a- plur. (li/ma) end, point of stopping. cf. koma.

a- plur. (li/ma) return; homecoming. cf. koma.

a- plur. (li/ma) leaves, foliage; period/time for weeding.

a- plur. (li/ma) folds of skin about the waist; buttock muscles.

adj. wonderful, magnificent; amazing, akasiki makuge, a very fine bachelor's party.

a- (li/ma) formerly food presented to the Kabaka; wonderful thing, now used mostly as an attribute of another noun wonderful, magnificent, ebintu bingi eby'amakula, many wonderful things, mu- kazi makula, a gorgeous woman, cf. ekkula.

a- plur. (li/ma) marvel, something wonderful/extraordinary.

a- plur. (li/ma) sense, meaning, significance, cf. kula, -kulu.

a- (1 i/ma) worker termites.

a- plur. (li/ma) shoulder blades.

a- (li/ma) wonder, marvel, something unusual, as an attributive wonderful, marvelous; unusual, ekintu makunale, a very unusual thing.

a- plur. (li/ma) harvest; harvest time. cf. kungula.

a- plur. (li/ma) precious stone; precious thing.

a- plur. (li/ma) shortcut; indirect route, ekkubo ery'amakutu, shortcut.

a-: okwogera amakuumuule, to speak in a hostile manner; to blurt out anything without regard to consequences.

a- adv. pretendedly, in pretence.

a- plur. (li/ma) early morning, mu makya g'obudde, at daybreak, cf. kya.

skin; maliba, skins.

a- plur. (li/ma) instep; sole of the foot.

complete; use up, consume; spend (time); satisfy, be sufficient for. v.i. suffice, be sufficient; be adequate; be enough. As an auxiliary verb mala has the following uses (adapted from Ashton's Luganda Grammar): 1) To denote completed action mala is followed by the main verb in the inf. Twamaze okusamba omupiira ng'obudde buzibye. We finished playing ball by the end of the day. 2) Followed by an inf. without the I.V., mala stresses the completion of an action before another action begins. Onoomala kuleeta mazzi. You will first bring water. 3) Followed by ga- and a verbal stem, mala expresses inevitability, obligation or simple carelessness. Tumaze gagendayo. We simply had to go there. Bamala gakomaga mbugo zityo. They just beat out the bark in any old way. 4) Followed by the neg. of the ne tense, mala indicates a reversal of decision.

a- plur. (li/ma) grave, tomb.

endwadde, obulwadde.

a- plur. of eddagala, q.v.

a- plur. (li/ma) husky, deep voice; change of voice in an adolescent boy as he approaches maturity, as an adv. huskily, in a deep voice. Alina amalago- lago. His voice is changing (of an adolescent). cf. obulago.

a- plur. (li/ma) neck, throat area. Alina amalaka. He is a boaster/braggart. Yamugwa mu malaka. He seized him by the throat.

a- also amalalalala always plur. (li/ma) pride.

a- plur. (li/ma) isolation, solitude, a deserted place; wilds, wilderness.

a- plur. (li/ma) rays of the sun.

omusujja gw'ensiri.

Ar.J angel, okusoma Malayika, to recite the Angels.

jeemu; use v. okunyiiga.

n., omusajja; (cattle) ennume.

adj., lumb, sajja, mmandwa; (child) w'obulenzi.

ekikolimo.

a- plur. (li/ma) kind of fungus growing on tree stumps; the second totem of the Anteater (Olugave) Clan.

omubi, omwonoonyi.

ship.

a- plur. of eddenge, q.v.

ettima, enge, eggiri,

a ttima, a. nge.

a- (li/ma) extremely large beard. cf. ekirevu.

vide okikulekule.

ettima, ekkusunguyira, eggiri, enge.

bear, v., okuttukiza.

a ttima, a nge.

n'ettima.

v., okuwaayiriza, okulyo lyoma.

a- plur. (li/ma) early morning, dawn.

a- plur. of eddimu, q.v.

omulyolyomi; v. okw ekenenkula.

a-: from linnya, ascend, q.v. Used in the phrase: Olabye malinnya amakka ga- naabula. You have managed to climb up, but you will have a hard time coming down. It is easier to get into trouble than to get out of it.

etc.; decide/resolve for.

a-: okugwa amaliri, to fall together/at the same time (as two wrestlers); to tie, reach a tie (of two teams in an athletic contest).

ensaamu, empuuzo.

a- plur. of eddobo, q.v.

a- plur. of eddogo, q.v.

a- plur. (li/ma) testicles.

a-: amaaso amalongojje, inflammation of the eyes; conjunctivitis.

okukola obubi, okwonoo na, okujooga.

obubi, okwonoona.

o- less commonly amalubya plur. chatter, excessive talk, ow'amalubya, chatterbox, cf. lubyalubya.

a-: okulya amaluma, to eat one's food without sauce or relish.

a- plur. of eddungu, q.v.

a- plur. (li/ma) fuss; trouble.

a- plur. of eddusu, q.v.

a- plur. (li/ma) beer made from millet, particularly popular among the Itesot and other tribes of Northern Uganda.

a- plur. of eddwaliro, q.v.

a- plur. (li/ma) mealtime, mu malya g'emisana, during the lunch hour, at lunch time. cf. lya.

a- plur. of eddya, q.v.

a- plur. (li/ma) place/spot which contains the remains of elephant grass or other grass after rats, rabbits, etc., have eaten, kusigala mu malye, to be deserted (e.g., a husband by a wife), cf. lya.