wanvu, agguufu, gulumivu; vide omukoloddoli, omukolongo.

obuwanvu.

amasavu.

o- (bu/-) height, tallness. cf. gulumira, -gulumivu.

o- (bu/-) side, direction, as an adv. sidewise, crosswise, horizontally, obukiika obwa kkono, north {lit. the left side), obukiika obwa ddyo, south {lit. the right side), kuba muntu bukiika, to have it in for someone, have a grudge against someone. Andi bukiika. He has it in for me or He is a thorn in my side. cf. ^kiika.

o- (bu/-) kind of tall grass used for thatching and for mashing mbidde.

o- adv. unintentionally, accidentally, mu butanwa, iden. cf. ztana.

okulalusa.

okukwata, okuvumbatira; (mentally) okwetegereza.

kind of tall forest tree, Pygeum africanum. cf. engwabuzito.

e- (li/ma) kind of tall forest tree, Parkia filicoidea.

e- (ki/bi) a wide and shallow metallic plate/tray.

e- (ki/bi) tulip tree, Nandi flame tree, Spathodea nilotica & Spathodea cam- panulata. It grows up to forty feet tall and is often planted as an avenue and shade tree.

place sideways, place horizontally.

omutuubo.

e- (ki/bi) kind of very tall softwood tree whose bark yields a strong white cloth, Antiaris toxic aria,

e- (ki/bi) tall grass, elephant grass; reeds, cf. olusagazi.

e- (ki/bi) lit. something empty or emptied; empty cell of honeycomb; husk; fig. an empty, shallow person; one who has become totally depraved, ebisassalala by'omupunga, rice husks, ne nsigala kisassalala, and I remained petrified, all the strength and stamina had gone from me. cf. -sa.

e- (ki/bi) part; portion; section; half; district, region; role, part, amazima ag'ekitundu, partial truth, a half truth, ekitundu eky'okuna, one fourth. Okkirizi- bwa okusasula mu bitundutundu. You are allowed to pay in installments, cf. entundu.

e- (ki/bi) plant which produces tall straw stalks; large straw used for drinking beer.

e- (ki/bi) toll or fee imposed on a vendor setting up a stall in a market; preliminary. Ekyo kikyali ekituuza. This is only the beginning (e.g., of a parent threatening even sterner punishment for a recalcitrant child), cf. tuula, tuuza.

incidentally, I say.

nnangazze) v.i. stand by idly; loiter; loaf; be tall; be slim.

nnonzezza- lonzezza) v.i. hesitate, vacillate, stall; be indifferent; make idle excuses.

o-: okulyamu olugaayu or okuyisaa- mu olugaayu, to lift one's leg and pass it over someone sitting down. This was commonly done by children as a sign of disrespect. It was believed that the person over whom the leg was passed would never grow any taller. The phrase may be used figuratively in the sense of look down on, show contempt for, defy. cf. gaayula.

o- (lu/n) tall, thin person.

o- (lu/n) kind of tall grass. cf. mukonzikonzi.

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

o- (lu/n) with the -a of rel. tall, high; long, olukwedenge olw'omu- sajja, a tall man.

lulangalanga w'omusajja, a very tall man.

o- plur. ennyimbe (lu/n) disease, illness; death; scourge; ceremony of distributing the goods and installing the heir of the deceased, olumbe lw'omusajja, a revolting/disgusting/obnoxious man. cf. ekimbe, Walumbe.

O- plur. ennvintu. rarely e^int'J (lu/n) long, thin thing; tall, thin person, cf. ekintu.

o- (lu/n) very tall grass, elephant grass, cf. ekisagazi.

o- (lu/n) tall, thin man. cf. -sajja, omusajja.

o- plur. empala (lu/n) tall girl (often in a pej. sense), cf. omuwala.

o- plur. ezaana (lu/n) tall, thin child, cf. omwana.

e- (n/n) tall grass with prickly spicules.

a kiwaawaalo.

e- (n/n) kind of very tall timber tree widely used in the construction of canoes, Piptadenia africana. emimwa egy'empewere, thin lips.

Albizzia coriaria; fragrance imparted to barkcloth when fumigated with the smoke produced by this tree. (Sn.) See mu- ttampindi.

cf. olukonzikonzi.

o- (mu/mi) with the -a of rel. very tall; very long; gigantic, omulaatira gw'omusajja, a giant of a man. emiraatiira gy'ebigere, very long feet. cf. omulangaatira.

o- (mu/mi) kind of tall forest tree, Tylostemon ugandensis.

e- (n/n) kind of tall forest tree. cf. gyabazito.

e- (n/n) tall forest tree, Lovoa brownii, yielding a timber resembling walnut. Its trade name is Uganda Walnut. The wood is used extensively for various types of construction.

e- (n/n) kind of very tall hardwood forest tree, Manilkara cuneifolia.

slim person.

thin person; one who is excessively thin and moves unsteadily.

disastrous, totally destructive. olutalo nnamuzisa, a disastrous war. eby'okulwanyisa binnamuzisa, nuclear armaments, atomic weapons, yegu nnamuzisa, Asian flu. ebisolo nnamuzisa, deadly animals, nnamuzisa w'obufumbo, destroyer of marriage, cf. zika, omuzisa.

e-: ogw'ennembe (omwenge, beer, is implied), beer drunk during the ceremony of installing the heir of the deceased.

stall; make idle/false excuses. Yasooka kupalappalanya nga bw'atalina ssente. At first he made the excuse that he didn't have any money.

slip out, fall out accidentally.

etc.; throw over; omit, skip, skip over. Omusajja .oyo asussa fuuti mukaaga. This man is over six feet tall.

do something accidentally; make an accidental mistake. Ntaniddwa butanwa. It was an accident on my part. I acted unintentionally. cf. obutanwa.

be put, etc. teekebwaako, be crowned (of a king); be installed (of a successor).

e- (li/ma) cheek; insolence, impertinence. okubutika amatama, to remain silent, keep quiet, okukuba amatama, to be all talk, be long on talk and short on action, okulya mu ntama, to talk loud, roar, make an outburst; to bark (of a dog), okukwata ku matama, to be amazed/shocked, -lit. hold one's cheek, kukuba muntu ttama. to qhnnt at a person in a harsh voice, omuntu ow'amatama, one who makes up stories, teller of tall tales. Baalulaza mu ddiiro amatama gafunye ku bikonde. They took us into the dining room to eat, lit. so that the cheeks could fold into fists. Yamuliira ttama. He shouted at him. cf. entama.

mpagguuse) v.i. be or become tallAigh; be bigAuge. cf. -waguufu.

mpanze) v.tr. fit in, install, insert (e.g., a handle, a pole in the ground, bullets in a gun), ekitala ekiwange, a sword in its scabbard, a sheathed sword. Amadirisa tegannawangibwamu. The windows had not yet been installed.

as well as its pass, and caus. derivatives, are mostly used in association with olumbe, the ceremony of distributing the goods and installing the heir of the dec eased. At the end of the ceremony the period of mourning is terminated. Olumbe lwa Kasule lwayaba. The lumbe for Kasule was carried out/completed, yaba also means be very ill, be on the point of death. Nna- musanga ayaba. I found him very ill/on the point of death. okwaba inf.

o- (mu/mi) kind of tall forest tree, African bread-fruit, Treculia africana.

o- (mu/mi) white pear, kind of tall hardwood tree, Apodytes dimidiata.

(la) official in charge of a marketplace. One of his chief duties is the collecting of dues from the owners of various stalls.

o- (mu/mi) with the -a of rel. very tall/high, emirangaatira gy'abasajja, very tall men. emirangaatira gy ensozi, very high mountains, cf. omulaalira.

a title of the Kabaka.

o- (mu/mi) kind of very tall tree, Podo or East African yellowwood, Podo- carpus gracilior and Podoc arpus milanjianus.

o- (mu/mi) kind of tall tree found in swampy forests, Erythrina excelsa. cf. bajja, engabo.

o- (mu/mi) kindof tall forest tree, chrysophyllum perpulchrum. The leaves are purple-red on the under side.

okukyuka mu ddiini, to change one's religion, okukyuka nga ssaawa, to be as changeable as a chameleon (lit. clock). Yali akyuseeko ku bwongo. He was mentally disturbed/insane.

v.i. be or become long/tall high/deep.

o- (mu/mi) tall forest tree, with large leaves and brownish-white wood,