abifu, kutufu, yulifu, sensuse, atiikirivu; be t., okwabika, okukutuka, okusensuka, okuyulika.

kibuyaga.

o- plur. empombo (lu/n) a young leaf of the banana plant which, after being softened by exposure to the sun, is used in cooking vegetable sauces. The sauce is inserted into about four layers of empombo and then steamed in the pot along with the main food dishes. Amagezi luwombo, bwe luyulika ng'osala olulala. (prov.) Wisdom is a luwombo; when it gets torn you can always cut another one. If one method fails, a wise person will adopt an alternative solution. oluwombo okulufumitamu akati, lit. to pierce a luwombo with a stick, i.e., throw cold water on someone's plans, ideas, etc. cf. ekiwombo.

attorney. cf. etteeka.

attorney, ‘pleader.'

slip away. Akuunyuuse ne ssente zange. He has run off with my money.

v.i. be scratched off/ torn off/ripped off.

v.i. be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds; be smashed/wrecked; be old and broken down; fig. be exhausted/ fatigued.

ripped; tattered, cf. taaguka.

-(y)abifu adj. torn; split; bursted. cf. yabika.

-kutufu adj. broken; torn. cf. kutula.

cf. yulika.

-yuze ADJ. torn. CF. yuza.

smashed, cf. sensuka.