wail, mourn, weep; suffer; have no place to go, be homeless.
wail; suffer; be destitute; be homeless, have no place to go.
etc. cf. omudaalitnbi.
okudabankana.
obugolokofu.
empima.
bulijjo, ennakuzonna, buli lunaku.
edging); bind, place an edge on (an article of clothing), cf. -dalize, eddalizi, omu- dalizo.
vide linger,
be casual, treat matters lightly; banter, joke. cf. amadalya.
n., olubibiro.
v., okubibira.
v., okwonoona, okutta ttana; be damaged, okwonooneka.
get, okutoba; okukukula.
okuzina, okujaagaanya, okucekeca, okwekinya, okwekiga.
okubuusabuusa.
omuyonjo, byomere, byoto, ennyaanyaali; be a d., okukenena.
akabi. rush into d., okw etunda, okwegabula.
bi, (eki) limuakabi.
v.i., okulengejja.
okwaŋŋanga, okuguma, okw ewanga; d. to attack, okutantala.
enjasabiggu.
adj., gumu, zira.
ddugavu. be d., okuddugala. it is dark, obudde bukutte.
okuziga.
ekizikiza, enzikiza; vide akazimeera, ekibululu.
omwagalwa, omuganzi, omusuutwa.
okutunga.
n., akasaale.
v., okufubutuka, okugenda embiro.
vide cormorant.
v.i., okuwamatuka, okuwulukuka.
v.tr., okutangira, okubemula, okuggunda.
empirivuma, olunakulw omwezi; d. palm, olukindu.
omwana omuwala; d.in law, mukaamwana.
okutiisa.
zira, gumu.
okugayaalagayaala, okula tta latta, obulangajja, obunyookaana, obuzizi ŋŋana, okuzizittana.
n., emmambya, matulutulu, olubungubungu; every d., buli lukya.
v., okukya;
olunaku;
obudde bukedde, emmambya esaze.
vide dawn,
omusana, emisana.
ebiro; today, leero.
be, okumasamasa, okw akayakana.
e- adv. long ago, in former times; (with a future verb) in the future, eddako. a short time ago; (with a future verb) later on, in a short time, afterwards, edda n'edda lyonna, always (only with the past). Edda n'edda lyonna wali oli ludda wa? Where were you all that time? Tulibiraba edda. We will see them in the distant future. Tunaagenda edda. We will be going later on (in the near future).
nzize) v.i. return, come back; go back; go; come up (of crops); take effect (of medicine), kudda mu mbeera, to return to normal, kudda mu maziga, to burst into tears; kudda mu ddiiro, to do a job over (because it was poorly done the first time); to dance again, kudda ngulu, to regain consciousness; to wake up. kudda buto, to become childish, enter one's second childhood (see buto for additional meanings). kudda ku mabbali, to stand aside, kudda mu bi- gere bya..., to follow in the footsteps of, succeed. Tayinza kudda awo kumala bi- seera bye. He can't just stand around and waste his time, abanlu abatalina kadda eri mumwa, people who have nothing to eat, lit. who do not have (a little thing, kantu implied) which returns to the lip. Emmere ezze. The food has been vomited up or The crops have come up.
nziraabirizza) v.tr. mend; repair; adjust; fix up; restore; put (someone) at ease.
e- (li/ma) step; rank; grade, degree. plur. amadaala ladder; stairs, stairway, steps, ow'eddaala, someone who has acquired a high status/position, cf. aka- daala, ekidaala.
e- plur. amalaame (li/ma) final testament, will. cf. ^laama, ekiraamo.
e- plur. amalagala (li/ma) leaf (but not of a plantain); medicine; drug; chemical, in the plur. foliage, eddagala ly'engatto, shoe polish, eddagala eritta ebiwuka, insecticide, eddagala ly'amannyo, toothpaste, eddagala ly'enviiri, hair tonic, eddagala eryerusa, Jjlectuluiig cieain. tsdda- gaia erigonza olubuto or eddagala ly'oku- ddukana, laxative, eddagala^ ly'enjala, nail polish, cf. akalagala, kiragala, olulagaia.
e- (n/n) [Ar., Sw. ] minute.
be next in order, oluddako, the next day, the following day (lu- implies lunaku, day). Nnambi y'anzirako. Nnambi is my younger sister/the one who comes after me. Namusoke azzeeko omubiri. N. has gained some weight.
adjective or adverb, completely, thoroughly; really; very, extremely. Kirungi ddala. It is very good, ddala requires the applied form of the verb. Bakyamidde ddala. They have gone completely astray, cf. naddala.
e- (li/ma) [Sw., dr.] class, classroom.
e- (li/ma) embroidery; fringe. cf. daliza.
e- no plur. (li/ma) madness, craziness, insanity; extreme folly, kugwa ddalu, to go mad. cf. -lalu.
ceremonial staff handed by the Kabaka to the Kati- kkiro (Prime Minister) as a symbol of his office. cf. lamula.
e- plur. amalanga (li/ma) cannalily.
e- plur. amadaza (li/ma) arch. moon; month.
e- plur. amalebe (li/ma) [Sw.,Hind. ] large tin can, 4-gallon tin container used for storing kerosine. Ennyumba y'amalebe, a house the roof of which is made out of flattened tin cans. cf. endebe, ekirebe.
e- (li/ma) pleasant smell, pleasant aroma, cf. akalekende.
e-: okukuba eddema, to knock away an opponent's stick in the game of mbirigo.
e- no plur. (li/ma) freedom; opportunity; leisure; lack of worry, peace and quiet, eddembe ery'okwogera, freedom of speech, ebiseera eby'eddembe, leisure time. Atunuza ddembe. He looks relaxed/ composed, cf. akalembe.
e- (li/ma) front of a house, courtyard; originally the narrow stretch connecting the road and the courtyard.
e- plur. amalembwe (li/ma) large kirembwe (a kind of large ant). Enswa emu ekira eddembwe. (prov.) One nswa (small, edible termite) is better than a large, inedible ant. Usefulness cannot be measured by size, cf. ekirembwe, ssekirem- bwe.
e- (li/ma) road.