v.tr. appl. visit; visit at/in.
v.tr. caus. cause to unstop; unstop with/using. Onkaguza ng'ogenda. Let me know when you are going. Nnamukaguzizza n'atawulira. I tried to get his attention but he did not respond. cf. olukaguzo.
plur. bakatongolekkungu (la) an extremely vain and conceited person; great boaster/braggart.
(la) kind of edible mushroom.
plur. bakizibwe (la) cousin of the opposite sex on the father's side.
v.tr. caus. receive as a guest/visitor.
(la) kind of small yam which grows wild and is eaten in time of famine.
v.i. sit whereone is not entitled to sit. Leka kukaŋŋama mu ntebe ya mukama wo. Don't occupy your master's seat.
rebuke; come up to.
(la) scrapings of flesh taken from the hide of an animal when readying it for drying.
okukaŋŋanta emiggo, to beat (with sticks), administer a beating, cf. enkaŋŋansi.
(la) iris of the eye.
plur. bakalitnbira (la) liar. cf. limba.
v.i. neut. to be the sort of person one likes to have as a visitor. Nnassiwa takyazika. Nnassiwa is a difficult person to have as a visitor.
plur. bukaamuje kind of ground squirrel.
v.tr. appl. fence in; barricade.
okukulungutanya ebigambo, to be deceptive/evasive in one's speech, engage in double-talk. cf. omukulungutano, omukulungutanya, enkulungutanyi.
(la) poor person (in the sense of lacking wealth); poor person (in the sense of being unfortunate and the object of pity).
v.i. appl. pass. be fenced in/enclosed.
v.tr. conv. send off (a visitor).
v.tr. caus. toughen; harden. cf. -kapa.
to be of dark maroon color like a ripe mpafu fruit, cf. omuzima.
kaamulali omuse, ground pepper, kaamulali ow'empeke, chillies.
plur. bakalimintake (la) rumor- monger; gossip; chatterbox.
(la) tenacious couch grass.
v.i. become well-informed; become trained; become an expert.
be adjacent (to). v.tr. put nails into, nail; nail down; press, press down, okukomerera ku musaalaba. to crucify.
v.tr. caus. make well-informed; train; make into an expert. cf. -kenkufu.
v.tr. appl. 2 caus. go alongside of; sneak alongside of.
v.tr. appl. 2 caus. place at the end; cause to end at; cause to nail; nail with/using give grudgingly. Ekiwandiiko kyakomerezaayo kunnyonnyola nfaanana yange. The document ended with a description of my appearance.
a nondescript/inconsequential /worthless man. cf. omujeerejeere.
(n/n) kind of monkey.
v.i. become fat/o/ani- mals); become spoiled (of beer).
cease; stop, cause to stop; bring back; cause to return; restore, okukomya mu
pesterer. cf. peeka.
v.i. walk hurriedly.
to look filthy (like a person with a beard who is dribbling).
(n/n) three-story house.
v.tr. appl. 2 caus. interpose.
pr.n. the name of the first Kabaka and the founder of the Kingdom of Buganda. He was married to Nnambi who was the daughter of Ggulu (Heaven) and the sister of Walumbe (Death).
v.tr. caus. 2 = komyako & komyawo.
strike, okukatula emiggo, to beat severely with sticks, cf. omukatuzi.
(la) swelling of the legs.
kkomekkome, ekkomera, ekkoma, olukomera, olutaakome, amakoma, amakomawo, Omukomerere, enkomeredde, enkomerero, enkomyo.
v.i. become concentrated/ localized.
cf. linda, oluzzi.
act ungraciously.
v.i. attend court or council; call formally on a chief; have a formal audience.
(la) kind of black soldier ant which bites fiercely. Eyawukana ku mugendo y'efuuka kaasa. (prov.) lit. (The nsan afu) which separates itself from the trail becomes a kaasa (an ant which is even fiercer). (Said of someone who flouts the accepted standards of the community and engages in questionable conduct.)
v.tr. appl. have an audience with; pay an official visit to. Yayagala nnyo okukiikira Kabaka George V. mu Bungereza. He very much wanted to have an audience with King George V. in England.
(la) rare kind of insect resembling a soldier ant.
v.i. conv. regain the right road; straighten out; be disabused of error; turn away from wrongdoing.
shocking; precious, rare. Emmotoka yajjira ku misinde gya kaasammeeme. The car came at a shocking rate of speed.
v.tr. conv. 2 dismiss those attending an audience; end a session.
(la) prolapsed piles; prolapse of the rectum.
to refuse flatly, lit. to lick that which digs (enkumbi, hoe, is implied). okukomba obulamu, colloq., to enjoy life, have a good time, okukomba amazzi, colloq., to drink a great deal of beer, okukomba amannyo ng'embwa, to lick one's chops in anticipation of food or (more frequently) drink, okukomba ssente, to acquire money without much effort, to ‘clean up.' okukomba ku kantu, to eat a little bit, taste a little bit; to drink a little bit. Ge balira ge bakomba. They are in great distress, lit. The tears (amaziga is implied) they weep they lick. Yasula takombye ku mpeke ya tulo. He didn't get a wink of sleep all night.
obukyamu, akakyamu.
v.tr. devour.
be disbanded (of a session). cf. akakiiko, olukiiko, omukiise.
pr.n. the name of a lubaale; the name of one of the Uganda Martyrs; a common name for men.
v.tr. appl. 2 to work continually at building (a fire); to blow on (a fire) constantly to keep it going.
become worried/troubled; become down- hearted/discouraged.
(plur. biibino) Here it is! (Here they are!) (Used in reference to nouns of the ki/bi class.)
go away; swagger; strut around, emiggo egi- kumba, walking sticks.
be in the ascendant, okukajjalira ku muntu owa bulijjo, to lord it over the common man.