obuganga.

omuweesi w'emmundu.

oluwero.

okuyira, okututubika.

okusulula, okutiiriika.

omupiira.

omufulejje.

strike against.

o- (gu/ga) large lake; ocean, cf. ennyanja.

q.v.

okujenga.

cause to become licentious, etc. cf. -gwagwa, obugwagwa, ekigwagwa, omugwagwa.

as an aux. verb before a following inf. denoting desirability, suitability or obligation Ogwana okugenda okulaba ssengaawo. You ought to (should, have to) go and see your aunt.

fitting, etc.

most frequently used in the inf. to intensify a preceding verb. Ayambala okuggweekerera. He dresses extremely well. Yayimba okuggweekerera. She sang magnificently.

come upon, fall upon by accident, cf. gwa.

etc.; happen to.

gwiririra (-gwiriridde) v.i. appl. 3 lean to one side, tilt, be inclined; become soft, supple (of barkcloth); be cooked to a turn, be just right (of prepared food), okugwiririra olubege, to tilt to one side.

make fall.

have room; correspond to; be equivalent; be fitting/suitable/appropriate, omuwendo ogugya mu nsawo ya buli muntu, a suitable price, a price which ‘fits' everyone' s pocketbook. Omukazi gwe yawasa tamugyamu. The woman he married is not suitable for him. Oba nno ezo emboga zigyamu nsimbi ki? I wonder what that cabbage is worth.

kind of tall forest tree, Pygeum africanum. cf. engwabuzito.

be, it is the equivalent of the English prepositions to or from, gye ndi, where I am; to me. Yali afuukidde ddala wa luganda gye ndi. He had become as much as a relative to me. With a change in tone gye becomes an emphatic adv. of place, there, gy'ali (= gye a I i) he is there; he is well (in answering salutations). Idioms: Ekyo kiri gy'ali. That is up to him. Katonda gy'ali! God will avenge me. gye bujja, in the future. God is there = God knows what is best or Nze gye nnali nga jinamba nti ajja. As for me, I kept thinking he would come.

okwekulungula.

v.tr. caus. cause to clash together. cf. golongolana.

cause to contract leprosy. cf. -genge, ebigenge, omugenge.

v.i. become old/weak; deteriorate; become deformed; break down (of machines).

v.tr. conv. send away/ send off from a visit.

v.i. resist obstinately; be or become stubborn.

v.tr. split and detach (the layers of a plantain stem preparatory to laying them out for drying).

v.i. stand/rise to one's feet with effort/in a clumsy manner; recover (from an illness); make a dull/flat sound; croak (as a frog).

okugera emmundu, to aim a gun.

v.tr. caus. cause to struggle to one's feet; raise with difficulty.

v.i. be congested/encumbered/crowded. cf. -gogottevu.

v.i. appl. pass. be used as a model/pattern/standard of measure/standard of comparison.

(la) fold; crease.

put to test; take as an example; compare; take into account, okugeza, for example. Gezaako! Have a try!

v.i. stand up; get up; arise; be straight/erect; be correct; be upright/morally correct.

v.tr. caus. 2 cause to test/try; test ( another person); test/try with/ by means of.

straighten; correct. cf. -golokofu, golola, obugolokofu.

iron; correct (an examination); correct (a defect, an error), okugolola omukono, to raise one's hand, okugolola emimiro, to clear the throat.

i.e., be limited to just a little. cf. -gere, eggerezo, ekigero, ekigezo, lolugero.

flow (as a pool of liquid on a solid); become stained/smeared. Essowaani zonna yazirese awo nga zigerereddeko emmere. She left all the plates there encrusted/stained with food.

engezi.

get dark. Enjuba egoloobye. The sun has set. Obudde bugolooba. It is getting dark.

mutter.

hypothecate. c f. 3 gera>

v.i. appl. 2 intens. keep grumbling; grumble a great deal.

v.tr. caus. cause to move all over; cause to stampede. c f. gomoka.

v.i. & tr- = gereka. Yagerekera amannyo. He has overlapping teeth. c f. en gereka.

etc.; entangle, tangle. Omubbi baamugombeza emikono ne bagisiba. They made the thief cross his hands and tied them up.

joke. v.tr. okugerenjula ebigambo, to twist words, alter the meanings of words, cf. %era, omugerengejjo, omugerenjuzi.

v.tr. reimburse; compensate.

see gera.

v.tr. recip. caus. cause to get intertwined/tangled up.

cf. Nnamugeta; gota.

v.i. conv. 2 become untangled/unraveled.

backbite.

v.i. grow learned/ wise; become clever; show off one's knowledge.

v.tr. caus. cause to become wise/learned; make clever.

(n/n) the national dress of Baganda women (see also bodingi and busuutij.

v.i. sleep soundly; become very tired/exhausted.

give in; feel worse (of a sick person). ebigambo ebigonvu, soothing words.

puffing as it went.

v.i. appl. 2 keep getting soft; grow very soft.

verb stem

(la) [Eng. ] gum; glue.

gaadimu w'essolo, a monstrous animal.

v.i. talk indistinctly/with difficulty (as one who has a cold).

adj. red (of the color of cattle).

v.i. & tr. refuse; forbid; prevent; deny; withhold.