pr.n. the title given to the wife of the Kabaka.
chief wife.
^omu- longo, nnaalongo.
e- (n/n) crested crane, crowned crane. It is represented on the coat of arms of Uganda.
(n/n) colloq. kind of expensive blanket.
e- (n/n) kind of bird with a very large bill, hornbill.
e- (n/n) (Su>.,/>ers.] pineapple.
e- (n/n) wheat.
e- plur. (n/n) slime, ennaanu z'ekkovu, the snail's slime, cf. olunaanu.
(la) conservatism; individualism lit.. I will mix (sorghum with banana juice) in my own (vat in order to make beer). cf. siwa, -ange.
(la) daughter of a princess and a commoner; with cap. a personal name. cf. ssewava.
adj. what sort of? what kind of? (used disparagingly). Kale okwo kuba kwegatta nnabaki? What sort of unity is that?
(la) kind of insect resembling a grasshopper which lives on the young shoots of the plantain. It is the second totem of the Grasshopper Clan. See eggolo.
nnabansasaana
or nnamatimbo (la) pupa of a butterfly or fly.
(la) also omunabbi relig. prophet. cf. obunnabbi.
nnabeffululabiswa, lit. the nnabe which empties out the termite hills = nnabe in its fig. meaning.
(la) very light-skinned African. cf. -(y)eru.
(la) the planet Jupiter.
(la) kind of barkcloth tree (ficus).
(la) mint.
omukazi owa nnabuguma, a woman who appears likely to abort, cf. buguma.
(la) kind of plantain.
(la) pain in the back. cf. luma.
cf. -luvu, ssedduvu.
or Nnagajja pr.n. female lubaale; common name in the Lugave Clan.
(la) dewlap of a dog.
mu mmere banteereddemu nnaganga wa ki? What have I eaten, what sort of hideous thing have they put in my food? Omukulu bw'atakwata mu kisibo, embuzi zifa nnaganga. (prov.) If the person in charge does not take over in the pen, the goats die of nnaganga, i.e., if the leader does not perform his tasks the whole organization deteriorates.
(la) dewlap of a cow or ox. cf. ente.
(la) Patas monkey; with cap. given name of some women of the Monkey Clan.
pr.n. the name of a lubaale who was invoked against drought or famine. Her temple was in Bulemeezi.
to be neglectful/indifferent; to ignore, pay no attention; to give up as lost.
e- (n/n) excrement.
e- (n/n) small edible termite common in Bulemeezi County, cf. akanakanaka.
(la) kind of sweet potato. Olu- buto lwali lunkuba nnakabanda olw'enjala. My stomach was grumbling because of hunger.
(la) kind of cooking banana.
muzzukulu nnakabirye, great-grandchild. cf. -biri, See also omusala, nnakasatwe.
(la) kind of plantain common in Buddu.
(la) kind of bitter cassava which often makes people giddy; fig• something likely to cause trouble/danger.
(la) rare domineering woman. cf. fuga.
with the -a of rel. descriptive of a type of pattern in the binding line of ceiling reeds.
(la) the constellation of the Pleiades.
(la) kind of plantain which is characteristically long and pointed.
associated particularly with the forest of Kyaggwe.
one who gives away all he has.
(la) kind of sweet potato.
less commonly nnakampina (la) very short person; dwarf.
(la) kind of plantain.
(la) kind of plantain.
muzzu- kulu nnakasatwe, great-great-grandchild. cf. -satu. See also omusala, nnakabirye.
(la) anemia.
kato, wasswa.
(la) commonest kind of ggonja plantain.
(la) woman who has very recently given birth to a child; type of plantain. cf. omuwere.
pr.n. the name of a female lubaale associated with storms and heavy winds. She was the wife of Kiwanuka. cf. kibuyaga.
purplish-black in color, used for tying packages, with the -a of rel. deep purplish-black, cf. yunga.
cf. bengeya.
pr.n. the name of a former Ka- baka who died in a war waged against the Banyoro.
(la) kind of cooking banana; with cap. a personal name.
(la) kind of mushroom.
one who is misguided and indiscriminate in his associations, cf. gwana, gwanyiza.
omu- kessi nnakinku, master spy. nnakinku w'eddagala ery'ekinnansi, great authority on native medicine, omutezi w'obusoio nnaki- nkn, expert trapper, cf. obwannakinku, munnakinku.
(la) brown grass-finch.
(la) and nnakinsoola (la) kinds of plantains.
(la) rare hermaphrodite.
(la) kind of stinging nettle.