n., omuwendo.

okuwera, okutuuka ku.

o-: obulindo bw'ensimbi, a large amount of money.

o- (bu/-) small amounts/frag- ments/bits.

o- (bu/-) quantity, amount; large quantity, abantu abasir.ga ebungi, the majority of people, most people. cf. -ngi(-yingi), yinga.

o- (bu/-) large amount, great quantity, obutitimbe bw'ensimbi, a large amount of money.

e- plur. amalimbwe (li/ma) excrement of birds (in larger amounts than is expressed by kaiimbwe, q.v.).

e- no plur. (li/ma) abundance; excess. with the -a of rel. abundant; excessive; extreme, omulimu ogw'ej jingirizi, an enormous amount of work, omubbi ow'ejjin- girizi, a great thief, cf. yinga.

a- (ka/bu) large quantity, great amount- I have number abundance, nbu- fukunya bw'ensimbi, large sums of money.

a- (ka/bu) small plantain/banana leaf; small amount of medicine. Emmere eno ya kalagala. This food is not overly well done. cf. eddagala, 1 kiragala, olulagala.

a- (ka/bu) kind of termite hill; fig. large amount (usually of money), akamoome k'ensimbi, a great deal of money.

a- (ka/bu) small amount of matter which accumulates in the eyes during sleep. cf. ekinyinyi.

a- also akateregenya (ka/bu) drop, tiny amount, ‘dash.' with the -a of rel. tiny, very small.

large quantity, katoola w'ebintu, a lot of things, a whole conglomeration of things.

a- (ka/bu) a large sum, a sizable amount (esp. of money) . akavangata k'ensimbi, a large amount of money. cf. omuvangata.

a- (ka/bu) large amount; large quantity, akawu k'ensimbi, a great deal of money.

a- (ka/bu) large amount, large quantity, akeesedde k'abantu, a large number of people, akeesedde ka ssente, a great deal of money.

e- (ki/bi) thing (physical object); thing, matter, affair, plur. ebintu things; belongings, possessions, wealth. Si kintu. It doesn't matter, okusala ebintu ku muwala, to set a dowry for one's daughter, i.e., the amount given by the groom to the parents of the bride, okugwa mu bintu, to hit it lucky, have a streak of good luck (by acquiring position, wealth, etc.). cf. obuntuntu, akantu, oluntu.

o- no plur. (lu/h) large amount, great quantity, olufuubanja lw'abantu, a multitude of people, olufuubanja lw'en- simbi, a great deal of money.

o- no plur. (lu/n) huge amount, immense quantity.

o- no plur. (lu/n) a small amount of foam. Amaanyi nnina ga luyovuyovu. I just have a little bit of strength, cf. ejjovu.

o- no plur. (lu/n) small or limited amount of water; discharge after childbirth; watery substance in the white of an egg. cf. amazzi.

o- no plur. (lu/n) slight amount of strength, cf. amaanyi.

o- no plur. (lu/n) large quantity, great amount. Olwegeenya lw'abantu, crowd of people.

e- (n/n) heap; pile; large number; abundance, endulundu y'enkuba, a large amount of rain. Akulungudde emyaka ndulundu mu mirimu gya bbaala. He has spent many years in the tavern business.

e- (n/n) great number, large amount, enormous quantity.

e- (n/n) abundance, large amount.

e- (n/n) rare heap; vast amount.

e- (n/n) kind of large black ant which eats termites, enkolooto y'ebintu, a large amount of baggage/luggage.

great amount, nnamunkukumbo w'abantu, a great crowd of people, nnamunkukumbo w'ebintu, a lot of things, the whole lot. cf. kukumba.

e- (n/n) meat; flesh. Nnyama ntono okaayana eri mu nkwawa. (prov.) lit. You complain about the small amount of meat (allotted to you) when it is (safely)under your arm. cf. nnakanyama.

e- usually plur. (n/n) huge number, large amount, entoloomoloie z'ebintu, a huge number of things.

e- (n/n) mass, pile, large amount, entuutuuli y'empapula, a large pile of documents/papers.

noun, rare large quantity/ amount.

o- (tu/-) drop of milk, tiny amount of milk. cf. amata.

o- (tu/-) a very small amount/a dash of butter/oil/lotion, cf. ^omuzigo.

o- (tu/-) very small amount of water, drop of water, cf. amazzi.

o- (tu/-) a few drops of beer, >a small amount of beer. cf. mwenge.

v.tr. give in large quantities (either as an outright gift or as a merchant who gives liberal portions of what he is selling). Kitaawe amudoomoolera omusimbi omuyitirivu. His father gives him a huge amount of/far too much money, cf. ekidoma.

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

o- (mu/mi) abundance, large amount, omutiiti gw'ensimbi, a great deal of money.

adv. in small quantities/amounts; in a trickling manner. Amaziga gajja culuculu. The tears came slowly trickling down (her) face.

okubbisa eryanyi, to steal by force, commit armed robbery. Note: the gramm. plur. amaanyi (q.v.) lacks the augm. force of eryanyi.

o- (mu/mi) limited amount/quantity; pile, heap; unit (e.g., of nuts, etc.. set out by a merchant for sale), cf. lenga.

o- (mu/mi) sizable amount, considerable sum. omuvangata gw'ensimbi, a considerable amount of money, cf. akavanga- ta.

o- (mu/mi) large amount of money. cf. ehsimbi.

v.tr. caus. cause to marry; force to marry; use as a dowry in marriage (of a man). Yamuwasizza ensimbi nnyingi. (When) he married her he provided a large amount of money as a dowry.

o- (mu/mi) large amount, large mass, omuluutu gw'emmere, a large quantity of food.

nnamungi w'abantu, a large number of people. cf. -ngi.

o- (mu/mi) large sum, large amount. omudidi gw'ensimbi, a large sum of money.

o- (mu/mi) large amount of grass; grassy area, okwokya omusubi, to run away; to race away at great speed (of a vehicle), lit. burn the grass, okumalamu omusubi, to flee, run away, okukuba omusubi, to strike the air (when using a stick); to miss the target, fail in one's aim. cf. essubi.

water; otuzzi, a drop of water; a very small amount of water.

adj. in great abundance; to the ultimate. Enkuba yali etonnya funduukululu. It was raining cats and dogs. Twalidde funduukululu. We stuffed ourselves. We ate an enormous amount, cf. fundika, funduukulula.

amount to (a number); be quite a few; be quite a lot/ considerable. Essaawa zaali ziwera nga bbiri n'ekitundu. The time was about eight thirty, abantu abawerako, quite a few people. Omuwendo gw'abaminsani gu- weramu. The number of missionaries is considerable.

equal; complete (a sum); be of a considerable amount/quantity. Yali aweza emyaka nga musanvu egy'obukulu. He had reached about seven years of age. Yali ensimbi aziweza. He had quite a lot of money. He was well off. Yalina ettwe ng'aliweza. He had a very big head.

colloq. to drink a great amount of beer/liquor.