a kitalo, a kikuuno.

kitalo.

e- always plur. (ki/bi) bowlegs, with the -a of rel. bowlegged. Wa bitege. He is bowlegged. Gye twakyadde baatufumbiddeyo enkoko, ekyemisana ne kigenda bitege. They cooked chicken for us where we went to visit, and it turned out to be a wonderful meal.

etc. Ng'oboobedde! You are looking wonderful/great! boobeza (-boobezezza) v.tr. appl. caus. cook for a long time. cf. -boobevu.

a- (ka/bu) small tree; small stick, okukola ekintu n'odda ne mu kati, to do something excessively/to an extreme degree; to do something wonderfully/efficiently. Yayimba n'adda ne mu kati. He sang wonderfully. Twalya ne lukubyako kati. We ate excessively and still had plenty left over. cf. omuti.

e-: kwekola kigenyi, to have a wonderful time, enjoy oneself thoroughly. cf. -genyi.

e- (ki/bi) marvel, wonder, wonderful thing.

e- (ki/bi) wonder; marvel, as adv. wonderfully; amazingly, eky'ekitalo, amazingly enough, wondrous to behold, with the -a of rel. -a kitalo, wonderful; awesome; strange; remarkable.

adj. wonderful, magnificent; exciting; huge, embaga makeke, a sumptuous banquet/wedding.

adj. wonderful, magnificent; amazing, akasiki makuge, a very fine bachelor's party.

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.

a- plur. (li/ma) marvel, something wonderful/extraordinary.

a- (li/ma) wonder, marvel, something unusual, as an attributive wonderful, marvelous; unusual, ekintu makunale, a very unusual thing.

a- plur. (li/ma) time when the nsejjere appear, kubinuka masejjere, to have a wonderful time/a celebration.

a- plur. (li/ma) something wonderful/extraordinary.

v.tr. jump over; leave out, skip, omit, kubuuka be ceoppa, to run in leaps, kubuuka bibanda, to romp, frolic, kubuuka mugwa, to skip rope, kubuuka mmere, to interrupt one's meal, particularly to take care of something urgent, kubuuka nga muddawo, to enjoy oneself, have a wonderful time (esp. at a party). Kyatu- buukako okuwulira nti yasenguka. It surprised us very much/took us aback to hear that he had moved. Olubuto lubuuseemu. There was a miscarriage. She has had a miscarriage. Gabuuse ensaka. The meal has been magnificent, lit, they (matooke implied) have jumped the pot. amaaso ne gabula n'okumbuuka mu kiwanga, and my eyes almost jumped out of my skull, i.e., I made a grimace of pain or gave a look of shock/amazement. Enviiri zaamubuuka ku mutwe. His hair stood on end.

amatendo g'abatuukirivu, litany of the saints, amatendo is also used as an invar, adj. wonderful, magnificent, excellent, indescribable, ekizimbe amatendo, a magnificent building, ekitabo amatendo, a wonderful book. cf. tenda.

with the same meaning, is rare. Note the following usages of kkoyi: Omuzungu kkoyi! The European is wonderful! Omusajja oyo kkoyi! What a terrible person that man is1 cf. ekiknkko

to be magnificent/ wonderful/fascinating (often used in reference to an eventy celebration etc.). Kya- buze omukombi e Lubaga. There was a great celebration at Rubaga. cf. komba.

to have a wonderful time, enjoy oneself thoroughly, kukyekola, to have a feeling of regret; less commonly to be delighted/overjoyed (e.g., at getting what one wants).

superb, wonderful; excessive, extreme, obukyayi obuyitirivu, extreme hate. cf. 2 yita, yitirira.