omukessi.

v., okuketta, okulenzalenza.

spy on; detect, ferret out; follow for purposes of surveillance, ‘tail.' cf. mbega.

o- (bu/-) spying, espionage. c f. ketta.

spy out; investigate (of detectives); explore.

etc. cf. -kessi, obukessi, omukessi.

nninze) v.tr. spy out; look for, go in search of (nseenene, grasshoppers).

bleed by cupping; fig. eavesdrop on, spy on. kulumika muntu bigambo, to slander a person, falsely attribute words or actions to a person.

rare [Lunyoro] spy on. cf. omutasi.

track down (game); hunt down; scout out; spy on. cf. ^ekizigo, lomuzizi.

kawenkene w'omukessi, a dangerous spy. kawenkene w'essota, a deadly snake, kawenkene w'emmese, a monstrous rat. kawenkene w'empologoma, a fierce lion.

o- (mu/mi) [Su>.] ebony tree, Dio spyros ebenum, Dalbergia melanoxylon.

omu- kessi nnakinku, master spy. nnakinku w'eddagala ery'ekinnansi, great authority on native medicine, omutezi w'obusoio nnaki- nkn, expert trapper, cf. obwannakinku, munnakinku.

o- (mu/ba) lookout; police spy. cf. liima.

o- (mu/ba) spy. cf. ketta.

v.tr. load; overload; burden down; fig. burden (with a difficult task). Nze nnabinikibwako gwa kuketta gusaawe gwa nnyonyi. I was assigned the difficult job of spying on a large airfield.

explain; enlighten; make clear by means of. gaalubindi eta- ngaaza, field glasses, spyglass; telescope.

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

plur. bambega (la) detective; spy. c f. 3iega.

o- (mu/ba) [Lunyoro] spy, scout. c f. tata.

Ekibiina ekikessi, The Criminal Investigation Department of the Police Force (C.I.D.). cf. ketta.