n., ewuzi, ekyayi; (of harp) akalere, akatomyo; (of people) olukalala, omuyeeye.

v., okutunga.

a maanyi.

e- always plur. (ki/bi) string of beads.

okutemk bluteega.

a- (ka/bu) kind of musical instrument, one-stringed fiddle or harp.

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

a- (ka/bu) small strip; small layer; string of a musical instrument; shoelace; fringe; shred, cf. olulere.

a- (ka/bu) wad, bunch, ball (of string, hair, fibers, etc.). cf. ekivumbo. j. as long as, so long as.

e- (ki/bi) guitar, banjo; stringed instrument, abakubi b'ebidongo, players of musical instruments; players in a band, okusuna ekidongo, to play a guitar; to play a guitar very well. cf. omudongo, endongo.

e- (ki/bi) ekisaggo ky'ensirobi string of cowries worn as a necklace/a bracelet/an anklet.

e- (ki/bi) a string containing one hundred cowrie shells used for money; one hundred; century, ekyasa eky'ab if it the twentieth century.

ndeeze) v.tr. tighten; strain; draw taut; stretch, extend; aim. okuleega ennoma, to stretch the cover on a drum, okuleega omutego, to set a trap, okuleega e:r.a""», to ?tr'nD,/tnnp a ham or other stringed instrument. Yamuleegamu ekiso. He aimed a knife at him.

loosen, unstring, etc.

o- (lu/n) long list/string/series; long line (of persons, animals), olugolo- gombo lw'ebibuuzo, a long series of questions.

o- (lu/n) list; roll; line; string; skewer, olukalala lw'ebirowoozo, a series of thoughts, olukalala lw'ensimbi, a strand of cowrie shells (used as money), olukalala lw'amannya, a list of names.

o- (lu/n) belt; strap; bootlace; complexion, appearance, olukoba lw'embwa, leash for a dog (usually made of leather). olukoba olupima, tape measure, enkoba za ggita, the strings of a guitar, omuserikale ow'olukoba, a high-ranking police officer {here olukoba = braid), cf. akakoba, ekkoba.

o- (lu/n) string of beads; necklace. cf. enkwanzi-

o- plur. endere (lu/n) string (of a musical instrument); thong; long, thin strip; bootlace, cf. lakalere.

e- (n/n) kind of stringed instrument resembling a fiddle.

e- (n/n) string made of barkcloth used as a small torch to light fires, cf. olufuuzi.

e- (n/n) string snare, okukuba enkanda wansi, to refuse angrily/stubbornly/flatly.

rare come untied (KB). Possibly a var. of sumattuka, q.v. play (a stringed instrument); fig. warn; inform. okwambala ebisuna, to wear sackcloth. Ebigambo bimusuna emimwa. He is dying to say something (said of a gossip).

okuleegula; come unstrung, okusolokkana.

mpuludde) v.tr. pull down/ off /e.g., berries from a bush); slip off, unstring (beads from a string). Amannyo gampulula. I have a bad toothache. along/slide along very fast (of a snake, a car, etc.). cf. -emulula (under muluka).

thread (e.g., beads); pin, attach; put (on a spit, skewer). Twatungwa emimwa. Our lips were sealed. We were not permitted to speak. Effumu lyatunga omusajja. The spear pierced the man.

old-fashioned holed money, etc.); detach (e.g., meat from a skewer).

v.tr. conv. 2 un- sew; unstring; unpick.

rope). cf. -yitirivu, akayisanyo, ekiyitirirwa, amayisa, amayitire, empisa, empisiiyisi, empitambi, empitanya, empitiro, omuyise.

okwe- tungula ensimbi, lit. to unstring one's money, i.e., to dig down deep in one's pocket to pay. Bakadde be ssente baaze- tungula ne bamuwerera. His parents sacrificed a lot to send him (to school).