okwekakira, okufundeera, okuguga; be gorged, okugangayira.

etc. Yamuganzikidde emiggo. He beat him with blows (of a stick). cf. ennanzikizo.

causepainin (esp. the chest).

a kitiibwa; rel. form of okunekaaneka.

jjnannalamye) v.i. flop down; lie sprawled, lie sprawled out.

ezzike, engolo.

nnannamuse) v.i. start up, get up suddeniy/awkwaraly/ clumsily, cf. gagamuka.

etc.

omoluvu.

be profitable. v.tr. be of use to, be profitable to, profit, help.

use up; lose completely, lose all; complete, finish. cf. olutaggwa.

okukavvula, okwevuubiika, okufenkenya,

be profited by.

nnunjuse) v.i. be or become cultured/civilized/educated/polished.

a musaayi.

e- (li/ma) trombone.

Enjiri; (R.C.) Evvanjiiri.

e- plur. amawaatiro (li/ma) place where food and vegetables are peeled before cooking. (This is usually located in the banana garden located near the house.) cf. waata.

n., olugambo, olubobzi, olulago.

gasannana (-gasannanye) v.i. recip. profit one another. cf. omugaso.

e- (li/ma) stubborness, obstinacy,, argumentativeness, cf. mawaggali.

v., okunyumya, okulojja, okulaalaasa, okutuula mumbobzi, okwogera kandolindoli, okulegejja, okujeejeema.

of gatta, q.v.

e- (li/ma) large post; central post of a house (burned when the owner dies), cf. Iwaga, empagi.

endeku; vide kakudi, ekireere, ekigangaali, empaawo, olutafuka, omukabu, eŋŋunda, ensekula; g. plant, ekiryo; akatanga, akatundwe. govern, okufuga, okutwala.

e- plur. amawako (li/ma) conception, pregnancy (of animals), okufuna eggwako, to conceive, become pregnant. cf. 2waka.

enfuga; the British G., Ggavumenti y'e Bungereza; the Protectorate G., Ggavumenti En kuumi.

e- also eggwalajjana (li/ma) big, robust, healthy girl. cf. omuwala.

omufuzi, Gavana.

be joined (in marriage); be added, etc.

e- plur. amawandiikiro (li/ma) place where documents are kept, archives. cf. wandiika.

ekkanzu, ekiteeteeyi.

e- plur. amawanga (li/ma)

okusikula, okusika,

e- (li/ma) vengeance; rancor, okuwoolera eggwanga, to take vengeance. country, nation; tribe, okubeera/mu mawanga or emitala w'amawanga, to be abroad, ggwangamujje {lit. country-come), kind of drum used to summon the people in time of danger, oluyimba Iw'eggwanga, national anthem. Ku lwa Katonda ne Ggwanga lyange, For God and my Country (the motto of Uganda). Amawanga Amagatte, the United Nations. Amawanga agali mu luganda olumu ne Bungereza, the British Commonwealth (of Nations), cf. munna- ggwanga.

ekisa; (R.C.) enneema.

a kisa.

etc.; make indemnify, cause to pay compensation. Bangassa ssiringi lukumi oiw'okuvuga mmo- toka ekimama. They made me pay a thousand shilling fine for careless driving.

e- plur. amawanika (li/ma) cupboard; place for storage; safe; treasury; treasury building, cf. wanika, akawanika, lomuwanika.

strike against.

okusimbako.

you (referring to one person), ggwe wamma and wamma ggwe are interjectional phrases of high- frequency which have no close English eauivalent. They are used when there is good rapport between speaker and hearer. Perhaps ‘I say!' is the nearest equivalent.

eŋŋaano, omuwemba, obulo;

take to pieces; analyze; disengage; untangle.

most frequently used in the inf. to intensify a preceding verb. Ayambala okuggweekerera. He dresses extremely well. Yayimba okuggweekerera. She sang magnificently.

be taken apart/separated; get divorced (of a marriage). cf. -gatte, -egassi, obugassi, obwegassi, omugassi, engassi; gattika.

e- (li/ma) good luck, good fortune.

ekyagi, e ggwanika ly'eŋŋaano.

e- plur. amayiso (li/ma) large needle, cf. empiso.

o- (gu/ga) large lake; ocean, cf. ennyanja.

a kitiibwa; vide lwataata.

e- plur. atnawolezo (li/ma) tribunal, court of justice, cf. lwoza.

q.v.

omuzzukulu.

e- plur. atnawolezo (li/ma) place where clothes are washed. Less common than ekyolezo, q.v. cf. yoza, yoleza.

jjajja.

e- also eggolu plur. amawolu (li/ma) leftover plantains; leftover food, leftovers; (in the plur., in addition to the preceding) jilted person, castoff. Amawolu galiibwa mujjukiza. (prov.) Leftovers are eaten by someone who makes his presence or desires known, cf. ^wola, -wolu.

etc.; happen to.

jjajja.

e- augm. of oluwombo, q.v.

gwiririra (-gwiriridde) v.i. appl. 3 lean to one side, tilt, be inclined; become soft, supple (of barkcloth); be cooked to a turn, be just right (of prepared food), okugwiririra olubege, to tilt to one side.

okukunira, okuziba. be in the d., okwegumika.

n., ekirabo.

e- plur. amawoolezo (li/ma)

v., okuwa.

make fall.

ensi.

e- (li/ma) aroma; pleasant smell/ odor, okwogeza eggwoowo, to speak with a pleasant tone of voice, cf. akawoowo.

enzabbibu; g. vine, omuza bbibu.

nzigye) v.tr. take; take away/ off/out, etc. (The enclitics -ko, -mu, -wo are frequently suffixed to ggya, performing a role analogous to that of the adverbs following take, i.e., away, off, etc.). Ggyawo ekitanda. fake the bed away.. Ggyako ekikopo. Take the cup off (e.g., of the table), okuggyako, except, excepting, okuggya ku mabeere, to wean, okuggya omwoyo ku kintu, to neglect/forget something. okuggya akagere, to start walking, try one's first steps, okuggya obutiko, to pick mushrooms, okuggyawo omusango, to dismiss a case (at law). Kyanzigya enviiri ku mutwe okulaba nga... It made the hair stand up on my head to see that... Ebigambo bye yayogera byamuggya n'amaziga mu ki- wanga. The things which he said made her cry, lit. took tears from her skull. Temuggya okwo, mugende mu maaso. Don't stop there, go on. Keep up the good work.