omusolo.

bunyisa (-bunyisizza) v.tr. caus. 1 & 2 spread; scatter; distribute; propagate; spread with/using. Leka kubunya bisasiro wano. Stop scattering trash here. Ebifo byonna ebikulu mu Qulaaya yabibunya. lie covered/visited all the major places in Europe.

v., okukuŋŋaanya, okukukumba, okukunga; (tribute) okusolooza; (market dues) okuwooza; (all sorts) okuyombolereza; (poles) okusonda; (earth, etc.) okuyoola.

okuwa.

okugaba, okugabira; d. among selves, okugabana; d. spoil of war, okugereka.

legs); distribute widely. Tongaayuulirako mimwa! Don't give me any of your talk, lit. spread your lips to me! Bakigaayudde ng'enkoko eriibwa abantu omusanvu. (prov.) lit. They distributed it like the chicken which is eaten by seven people. (Said when the provisions of food or beer are insufficient for the guests). cf. olugaayu.

distribute among; allot; arrange to have divided/shared.

apportion, parcel out; distribute; assign; estimate, omusolo omugereke, poll tax. Gy'otosula togerekerayo bibya. (prov.) Where you do not live, you do not apportion the dishes. It is best to mind one's own business. cf. omugereko, omugeresi.^engereka, Nnamugereka.

a- (ka/bu) insolence, impudence, effrontery; pushiness, aggressiveness, gall; meddlesomeness; nosiness; bumptiousness, kuba na kajanja, to possess some or all of the above attributes, cf. -ejangisa.

e- (ki/bi) lit. that which is feared, honor, glory; prestige, dignity; respect; reverence; pomp. None of the preceding equivalents expresses the full meaning of kitiibwa which is perhaps the greatest ideal and the most sought after attribute of the Baganda. It has an importune e comparable to that of ‘face' in the Orient, kufa kitiibwa, to feel shame/be ashamed (because of the actions or speech of another). cf. tya.

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

o- no plur. hot tea. as an attribute very hot (of a liquid), ekikopo ky'olweje, a cup of hot tea. Amazzi g'ompadde oku- naaba nga lweje bulala. The water you have given me to bathe in is too hot.

a- (li/ma) formerly food presented to the Kabaka; wonderful thing, now used mostly as an attribute of another noun wonderful, magnificent, ebintu bingi eby'amakula, many wonderful things, mu- kazi makula, a gorgeous woman, cf. ekkula.

e- also embooseera (n/n) as an attribute ripe (of fruit); fig. beautiful (e.g., of girls), emboosa y'omuyembe, a beautifully ripe mango, omuwala emboosa, a beautiful girl. cf. booseera.

e- (n/n) usually an attribute to another substantive bold, intrepid; aggressive; resourceful, possessing initiative. omusajja enjasabiggu, a bold, resolute man, a daredevil, cf. yasa, ekiggu.

e- (n/n) madness; ferocity; sullenness; stubbornness, ow'entuuluulu, a person possessing the aforementioned attributes.

nzisizza) v.i. & tr. caus. of kka, q.v. make to go down;'put, place; set up, establish; put forth, bear (fruit, of the plantainj; breathe, okussa ekimu, to agree, come to an agreement; to receive Holy Communion. Bassa kimu nga nkuyege. They get along very well, lit. like termites, okussa ekikkowe, to sigh, okussa omukka, to sigh, draw a breath, okusaako omwoyo, to pay attention, okussa omukono ku nda- gaano, to sign an agreement, okussaamu ekitiibwa, to honor, okussaako, to count in, include, okwo ssaako, and add to that, and besides that, okussaako essira, to stress, emphasize, okussaawo abiri, to look at, just look at (abiri implies maaso, eyes), butassa mukono, without resting, without stopping, kussaawo kikyo (eki- gambo), contribute to a discussion, put in one's own ‘two cents.' kussaawo kakalu, to post bail/a bond. Toliimu kassa. You are really stupid. Yagambye nti amaze oku- ssaawo gavumenti ey'ekiseera. He said that he had set up a provisional government. Nnaalongo teyassaamu kantu nga batambula. The wife did not hesitate and they went off. akalenzi kaba kabissa kati ne..., just as the little boy finished telling these things...

cram in; put (something) where it does not belong; impose; attribute, impute falsely. Leka kukakaatika bintu mu mmotoka. Don't force things into the car. Leka kunkakaatika kye siyogeranga. Don't attribute to me what 1 have never said.

apportion; appoint, designate (e.g., a general as chief of a military expedition). Ky'ofa togabye, Walumbe y'akigaba. (prov.) What you have not given away by the time you die, Walumbe (death) gives it away.

share with one another; distribute; be alloted, have a share. Ggwe wagabana ki? What was your share? What did you get? Okunoga emmwanyi ennaku zino kutuga- banye. At present (these days) the harvesting of the coffee is keeping us completely occupied/is our exclusive preoccupation. Enkomerero y'omwezi eneetuuka ddi ne tugabana? When will the end of the month come so that we can get paid?

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.

inflammatory leaflets usually distributed at night; blackmail note. The lit. meaning is: night (kiro) takes (-kitwala) the poor man (omunaku).

annoy. Obwedda oyo yajigambiriza nti tugende. He is the one who has kept pestering me to go with him, lit. that we should go.

o- (mu/mi) tax; tribute, omuwi w'omusolo, taxpayer, cf. solooza.

e- (n/n) kind of green grasshopper. omusolo gw' ennenzigenzi, tribute extracted from travelers for right of passage. cf. genda.

attribute. okupaatiika erinnya, to nickname, dub. Yampaatiikako ebigambo. He attributed words to me (which I had never said).

v.tr. insinuate (evil things); attribute falsely; slander (one person in the presence of another).

o- (mu/ba) generous person, liberal person; one who distributes, distributor. omugabo w'awata, milk distributor (mu/mi) divisor in arithmetic, cf. gaba.

money).