n., omutego, ekigu, omugomo, olutayo, ekisuwi, ekkolero, olusoggo, omuya, akamasu, ekidikya, ekigembe.

v., okutega.

o- adv. on the move; in flight, okufumita obutanga, to spear (an animal) in the open (as opposed to one which is in a trap).

o- adv. like a trap. Obulwadde bumuwese butego. He is all bent up from illness, cf. tega, omutego.

o- (bu/-) deep pit/hole; game pit, trapping pit.

e- plur. amalenzi (li/ma) fine strapping lad. cf. omulenzi.

okutega, okuliita, okukeba.

ekyennyanja. names of f., emmale, ejjamba, aka lende, ekisinja, embegedde, embovu, omukene, omunyala, nnandere, endulumba, engagala, engege, enningu, enkakaalukanyi, enkejje, enkokoto, enkuyu, enkyulukyulu, ensoga, ensonzi, ensuma, ssemutundu. f. net, ekiragala. f. trap, ekigu, omugomo. f. hook, eddobo. f. line, omugonjo.

e- (li/ma) basket trap with a hole in the bottom used for catching lake fish.

e- (li/ma) kind of large trap for capturing wild animals (leopards, hyenas, etc.).

n. (trap), omutego, akakunizo, omuliiti; (drink), walagi.

a- (ka/bu) fish trap made of reeds for catching ngege, catfish, etc.

make stiff; fig. kill; make obstinate; cause to be rebellious, kukakanyaza muntu, to kill a person; to question a person with the intent of trapping him.

a- (ka/bu) small belt; small strap, ekirevu ky'akakoba, sideburns, side- whiskers. cf. olukoba.

a- (ka/bu) trap; trick.

a- (ka/bu) small, cramped inclosure in which movement is difficult; snare, trap. Yabadde ayam badde ekiteeteeyi kakunizo bulala. She was wearing a very tight dress. Tuli mu kakunizo. We are jammed in like sardines or We are in a difficult position. cf. kunira.

a- (ka/bu) rattrap, mousetrap. cf. emmasu.

a- (ka/bu) small trap made of grass and used for catching mudfish (mmale). cf. sereekerera.

a- (ka/bu) conical fish trap for catching mudfish.

e- (ki/bi) trap for large animals.

e- (ki/bi) kind of small basket trap for catching small fish (nkejje). The traps were tied together in pairs by a cord three or four feet long. (Roscoe ).

e- (ki/bi) trap for capturing larger animals; drop-trap.

e- also ekikwakkulizo (ki/bi) trap; snare.

e- (ki/bi) trap for large animals.

e- (ki/bi) net trap used in hunting large animals; curtain, cf. timba, akatimba, olutimba.

e- (li/ma) trap for animals. See the plur. amakan da for additional meanings.

etc.; take, grasp with/by means of; hand over; trap (an animal); fasten; cause to freeze/curdle, etc. ku- kwasa ensonyi, to shame, put to shame, kukwasa muntu, to catch a person (e.g., in the act of theft); to get hold of a person (who is hard to contact).

e- (ki/bi) strap; brace, cf. yambala, olwambalizo.

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.

v., okusumulula, okuta; (from trap) okutegula; (goats) okuyimbula.

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) kind of fish trap for catching mmale.

o- (lu/n) stem of leaf of basket wattle (jjerengesa) used for making fish traps.

o- (lu/n) trap for birds and small animals.

a- plur. (li/ma) the datura plant. The poisonous drug extracted from the fruit was formerly used in trials by ordeal. Also, because of its intoxicating effect on guinea fowls, it is used as bait to trap these birds. cf. omuduudu.

set off (a trap or spring); snap; shoot (an arrow); eject, cause to fly off. cf. mansuka.

a- plur. (li/ma) trap/hole for catching mmale fish.

e- (n/n) trigger (of a gun or trap); accelerator (of a car); shutter release (of a camera); switch, cf. banduka.

e- (n/n) trap for larger animals. cf. akamasu.

long gown worn by Africans, lit. it traps (tega) flies (n.oo- wera).

e- (n/n) stump; trunk; stem, enduli y'etti, the trunk of a large tree, enduli y'omusajja, a big, strapping man. cf. ebiruliruli, akaluli, ekiruli.

e- (n/n) kindof small animal known for its cleverness; clever/cunning person. Enkerettanyi, bagitega amenvu erya bi- bombo. (prov.) If you bait the trap for a nkerettanyi with bananas, it eats the grass (instead).

e- (n/n) kind of fish trap.

okuteeka, okussa. s. down, okussa wansi. s. upright, okusimba, okuwangiza. s. sail, okuwanika amatanga. s. in line, okukolonga, okusimba olunyiriri. s. apart, okwawula, okutereka. s. the stroke, okulamba. s. at naught, okunyooma. s. a table, okutandiika emmeeza. s. out on a journey, okusitula. s. forth (explain), okutegeeza, okunnyonnyola. s. on (attack), okulumba. s. on fire, okwokya, okwokerera. s. a trap, okutega. s. right, okulongoosa. s. side by side, okuliraanya, okusengeka. s. to work, okukolo, okukoza. s. (dog) on, okuweerera. s. limb, okuyunga. s. teeth on edge, okunyenyeera.

cause to be quiet; stop playing (a musical instrument); trap (in football). cf. -sirise, -siriikirivu, akasirise, akasirii- kiriro, olusirika, omusirise.

n. (water), ensulo, oluzzi; (of trap) emmanduso.

olukoba.

be, okusituka.

strain; set fa trap, omutego); trap; trip (in football), okutega emikono, to stretch out the hands (with palms open to receive something), okutega amatu, to perk up the ears, listen attentively, okutega amannyo, to look foolish, laugh foolishly.

tegulula (-teguludde) v.tr. conv. 1 & 2 untrap, remove (from a trap); release (the spring of a trap).

etc.; trap with. Bamuteza bi- timba. He is mad/wild, lit. they catch him with nets.

up; in the air, in the sky; upstairs; loudly, in a loud voice, obuyigirize obwa waggulu, higher education. amatundiro aga waggulu, stores of a better class, ab'awaggulu, people who are high in the social scale, okumanya okwa waggulu, superior knowledge. Ekiyita waggulu, otegera wansi empungu terya bire. (prov.) lit. What travels on high, you trap (when it is) down, the eagle does not eat clouds (but must come down to eat). What goes up must come down. cf. eggulu, kungulu, engulu.

akanasula ebifaananyi, shutter release of a camera.

o- trap; bow; fig. trap, snare, pitfall. Akateeyanira ke kafa omutego. (prov.) lit. (The little animal) which does not cry out dies in the trap. Survival is granted only to those who fight for it. cf. tega, obutego.

o- (mu/mi) trap for catching fish (esp. nsonzi); peninsula.

o- (mu/ba) omutezi w'obusolo, trapper (of animals), cf. tega.

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.

i. be caught/trapped (of an animal in a net or trap); be quick at learning. Omwana atoola mangu. The child catches on quickly. Yalina omutwe nga gutoola nnyo, emigigi egimu yagibuuka. He had a good head on him, he skipped several grades.

o- (mu/mi) snare for trapping antelopes and warthogs. cf. liita.

(la) kind of convolvulus used by fishermen for making fish traps.

spring up; dart away, speed away, okumasuka obutnyu, to dart away like a hare.

such as rain | in holes, openings, etc.). Amazzi galegama mu binnya mu makubo. The water remains in holes in the roads.

o- with the -a of rel. tall, of good build, evvubuka ery'omusituka, a big strapping youth, cf. situka.

v.tr. trap; circumvent cf. enkebe.

o- frau/mi) charm believed to to assist the hunter in luring game into his traps.

e- (n/n) mouth of a fish trap.

o- (mu/mi) kind of fishing basket with which to trap fish. Ssemuto w'attira eggege w'azza omuya. (prov.) The youth brings back his fishing basket to the place where he caught a large ngege (type of fish).

get away. Leka nneete- gule ekifo kino. Let me get away from this place. cf. obutego, omutego, omutezi; also teguka <£ tegula which bear many similarities to the forms listed above.

-eyanira (-eyanidde) v.i. appl. refl. cry out for help; struggle to survive/prevail. (Akasolo) akateeyanira kafa omutego. (prov.) (The animal) which does not struggle to survive dies in the trap.