ebbala, eggondo; (of dirt) ekko; (blemish) akamogo.

on the, bukutuka.

a bujagijagi, a bibalabala, a bumya, butembetembe.

e- (li/ma) spot; stain; color; mark, brand; birthmark; type, kind, engo y'ama- bala, a spotted leopard, kuggya muntu mu bbala, to alter/damage the appearance of a person (of disease, extreme poverty, etc.) cf. ebibalabala, akabalabala, ekibala, 4mbala.

e- spots, redup. plur. of ekibala, q.v.

e- usually plur. (ki/bi) spots. cf. eggondo.

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- plur. (ki/bi) spots, patches (on a goat). Embuzi ya bitanga. The goat is spotted.

o- (bu/-) gray spots (on fowls ).

o- (bu/-) place to turn. Sikya- lina bwekyusizo. I have no place to turn. also fig. I am in a tight corner/difficult spot. cf. kyuka, -ekyusa.

e- (1 i/ma) spot (either permanent, as the spot on a leopard, or temporary as a spot of dirt, etc.) cf. ebigondo. bones, skeletons; dead relative(s). okuvuma amagufa, to insult grossly (by offensive references to a dead relative).

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

etc. (See kala.) okukalira mu muntu, to stand up to a person, take a firm attitude towards a person (e.g., one who has overcharged you or imposed on you). Enseko zankalira ku matama. The smile disappeared from my face (on hearing something unpleasant), lit. the laughter dried on the cheeks. Yamusindirira n'akalirawo. He fired at him and he died instantly/on the spot.

a- (ka/bu) blemish, stain, spot; defect; grudge, rancor. Omulungi tabulako kamogo. (prov.) A beautiful person does not lack a blemish. Nobody is perfect.

a- "rvnlly pl„r obumyc. (t„ 4,,,) spot(s); speckle(s).

a- (ka/bu) dot; spot; speck.

e- (ki/bi) spot, stain; type, kind; species, cf. ebbala.

e- (ki/bi) place, spot; relig. parish, mu kifo kya, instead of, in place of. ebifo eby'okusomesa ebyereere, vacant teaching positions, cf. obufo, enfo.

e- (ki/bi) pupil of the eye. okukuba ekimun''e, to see °ef a D‘limnse of. Olwfl- kubwako ekimunye nga akwatibwa. As soon as he was spotted he was apprehended. cf. emmunye.

e- (ki/bi) patch, piece of material used to mend or cover a weak spot, okukuba ekiraka, to patch up (e.g., a pair of trousers); to kick a soccer ball and strike (someone); to repair (a tire), okwekubamu ekiraka, to do something to compensate for one's bad behavior, make amends.

e-: okunyiga ekitoliro, to overwhelm (an opponent in wrestling); to exploit, treat ruthlessly/despotically.

e- (ki/bi) blister; sore spot. cf. akatuulituuli.

e- (ki/bi) patch; spot, embuzi y'ebiwuuga, a spotted goat.

e- (ki/bi) spot (on cloth); blemish, defect. Aleetedde eggwanga ekizigiro. He has brought shame on the country. cf. ziga.

e- (ki/bi) lit. something which burns, kugwa ku kyokya, to get into a terrible situation, get into a ‘hot' spot. cf. yokya.

a- plur. (li/ma) spots (e.g., of a leopard).

a- plur. (li/ma) place/spot which contains the remains of elephant grass or other grass after rats, rabbits, etc., have eaten, kusigala mu malye, to be deserted (e.g., a husband by a wife), cf. lya.

e- (n/n) kind of spotted tick which is far more dangerous to cattle than the usual ticks.

e- adv. on the spot, instantly.

e- (n/n) nail, okuteeka ku nninga, to put on the spot. Ndi ku nninga. I am on the spot. I am faced with a critical situation, okutuulira enninga z'enseko, to suppress one's laughter, try to control an urge to burst out laughing.

e- (n/n) spotted hen.

okusimbuliza omutima, to transplant a heart, okusimbuliza embuzi, to move a tethered goat to browse in another spot.

e- (li/ma) drop; spot; blotch.

e- (li/ma) big spot/drop/dripping. cf. tonnya, tonnveza.

v.i. appl. Envi zintobekedde. Gray spots have appeared in my hair.

olubugo olutone, barkcloth marked with a pattern, cf. ^tona.