denial or futility. Go on! Nnagezaako okumwega- yirira naye nno nga wa! I tried to implore him but in vain!

be waa ideo. Enkuba yayiika mangu be waa! The rain came down in torrents!

preferably; that's more like it, that is good, that I can understand/appreciate. Yansaba waakiri mmireko enkambi. He asked me at least to take a sip. Waakiri okufa ne tuta- fugibwa oyo. We would rather die than be governed by that person. Mpulira waakiriko. I am feeling a little bit better.

v.tr. strive for; aspire to; solicit.

v.tr. appl. 2 caus. Akuwaaniriza okulinnya bw'ogwa y'akuyita ‘kadduwannema.' (prov.) He who flatters you when you climb up calls you lame when you fall down. cf. bampaane, omuwaanyirizi.

v.i. pass. be exchanged.

ring, sing (of noise in the ears). Amatu gampaawaala. My ears are humming.

v.tr. caus. cause to resound; cause to hum. Ebigambo bya bbaawe byamuwaawaaza amatu. The words of her husband made her ears hum.

ekiwaayiro, omuwaayirizi.

^-wabudde; v.tr. conv. bring back in line; bring back under control; disabuse; set straight.

conj. but; except; unless. Tojja kuyita bigezo wabula ng'osomye nnyo. You will not pass the examinations unless you study hard. cf. bula.

v.tr. caus. warn/ alert by means of/with. cf. labula.

let alone, to say nothing of; rather; at least; all right, very well. Wadde ono tayinza kunyamba. Even this person can't help me. Nnawulira nga ndi waddewaddeko. I felt that I was getting a little better, cf. yadde.

v.tr. Islamize.

v.tr. caus. convert to Islam. cf. Muwadi.

rare in the simple form.

v.tr. appl. 2 keep sharpening; sharpen all the time.

v.tr. appl. sharpen for/in/at.

v.i. appl. get stuck in/on. Nnawagamiddeko mu katale nga njagala okugulayo ku nva. I was delayed at the market because I wanted to buy some vegetables.

v.tr. appl. caus. cause to get stuck in.

v.i. conver. get unstuck.

v.tr. conver. cause to get unstuck. cf. empagama.

v.tr. caus. cause to sharpen; sharpen with/using. cf. oluwagaliro.

v.tr. appl. 2 caus. force in; wedge in very firmly. cf. waga.

v.i. overflow. Emigga mingi giwaguludde. Many rivers have overflowed (their banks).

v.tr. caus. cause to overflow.

v.tr. caus. cause to break through/force one's way; force one's way by means of. v.i. force one's way through.

v.tr. caus. 2 = waguza.

v.i. be or become pregnant (of animals). c(. eggwake

v.tr. appl. dispute about; argue about.

appropriate, pick up (esp. something undesirable or foreign, such as customs, ideas, etc.) Ebyo ebigoye ebikadde obi- wakan kudd e wa? Where did you ever dig up those old clothes? Awakankudde emize. He has picked up bad habits. cf. wakula, kakankula, papankula.

okwewakanya, to contradict oneself; self-contradiction.

v.tr. caus. overload. cf. akawakatirwa.

adopt, pick up (esp. something undesirable or foreign), okuwakula entalo, to pick fights, look for trouble, okuwakula ejin_ambo, to pick up rumors, spread rumors, okuwakula empisa, to take over alien/undesirable customs, okuwakula obulwadde, to contract a disease, okuwakula eŋŋombo, to pick up mannerisms of speech, okuwakula enjuki, to take honey from bees.

a shout of alarm, help! help!

drag along; haul; carry away.

move at great speed.

v.tr. cause to move at great speed; do quickly.

v.i. be hostile; have a feeling of mutual enmity/hostility.

harass. cf. walana, -walanagana.

q.v.

rr."a!addc) v.i. take to flight, fly up; leap, bound. Yadduka ng'ali- ko n'ebiwalala. He ran off at a great rate/ like one with wings.

be adamant/unyielding in an argument.

v.tr. caus. cause to climb.

empalana; walaggana.

v.tr. redup. keep vexing/plaguing/persecuting.

v.tr. caus. maltreat; persecute; excite against.

Ar. ] alphabet.

(la) Mr. Bushbuck. cf. engabi.

to do one's Utmost (e$p. with an evil objective). Yankola ogwa walugali. He really played a dirty trick on me. cf. olugali.

see wannyu.

trachoma, ak'e Wamala, a little bit of food (esp. matooke; aka implies kantu, small thing/amount).

pull out with a rapid movement. cf. fubutuka, fubutula.

offer resistance; refuse to come.

v.tr. run off with (the wife or daughter of another).

(la) Mr. Dog. cf. embwa.

search for (that which is difficult to find), cf. wammanta.

sympathy or surprise, or simply to fill a gap in the conversation, my, oh my! say! I'm telling you, you can bet your life! Oyogedde wamma! You said it!

feel in the dark. v.tr. grope for, feel around for; look for (something which is difficult to find), cf. kawammansi; wamma.

(la) Mr. Lion. cf. empologoma.

(la) Mr. Edible Rat. Ekkubo limu lyassa Wamusu. (prov.) lit. One road killed Mr. Edible Rat (since because of the regularity of his habits the hunters were able to determine his position). It is always desirable to have more than one way of solving a problem, cf. omusu.

v.tr. cause to topple; overthrow. Ab'amagye bawana- ttudde Gavumenti. The army has overthrown the government. cf. walamuka, walannuka, walattuka.

v.i. rain; pour down; flow freely (of tears).

v.i. neut. Oluwalabu teruwandiikika. It is difficult to write Arabic.

v.tr. appl. write to.

a pencil); enroll.

v.i. be spit; be spit out; fig. be hurled out forcibly.

v.i. beam strongly (of the rays of the sun). Enjuba ewanze. The sun is shining brightly.

v.i. appl. 2 live to a great age; be very old; endure for a very long period of time.

obuwangaazi, obuwangaa- liro.