emmanvu, ettogero.

okusunguwaza, okunyiiza, okusaakaanya.

e- (li/ma) vat; trough for brewing beer. cf. ekibanvu, emmanvu.

etc.; cheat at. Y'abbira mu kubuuzibwa. He cheated in the examination, bbirako, warn/tell privately. Anzibiddeko bubbizi. He simply warned me in private, awatali na kusooka kubbirwako, without being informed privately/in advance.

e- plur. (ki/bi) crops, lit. (things) which are cultivated, cf. lima.

for which see the grammars. The following usages are important for lexical purposes because the derivatives formed cannot all be included in the dictionary. 1) bu + la ~ negative infinitive, often equivalent to an English noun which is not an infinitive in form. okumanya, to know; obutamanya, not to know; ingnorance. 2) bu + stem of a noun from another class often produc es an adverb which must be rendered by a phrase in English, enkofu, guinea fowl; bukofu, like a guinea fowl, kukaabya bukofu, to make cry like a guinea fowl, i.e., to cause to suffer. 3) bu + reduplicated stem of a noun of another class indicates plurality with the added notions of indefiniteness, scattered state or even contemp t. essomero, school; obusomerosomero, small, scattered schools which are inferior in quality. 4) normal verb form + bu + verb stem + i. Abalala bagamba nti... others say that; Abalala bagamba bugambi nti... others just/ simply/only say that.

o- adv. forcefully, wholeheartedly, with determination, without reservation.

o- (bu/-) agriculture, farming, cultivation. cf. lima.

o- (bu/-) relig. salvation, cf. lokoka, lokola.

o- (bu/-) salvation; safety, cf. lokoka, lokola.

buulira and buuza. appear to be derivatives of the Same rout buul-. They are here treated separately, primarily for reasons of tradition and practicality. cf. ekibuuliriro, embuulira, omubuulirizi, omubuulizi, nnantabuulirirwa.

o- (bu/-) salvation; refuge; remedy, cf. wona.

o- (bu/-) ownership; pol. ownership of private property, cf. ^nnyini, nnannyini.

o- with the -a of rel. personal, private, ebintu bye eby'obwebange, his personal/private possessions, cf. banga.

okusanyusa.

okulima.

obulimi; vide empangi, ennimiro.

okufiirwa.

okuwanga, okuyimusa; (honour) okugulumiza.

a waggulu, gulumivu, a kitiibwa.

obugulumivu.

okunafuwaza.

okusima muttaka, okuligguula, okuwookoola.

ekisimule.

very firmly, very tightly. Eccupa nnywevu be gulugulu. The bottle is tightly sealed. Kino kyange gulugulu. This is my very own.

vide okuwakula.

reach a high point of intensity; be involved/ complicated (referring to a situation, either in a favorable or unfavorable sense). Gu- jabagidde: ng'omunafu azadde kaiiira. iii (low high low) interj. expressing surprise and flat contradiction I just don't believe you. (prov.) It is complicated affair, just as when a lazy cultivator gives birth to a heavy eater.

yearn for, desire; be wanting, miss; go without, v.i. be deprived, be in a state of deprivation.

a- plur. obwato (ka/bu) small boat; canoe; brewing vat. obwato obubbira, submarines. akaato ak'omuliro, motorboat. cf. eryato (lyato), nnakaato.

a- no plur. (ka/bu) privacy; private session, with the -a of rel. private. Bali mu kafubo. They are in private session.

a-: ekyalo ekigudde akaleka, a village having many extensive, well-cultivated and fertile banana gardens.

a- also kasituliro, a- (ka/bu) elevator, lift; hoisting device, cf. situla.

a- (ka/bu) small house; latrine, lavatory. akayu k'abasajja, men's room. cf. enju.

e- (ki/bi) old wooden trough/vat. pej. of emmanvu, q.v.

kijjagana (-kijjaganye) v.i. recip. hate each other, loathe one another, kijjakijjana also has a non-reciprocal use: aggravate, be obnoxious to, molest.

e- (ki/bi) overgrown piece of land, land that is uncultivable or difficult to cultivate.

e- (ki/bi) that which is cultivated, crop, ebirime ebivaamu ensimbi, cash crops, akatale k'ebirime, produce market. cf. lima.

e- (ki/bi) excavation, cf. sima, Simula.

e- (ki/bi) combination of grass and bananas which cover the vat when beer is fermenting, kuwunya nga kisisiro, to smell like a brewery.

q.v.)

e- (ki/bi) secret, mu kyama, se- retly. okukuuma ekyama, to keep a secret, obulamu bw'omuntu obw'ekyama, a person's private/personal life. Yankuba ekyama. He took me aside privately and told me a secret.

e- (ki/bi) salvation, redemption. cf. nunula.

e- no plur. (ki/bi) opening, clearing. as an adv. openly, clearly. Ayogera kyere. He speaks openly/without reservations. cf. l-(y)ere.

e- (ki/bi) respite, time off. Akabimbi akatono, kakira ekyosi. (prov.) A little bit of cultivating is better than doing nothing. cf. yosa.

nnimye) v.i. & tr. cultivate, farm, dig; fig. backbite, slander behind one's back, eby'okulima, agriculture.

be cultivated, etc.

limisa (-limisizza) v.tr. caus. 1 & 2 cause to cultivate; cultivate by means of. okulimisa ebyuma, to use machinery in farming. cf. obulime, obulimi, obulimiro, eddimwa, akalimiro, ekirime, ennima, ennimiro, ennimisa.

o- (lu/n) scaffolding; elevated shelf in the kitchen for storing firewood, bananas, etc.; counter; bar (of a tavern), cf. ekibanyi.

o- plur. emmimbi (lu/n) day's cultivation.

nnunze) v.tr. season, flavor, add flavor to; salt, okulunga taba mu mmindi, to fill a pipe with tobacco, okulunga kintu mu mmindi, to lose out on, fail to get., Bw'otoolime nnyo pikipiki gy'osuubira oku- gula ojja kugirunga mu mmindi. If you are not diligent with your cultivating you can forget about the motorcycle you were hoping to buy.

o- plur. empangi (lu/n) long ditch; furrow, in the plur. plot of ground in the process of cultivation, oluwangiwangi, border of cultivated area.

look about; be in doubt. Kino nkyogera awatali kumagamaga. 1 say this with all certainty /without reservation. Ayogera omu amagamaga. lit. He who speaks alone looks sideways, i.e., the testimony of two is better than that of one.

e- (n/n) dugout canoe; vat in which beer is kept; bibl. manger, cf. ebbanvu, ekibanvu.

e- (n/n) furrow (esp. those made with a hoe); in the plur. plot of ground in the process of cultivation, cf. oluwangi.

e-: okukuba endobo, to kick with the leg in wrestling or football, okwekuba endobo, to contradict oneself, okukuba ennanda endobo, to cultivate.

e- (n/n) piece of ground recently turned up in preparation for cultivation, omusiri ogw'enkabala, plot/garden which has recently been tilled.

e- (n/n) hoe. kusiba nkumbi nkalu, to stand staring idly instead of cultivating.

because of its color, enables it to escape observation.

e- (n/n) way of cultivating, method of cultivation, cf. lima.

e-: (emmere) ennimire, (food) cultivated by (others). Olya nnimire. You eat food cultivated by others (a very insulting expression, implying that the wife to whom it is addressed is lazy and cannot grow her own food), cf. lima, limira.

e- (n/n) garden, cultivated plot. cf. lima, akalimiro.

e- (n/n) lit. way of cultivating

e- (n/n) bush, jungle, uncultivated land.

e- (n/n) elevated stretch of land, slope of a hill.

of a limb); be stretched out; be lengthened out; stretch the neck (motivated by curiosity or greed).

e- (n/n) beer given to the chief by the tenant for the use of land; tithe paid by a tenant based on the number of acres of cotton, coffee, etc., under cultivation. cf. vujja.

okutunuulira; (remark) ekigambo; make an o., okwogera ekigambo.

a kyama, a kafubo.

mukyama; (talk p.) okukukuutana.

okwetaaga, obwavu.