cause to p-et. filthv. cf. -jama, obujama, omujama.
okuweesa obutuukirivu, okuggyako omusango; j. oneself, okwewolereza.
act, okukola eby'ensonga.
overflow; fig. be carefree/gay. cf. eki- - janjaalo.
etc. cf. -jeebeevu.
jeer at, make fun of.
revolt.
revolt against.
jeemesa (-jeemesezza) v.tr. caus. 1 & 2, incite to revolt, cause to rebel.
speak in a faltering voice, cf. -jegemevu.
talk incessantly; go on and on. Enkuba ejegedde. The rain has been going on and on. cf. ekijegera.
talk nonsense, cf. aka- jegule.
talk nonsense, rant.
be a habitual drinker (of beer, liquor).
roam about aimlessly (used disparagingly of drunks, unemployed persons, loafers, etc.).
arch, lose one's breath.
nzize) v.i. come; arrive; happen. as an aux. verb before the inf. of another verb denotes the near future. Abawanguzi bajja kuweebwa ebirabo. The winners will be given prizes, jjangu! (= jja mangu) imper. come! come quickly! gye bujja, in the future, omwezi ogujja, next month.
and I was struck by the idea that... okujjirwa obulwadde/omusujja, to contract an illness/fever. Jjo nnajjirwa omugenyi. Yesterday I had a visitor. Tujjiddwa (said at the arrival of an unwanted guest). Look what the wind has blown in.
e- (li/ma) reed partition in the front of a hut.
e- (n/n) [Sto.J pier< dock.
e- no plur. (li/ma) unconcern; thoughtlessness, okukuba ejjaliri, to be carefree/easy-going; to act spoiled. Twala en ejjaiirt. Stop acting so spoiled.
e- plur. amayamba (li/ma) kind of small fish which lives in shallow water; colloq. money, cf. akayamba.
e- (li/ma or n/n) [Sw>.] curved, long-bladed dagger; machete.
e- (li/ma) disease of the eye characterized by a continual flow of tears; conjunctivitis. Ensenke yeegasse n'ejjanga. Ensenke (another disease of the eye) joined with ejjanga. Things went from bad to worse. Matters reached their lowest ebb.
e- plur. amayange (li/ma) much more commonly oluyange, plur. ennyange (li/ma) flower of the corn/maize plant.
nzijanjabye or nji- janjabye) v.tr. nurse, attend (a sick person); take good care of, look after the needs of. okujjanjaba ebirime, to tend plants.
be nursed, etc.
etc. cf.. ejjanjabiro, omujjanjabi, enzijanjaba.
e- (li/ma) nursing home, ejjanjabiro ly'ebigenge, leprosarium. cf- jjanjaba.
e- plur. amawano (li/ma) wonder, marvel; unheard of/astonishing event.
e- plur. amayanzi (li/ma) large grasshopper, kusambira mabega nga jjanzi, to kick backwards; to be overconfident/sure of oneself; to be elated, cf. akayanzi.
e- (li/ma) moldy/musty smell. See llwayo which is more common.
e- plur. amayebe (li/ma) dried fruit of the muyebe tree used as a rattle, emmeeme ye n'ekuba ejjebe, and he felt overjo yed/exul tan t.
e- no plur. (li/ma) isolated place; destitution, destitute state, cf. jeera.
e- plur. amayembe (li /ma) horn (of an animal); fetish; spirit associated with a fetish; spell, hex. cf. akayembe.
e- plur. amayembe (li/ma) large mango, cf. omuyemhe.
kind of tree, Trimeria bakeri.
e- plur. amayengo (li/ma) wave.
e- plur. amayenje (li/ma) kind of large edible cricket. Kwali kumenya mu jjenje kkalu. It was extremely easy to do, lit. breaking into a dry cricket, cf. Sserulya-mayenje.
commonplace. Okwediima kaakano kwa jjenjeero mu nsi. Strikes are now a common occurrence in the country.
e- (li/ma) leaf of the basket wattle.
e- plur. amayiba (li/ma) dove.
e- plur. amayigirizo (li/ma) rare school, cf. yiga, yigiriza.
e- also eggindu plur. amayindu (li/ma) spur (of acock, etc.). Atulinako ejjindu. He has a grudge against us.
e- no plur. (li/ma) abundance; excess. with the -a of rel. abundant; excessive; extreme, omulimu ogw'ej jingirizi, an enormous amount of work, omubbi ow'ejjin- girizi, a great thief, cf. yinga.
e- (li/ma) bristles on the back, hair along the spine (of an animal); mane. cf. eggina.
e- plur. amayinja (li/ma) rock; stone; colloq. phonograph record, ejjinja ery'omu- wendo, precious stone, jewel, okuyimbisa amayinja, to play phonograph records, kussaako jjinja, to start a conversation. cf. akayinja.
e- var. spelling of ggiri, q.v.
e- (li/ma) [Stc. ] carpenter's vise.
e- var. spelling of ggirikiti, q.v.
e- (li/ma) crest of a bird (esp. of cranes); tuft of hair on a shaven head, okutala ejjoba, to shave the head except for one tuft of hair.
e- (li/ma) type of bitter green which produces white flowers. Okalya dda kadda dda, ejjobyo liddira mu mutwe, (prov.) lit. You eat it now, it comes back afterwards, the jjobyo comes back to the head (by producing gray hair). What you do now produces consequences later.
e- (li/ma) kind of tall forest tree, Parkia filicoidea.
e- little used sing, of majjolobera, q.v.
not long ago, lit. yesterday of the living.
nzijonkedde) v.i. sob. cf. omujjonkezi.
e- contempt, disrespect, mu ngeri ey'ejjoogo, contemptuously, in a bullying manner, cf. jooga.
e- (n/h) [Sw. ] large roll of cloth or or cloth-like material (originally about thirty yards j.
e- (li/ma) foam; froth; heavy suds. cf. ^akayovu, ekyovu, eryovu (lyovu).
e- (li/ma) insolence, impudence. Wa jjuguli. He is an insolent/impudent person.
nji- or nzijukidde) v.i. & tr. remember, recall.
jjukizaganya