luvu, a mululu.

peel off.

e- (li/ma) kind of large trap for capturing wild animals (leopards, hyenas, etc.).

etc.; put in an uproar; bother, worry. cf. akagulumbo.

gujuba, lumenku; eat g., okwevuubiika, okugujuba, okutuuba, okumenkula.

okuluma obujiji.

arch, relate, tell (tales).

e- usually plur. amagufa (li/ma) open it (-lu- implies oluggi, door) where it should not be opened. cf. muggulanda. contr. Iggala.

ensiri, obuzingiriri; (edible) essami.

raise to a height; praise, glorify, exalt. Katonda agulumizibwe. May God be praised.

okumeketa, okukesula; (of pain) okujigija.

nnandadde) v.i. take a siesta; take a nap, lie down. cf. eggandaa- lo.

e- plur. amawula (li/ma) kind of creeper used for binding fences.

okugenda. g. back, okuddayo. g. down, okukka, okukkirira, okusere ngeta. g. in, okuyingira. g. into (space), okugyamu. g. round, okwetooloola. g. up, dkiilinnya, bkwambuka. g. with, okuyita na . . ., okutaba gana. g. off (gun), okwekuba, okuvuga. g. down (inflammation), okukka kkana, okutoowolokoka. g. to and fro, okuddiŋŋana. g. on one leg, okusejjera, okukongojja. g. out, okufuluma (fire) okuzikira.

omuwunda.

e- big piece of news, major item of information. (Sate: the gram. plur. amawu- Iire lacks the augm. force of eggulire.) cf. wulira.

enkomerero, ekigobero; (at football) akagoba, eggoolo.

arch, put tobacco in a pipe.

e- (li/ma) rare place where buying takes place, market; shop. cf. gula, gulira.

galangatana.

embuzi; (wild) embulabuzi.

e- (li/ma) afternoon; early evening; (with a past tense verb) yesterday afternoon. olw'eggulo, this afternoon or some particular afternoon. Essaawa ez'olw'eggulo tubeera ka. We are at home in the afternoon hours, jjo olw'eggulo, yesterday afternoon or (with a future tense) tomorrow afternoon, enkya olw'eggulo, tomorrow afternoon. Bwe nnaakukwatako engalo tujja kudda ggulo. When I get my hands on you we are really going to have it out, lit. we will return late in the day. cf. ekyeggulo.

okumirungula, okufunkula.

nnangayidde) v.i.

e- adv. last night; the night before, the previous evening.

etc. Abakazi ba gumira nnyo enjala okusinga abasajja. Women endure hunger more easily than men.

ekikompe, endeku.

e- no plur. (li/ma) heaven; sky; lightning. Yakubwa eggulu n'afiirawo. He was struck by lightning and died instantly. with caps. Ggulu, Heaven (the name of a lubaale), the father of Walumbe (death) and Nnambi (the first woman), and the fathei^in- law of Kintu (the first Muganda). cf. engulu, kungulu, waggulu.

etc.

Katonda; heathen g,, lubaale.

cause (someone) to eat or drink in great quantities. cf. olugangayira.

Obwakatonda.

e- usually plur. amawiilugungu (li/ma) kind of plant the bark of which is used in making baskets.

kaafiiri.

e- (li/ma) slope, embankment; mound of earth, cf. ekigulumu.

nga Katonda.

e- (li/ma) bone, okusimba eggumba egganda, to walk. 01 uvannyuma lw'okuki- gaayagaaya baakizuula mpozzi nga kirimu eggumba. After thinking it over they realized that it might just be true, lit. after chewing it they found that perhaps it had a bone inside, okuggwa ku magumba, to lose weight, become all skin and bones, oku- tunguka ku magumba, to cook thoroughly (of meat). Ebigezo bino birimu eggumba. These examinations are quite difficult, lit. have some bone in them. Kirimu eggumba okugamba nti... It is difficult to maintain that. It is hard to say that. lit. There is a bone in saying that... Omwavu lw'alya ennyama amagumba asansa masanse. (prov.) When a poor man eats meat, he scatters the bones around (to impress others ).

zaabu, a zaabu.

mass, assemble, congregate. Awagumba ennume, n'enduusi we zibeera. (prov.) There where the male (animals) congregate, the females are sure to be.

engatto ez'emipiira ez'enkuba.

ŋŋanze) v.i. be a favorite; be beloved; be popular.

e- with the -a of rel. quiet, reticent, reserved; of a sour disposition.

enziku, enjoka ensajja, ekisununu, enjoka za kisombi, lukuumabintu, lukuumawaka.

n., obulungi; for g., kagenderere,

adj., lungi.

cf. -gumba.

weeraba; (jesting) weema nyiize; say g. to, okusiibula.

lit. (strength, amaanyi, implied by ga-) failed me. Contr. nnaatuukirira.

nzigunze) v.tr. dash down; hurl down; throw violently; stab. Yamu- ggunda agakonde mu kifuba. He punched him forcefully in the chest.

nnumbudde) v.tr. run into (e.g., a hostile animal); fail prey to; be a victim of, contract (an illness).

otyanno? osiibye otyanno?

obulungi.

e- (n/n or li/ma) [Sue, Hind.'] gunnysack, sack made of gunny or burlap. cf. ekiguniya.

weeraba.

ganyizibwa (-ganyiziddwa) v.i. appl. pass. be allowed/authorized, etc.

e- (li/ma) kind of wild cat.

ebintu.

etc.

gusto (in eating).

e mbaata, kabuzi.

e- plur. amawuuliro (li/ma) threshing floor, cf. 2wuuJa.

olutiko.

nnantaganyula.

e- plur. amaguzi (li/ma) eby'amaguzi, merchandise, trade commodities, okuzira eby'amaguzi, to carry on a trade boycott. Ebintu bino birina egguzi. These things sell well/do well on the market/are profitable. cf. gula.

entuntunu.

mpwedde) v.i. be finished/ ended; be completed (e.g., of a job); be exhausted/worn out. Mpweddemu amaanyi. I have no strength left, obulamu obutaggwa- wo, eternal life, okuggwaamu akakunkuna, to be completely convinced, have one's doubts removed, okuggwa ku muntu, to be ‘finished' with a person, no longer to trust him; to be utterly amazed at a person, ku- ggwaamu mazzi, to be on the point of death; to have just died, lit. to be exhausted of water. Aweddeemu amazzi. He is on the brink of death. Yanywedde n'aggwa. He drank to excess/got drunk. Yayambadde n'aggwa. She was dressed ‘fit to kill.'

n., omusaayi.

run out of. Omu- sajja oyo taggweebwako nsimbi. This man never runs out of money.

v., okutomera, okufumita.

completed in/at, etc.; be contained, fit in; end up in, wind up in. Ffenna twa- ggweera mu mmotoka. All of us were (able to) fit into the car. Enju yaabwe ejja ku- ggweera mu myezi esatu. Their house will be completed in three months.