o- (lu/n) palace, royal palace.

o- plur. ennenge (lu/n) edge, side; hem (esp. of a cloth or garment). Olugoye Iwe lujjudde ennenge. Her dress has uneven edges, olubugo Iw'ennenge, barkcloth trimmed ready for use. Omwana yajja kijja- nannenge. The child was bom feet first. cf. lekirenge; kijjanannenge.

o- (lu/n) arch, garment of goatskins; current thin/flimsy/transparent wrapper or cover. oluveera lw'ekiteeteeyi, a flimsy, transparent dress; a long, flowing dress.

n'obugayaavu.

ndaajanye) v.i. wail; whimper; cry; plead, beg pitifully.

etc.

o- plur. embiriizi (lu/n) rib; side (usually of the body).

o- plur. endere (lu/n) string (of a musical instrument); thong; long, thin strip; bootlace, cf. lakalere.

o- adv. okwogera oluvenge, to talk on and on/endlessly.

obugayaavu.

ndaaselaase) v.i. be thirsty; pant from thirst; move about hastily/in a hurry, cf. lakasira.

o- adv. okwogera olubobbo, to jabber, cf. bobba.

lit. that (day, olunaku implied). the day before yesterday; previously, on a previous occasion; the day after tomorrow (In a future context), enkys ob® I”'', tnmnr- row or the next day. luli edda ennyo, a long time ago, quite some time ago.

o- (lu/n) (a) gray hair; in the plur. gray hair, ab'envi, elders, old people.

gayaavu; be l., okugayaala, okunaanya, okuleeya.

ndaakidde) v.i. gasp; wheeze; become choked up. ekifuba eki- raakiira or ekikololo ekiraakiira, whooping cough.

o- (lu/n) also embobya (n/n) kind of small white termite.

o- (lu/n) tongue; language, ow'ennimi (plur. ab'ennimi), gossip, rumormonger. kuggya muntu nnimi, to provoke someone to the point where he becomes angry and makes slanderous statements, cf. akalimi, ekirimi, nnannimibbirye.

o- (Iu/n) (a) hair. plur. (the) hair. Ebyo byamuyita ku nviiri. These things passed over his head/made no impression on him at all. cf. ekiviiri.

n., essasi; l. pencil, ekkalaamuenkalu.

-radde) v.i. be or become calm/fc>eaceful/settled. Eradde? lit. Is it calm/f>eaceful? The meaning is lost and the word is used as the first of a series of greetings, equivalent to How are you? The reply may be Maamu! Maamu, mirembe! etc. cf. mulaala.

lekesa (-iekesezza) v.tr. caus. 1 & 2 cause to leave/let, etc. Omubbi baamulesa emmundu. They caused the thief to leave the gun behind. Tulekese! Leave us alone!

adj. lazy; weak.

o- (lu/n) umbilical cord before cut, cf. akalira, ekirira.

v., okukulembera, okuluŋŋamya; l. good life, okuyisa obuluugi. leader, omukulu; (guide) omusaale, omukulembeze.

ndaalaasizza) v.tr. divulge, reveal; blab, spread (a rum or); pass on (news), cf. laasa.

o- with the -a of rel. striped, ente eya lubombwe, a striped cow.

o- adv. all, all together, in a group, one and all. Baagenda luliri. They all went together.

o- (lu/n) from evvu, ashes, q.v. omunnyu gw'oluvu Iw'obuwata bw'amatooke, salt (extracted) from ashes of plantain peels (used in making soap).

ekikoola, eddagala; (of plantains) olulagala, omukumbu; (dried) essanja; (of book) olupapula, omuko; l. bud, omuziŋŋoonyo, omubumbu.

q.v.

o- adv. red-handed, in the act. kukwata lubona, to catch in the act. cf. bona.

o- adv. endlessly, okwogera olulondakambe, to talk on and on. cf. londa, akambe.

a malagala mangi.

ndaalise) v.tr. appoint, assign (a person to a task)\ designate.

etc. ebintu ebitale- keka, indispensable things, omulimu ogu- talekeka, an essential task, a job which cannot be left undone. cf. mulekwa; lekulira.

o- (lu/n) large leaf on which tops (enje) are spun. cf. bonga.

o- with the -a of rel. successive, repetitive, following one another.

make a, okulagaana endagaano.

o- (lu/n) with or without the -a of rel. very long, oluboobooye lw'omugwa or omugwa oluboobooye, a very long rope.

ndulumye) v.i. comeback among the living (of a ghost or spirit).

o- (lu/n) fiber-producing plant, kind . of broom, Sida urens or rhombifolia; fig. a very tenacious person (because the plant is very difficult to uproot), luvunvu lukazi, Sida cordifolia, cf. akavunvu.

v., okutonnya, okubiririra; (cork, stopper) okuzibukuka.

nnemye) v.i. & tr. fail; be too much for. Talirema kujja. He will not fail to come. He will certainly come. Ekyo kyamulema okukola. He failed to do that. That proved too much for him. Eby'obufuzi bimulemye. He has been a failure in politics. As an aux. verb lema is used in the neg. imper. and in the neg. subj. Tuleme kwerabira. Let US not forget. Kwata ekitabo kyo kireme okugwa. Hold on to your book so that it does not fall.

a- (la) down payment; deposit given to a merchant to hold an item until full payment is made.

o- (lu/n) long maggot, cf. envunyu.

v., okwesigama, okwesimba ggiriza, okwesiira, okwerimba, okwekkaatiriza; (slant) okwesulika, okugonyoka.

nnaamye) v.i. make a will/ final testament; vow, promise, v.tr. will, dispose of by means of a final testament.

o- (lu/n) long conversation, okukuba oluboozi, to carry on a long conversation, ow'oluboozi or ow'olubooziboozi, a very talkative person, cf. emboozi.

keep haunting.

o- with the -a of rel. very well Cooked (of bananas /plantains). oluvuutu ulrv'ciuuke, ct very well-cooked banana.

adj., kovvu; become l., okukogga; make l., okukozza.

o- (lu/n) precipitate at the bottom of beer.

o- also olulundulirunduli, olulundilundi (lu/n) shin; tibia.

o- (lu/n) murmur, murmuring; buzzing; gossip; rumor, cf. vuuvuuma.

obukovvu.

o- (lu/n) one who is a pest/hanger- on/nuisance. cf. boyera.

ndulunkanye) v.i. be greedy.

nduvuwadde) v.i. be or become gluttonous/greedy.

okubuuka, okulaliira, okuwalala, okucoppacoppa; l. up, okubattuka.

o- (lu/n) row; line; list; category, class. Akoowoola bantu bonna okuyisaako olubu lw'ebigere e Nsambya mulabe aba- kyala bye bakoze. She asks that you all go to/pay a visit to (lit. pass a series of steps to) Nsambya and see what the women have done, olubu lwa ssapule, relig., the (prayers of the) rosary.

play, okuzannya omuza nnyo ogw'okuwalampa abantu.

nnaamye) v.i. cry, cry out; implore; insist.

o- (lu/n) layer of cream which collects on milk; scum on the top of a liquid. cf. akabubi.

lula.

o- plur. empa (lu/n) whistle, whistling sound produced by the lips, okufuuwa oluwa, to whistle, cf. ekiwa.

okuyiga; l. by heart (parrotwise), okukwata bukusu; l. how to do, okumanya.

empapula eziriko laama, ruled paper.

etc.

o- (lu/n) long flaw of spit, kufujja muntu lulusu, to be disgusted/fed up with a person, kuwanda muntu lulusu, to be shocked at a person because of his actions. cf. eddusu.