e- (li/ma) training center. cf. bangula.
o- (bu/-) snuff, okunuusa obugolo, to take snuff, okugenda mu maaso nga bugolo, to spread, expand, progress, flourish.
o- (bu/-) hypocrisy, cf. -nnanfuusi.
o- (bu/-) the art or practice of bone-setting, cf. yunga, omuyun'zi.
ekide.
ekibiriiti.
e- (li/ma) debt. Tetutunda bbanja. We do not sell on credit, okufuna ku bbanja, to buy (lit. get) on credit, okulya ebbanja, to incur a debt, okugwa ku bbanja, to fall into debt. cf. banja.
e- plur. (ki/bi) edible roots of a water plant; young beans.
o- (bu/-) straightness; rectitude, righteousness, okutambulira mu bugolokofu, to walk in righteousness. cf. golokoka.
o- (bu/-) citizenship, cf. -nnansi, ensi.
o- (bu/-) quality of being natural/native/inborn/traditional; nature; origin.
omulwanyi.
okuleeta, okusomba. b. in, okuyingiza.
e- (li/ma) vat; trough for brewing beer. cf. ekibanvu, emmanvu.
e- usually plur. (ki/bi) dregs (°f mubisi, tea, etc.). cf. obukudumu (obukudumo).
o- (bu/-) softness, suppleness, pliability. Obugonvu bw'olujegere, ge maanyi galwo. (prov.) The suppleness of a chain is its strength. A strong tree bends with the wind. cf. gonda, -gonvu.
o- (bu/-) large hole, pit, abyss, ku mugo gw'obunnya, on the brink of disaster, kuggya mu bunnya, to save or help (someone who is in danger), to ‘get out of the hole.' cf. ekinnya.
v., okuŋooŋa.
okwesiikulira, okwereetereza. b. back (vomit), okubooga. b. from a distance, okugemula.
e- (li/ma) inflamed breast, mastitis.
e- plur. (ki/bi) wrong side, reverse side; rough/fibrous/unfinished surface, n' essaati nnagyambalira ku bikukujju, and I even put on the shirt inside out.
o- (bu/-) sisal, hemp fiber. cf akagoogwa, ekigoogwa.
o- (bu/-) dampness; moistness. cf. -nnyikivu, nnyikira.
o- (bu/-) nature, inherited constitution or makeup, with the -a of rel. natural; native; traditional, ennyimba ez'obuzaaliranwa, native songs, native music, cf. zaala, -zaaliranwa.
omuvubo.
enjegoyego, olubalama, ama bbali.
e- plur. (ki/bi) moss; lichen.
o- (bu/-) cold, coldness. cf. nnyogoga.
e- (bu/-) deep water; open water, mu buziba bw'ennyanja, in the middle of the lake.
olubuto.
a munnyo.
e- (li/ma) [Eng.] baptistery, place where baptism is performed, cf. batiza.
e- plur. (ki/bi) rash produced by syphilis.
o- (bu/-) darkness; hardship, pressure, difficulty; uncertainty, cf. guba.
o- (bu/-) humanity; manhood, with the -a of rel. humane. Okuwanika omuntu ku kalabba si kya buntu. It is not humane to hang a man on the gallows, eby'obuntu, human nature, mu buntu, in person, personally. okuddamu ak'obuntu, to recover one's composure. Muntu buntu. He is a mere man. buntu is also the plural of kantu, small thing. From the root -ntu are also derived omuntu, ekintu, akantu, etc.
o- (bu/-) difficulty, cf. -zibu.
wansi, emmanga; as prep., wansi wa.
angu.
e- (li/ma) blister (on the palm of the hand or the sole of the foot), cf. ebbambavu.
e- plur. (ki/bi) tendons of the neck. Yazze ng'ebikya bimwereeze. He arrived in a very tense/distraught frame of mind (lit. the tendons of his neck were taut), cf. ?rijlukya.
blaze (of a fire); be burning hot (of a sick person), v.tr. pester; hurry (someone). Leka kumbu- gujja bw'otyo. Don't keep rushing me like that. cf. buga, bbugubugu.
o- (bu/-) a very broad concept implying the possession of courtesy, compassion, good breeding, culture, etc. The editorial writers o/Munno have in the past dedicated considerable space to the definition of the word. cf. obuntu, omuntu bulamu.
olukoba, amanzambu, omukandala, siripi omusipi.
v. (tail), okwekuluumulula.
foam, foam up; overflow. Ebibimba bikka. Things which boil up (ultimately) simmer down. What goes up comes down. Kyabimba (nga) si kisaanikire mu maaso ga kkanisa. There was an enthusiastic/lively crowd in front of the church.
o- adv. fully, to the brim. Ekleziya yajjula bugule. The church was filled to capacity.
o- various things, a variety of things; little things, cf. akantu, bu- (3), ekintu.
o- (bu/-) bravery, courage, cf. -zira, omuzira.
okukaabirira.
n., ekyoya, essisi.
e- (n/n) [Eng.] seedbed.
etc.; swell up, bulge out (of the stomach, chest).
o- (bu/-) height, tallness. cf. gulumira, -gulumivu.
o- (bu/-) filthiness, dirtiness, squalor.
o- adv. like an nziziiri (a kind of black beetle), kuddugala buziziiri, to be extremely black.
n., akabina.
a Kingereza.
e- (li/ma) breast, in the plur.
o- adv. like tiny ants, in the manner of tiny ants, Ebidduka biteevuunya bu nyeera. The vehicles swarm like ants, i.e., there is a traffic jam. cf. omunyeera.
o- (bu/-) rare fine paid by a convicted person, cf. ^dda, zza.
v.i., okugota, okuwetuka; (under weight) okuguggubira; b. down, okuvuunama, okuleeba.
be, menyekeka.
mmimbizze) v.tr. pamper; extend the red carpet treatment to.
o- (bu/-) diligence, perseverance; earnestness, cf. nyiikivu, nyiikira.
be expansive, kubwabwa- gala wansi, to plop down, sit in a spread- out manner, cf. -bwabwagavu.
v.tr., okuweta, okumenya; (bow) okujuta.
gazi, a kigaaga.
e- (li/ma) liberty, freedom; free hand fin carrying on an activity); permission; relaxation; peace.
o- (bu/-) annoyance, irritation, anger, cf. nyiiga.
wansi; as prep., wansi wa.