n.y eddiba, olukuta, olususu. hard s., ekikuyiro. cast off s. (of snake), ekiyubwe. s. garment, oluveera, ekisaato, ekijagali, enkenga, enkete. s. used as mat, enkeeto. s. disease, olukuku, ebisukko; vide rash. escape by the s. of one's teeth, okweyokola emisinde.

v.tr., okubaaga, okubembula; s. over (of sore), v.i., okubemba.

flay; butcher (an animal); cut up; dismember; dissect; operate on (a patient), okubaaga amatooke, to peel bananas so ineptly that part of the meat is left in the skins.

etc.

baagisa (-baagisizza) v. tr. caus. 1 & 2 cause to cut/skin, etc.; cut/skin with/using.

mmambye) v. tr. stretch out, peg out (e.g., a skin to dry).

bambulukuka (-bambu- lukuse) v.i. conv. 1 & 2 become unpegged; get unstuck; blister, peel off (of skin). .

bembulukuka (-bembulukuse) v.i. conv. 1 & 2 come off (of a scab, scales); peel (of skin); become unstuck, get detached. Langi yonna yabembulukuka ku kisenge. All the paint came off of the wall.

bembulula (-bembuludde) v.tr. conv. 1 2 remove (a scab); detach; unstick; peel off (skin). cf. ekibembe, emmembe.

e- plur. (ki/bi) ringworm, Taenia versicolor; scalp disease characterized by the flaking of the skin and (in serious cases) the loss of hair and the appearance of white spots on the head.

e- always plur. (ki/bi) roughness and skin irritation caused by shaving.

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).

o- (bu/-) messiness; flaky quality (of skin), cf. kuusiira.

o- (bu/-) overcharging, asking too high a price, cf. ^seera.

o- (bu/-) whiteness; lightness (of color); brownness (of the skin); emptiness, empty space; cleanness, as an adv. with the formative of space prefix e- out, outside. ebweru wa Buganda, outside of

e- plur. amaliba (li /ma) skin; hide; cover (of a book or magazine). Lugaba yabuggyako eddiba. [t dawned. Dawn came, lit. God took the skin/covering off of (day, daytime, implied by -bu- = obudde). okufuna ekigulira Magala eddiba, to make money, get some money, get something profitable. Bwe batusiba mu ddiba erimu tuliyuza. We just do not get along. We are mutually incompatible, lit. if they tie us in one skin we will tear it open (an almost hopeless feat), cf. ^akaliba, ekiriba.

ekikuta.

peel off (of skin, paint, etc.); lose scales (e.g., of a fish, snake); become unstuck; fig. come out of one's shell.

e- (li/ma) bone, okusimba eggumba egganda, to walk. 01 uvannyuma lw'okuki- gaayagaaya baakizuula mpozzi nga kirimu eggumba. After thinking it over they realized that it might just be true, lit. after chewing it they found that perhaps it had a bone inside, okuggwa ku magumba, to lose weight, become all skin and bones, oku- tunguka ku magumba, to cook thoroughly (of meat). Ebigezo bino birimu eggumba. These examinations are quite difficult, lit. have some bone in them. Kirimu eggumba okugamba nti... It is difficult to maintain that. It is hard to say that. lit. There is a bone in saying that... Omwavu lw'alya ennyama amagumba asansa masanse. (prov.) When a poor man eats meat, he scatters the bones around (to impress others ).

olutiko.

be (skin), okuguba.

tear off (skin, meat).

a- (ka/bu) delicate, attractive, well-proportioned person (e.g., a woman with soft and beautiful skin), cf. omubiri.

a- (ka/bu) small hard lump on the skin; wart; com on the toe.

a- (ka/bu) small skin/hide. cf. eddiba.

a- adv. sullenly; glumly; in a nasty mood; dimly, glimmeringly (of light or fire), okutunula kalyolyongo ng'embwa eyota ekikoomi, to sit sullenly like a dog basking in front of a fire. Ekiiaala kyali kyaka akalyolyongo. The light was burning feebly.

of the skin). Baagenze okuntuukako nga amaaso gankapye. By the time they reached me 1 was completely bewildered/confused.

a- (ka/bu) crisis, great difficulty, lit. it-takes-the-skin-off-of-a- wound. Bino ebiseera bya kasasambulabbwa. These are very difficult times.

light-skinned, neither very dark nor very light, omuwala owa katakketakke, a light-skinned girl.

a- (ka/bu) hangnail, bit of skin hanging from the base of the fingernail. cf. takkuluza.

adj. & adv. with the head or beard cleanly/completely shaven; smooth, without blemish (of the skin). Amwedde omutwe kawerette. He has shaved his head completely.

e- (ki/bi) thick layer of skin below the hair (of pigs and similar animals).

e- pej. augm. of liiso, eye. Kiiso kya mbuzi kirekera omussi ne kitunuulira omu- baazi. (prov.) The eye of the goat turns away from the one who is killing it and looks at the one who will skin it. Perhaps this means that we do not always realize who our real enemies are.

e- (ki/bi) skin cloak or mat made of several skins sewn together.

e- (ki/bi) skin rash.

e- no plur. (ki/bi) kind of skin disease characterized by a rash and excessive itching, kukuba muntu kikuku, to infect a person with a disease by the use of charms/witchcraft, cf. olukuku.

e- (ki/bi) skin; peel; rind; husk, ebinyeebwa eby'ebikuta, peanuts/groundnuts in the shell, cf. olukuta.

e- (ki/bi) skin of an animal, particularly that which is prepared arid used as food (e.g., of a buffalo); skin of an animal where the hair has been scraped off.

e- (ki/bi) large hide/skin. cf. eddiba.

e- (ki/bi) cushion, seat; carpet made of skins; middle seat in a canoe where a man sits to bale water.

e- (ki/bi) slough, the cast-off skin of a snake, cf. yubuka.

e- (li/ma) -fruit of the mukobe q.v. (It has a thin skin, a texture resembling that of the potato and is eaten boiled.) Ekika ky'Ekkobe, the Kkobe Clan, kukomba ku kya kkobe eky'ettungulu kiwoomerera, to be frustrated in accomplishing one's objective; fail to obtain what one wants, lit. to lick at the skin (kikuta is implied, by kya) of the kkobe, (whereas) the skin of the ttungulu is the one that is sweet.

skin ),

cracks in the skin (particularly of the feet) left after the extraction of chiggers.

o- plur. emmambo (lu/n) wooden peg used for stretching a skin/hide; tent peg. kussaako mmambo (with amaaso as indirect object), to look/watch intently. Amaaso yagassaako emmambo. He watched intently, cf. bamba.

o- (lu/n) wrinkle on the skin.

o- no plur. (lu/n) a disease of the skin which causes excessive itching (esp. of dogs), cf. ekikuku.

o- (lu/n) long-necked drinking gourd; tall, skinny person.

o- (lu/n) skin; rind; peel, okwerya enkutakuta z'emimwa, to eat the skins of one's lips, i.e., to be very hungry, cf. ekikuta.

o- (lu/n) arch, skin rash; syphilis.

o- (lu/n) long bundle of firewood; long bundle, olusekese lw'enku, long bundle of firewood, okufuuka olusekese, to lose weight, become all skin and bones. cf. sekesa, omusekese.

o- (lu/n) skin. on which objects are stored out of the reach of rats, etc. cf. suuba.

o- (lu/n) arch, garment of goatskins; current thin/flimsy/transparent wrapper or cover. oluveera lw'ekiteeteeyi, a flimsy, transparent dress; a long, flowing dress.

o- no plur. (Iu/n) something large/ immense, with the -a of rel. large, immense, huge, olwataata lw'eddiba ly'empologoma, a huge lion skin.

a- plur. (li/ma) long, skinny legs.

a- plur. (li/ma) folds of skin about the waist; buttock muscles.

skin; maliba, skins.

e- (n/n) small skin cape worn over the shoulders.

e-: okuliira empinga, to frustrate, spoil things for. Ebyo byonna byamuliira empinga. All these things ruined his chances. Aba yeeriiridde yekka empinga. He is asking for trouble. He is bringing trouble on himself.

e- with the -a of rel. amatooke ag'empogola, plantains cooked without removing the skins, amagi ag'empogola, boiled eggs. cf. muliibwampogola.

liibwa, empogola.

wear around the shoulders. Yanagira omunagiro gw'eddiba ly'engo. He wore a leopard-skin cape. cf. omunagiro.

e- from eddiba, skin, hide, okucanga endiba, colloq. to play soccer.

e- (n/n) short skirt or apron made of skins formerly worn by warriors.

e-: ow'enkobabbirye, person with brownish-colored skin, one who is neither very dark nor very light; one who fluctuates between two opposing sides, fence- sitter. cf. nnankobabbirye.

two bananas in one skin.

one who is neither very dark nor very light, cf. enkobabbirye.

e- (n/n) cracked skin (on the feet). Ekireese ennungu okumera ku njovu..., What has made matters worse... lit., what has caused cracks to grow on the elephantiasis.

a large walking lizard of the genus Varanus. The skin is used for covering drums, making shoes, etc. okuwalula enswaswa ku lwazi, to drag a monitor lizard along a rock, i.e., to attempt the impossible, kwefuula nswaswa eteeya- nula, to be lazy/indifferent, lit. act like a lizard which does not come out of the sun.

glitter; be oily (of the skin), cf. akanyereketo.