smear on; pi aster on.

maama omuto, aunt, mother's sister, interj. expressing surprise or enthusiasm my goodness! gee! boy! Maama ng'olabye! Gee, I am sorry about what has happened to you! Note also that a mother may address her daughter as maama wange, my mother.

hatch (eggs); incubate; extend over, spread over, cover. Twalengedde olufu nga lumaamidde ekiwonvu kyonna. We saw that the fog had spread over the entire valley. Yali akyamaamidde ku bukulu bw'essomero. He was still the principal of the school, lit. covering the head position. Eggaali emaamidde. The bicycle has a flat tire, kumaumira ga butembetembe, to remain in a place without budging.

response to a greeting. See eradde under laala.

get unstuck.

olumaamize.

a- plur. (li/ma) strength; power;potency; force; violence, with the -a of rel. strong; powerful, omusajja ow'amaanyi, a strong, powerful man. Kizzaamu amaanyi okulaba nga..., It is encouraging/heartening to see that... Amaanyi tegalya. (prov.) Strength (alone) does not prevail. Perhaps the opposite of Might makes right, cf. kiri- maanyi, olwanyiyanyi, lyanyi (eryanyi), sseryanyi, otwanyi.

hair}- run. very fast; run away, okumaanyuuka emisinde, to run off at great speed; to travel at a great speed (e.g., of a train).

pluck off. okumaanyuula emiggo, to strike, beat.

to wet the bed (of a child).

q.v.

a- plur. of liiso (eriiso), q.v.

a- plur. of lyato (eryato), q.v.

pluck out (feathers, hair), okumaanya enkoko, to pluck a chicken.

a- always plur. (li/ma) the initial stages of an operation, the beginning. Gakyali mabaga. Things have only begun. We still have a great deal to do. cf. baga.

a* plur. (li/ma) dilemma, predicament. kussa mabbabbanyi, to perplex, place in a dilemma, kufa mabbabbanyi, to be unable to come to a decision, be faced with a choice between equally desirable (or undesirable) alternatives.

e- adv. at the side, to the side; sideways, ku mabbali g'olubiri, at the side of the palace, okudda emabbali, to pull over to the side, go to the side. cf. ebbali, wabbali.

a- (li/ma) back, in the form emabega ai art adv. back; behind, emabega w'oluggi, behind the door, emabega wange, behind me. emabegako katono, a little while back, little farther back (in space). ku Lwokutaano olwa wiiki eku- biddwa amabega, on Friday of last week. cf. bbega.

a- always plur. (li/ma) fat (particularly on the hips), okubinnla amabende, to put on weight.

a- plur. (li/ma) spots (e.g., of a leopard).

a- always plur. (li/ma) amabo- neka g'omwezi, the new moon. cf. boneka (under bona).

a- always plur. (li/ma) burial garment, grave clothes, shroud; gift (usually of money) to the family of the deceased. cf. olubugo.

a- always plur. (li/ma) sides of the stomach; middle, center; middle of a container. Amazzi yataddemu ga mu mabutobuto. He only half filled it with water. cf. olubuto.

a- adv. descriptive of manner of jumping. okubuuka amaeco, to jump completely up with both (or all) feet, as a frog. cf. ccoppa.

ennyonjo.

ekyuma; sewing m., ekyalaani.

omupiira gw'enkuba.

lalu; go mad, okulaluka; make m., okulalusa.

a- plur. of eddaala, q.v.

a- plur. (li/ma) proud/boastful/ cocky manner or behavior, cf. dalya.

rare. stroll about, roam around.

empape, entangamalaala.

a- plur. (li/ma) return, return trip. as an adv. on the way back, amagenda n'amadda, round trip. cf. ^dda.

a- plur. (li/ma) return (to get something, to do something), cf. ^dda, ddira.

a- plur. (li/ma) yearning, craving, strong desire, passion.

a- plur. (li/ma) ulcer of the outer ear.

a- plur. (li/ma) musical instrument made of wood resembling a xylophone or dulcimer, cf. budinda, eddinda.

act, okubabaalukana.

omulalu.

eddalu, obulalu, obulogovvu, akabango, akazoolezoole.

a- plur. (li/ma) the datura plant. The poisonous drug extracted from the fruit was formerly used in trials by ordeal. Also, because of its intoxicating effect on guinea fowls, it is used as bait to trap these birds. cf. omuduudu.

extremely obese person.

a- plur. (li/tna) obesity, corpulence, excessive fatness.

a- plur. (li/ma) gasoline; kerosine; oil; grease, amafuta g'omubiri, ointment/ lotion for bodily use. cf. ekifuta.

a-: okwogerera amafuukuule, to upbraid, rebuke, revile, cf. fuukuuka, fuukuula.

a- plur. (Ii/ma) cracks on the feet due to syphilis.

glance from side to side (in a single or sudden movement).

a- (li/ma) ente ey'amagabo, a cow marked with lateral stripes.

a- adv. okwebaka amagalanju, to sleep on one's back/in a sprawled-out position. okuleka ebintu amagalanju, to leave things strewn about/unattended, cf. galanjuka.

a- plur. (li/ma) period/time for turning up the soil preparatory to planting. cf. galanjuka, galanjula.

a- also amagalangajja adv. in a sprawling position; in confusion, cf. -egal angajja.

a- (li/ma) pincers, pliers, as the plur. o/eggalo, ugly, fat, dirty fingers. cf. engalo, nnamagalo.

look about; be in doubt. Kino nkyogera awatali kumagamaga. 1 say this with all certainty /without reservation. Ayogera omu amagamaga. lit. He who speaks alone looks sideways, i.e., the testimony of two is better than that of one.

a- plur. (li/ma) news (which one person tells another as opposed to news in a newspaper), cf. gamba, eggambo, eki- gambo.

A- adv. in the Kiganda manner. Yeeyanza Amaganda. He gave thanks in the Kiganda manner, i.e., by prostrating himself on the ground, cf. -ganda.

a- plur. (li/ma) overgrown elephant grass which has fallen to the ground; half-burned reeds after a grass fire.

ekitabo.

a- plur. of eggeege, q.v.

a- plur. (li/ma) tonic of herbs placed in a baby's bath. cf. gejja.

a-: okutema amagembe, to tell lies.

a-: plur. of ggemu, q.v.

a- plur. (li/ma) going, going away, traveling away. adv. on the way going, while going away. cf. genda.

a- plur. (li/ma) whereabouts; state (of matters, affairs). Tetwamanya magendere ge. We did not know where he had gone, kubulako magendere, to disappear without a trace, cf. genda.

a- usually plur. (li/ma) liquor, beer, alcoholic drink, cf. eggengere.

bean soup, bean sauce.

lit. big feet (magere) of a chicken (nkoko).

a- usually plur. (li/ma) wonders, marvels. Often preceded by eky(a) or eby(a). eby'amagero, marvels, miracles. Ye kino nga kya magero. This is indeed a miracle/a wonder/something marvelous.

a- plur. (li/ma) wisdom; knowledge; device, stratagem; advice; wit; skill, amagezi ga bnlijjo, common sense, everyday knowledge, omuwi w'amagezi, advisor, okusala amagezi, to devise a plan. Yasa- langa gonna (gonna here = amagezi gonna). He used every expedient. He did everything he could. Amagezi tegaba g'omu. (prov.) Wisdom/cleverness is not the monopoly of one person. Okwagala kulya amagezi. (prov.) Love benumbs (lit. eats) the senses. Love is blind. Note: the gramm. sing, eggezi (q.v.) differs in meaning from the plur. cf. -gezi, kalimagezi, olugezigezi.

homemade gun, lit. wisdom of the Baganda. See ekibundu.

e- (laorn/n) black-shouldered kite.