secret which a family wishes to be hushed up. Onsombedde akagugu. You have caused me trouble. Balina akagugu mu nju. They have a skeleton in their closet, cf. omugugu.

e- adv. secretly; furtively; quietly. Ayogeza kimomozo. She is soft spoken.

watch over; guard; protect; maintain, keep, okukuuma ekyama, to keep a secret, okukuuma olu- bugo (nga lubaale mubbe), to guard the bark- cloth (after the lubaale has been stolen), to close the barndoor after the horse has been stolen. Akuuma omwami akira akuuma ente. (prov.) He who looks after a chief is better off than he who looks after a cow.

e- (ki/bi) secret, mu kyama, se- retly. okukuuma ekyama, to keep a secret, obulamu bw'omuntu obw'ekyama, a person's private/personal life. Yankuba ekyama. He took me aside privately and told me a secret.

o- no plur. (lu/n) with the -a of rel. permanent; steady; lasting, omuwandii- si olw'olubeerera, permanent secretary, cf. ba, beerera.

ndyolyomye) v.tr. accuse in secret; denounce; undermine. cf. Omulyolyomi.

a- noun of limited occurrence secrecy; secretiveness, mu mankwetu, in secret, secretly, with the -a of rel. secret; secretive, mu ngeri ey'amankwetu, in a secret manner.

e- (n/n) kind of small ground frog which discharges an offensive secretion "'hen threatened.

e- (n/n) spokesman; publicity secretary (of a political party); verb. cf. yogera, yogeza.

e- (n/n) permanence, with the -a of rel. permanent, omuwandiisi ow'en- kalakkalira, permanent secretary.

e- (n/n) secret, eby'enkiso, hidden things, secrets, cf. Ikisa.

e- (n/n) flea, kusiikuula nkukunyi, to stir up trouble. Tonsiikuulira nkukunyi. Don't get me involved in trouble. nkukutu or mu nkukutu adv. secretly, in secret.

gossiper, one who cannot keep a secret.

e- (n/n) kind of insect which secretes a peculiar fluid. cf. tonnya, tonnye- za.

more usually samyasamya (mod. form rare) v.tr. caus. okusamyasamya ebi- gambo, to blurt out things, divulge secrets.

sattulula (-sattuludde) v.tr. conv. 1 & 2 undo; unravel; take apart; fig. disband, dissolve (e.g., a council, a meeting). Abantu ababiri babibira ebigambo, ate abasatu babisattula. Two people (can) keep a secret but three people reveal it.

divulge, reveal (e.g., secrets).

otulo, omuloolo; (secretion in eyes) obujonjo.

keep drizzling; keep dripping; keep secreting.

mpambuse) v.i. run off, abscond (secretly, as a thief or a person fleeing something undesirable; illicitly, as a woman running off with someone else s

njise) v.i. pass (in time, through space), kuyita ku muntu kkuutwe, to pass a person without greeting him. kuyita mu mannyo ga mpisi, to have a narrow escape, lit. pass through the teeth of the hyena, kuyita ku luti, to slip off of the skewer, i.e., have a narrow escape, kuvitako wa fOmiilangirn) Ssegaamwenge. to get drunk, lit. pass by (Prince) Beer, kuyita ga mpiteeyite, to pass/go here and there, kuyita kuli, to be arrogant/insolent, kuyita mu mankwetu, to use secretive/ questionable methods, act on the sly. kuyita Ttembo (a Kabaka who went mad), to go crazy, okutuuka nga buyise, to arrive late. Ekyo kyamuyita ku nviiri. That left him indifferent. He didn't care, lit. it passed over his hair. Amazzi gayita kuli. The waters (e.g., in a river) are flooding/overflowing. Omulimu gwange gwa kiyita mu luggya. My job is only temporary, lit. passing through the yard. Yayita eby ama- teeka. He passed his course in law. Tujja kubuyitamu. (-bu- implies bulwa, danger.) You and I are going to have trouble. You and I will have it out. Bw'oyita n'omubi obijja. If you associate with an evil person you will become corrupted. Tell me who your friends are and I will tell you what you are.

disintegrate (e.g., of negotiations ).

(la) kind of insect resembling a cricket which emits a burning secretion.

significant), cf. -botofu; bomoka, toboka.

o- (mu/ba) distributor, omu- saasaanya wa ppokopoko, pol. publicity secretary, cf. saasaanya.

okubibira ebigambo, to keep a secret. Abantu ababiri babibira ebigambo, ate abasatu babisattula. fprov.) Two people keep a secret, but three people reveal it. cf. ebbibiro, ekibibiro, olubibiro.

o- (mu/ba) writer; secretary; scribe, clerk, omuwandiisi w'amawulire. reporter, journalist, cf. wandiika.

operate; act (as). Essimu yali tekola. The telephone was out of order. Akola ng'omu- wandiisi w' ekibiina ky'abakozi. He is working as secretary of the labor union. v.tr. do; make, okukola omulimu, to do a job, to work, okukola emmere, to prepare food, okukola lumonde, to peel sweet potatoes. okukola ebigezo, to take examinations. -kozeeko, used, second-hand, emmotoka ezikozeeko, used cars.

to tell someone^ something which is secret, to let someone in oh something. Nkusunireko. Let me tell you a sectet.

cf. wandiika.

v.tr. caus. lie in wait for; spy on; watch secretly. cf. omuliimi.

reveal; pass judgment, okutyemula omusango, to pronounce judgment (at a trial), okutyemula akyama, to reveal a secret, okutyemula amawulire, to break the news, okutyemula emmeeme, to frighten; to disturb/worry greatly; to shock.

O- less frequently muku- lembezi (mu/ba) leader; guide; one who goes first, cf. kuletnbera. man; head, superior, person in charge; older brother; older sister, omukulu w'essomero, school principal. Omukulu w'Amatwale, colonial secretary. Lugaba mukulu. God is great (said after something unusually good happens), cf. kula, -kulu.

o- (mu/ba) one who is deceptive/evasive in speech; secretive person; sly person, cf. kulungutanya.

-ekwekerera (-ekwekeredde) v.tr. appl. 2 refl. hide from; conceal secrets from.