ensonyi, obuwombeefu.

a- usually plur. (li/ma) wonders, marvels. Often preceded by eky(a) or eby(a). eby'amagero, marvels, miracles. Ye kino nga kya magero. This is indeed a miracle/a wonder/something marvelous.

e- (n/n) with or without the -a of rel. forceful, strong, aggressive, daring; distinguished, emmekete y omusajja or omusajja emmekete, a daring, aggressive man.

0- (mu/ba) white person, cf. -(y)eru.

obubi, okwonoona.

okwogera empola.

a- plur. (li/ma) wisdom; knowledge; device, stratagem; advice; wit; skill, amagezi ga bnlijjo, common sense, everyday knowledge, omuwi w'amagezi, advisor, okusala amagezi, to devise a plan. Yasa- langa gonna (gonna here = amagezi gonna). He used every expedient. He did everything he could. Amagezi tegaba g'omu. (prov.) Wisdom/cleverness is not the monopoly of one person. Okwagala kulya amagezi. (prov.) Love benumbs (lit. eats) the senses. Love is blind. Note: the gramm. sing, eggezi (q.v.) differs in meaning from the plur. cf. -gezi, kalimagezi, olugezigezi.

a- plur. (li/ma) kind of very strong beer which is fermented in a calabash inside of the house.

e- (n/n) crust on burnt food. cf. bemba.

collapse, break to pieces, fall to dust.

o- (mu/ba) cupper, bleeder, one who bleeds himself, cf. lumika, oniulumisi.

omusajja; (person) omuntu; become a m., okusajjakula.

Omusiraamu; be come a M., okusiramuka, okuwadimuka.

homemade gun, lit. wisdom of the Baganda. See ekibundu.

a- plur. (li/ma) obstinacy; pride, conceit; self-centeredness, with the -a of rel. obstinate; proud, cf. eggwaggali.

e- (n/n) emmese emmende, pigmy field mouse, cf. olubende.

o- (mu/ba) tenant (on a piece of land ).

olujegere, essamba, ekisiba emikono.

eddiini y'Ekisi raamu.

e- (laorn/n) black-shouldered kite.

e- (n/n) kind of banana used for making beer.

o- (mu/ba) player of the game of mweso /q. v.).

okulabirira, okusobola, okufuga; be manageable, okusoboka.

okutobya, okumansira.

to shift one's gaze rapidly, move the eyes quickly from side to side. cf.maga.

a- adv. naturally; properly. cf. obuwangwa.

o- (mu/ba) relig. (one of the) blessed, cf. siima, -esiima.

ekiragiro.

amazzi.

a- plur. of liggwa (eriggwa), q.v.

a- plur. of ejjano, q.v.

e- (n/n) food. Yamumaza emmere. He killed him, lit. made him finish (his) food. Taggya mmere ku mumwa. He is always eating, kutunula ng'emmere eremye abagenyi, to look terrible, appear to be in bad shape (of persons), lit. look like the food left over from the guests, cf. mera, obumere.

without paying attention.

o- (mu/ba) the name of a game common throughout Africa. It is played on a board with holes in it cut in four rows; two persons sit on opposite sides of the board; they have a number of seeds (mpiki) or smooth stones, which they play into holes. Oluganda alumanyi nga mweso. He knows Luganda perfectly, cf. vesa, obweso, omwesi.

enswiriri.

eggego.

a- plur. of eggi, q.v.

a- adv. lengthwise, cf. -wanvu.

e- (n/n) kind of small fish net.

o- (mu/ba) one who is busy without accomplishing much; busybody. cf. takula, -etakuza.

olugingirima, ekijwenge, olukirikimbi.

effukuzi.

a- plur. (li/ma) profit, profits; interest on money, cf. goba, gobol(ol)a.

a- plur. (li/ma) rare shame, shamefulness. cf. -wemu, wemuka.

e- (n/n) rare large heap.

o- (mu/mi) kind of wild plant used by women to clean their hands after peeling plantains.

masajja.

okulumba, okukwatako.

a- (li/ma) the place of the dead; the other world; hell, as an adv. emagombe. okukkirira emagombe, to die, lit. to go down to magombe. okusumattuka amagombe, to be sick and almost die.

a- plur. (li/ma) shame, disgrace (particularly that associated with illegitimate birth), embuzi y'amawemuuki- rano, a goat offered by the seducer to the parents of the girl in expiation for his offense. cf. -wemu, wemuka.

e- (n/n) kind of tree which produces a deadly poison, Spondianthus ugandensis; poison (produced by the tree). It is also called muttambuzi, lit. it kills the goats.

o- (mu/ba) spoiled person; mischievous person; imp, brat. cf. -etiriboosa.

olutiba.

okukkakkanya, okugonza, okunyiigulula.

a- plur. of eggomo, q.v.

a- plur. (li/ma) pain in the bones caused by syphilis.

e- (stem-bindi) (n/h) pipe ( for smoking), bukya luba nga luba lwa mmindi, for a very long time, kwogera bikulire nga mmindi, to speak with the wisdom of experience. Omwenge oguli eri n'ow'emmindi asena. There is a tremendous quantity of beer over there, lit. the one with a pipe draws (some). Tolikula olibnmba mmindi/ You are not going to grow up molding pipes, i.e., are you going to behave like a child all your life? cf. akabindi, ekibindi, olubindi.

feeling of fullness after eating; fig. satisfaction. Omukkuto tegusomoka mugga. (prov.) Satisfaction does not (last as long as it takes to) cross the river. Feelings of satisfaction do not last. cf. kkuta.

o- (mu/ba) porter; carrier; one who carries something on the head. cf. tikka, -etikka.

okutaagulataagula.

saanuuse.

a- plur. (li/ma) coils; spirals.

cf. amawano (under ejjano).

mmisa appl. & caus. 2 of mma, q.v.

o- also omwetoozitoozi (mu/ba) petty thief, pilferer, cf. toola, -etoolatoola.

omuyembe.

akaseera, eddakiika.

look around suddenly.

E- (n/h) Rom. Cath. mass.

o- (mu/ba) darling, favorite. cf. -ettanirwa.