engeri.

nnenyiye) also genyiwala (-genyiwadde) be or go on a visit.

obwegendereza, eggendere, eggendo, kagenderere, ekigendererwa, olugendo, olugenderezo, amagenda, amagendere, omugendo, omugenzi, omwegendereza, nnenzigenzi.

receive on a visit.

depart from a visit.

gendesa (-gendesezza) V.tr. caus. 1 & 2 cause to go; go by means of/using.

joogolofiya.

rare except in the following derived forms:

tell (a story, parable, proverb, etc.).

measure several times.

geraageranya (-geraageranyizza) v.tr. redup. compare; consider carefully, evaluate; imagine, think of; figure out.

q. v.

dribble at the mouth (particularly during sleep), cf. engeregeze; engagize.

v.tr. provide by way of supplement, add (something different), kugereka nva, to add greens (to the main dish).

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.

v.tr. figure out, workout, t devise means for. Nnemeddwa okugerenge-tanya eky'okukola. I couldn't (lit. have failed to) figure out what to do. cf. omu- gerengetanya.

etc. Buli muntu Katonda yamugerera ennaku ze z'alimala ku nsi. God has measured out for every person the days he will spend on earth.

n., Omudaaki, Omugiri maani.

adj., a Kidaaki.

Budaaki.

okumeruka.

fables, proverbs). cf. gereesa, lolugero.

okuwenya emikono.

okuweebwa, okufuna. g. up, okugolokoka, okuyimuka. g. better, okussuuka, okulamuka, okuwona. g. out of the way, okusegulira. g. ready, dkweteekateeka. g. away, okuvaawo. g. out, okuvaamu. g. off, okuvaako; (penalty), okuwona.

q.v.

be tested/tried, etc.

q.v.

e- (li/ma) crack in the foot caused by disease.

e- (n/n or li/ma) [Stu., Hind. ] wheeled vehicle; car; cart; bicycle, eggaali y'omukka, railroad train, cf. akagaali, ekigaali.

e- (li/ma) thwart of a canoe.

e-: omwezi ogw'eggabogabo, the full moon. Omwezi gwa ggabogabo* It is a full moon.

e- less common var. of eggaali, q.v.

e- (li/ma) scale (of a fish or reptile), cf. gagambuka, eggamba, ekiga- gamba.

enormous, very 1 arge.

e- (li/ma) thumb, ow'eggalo, expert thief, cf. engalo.

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

nzigadde(wo)) v.tr. shut, close; inclose; bring to an end; fig. discontinue. Amawanga ago gajja kuggalawo okukolagana ne Bungereza. These countries will discontinue their cooperation with England. Tumuggaddewo. We have refused him/ turned him down.

e- (li/ma) large scale (e.g., of a fish); large scab/crust, cf. ekigalagamba; eggamba.

e- (n/n) [£ng.] garage.

etc.; lock up, imprison.

e- also eggalwe (li/ma) inside fiber of dried plantain bark used for caulking canoes.

e- (n/n) [from Eng. mugj large metal drinking cup.

e- (li/ma) scale (of a fish or reptile); scab; crust, cf. gagambuka, egga- gamba, ekigagamba, ekigalagamba.

e- (li/ma) bad word; dirty word, amagambo ag'olumottole, indiscreet words. The grammatical plural amagambo (q.v.) does not have the augm. or pej. meaning of the singular, cf. gamba, ekigambo, amagambo.

e- (li/ma) flock; herd. cf. olugana, omugano.

e- (li/ma) siesta, early afternoon rest. cf. gandaala.

the sap of which is repellent to termites, cf. ganduula.

e- (li/ma) gown, robe.

e- no plur. (li/ma) sloth; idleness; boredom, blase feeling, cf. gayaala.

e- no plur. (li/ma) mutual contempt/disparagement/belittling. cf. gaya, gayannana.

e- plur. more common amageege (li/ma) monster; monstrosity.

e- (li/ma) molar tooth.

e- also eggemo (li/ma) bracelet or anklet of ivory, plur. amagemu, cuffs (of trousers, coats); hems.

e Abuze n'eggendere. He has gone without leaving a trace, cf. genda, gendera.

e- (li/ma) long voyage/trip, kukuba ggendo, to take a long trip. cf. genda.

e- (n/n) bogeyman, an imaginary terrifying creature.

e- (li/ma) colloq. beer, liquor, spirits. Ka tugende tukwate ku ggengere. Let's go and have a drink.

e- (li/ma) impudence, insolence, effrontery.

e- (li/ma) (augm. of kigere, q-v.) large foot, okulinnya eggere mu_, stop, block, suppress; intervene in. For a proverb with eggere see sambya.

without doubt; out- and-out. Obwo bunyunyunsi ggereggere. That is out-and-out exploitation. Oyo mwana we ggereggere. That is his child without the slightest doubt, omubbi ggereggere, an out-and-out thief. Omuganda ggereggere, a real, genuine Muganda.

e- no plur. (li/ma) red ocher used as a coloring substance. It was formerly smeared by warriors on their canoes and on their bodies.

e- (li/ma) relig. novitiate of a religious order, cf. ^gera.

e- rare sing, of amagero, q.v.

e- (li/ma) a brilliant pieceof advice; an excellent idea. The gramm. plur. ama- gezi (q.v.) differs in meaning from, the sing.

e- (li/ma) egg. amagi amasii ke, fried eggs, kukuba za ku magi, to be a coward, act in a cowardly way, lit. strike the hens (enkoko is implied by za) (who are sitting) on the eggs. Kiriba kya nsonyi bwe mulirya eggi. lit. It will be a shame if you eat the egg. This derives from the proverb okulya eggi okwesub.ya omuwula, to eat the egg and miss the meat. The implication is that if one allows an egg to develop into a chicken the gain will be greater. Bulijjo afuna magi mu kubala. He always gets zeros in arithmetic, cf. ekigi.

betaken/ taken away, etc.

of lggya, q.v.

e- (li/ma) curtain; veil; screen; partition.

etc.

e- (1 i/m a) spicule, hairy projection on elephant grass (reeds) or sugarcane; hair on a caterpillar, okuseka n'eggimbi ku mwoyo, to laugh bitterly; to laugh maliciously.