tono, tiiriitii.

obutono.

kawaali, omuwempe; catch s., okuwaala, okukongojja.

crack, crackle; give off sparks, flare up; burst, explode; blow up; throb, tinglejfo/ the fingers, etc.); be very hot (of sunshine); come out, debouch (of a small road or path); fig. break out (of war, sickness, etc.). Olutalo lubaluse buto nate mu Bulaaya. War has broken out again in Europe.

for which see the grammars. The following usages are important for lexical purposes because the derivatives formed cannot all be included in the dictionary. 1) bu + la ~ negative infinitive, often equivalent to an English noun which is not an infinitive in form. okumanya, to know; obutamanya, not to know; ingnorance. 2) bu + stem of a noun from another class often produc es an adverb which must be rendered by a phrase in English, enkofu, guinea fowl; bukofu, like a guinea fowl, kukaabya bukofu, to make cry like a guinea fowl, i.e., to cause to suffer. 3) bu + reduplicated stem of a noun of another class indicates plurality with the added notions of indefiniteness, scattered state or even contemp t. essomero, school; obusomerosomero, small, scattered schools which are inferior in quality. 4) normal verb form + bu + verb stem + i. Abalala bagamba nti... others say that; Abalala bagamba bugambi nti... others just/ simply/only say that.

o- lit. small places, plur. of afako. okubuna obufo, to be a rolling stone, to be i. cf. ekifo.

o- (bu/-) small inedible termites. cf. ggala, okutu.

o- plur. (ka/bu) small bits of banana in strained juice; bits of sediment/dregs in beer.

o- ( bu/-) small inedible ter1 mites.

o- (bu/-) small amounts/frag- ments/bits.

o- (bu/-) humanity; manhood, with the -a of rel. humane. Okuwanika omuntu ku kalabba si kya buntu. It is not humane to hang a man on the gallows, eby'obuntu, human nature, mu buntu, in person, personally. okuddamu ak'obuntu, to recover one's composure. Muntu buntu. He is a mere man. buntu is also the plural of kantu, small thing. From the root -ntu are also derived omuntu, ekintu, akantu, etc.

o- adv. kuiuula busiga, to sit for a long time wakeful; to stay by the hearth, busiga is also the plural o/kasiga, small cooking stone, cf. essiga.

a- (bu/-) youth (a period in life). Also the plural of akavubuka, small youth, slender young person, cf. vubuka.

o- (bu/-) kind of grass growing near lakes, also the plur. of akayanja, small lake. cf. yanja, lakayanja, ennyanja.

o- (bu/-) tiny/very small grasshoppers.

e- plur. (ki/bi) light things (often with reference to a small number of items packed for a journey), kusiba byanguwa, to be gravely ill, lit. to pack one's things, kusibamu byanguwa, to move away from a place (because one dislikes it or is obliged to move). cf. -yangu, yanguwa.

enjoy life, have a good time; be jaunty/cocky; rattle (of seeds or small bells).

such as that on a bicycle).

okutemaatema, okwasa, okusala, okusalaasala, okutyemula; c. small, okutuma; c. into shape, okubajja.

e- plur. amalembwe (li/ma) large kirembwe (a kind of large ant). Enswa emu ekira eddembwe. (prov.) One nswa (small, edible termite) is better than a large, inedible ant. Usefulness cannot be measured by size, cf. ekirembwe, ssekirem- bwe.

e- plur. amalenge (li/ma) small wind instrument, whistle, reed pipe made of bamboo; measure for a charge of gunpowder. Enjala wano efuuwa n'ama lenge. The hunger here is beyond belief, lit. is blowing whistles, cf. ^akalenge, kirenge, orau- lenge. See also fuuwa and fuuyira.

e- plur. amalippo (li/ma) small stick (used in the game of nziga, also called zziga, q.v.). cf. lippa.

be like; look like; be similar; seem, appear. Obulwadde buno bulaanana kawaali. This disease resembles smallpox. Mwenna mu- faanana. You are all alike. Banno ba- faanana batya? What are your friends like? Afaanana ng'alya. He seems to be eating, obutafaanana nga bulijjo, unlike the usual situation, in an unusual manner. oku- faanana ne + noun = like, just like. okufaanana n'amawanga amalala, just like other nations.

e- (li/ma) small lump of earth, broken-up piece of hard soil.

be bereaved of; lose; miss, miss out on. oku- fiirwa obulamu, to lose one's life. Leka kufiirwa mukisa guno. Don't miss this opportunity. Abaana bangi bafiirwako bannyaabwe nga bakyali mabujje. Many people lose their mothers while they are still small children.

squat down (esp. of small children).

e- (li/ma) small peninsula.

ebyenda; large i., a kabuto buto; small i., olukinyikinyi; vide kinnamuguma.

e- plur. amayamba (li/ma) kind of small fish which lives in shallow water; colloq. money, cf. akayamba.

for which see the grammars. One usage which presents serious difficulties to the users of the dictionary must be mentioned here. ka- is the prefix for singular nouns of the ka/bu class. This class contains not only nouns proper to it, but in addition most other nouns can be converted to this class; in the latter case the resultant noun is a diminutive. In many cases sound changes obscure the relationship between the original noun and the diminutive: ente, cow; akate, small cow. ejjinja, rock; akayinja, stone, endabirwamu, mirror; akalabirwamu, small mirror.

a- plur. obwala (ka/bu) small nail/ talon. Musiizi wa bifaananyi n'akaala. He is an artist down to his finger tips

a- (ka/bu) small village. Tosekera ku kaalo katono. lit. You don't laugh in a small village, i.e., Your laughter is very loud. You laugh too much. cf. ekyalo.

a- plur. obwana (ka/bu) baby, small child, obwana bw'enkoko, young chickens, chicks, cf. omwana.

a- plur. obuuso (ka/bu) small eye. okukuba akaaso, to wink at (in an amorous way, esp. of men), cf. eriiso (liiso).

a- plur. obwato (ka/bu) small boat; canoe; brewing vat. obwato obubbira, submarines. akaato ak'omuliro, motorboat. cf. eryato (lyato), nnakaato.

a- (ka/bu) social reception; small party, akabaga ak'eby'okunywa, cocktail party, cf. embaga.

a- (ka/bu) small spot, speck. cf. ebbala.

a- (ka/bu) small lungfish (emmamba).

a- (ka/bu) a kind of small edible rat, lesser cane rat. cf. emmangala.

a- (ka/bu) small hump; projecting part. cf. ebbango.

a- (ka/bu) small|jackal. okuwulira akabe akakaaba, to hear the jackal crying (an omen of death), cf. ekibe.

a- (ka/bu) enlarged spleen; small grindstone, cf. olubengo.

a- (ka/bu) small pipe. cf. emmindi.

a- (ka/bu) small forest; grove; thicket of shrubs and small trees, cf. ekibira.

a- (ka/bu) small bead. cf. embira.

a- (ka/bu) very small fly which resembles a mayfly. It is attracted to fruit, particularly bananas. Omukwano gubasaza mu kabu. (prov.) lit. Friendship causes them to cut into (i.e., to share even) a kabu. They are very close friends.

a- (ka/bu) small gun, small rifle; pistol, cf. emmundu.

a- (ka/bu) small dog; puppy, kuba kabwa na ngo, to be hostile to one another, be like cats and dogs together, lit. to be dog and leopard, cf. lembwa.

a- (ka/bu) small step/stair; platform (e.g., on which political speeches are made), cf. eddaala.

a- (ka/bu) small piece of jute cloth; type of thick fabric made of sisal and resembling fiber glass, used for tying cotton.

e- (ka/bu) point, tip; small spool, akadondi k'ewuzi, a small spool of thread. cf. ekidondi.

a- (ka/bu) small raft. cf. ekidyeri.

a- (ka/bu) small, niggardly portion/ helping of food. cf. mufumbakafu.

a- (ka/bu) consumption, tuberculosis; small chest, cf. ekifuba.

a- (ka/bu) kind of small black waterfowl, cf. fubutuka.

a- (ka/bu) small wave.

a- (ka/bu) [S w., Hind.~\ bicycle; small vehicle; wheelbarrow, akagaali k'omwana, baby carriage; tricycle; small bicycle, cf. eggaali, ekigaali.

a- (ka/bu) small finger. Alina akagalo. He is light-fingered/adroit in stealing, cf. engalo.

a- (ka/bu) small word, akagambo akayunzi, gramm. conjunction, cf. gamba, ekigambo.

a- (ka/bu) toe; small foot, okwekuba akagere, to menstruate, okukuba akagere,to travel on foot, walk, okukuba obugere, to mock, scorn, okuggya akagere, to start walking, take one's first steps, cf. obu- geregere, ekigere, olugere.

a- (ka/bu) small river, small stream. cf. omugga. See also akawonvu.

a- (ka/bu) very small fragment of pottery; tile. Essomero lyaseresebwa bugyo. The school was roofed with tiles. cf. oluggyo.

a- (ka/bu) small fin. cf. eggirigimba.

a- (ka/bu) [from Eng. Gillette] small razor blade, cf. eggirita.

a- (ka/bu) small horn, akagombe ak'enkomerero, the last trumpet (at the end of the world), cf. ennombe.

a- (ka/bu) small cloth; small garment. cf. olugoye.

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.

a- (ka/bu) small cage; ring (for boxingj; dock in a courtroom where the prisoner stands, cf. ekiguli.

a- (ka/bu) small rope; string; tape. cf. omug(u)wa.

a- (ka/bu) small chain, okwesala akajegere, to go into a rage, ‘blow one's top.' cf. olujegere.