v.i. argue (with).

truck.

nnakaato.

obulebevu; lebaleba.

v.i. split in half.

divide in half.

v.i. be exhausted/ tired out; cling tenaciously.

lit. he is as soft as ripe bananas, cf. ekyenvu.

(-lyose) also lyokka aux. verb (defective). It is used 1) after ne (the marker of the narrative tense) in the second of two.

omwana gw'endiga.

v.i. bend; overhang; droop; become limp. cf. kireebereebe; leebeeta.

luno.

v.tr. caus. cause to hang down; suspend; display. cf. endeebeeso; leeba.

Hind.f, unit of measure for cloth (about four yards).

plur. balooya (la) [Eng-] lawyer.

to cook slowly, take forever to cook (with a personal subject).

v.tr. caus. keep (someone) constantly on the move.

v.tr. appl. caus. think of; think in terms of. Tebalowooleza mu mawanga. They are not tribally minded.

v.tr. appl. 2 caus. think of/about; figure out; try to remember; consider.

o- (lu/n) meeting, gathering, okukuba olukuŋŋaana, to hold a meeting. cf. kuŋŋaana.

v.tr. taste; try.

v.tr. caus. make taste/ try.

v.i. = lolobala stare vacantly/stupidly/idiotically; sit like a bump on a log.

v.tr. caus. cause to shout.

sky, heavens. Lubaale mbeera nga n'embiro kw'otadde. (prov.) Lubaale help me (you say) as you put forth speed. God helps those who help themselves. cf, omulubaale.

(la) rare poor wretched person.

with the -a of rel. excessive. Anywedde gwa lutiiyiiko. He has drunk too much (gwa implies a preceding omwenge). cf. tiiyiika.

cathedral (Protestant). cf. tikka.

(n/n) [Eng.] railway.

Port.f\ colored cloth worn by women on the head or shoulders.

pr.n. the name of a lubaale associated with the Gray Monkey Clan and the Oribi Antelope Clan.

every day (that dawns), kukeesa lukya, to live by the day; to have no security/hopes; to be seriously ill. cf. ^kya, enkya.

v.tr. appl. 2 caus.

v.tr. caus. cause to bring; bring with/by means of.

submarine, boat capable of undersea operations, cf. ^bbira.

o- plur. endagala (lu/n) banana leaf, plantain leaf. cf. eddagala, akala- gala, kiragala.

cf. kireeya.

civilian clothes;

-llise,| v.i. neui. 'ue killauie, Lc easy to kill.

such as rain | in holes, openings, etc.). Amazzi galegama mu binnya mu makubo. The water remains in holes in the roads.

v.tr. recip. contend with one another; compete with one another.

eruulu ennungi, the pearl of great price (Matth.Xlll, 45)- cf. eddulu.

oku- tunda lejjalejja, to sell at retail, omutunzi wa lejjalejja, a retail merchant, abapakasi aba lejjalejja, temporary workers, workers who do odd jobs, contr. kolijja.

i.e., the people were calm and collected.

etc.

luvookwaya wa loole, a huge truck, emmundu luvookwaya, a long gun.

(-lekaganye) less frequently lekana (-lekanye) v.i. recip. leave each other; separate from each other.

adhere; be blocked/hindered; hang suspended. Eggumba limulaalidde mu mumiro. A bone has got stuck in his throat, cf. emiraalira.

v.i. & tr. leave/resign a position). Yalekulira. He resigned. Yalekulira ekifo kye. He resigned his position. cf. leka.

v.i. become tall; grow tall and stately; shoot up.

v.tr. appl. haunt; obsess (of a spirit).

fail in; be overcome by; be unable to deal with, experience difficulty in dealing with. Talina ky'alemwa. There is nothing he cannot do. Nnemeddwa omulimu. I cannot do/I have failed to do the job.

v.tr. appl. will to.

v.tr. caus. have... make a will.

v.i. appl. remain stalled/at a standstill; refuse to budge; get stuck; refuse to go. Yalemera ewa kitaawe. She refused to leave her father's place. Ekisumuluzo kiremedde mu luggi. The key is stuck in the door.

eddaame, ekiraamo, omulaami, omulaamire.

v.tr. appl. 2 be impossible/extremely difficult for; be utterly too much for.

v.i. & tr. be greedy for; have an avid interest in.

v.tr. caus. make gluttonous/greedy. cf. -luvu.

yalemerer- wa n'agwa nga yeevuunise. Just as he was at the top of the stairs he was unable to go on and collapsed/fell over.

(la) the title of the queen sister ( Nnaalinnya) during the lifetime of the Kabaka. She also has the title of Kabaka. As a common noun sister and co-heir of an important person.

Ar.2 pound (unit of weight).

empagi luwaga, main supporting post in a hut; fig. staunch supporter, stalwart, omulandira luwaga, taproot, cf. lwaga, empagi.

when you become crippled (instead), don't you say God did me a good turn? Be grateful that things are not as bad as they could be. cf Iema, obulema, omulema.

v.tr. caus. cripple; make lame.

v.tr. redup. bite at everything; nibble; gnaw; hurt slightly.

v.tr. caus. cause to walk leisurely; do slowly/cautiously.

v.tr. appl. 2 keep biting at; nibble; gnaw; hurt slightly.

v.tr. appl. 2 caus. approach cautiously/slowly; deal carefully with.

convict, bring evidence against; cause anguish to; take relish with the main dish.