long, edda, si lwa jjo; it is three days ago, wakayita ennakussatu.
ekibonyoobonyo, obulimi obunene, obubalagaze; be in last agonies, okutabunkana.
nnamagoye.
obulabe, obulwanyi.
omulabe, omuwakanyi.
be on the point of burning (of food); produce a burning sensation. Obulago bum- babirira. I have a burning sensation in the throat.
untie, take apart. cf. ebbago, obubage, olwebagyo, amabaga.
‘paddy' wagon, lit. they have sent me for you.
e- (li/ma) portion of meat assigned to the person who has slaughtered the animal.
e- (li/ma) draft (of a bill, proposal, plan, etc.); preliminary outline, cf. baga.
oluwago.
omusaayi. blood brotherhood, omukago. blood brother, omunywanyi. blood pudding, kafecce.
have a mutual antagonism based on alleged differences of family, clan, etc.
omunyago.
make full of; do completely. Amawulire ago gaatubugaanya essanyu. That news filled us with joy.
o- (bu/-) sisal, hemp fiber. cf akagoogwa, ekigoogwa.
o- (bu/-) throat; neck, kuba mu ga bulago, to be in real trouble, be in a crisis, lit. be in (water, amazzi implied by ga) up to one's neck. cf. ^olulago, amalagolago, endago.
olulago.
olukonko, empago.
v., okujabiriza, okugegejja, okuk'obaakoba, okwogera olulago.
omukago.
akagoye ka nnabbubi.
ensonda, akagoda, akalikonda; (cloth) ekirenge.
e- adv. long ago, in former times; (with a future verb) in the future, eddako. a short time ago; (with a future verb) later on, in a short time, afterwards, edda n'edda lyonna, always (only with the past). Edda n'edda lyonna wali oli ludda wa? Where were you all that time? Tulibiraba edda. We will see them in the distant future. Tunaagenda edda. We will be going later on (in the near future).
okulimba, okukuusakuusa, okugobyagobya.
obuwanvu; (of sea) obuziba; out of one's d., vide okuzibirira; the depths, magombe, kawolongojjo.
nnamunkanga.
eccupa, omudumu.
amanguago.
n., amagoba, ensusso.
nzigadde(wo)) v.tr. shut, close; inclose; bring to an end; fig. discontinue. Amawanga ago gajja kuggalawo okukolagana ne Bungereza. These countries will discontinue their cooperation with England. Tumuggaddewo. We have refused him/ turned him down.
e- (li/ma) stomach of a non-ruminating animal (esp. a pig); amagomo, folds of fat on the sides, stomach and around the neck.
e-: (li/ma) millipede (in general); arch, a kind of millipede, cf. kagongolo.
enkomerero, ekigobero; (at football) akagoba, eggoolo.
profit, gain. Mu ppamba we yagobololamu ssente eziwera. He made quite a bit of money in cotton (lit. It is in cotton where, etc.). cf. goba, amagoba.
nnombye) v.tr. tie crosswise; put crosswise; plait (with reeds). kugombamu bwala, to capture, apprehend. Abaserikale babagombyemu obwala. The soldiers have apprehended them.
etc.; give in to, yield to; heed; obey, abatagondedde kiragiro kya kwediima, those who have not obeyed the order to strike.
n., olugambo, olubobzi, olulago.
Magombe, Ttanda.
olunyago, omuguma, ekijugo.
yala, a njala; be h., okulumwa enjala; vide kagomba.
malagolago.
amanguago.
n. (profit), amagoba.
amanguago; kkutu, bekkwa (ideophones).
amagoba, enkizo; lose i. okuwola.
akagolomolo.
not long ago, lit. yesterday of the living.
e- (ka/bu) young locust. is an artist (painter) down to his fingertips. Yamukwata mu bwala. He shook hands with him. Abaserikale babagombyemu obwala. The soldiers have apprehended them. cf. ^olwala.
a- (ka/bu) point, goal (scored in soccer), okunywesa akagoba, to score a goal. cf. goba.
a-: okukuba akagogo, to stand firmly on one foot and move the other one backwards touching the ground with the toes (a disrespectful and insulting gesture mostly- employed by girls).
a- (ka/bu) narrow neck of land, isthmus; narrow channel of water into which boats are launched, canal, cf. golomola.
a-: okusula akagomba, to go to bed hungry.
a- (ka/bu) small horn, akagombe ak'enkomerero, the last trumpet (at the end of the world), cf. ennombe.
emaciated person. cf. Igoogomba.
a- (ka/bu) sisal fiber; piece of sisal fiber, cf. obugoogwa, ekigoogwa.
a- (ka/bu) small cloth; small garment. cf. olugoye.
B- (ka/bu) Spleen.
a- (ka/bu) small bladder; tubelike part of a bicycle pump; inner tube of a ball. cf. Svaga, ekiwago, oluwago.
kukekeza nnyago, to fight, engage in battle/war. kukekeza miggo, to beat, beat up (a person).
paddy wagon.
e- (ki/bi) sisal plant; piece of sisal (before being processed); area where sisal grows, cf. obugoogwa, akagoogwa.
e- (ki/bi) rectum, cf. nya.
e- (ki/bi) fagot, bundle of firewood, ekinywa ky'emmuli, bundle of reeds.
e- (ki/bi) [Lunyoromat used by itinerant laborers, olumbe lw'ekirago, source of much trouble; terror; abomination.
e- (ki/bi) pilgrimage; long journey; arch, day's march, cf. lamaga.
e- (ki/bi) wound, physical injury, okugendera ku kisago, to be injured (in an accident),
e- (ki/bi) line, wrinkle; segment (e-S-> of a caterpillar). Omusomo gummaze ebiseera mu bulago. The course was extremely difficult, lit. finished up the wrinkles on my neck.