omukandwa.

kabaka.

The womb is like mawogo which produces both good and bad. Parents can have both good and bad children.

e- with the -a of rel. quiet; taciturn; withdrawn, introverted; discreet; restrained, temperate, abantu abatalina mitima gya mmizi, people who show no restraint. ebibuuzo ebitaliimu mmizi, meaningless/ pointless question, cf. mira.

obukulu; grow to m. okwesusunkula.

Mmande, Olw'okusooka, olw'ebbalaza.

a- plur. (li/ma) buying season. cf. gula.

a- plur, of eggwolu, q.v.

adj. highly skilled, very proficient, expert. Abaana be bonna mmo mu kuyimba. All of his children are very good at singing.

appl. laugh at.

eddalu, obulalu.

effeeza, ensimbi; obugagga, ebintu; m.changer, awanyisa effeeza oba ensimbi; m.lender, omuwozi w'ensimbi.

a- plur. of okugulu, q.v.

a- plur. of egguggwe, q.v.

e- (n/n) kind of larva which attacks ntula or njagi fruit.

omulalu.

gagga, bintu.

a- plur. (li/ma) long, skinny legs.

a- see amawunjuwunju.

e- (n/n) vagabond, wanderer; stranger; foreigner; homeless/stateless person. cf. bomboka.

v., okwolesa, okulabisa.

akakolwa, akatulume, eggunju.

formerly a title of the Kabaka.

A- pr.n. Muslim festival celebrating the birth of the Prophet.

e- (n/n) stupid/foolish person, kutta mmome, to kill (a person or animal uiho is incapable of s elf-defens e).

collective) kind of bird, lourie, gray plantain-eater. An individual specimen is akamulya (plur. zimulya).

o- (mu/ba) presumptuous person; usurper, interloper; self-appointed person. cf. -etulinkiriza.

okwolesebwa.

adj., tabike.

a- see egguzi.

a- plur. (ii/ma) news; report; information. olupapula lw'amawulire, newspaper, ow'amawulire (plur. ab'amawulire), journalist; newspaperman, reporter, eby'amawu- lire, journalism, cf. wulira, eggulire, munnamawulire.

q.v.

o- usually plur. emyewaniko (mu/mi) okuleeta emyewaniko, to act proud/self-important, cf. wanika, -ewanika.

a ngeri nnyingi.

enswaswa.

mailo var. spellings of mayiro, q.v.

a- also amawujju(wujju) adv. by the side, with the -a of rel. remote, akakubo ak'amawunjuwunju, out-of-the-way path; shortcut, cf. wunja.

e- (n/n) serval cat.

to become intractabl e/incorrigible/impossibl e to handle; to get out of hand.

one who given, omuwi w'amagezi, adviser, omuwi w'omusolo, taxpayer, cf. I wa.

o- (mu/ba) borrower, cf. ^wola, -ewola.

nnakkwale, kajeerejeere, lusa jjalala, nnakampiginyi, nnakalanga.

enkima, engeye, ekigwagwa, emmunyungu, nnagawe.

a- plur. (li/ma) tea leaves.

adj. amazing, incredible, unbelievable. ekyeya mawuuno, a period of incredible drought.

African trypanosomiasis, cf. bongoota.

o- (mu/ba) person who enjoys himself; person who has a high opinion of himself, cf. yagala, -eyagaza.

muwogo.

be, okwemonkoola.

a- adv. loosely. 2 majaga (la) kind of long gonja plantain.

e- (n/n) [Eng. ] automobile, car. nnamba y'emmotoka, license plate.

o- (mu/ba) borrower.

okutogoonya, okutogaa toga, okuzinyisa.

erintu; (marine) lukwata; (freak) ekikulekule.

a- plur. (li/ma) willfulness, self- will; boastfulness, pride.

o- (mu/ba) one who vouches for another person; one who pays bail for another; stand-in; godparent, omweyimirizi w'omugole omukazi, maid of honor, omweyimirizi w'omugole omusajja, best man. cf. yima.

abantubonna.

ekikulekule, eggeege, ekijjolooto.

intens. of the adj. -bi, bad.

a- plur. of ejjengo, q.v.

nnyimuse) v.i. be lively/ active; respond/react positively; ooze, flow (particularly of banana juice). Okutuuka mu nju yasanga ssabbuuni amaze okummu- kira mu lubugo. When he arrived in the house he found that the soap was producing suds in the barkcloth, i.e., that things were really happening.

o- (mu/ba) wheedler, coaxer. Omweyogereze takusuuza kayanzi ko. (prov.) The coaxer does not make you throw your little grasshopper away. A person cannot be talked out of what he holds dear. cf. yogera.

obuzira, amaanyi.

nene nnyo.

a magnificent feast/banquet.

a- plur. of ejjenje, q.v.

e- plur. of olumuli, q.v.

o- (mu/mi) moon; month, omwezi omuto, the new moon, okulwala omwezi, to be in a menstruation period, omwezi omukazi (- ttoggo, q.v.), the rainy season between February and June, lit. the feminine month, omwezi omusajja (= ddumbi, q.v.), the rainy season between August and November. The Luganda names of the months are: Gatonnya, January; Mukutulansanja, February;. Mukulukusabitungolungo, March; Mugulansigo, April; Muzigo, May; Ssebaaseka, June; Kasambula, July; Mwaka musajja, Muwakanya, August; Mutunda, September; Kafuumuulampawu, October; Museenene, November; Ntenvu, December.

zira, a maanyi, a mmizi.

omwezi, ezooba, eddaaza.