v., okutiisa.
n., entiisa.
get, okussuuka, okuwona, okulamuka, okukambakamba, okubampembawemba.
omukka; be out of b., okufuuwuka, okuwejjawejja.
okussa omukka; b. hard, okuweevuuma, okuwejjawejja, okuteetera; b. irregularly, okuwookeera.
a kawemba.
o- adv. like a grasshopper. Omubbi awenjebwa buseenene. The thief is being hunted everywhere, lit. like a grasshopper, cf. enseenene.
o- (bu/-) great open space, awe some expanse; middle (of the sea, the heavens), obwengula bw'ennyanja, the open sea, the high seas. Ani eyasooka okugenda mu bwengula bw'ebbanga? Who was the first one to travel in space?
laawe, laawo.
ekisaawe, ekisabangirizi.
e- (li/ma) [Eng.] drawer.
empale, kabbiiri.
omulaawe.
kitange, kitaawo, kitaawe, kita ffe, kitammwe, kitaabwe. f. of twins, ssaalongo. my father, int., Taata! my f.inlaw, mukoddomi, sse zaala, ssewamuko. grandfather, jjajja.
okuweevuuma, okuwejjawejja, okulookalooka, okulaakira.
mpwedde) v.i. be finished/ ended; be completed (e.g., of a job); be exhausted/worn out. Mpweddemu amaanyi. I have no strength left, obulamu obutaggwa- wo, eternal life, okuggwaamu akakunkuna, to be completely convinced, have one's doubts removed, okuggwa ku muntu, to be ‘finished' with a person, no longer to trust him; to be utterly amazed at a person, ku- ggwaamu mazzi, to be on the point of death; to have just died, lit. to be exhausted of water. Aweddeemu amazzi. He is on the brink of death. Yanywedde n'aggwa. He drank to excess/got drunk. Yayambadde n'aggwa. She was dressed ‘fit to kill.'
envi. long h., ekijwenge, ekikuzzi. curly h., enviiri z'amasadde, enviiri za kaweke. straight h., enviiri za zigeye, enviiri za munyerere.
n., bba (baze, balo, bbaawe); vide omuwuuze.
akawere, akaana.
a- adv. at a great speed, lit. (the breeze; akawewo is implied by ka-) which blows away (akafuumuula) the termites (mpawu). Emmotoka yabayitako kafuumuulampawu. The car zoomed past them, with cap. Kafuumuulampawu, the tenth month of the Kiganda calendar, corresponding to October, cf. ^mwezi.
The sun has been very hot these days, lit. it would awaken Kaweekwa in Ggangu.
a- (ka/bu) kind of antelope, bush duiker, cf. empeewo.
a- (ka/bu) small seed; pill, tablet; grain, akaweke k'omusenyu, a grain of sand, enviiri ez'akaweke, curly/kinky hair. cf. empeke.
a- with the -a of rel. reddish-brown, of the color of millet, enviiri ez'aka- wemba, reddish-brown hair. cf. omuwemba.
a- (ka/bu) [Sw.] razor blade, akawembe akamwa, razor blade, akawembe akasala enjala, fingernail clipper, cf. wembe.
rascal.
a- (ka/bu) comer/edge of cloth. Oluggi lwaggulwawo akawenge. The door was slightly open/ajar. cf. ekiwenge.
a- (ka/bu) infant, newborn baby.
a- usually plur. obuwere (ka/bu) scabies.
adj. & adv. with the head or beard cleanly/completely shaven; smooth, without blemish (of the skin). Amwedde omutwe kawerette. He has shaved his head completely.
a- (ka/bu) small ring. cf. empeta.
a- adv. crammed full, full to the brim.
a- (ka/bu) slight wind, breeze. cf. empewo.
a- adv. rapidly, swiftly. okudduka embiro za kawewuko, to run very fast. cf. wewuka.
e- (ki/bi) something awesome; something terrible, misfortune, lit. something which produces a burning sensation, as an adv. at a great speed, ekibabu kya musisi, a catastrophic earthquake. Yagenda kibabu. He went off in a great hurry, cf. babuka, olubabu.
e- (ki/bi) clearing (in the jungle); field; football field; airport, airfield, ekisaawe ky'ennyonyi, airport, airfield, cf. saawa.
e- (ki/bi) wonder; marvel, as adv. wonderfully; amazingly, eky'ekitalo, amazingly enough, wondrous to behold, with the -a of rel. -a kitalo, wonderful; awesome; strange; remarkable.
poor guy, poor man. kakitawe, the poor little boy.
e- (ki/bu) edge of cloth, okulaga ekiwenge, to go, go away. cj. akawenge.
obukyayi, omukyawe, omukyayi.
ndaaye) v.tr. castrate. cf. -laawo, omulaawe.
ndeese) v.tr. bring; conduct; cause, produce. Ssengaawe zireese. His aunt has arrived, unfortunately, lit. the winds (empewo is implied by zi-) have brought his aunt. Akyogerako si ye akireeta. (prov.) The person who talks about it is not the one who causes (the misfortune) to happen. Kaakati obireese! Now you have really done it! Now you have started something bad. (-bi- of obireese implies ebi- gambo, matters).
etc.; be greatly concerned/preoccupied.
o- (lu/n) panting, puffing, hard breathing, cf. wejjawejja.
a- plur. (li/ma) rare shame, shamefulness. cf. -wemu, wemuka.
a- plur. (li/ma) shame, disgrace (particularly that associated with illegitimate birth), embuzi y'amawemuuki- rano, a goat offered by the seducer to the parents of the girl in expiation for his offense. cf. -wemu, wemuka.
a- plur. (li/ma) pain in the bones caused by syphilis.
cf. amawano (under ejjano).
enkima, engeye, ekigwagwa, emmunyungu, nnagawe.
e- (n/n) oribi antelope. Ekika ky'empeewo, the Oribi Antelope Clan. cf. akaweewo.
e- (n/n) grain, seed; pill. Bwe nnatuuka ku buliri nnabulwa yadde empeke y'otulo mu liiso. When I went to bed I didn't get a single wink of sleep, cf. akaweka.
e- (n/n) ring; nut (of a screw), omu- kyala ow'empeta, ring wife, i.e., wife with whom one has been joined in Christian wedlock, as opposed to other wives or concubines. cf. weta, akaweta.
e- (n/n) wind; breeze; draft; air; atmosphere; cold; cold air. okulya ku mpewo, to take a walk, get some air. cf. akawewo, oluwewowewo.
with (denoting instrument or association), adv. also, too. na is also regularly suffixed to -ii, is, are, io express possession. Alina ensimbi. He has money, na sometimes alternates with ne (q.v.). When na means with it is replaced by ne if the verb is positive. Genda ne Kapere. Go with K. Togenda na Kapere. Do not go with K. The disjunctive pronouns are regularly suffixed to na. nange, and I, I also, naawe (2nd. sing.), naye (3rd sing.), naffe (1st plur.), nammwe (2nd plur.), nabo (3rd plur.).
e- (n/n) kind of bushy shrub or tree, Dombeya bagshawei & dawei.
ekirabo, ekitone, ekiwee bwayo, ekyewongo, ekigali, ekirembeko, ssaddaaka, amawemuukirano.
okutiisa, okukanga.
n., obulumi, okulumwa, obubala gaze, amawenknge, nnadduma; have stabbing p., okubaluka; take pains, okufuba, okukagiriza.
okuwejjawejja, okuweevuuma, okulookalooka, okuwankawanka..
avii, naku; vide lucoolo, lunkupe, lupere, munkula, munkuseere, nseraweeru, enswenke; become p., okwavuwala, okuseega.
v., okufuuwa, okuweevuuma, okuwejjawejja; p. oneself up, okwenyumiriza.
kisaawa, ekisaawe; saawula.
e- (li/ma) position; place, compartment; stage, level; shelf; drawer, essa ery'obuntu, the human situation, the state of humanity, c/. -^ssa.
ssengange (ssejinange), ssengaawo, ssengaawe; ssengaffe, ssengammwe, ssengaabwe = my aunt, your aunt, his/her aunt, etc.
adj., angu, a mbiro, a kawewuko.
kabootongo; vide kabere benje, ebikaata, ebiwuukirizi, akabaata, kacuucuuke, ekikindu, oluko nvuba, amaga, amakajja, amawe nange, embaluka, embeteza, empindu, omunnyu, enkana, ensalika, e nnungu. syringe, n., ekitiiriiso.
when used, are generally suffixed directly to the word: jjajjange, jjajjaawo, jjajjaawe, jjajjaffe, jjajjammwe, jjajjaabwe; bajjajjange, etc. cf. obujjajja.
nzitulukuse) v.i. trickle down; drip; pour down; fall down (of hair), okuttulukuka entuuyo, to sweat profusely. Yayambala n'attulukuka mu kyambalo kitaawe kye yamugulita. He was exceedingly well dressed in the clothes >ii C f2thST h CIC* boUgtlt for iniu.
one who is non-committed, sit-on-the-fence; one who is easily swayed, lit. a-give-me (mpa)-somewhere- (we)-I-may-fall (ngwa). nnampa- wengwa ng'akawundo, as neutral as a bat (which has characteristics of both birds and animals), neither fish nor fowl, ensi zinnampawengwa, neutral nations.
-mpezzewezze) v.i. pant, breathe hard, be out of breath.