okugaziya.

e- (n/n or li/ma) price; expensive price, ebbeeyi eza wansi, low prices, engoye ez' ebbeeyi, expensive clothes.

o- adv. like bats, in a batlike manner, kulengejja bunyira, to hang like bats. cf. ekinyira.

o- (bu/-) tiny/very small grasshoppers.

okusabira omukisa.

enjogera.

e- from amabega, back, q.v. kukuba ku bbega, to carry on the back.

e- plur. (ki/bi) crops; plants, lit. those (things) which grow. cf. mera.

o- (bu/-) boldness, daring, toughness; durability, cf. -gumu.

o- (bu/-) contempt, disdain. cf. nyoomooia.

o- (bu/-) area, extent, spread; broadness; enormity, cf. yagaagala.

ekirabo, ekitone.

v., okwokya, okukalirira, okusilka.

a- the form of the -a of rel. used after plur, nouns of the mu/ba and la classes. For an additional function in noun phrases see^wa.

e- more frequently ebbendobbendo (li/ma) roof pad; edging of arch of porch of hut. cf. akabendobendo.

bimpimpi: mu bimpi(mpi), in short, in brief, cf. -mpi.

o- (bu/-) exploitation, oppression; imperialism, cf. nyunyunta.

have pups (of dogs only).

omugabi.

adj., menyefu, kutufu, atifu.

mbadde) v.i. be. In certain tenses ba is replaced by -li, Both may be used as primary verbs or as auxiliaries in compound tenses. bwe tuba mu ssomero, when we are in school. Yabadde anzise. He nearly killed me. Tuli mu kisenge. We are in the room. Twali tuli mu kisenge. We were in the room, ba and -li may be followed by na (-na in the case of -li) to express possession. Tulina ensimbi. We have money. Twabadde n'ensimbi. We had money.

e- (n/n) [Eng.] basin.

o- (bu/-) good breeding; culture; civilization, cf. gunjula, -gunjufu.

o- (bu/-) quality of being interest- int/entertaining/enjoyable. cf. -nyuvu.

o- (bu/-) love, liking, cf. yagala,

obugabi.

be, okumenyeka, okukutuka, okwatika, okutondoka, okubwaguka, okusonjoka.

-yo, -mu, -wo. ba becomes baa- before such an addition, mbaako kye njogera, if 1 have something to say (note that this does not imply physical pos ses s ion as is often the case when -na is suffexed to -li), abo abanaabaawo enkya, those who will be present tomorrow. Bwe walibaamu amazzi mu mugga, tulivuba. If there is water in the river we will fish. Taliimu. He is stupid or He is not at home.

annoy, bother; rush, hurry; importune.

o- (bu/-) curry powder. cf. ebinzaali, amanzaali.

v., okuyamba, okubeera, okugasa.

olufuba, oluyimbiro,

e- (1 i/m a) dam; embankment.

o- (bu/-) [Su'-l foolishness, folly, stupidity.

a kisa.

ekikomo.

e- plur. (ki/bi) kind of tree resembling the laburnum.

o- adv. in vain; to no purpose; empty-handed, with nothing; naked, abawala ab'obusa, single/unmarried girls. Tali busa (or Tali yekka). He is not alone (implying that he is relying on the aid of spirits, that there is more to his situation than meets the eye, etc.). cf. -sa.

etc. Yabwagulira Mukasa oluyi. He gave Mukasa a resounding slap. cf. 2 bbwa, embwagulo.

adj., koŋŋontbvu; get b., okugooma.

okufumiitiriza, okubondeera; (fowls) okumaamira.

e-: kukuba bbidde, colloq. to drink beer to excess, cf. embidde.

cf. mugunya.

o- (bu/-) dung, excrement of animals.

o- with the -a of rel. enormous, huge, obwaguuga bw'entaana, an enormous grave, obwaguuga bw'emmotoka, a huge car.

get, okusannyalala.

akagga.

e- (li/ma) large flaming fire (for cooking, roasting, etc.) cf. akabiga.

o- (bu/-) rare beauty; fitness, suitability.

o- (bu/-) kingdom; kingship; kabakaship. cf. kabaka.

okulaama, okuwakyo.

olweyo; (the plant) oluvunvu.

beezesa (-beezesezza) v. tr. appl. caus. 1 & 2 cause to be; keep alive; maintain; cause to continue. Yamu- buuzizza ekyamubeezesa n'ebintu ebibbe. He asked him what caused him to be in the possession of stolen property.

o- (bu/-) sympathy, compassion. cf. saasira.

0- (bu/-) divinity, deity, Godhead. cf. tonda, Katonda.

okufiisa, okuggyako; be bereaved, okufiirwa, okuseega.

ssupu, omucuuzi gw'ennyama.

beereka (-beerese) v. i. appl. neut. be habitable; be tenable. Wano tewabeereka. It is not easy/possible to live here. cf. oba, obanga, oboolyaawo, olubeerera, embeera, newaakubadde, waliwo, (a)watali.

e- (li /ma) large group, multitude. cf. ekibiina.

e- plur. (ki/bi) testicles.

o- (bu/-) poison, venom.

o- (bu/-) clerical work, clerical position, cf. kkalaani.

okufiirwa.

muganda, ow'oluganda; (of a sister) mwannyina; (younger b.) omwana wattu; b.inlaw, omuko, mukoddomi, mulamu, musangi.

nzibise) v. tr. dip, immerse.

mminze) v.tr. drive away, chase; drive (an automobile); ride (a bicycle). okubinga emisinde, to chase quickly; to run fast; to drive/ride fast.

o- (bu/-) buying; trade; commercial dealing, eby'obuguzi, merchandise, obuguzi obw'okuwaanyisaganya, barter, okusikana obuguzi, to make a business deal. cf. gula.

o- (bu/-) masculinity, manliness. cf. -sajja.

o- (bu/-) armed robbery, burglary. cf. kkondo.

ensigo; (castor oil) ensogasoga; (coffee) emmwanyi.