v.tr., okusiiya.

n. (plant), ensibuka, ettenga; (plantain) endu, ensukusa.

v., okukuba emmundu, okulasa.

okwesusunkula.

kibonoomu.

hit. kubabika luyi, to slap, kubabika miggo, to beat with sticks, kubabika ssasi, to shoot.

o- outgrowths, shoots. cf. loka, bu- (3).

e- (n/n) [Su>., Port.'f form for blocking caps or fezzes; colloq. head; big head. Yanyeenya effolooma ye. He shook his head (in amazement or disagreement).

e- (li/ma) type of insect resembling a grasshopper which lives on the young shoots of the plantain. Also called nnabangogoma.

e- (ka/bu) young locust. is an artist (painter) down to his fingertips. Yamukwata mu bwala. He shook hands with him. Abaserikale babagombyemu obwala. The soldiers have apprehended them. cf. ^olwala.

a- (ka/bu) degenerate shoot of a plantain.

a- (ka/bu) shoot on a plant. L /. wakalita.

a- plur. obwebindu (ka/bu) shoot(s) of the jjuuni, a plant of the arum family, Colocasia antiquorum, kumerako bwebindu, to put on airs, make oneself important, lit. to grow shoots.

e- plur. amateme an insect resembling a caterpillar which attacks young shoots, esp. those of the cotton plant.

ndasizza) v.tr. shoot (an arrow); hit (with an arrow); fire (a shot, a gun); flick, flick away (with the finger); kick with the back legs (of a locust), okulasa eki- faananyi, to take a photograph, okulasa emboozi, to converse, okulasa entula, to press ntula fruit to make the seeds come out. okulasa akasolya, to bend the reeds of a roof to the frame (in building a house).

etc.; shoot/fire with/using. cf. kalasamayanzi, ekiraso, omulasi.

put up shoots; strike root. cf. obulokwalokwa, endoko.

o- (lu/n) long tail, emmunyeenye ez'enkira, shooting stars, comets, cf. omukira.

o- plur. ennanda (lu/n) trailing shoot, cf. llanda, omulanda.

fly off (as a spark); slip, slip off, slip down; shoot up (as a star).

set off (a trap or spring); snap; shoot (an arrow); eject, cause to fly off. cf. mansuka.

o- (mu/ba) backer, one who gives encouragement, advice and support to another; cheerer (e.g., at a fight); one who shoos away dangerous animals and birds from domestic fowl. cf. yasira.

throw off sparks, sparkle; shoot (of pain); dart away, make off like a flash. Eggulu limyansa. It is lightning.

e- (n/n) sprout, shoot for transplanting. cf. loka.

e- (n/n) young shoot; young banana/ plantain shoot, endu y'ekitooke, young plantain shoot.

e- (n/n) sprout; shoot, cf. sibuka.

make a hissing sound; hiss away, shoo away (fowls, etc.).

e- (n/n) target, mark, okukuba ssabbaawa, to shoot at a target, fire at a target, engage in target practice.

vide shoot,

o- (mu/mi) trailing shoot /esp. of sweet potatoes), cf. ^landa, olulanda.

v.tr. cause to shoot up; cause to slip; throw off; get rid of.

o- (mu/ba) archer; one who shoots, rifleman, cf. lasa.

shooting star, comet, lit. something which is seen (bona) by only one person (omu). cf. bona.

o- (mu/mi) bud, shoot; core of a boil.

motorcycle); shoot up (of young grass, plants ).

v.i. become tall; grow tall and stately; shoot up.

incite, induce, ku- sindika kyasi, to fire a shot, kusindika busaale, to shoot arrows, kusindika munya mu ssubi, lit. to push a lizard into the grass; also kusindika mwana wa jjajja we; lit. to send a child to his grandparent's. both expressions mean to tell someone to do something which he would be happy to do anyway.

to shake hands. Yamukwatako mu bujala. He shook hands with him. cf. enjala.

e- (n/n) finger; hand, engalo ensajja, thumb. Yankutte mu ngalo. He shook hands with me or He took me by the hand. Baamukubira mu ngalo. They applauded him. Alina engalo. He is light-fingered, omuntu ow'engalo, thief, ow'eggalo, expert thief, kufunyira ngalo, to spoil (someone's) chances; to ruin (someone's) plans; to refuse (someone's) requests, cf. eggalo, akagalo, olugalo, amagalo, nnamagalo.

conjecture; count on, reckon on. kuteeba ggoolo, to shoot a goal (in soccer).

have its source (of a river); originate, have its origin.

(la) kind of insect resembling a grasshopper which lives on the young shoots of the plantain. It is the second totem of the Grasshopper Clan. See eggolo.

o- (mu/ba) marksman; shooter; one who shoots for a goal (in football), cf. teeba.

act according to one's own wishes.