(la) also kassigala (ka/bu) [Eng.] cigarette.
(la) kind of cooking banana.
var. nf ” **
(la) kind of banana used for making beer.
conj. if.
pr.n. a county of Buganda. The title of the county chief is Mukwenda.
main, enfuukafuuka ssinziggu, important developments/changes, amayinja amanene gasinziggu, huge/enormous rocks, ensonga ssinziggu, main/chief matters.
platform; bus stop.
At. 3 sugar.
(n/n) [lnd.1 triangular snack made out of dough and stuffed with ground meat and/or rice.
no plur. (la) dew.
pr.n. the name of a former Kabaka. Gutufudde Ssuuna n'Abaziba. I no longer like you. Our friendship is over.
nonsense, trivia.
(-suganye) also sugasugana (-sugasuganye) v.i. move from side to side; be constantly moving; be restless.
go beyond; step over; transgress; exceed, kusukka bwa mulamuzi, to become critical/very bad, to deteriorate (of a situation). Yalaba eki- gambo kisusse obw'omulamuzi. He saw that the matter had gotten out of hand, mu ngeri esusse, excessively, in an excessive way.
v.tr. appl. caus.
eggwanga erisukkulumye ku ganne waalyo, a nation which has surpassed/excelled/gone beyond its fellow nations. cf. -sukkulumu.
kusukuma mu- somo, to study intensively, cf. musukumi.
the order of the words in a sentence), okusulika omu- twe, to bend the head, mu kusulika baa- gamba nti..., in conclusion they stated that...
stand out; be conspicuous; be located. Enjuba yali yeesumalise ku ggulu. The sun stood out in the sky.
stop. cf. omusumaami.
be dropped; escape, kusumattuka magombe, to be ill and narrowly escape death, lit. to escape from the world of the dead, kulya ng'eyasumattuka Kkunsa, to eat a great deal, lit. like the one who escaped from Kkunsa (a very cruel executioner).
okusumattula ekikkowe, to let out a sigh.
v.tr. herd (cattle). The verb is archaic but the noun derivatives omusumba and Ssaabasumba (q.v.) are common?
v.i. conv. become undone; become untied; become unfastened; fig. give birth.
kusumulula mboozi, to develop a theme/narrative, kusumulula kamwa, to speak sternly/harshly, kusumulula kidduka, to drive a vehicle at a great speed. cf. ekisumuluzo.
v.i. begin appearing/growing (of breasts).
abakozi abasunda amafuta, gasoline-station attendants, kusunda mata, to deliver milk to customers, kusunda lu- buto, to come empty-handed; to come where one is not wanted/invited, kusundasunda lubuto, to breathe rapidly in and out. kusunda bintu, to buy a lot of things; to dispense many things (as food at a social gathering, etc.).
oku- sunguka omumwa, to purse the lips, oku- sunguka olubuto, to be fat.
to tell someone^ something which is secret, to let someone in oh something. Nkusunireko. Let me tell you a sectet.
the winner of a contest).
colloq. bawl out, excoriate.
v.i. conv. 2 rise from a squatting position.
v.tr. conv. 2 cause to rise from squatting. cf. sitama.
omusuubuzi.
v.tr. caus. cause to trade; trade with/using.
v.tr. caus. cause to foam/froth; make boil with anger.
okusuukiza ebibegabega, to shrug the shoulders.
v.tr. shake; shake about; agitate.
v. tr. redup. throw around; scatter; disperse; squander.
v.i. & tr. throw to each other.
v.tr. appl. 2 throw away completely; abandon; become indifferent to; cease doing/concerning oneself with.
v.i. menstruate.
(-suuludde) 'v.i. approach maturity.
see suuta.
v.tr. partial redup. praise highly; flatter; be familiar with; be lenient with.
glorify; admire greatly.
omusuusi, omusuutwa.
idle around.
interj. salutation or congratulations (originally to a hunter or to one who has gathered white ants but now used in a more general sense), cf. swaga.
v.i. & tr. eat/chew noisily.
v.i. & tr. itch; pain; hurt; burn.
v.tr. caus. put to shame; disgrace.
omusomi, omuyigirizwa; (learned man) omukugu.
v.tr., okulaga, okwolesa, okutengeka; (prove). okutegeeza. s. off (as warriors), okugooma, okudaadira, okudaala. s. whites of eyes, okukanula amaaso. s. head only, okwesowola.
otulo, omuloolo.
a kikuuma.
e- (li/ma) bald patch running back from both sides of the forehead. Ekyenyi kye kyali kya masega. He had bald patches on both sides of his forehead, cf. ensega.
a magezi, yigirize.
n., oluwandaggirize, olunywankoko.