mmanze) v. tr. begin, commence; set up, establish; build, construct; found.

protrude, stick out (esp. of ears).

cf. -ngi.

commence superficially. cf. ebbanga, obwebange, ekibangirizi.

mmanguse) v.i. be sharp; become sharpened; fig. be trained/ instructed.

ebbanguliro; balangula; ^benguka.

n., empewo, omukka; in the air, mu bbanga.

be, okusunguwala, okukwati bwa obusungu, okwekolobola, okwejuumuula, okutabanguka, okutuggubala; make angry, okusanguwaza, okukabiriza.

ebbanga.

e- (li/ma) space; room; time, inter- val; opportunity, chance, amagye ag'omu bbanga, air force, mu bbanga lya myaka mitono, in the course of a few years, E — waliyo obuduukaduuka obwesudde ama- banga. At: — there are numerous poor little shops scattered around, cf. banga.

e- (li/ma) hump on the back, ow'ebbango, hunchback, cf. akabango.

e- (li/ma) training center. cf. bangula.

kubanga, kuba, kubeera.

beereka (-beerese) v. i. appl. neut. be habitable; be tenable. Wano tewabeereka. It is not easy/possible to live here. cf. oba, obanga, oboolyaawo, olubeerera, embeera, newaakubadde, waliwo, (a)watali.

okusooka, okutanula, okutandika, okuyinama, okubanga, okubulula, okukkirira.

whet. cf. banguka.

make, okukoŋŋonteza, okubangulula.

o- (bu/-) wasteful generosity, prodigality, cf. gabangula.

spread over; go/ reach all over; get one's share, get enough; participate; be enough to go around (of food). Abaana bonna babunye. All of the children have gotten enough/their share. Amawulire geeyongedde okubuna wonna mu ggwanga. The news continued to spread all over the country, kubuna kkubo, to stagger along the road (like a drunken man). obudde ne bubuna emiwabo, and it was dawning, lit. was scattering in all directions. Eky'abangi kibuna engalo. (prov.) lit. Something used by many people has finger marks. What is used by many is soon spoiled.

o- with the -a of rel. personal, private, ebintu bye eby'obwebange, his personal/private possessions, cf. banga.

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?

ekisaawe, ekisabangirizi.

okweziribanga, okw enyogontola.

okusala, obutema; (nails) obutondola; also vide okutyemula, obubanga, okubagulula, obusongola, okuginga, okusennya. to c. off, okukomola. to c. open, okutundula. to c. down, okusanjaga, okusonjola.

eddalu, akabango.

ebbanga; also expressed by wala.

okuyigiriza, okutendeka, okubangula, okugunjula; be educated, okugunjuka.

be bereaved of; lose; miss, miss out on. oku- fiirwa obulamu, to lose one's life. Leka kufiirwa mukisa guno. Don't miss this opportunity. Abaana bangi bafiirwako bannyaabwe nga bakyali mabujje. Many people lose their mothers while they are still small children.

ebbanga.

conj., kuba, kubanga.

v.tr., okubanga, okukuba.

kneel in front of. Bangi baagendanga gy'ali okumufukaamirira. Many people used to go and kneel before him. v.i. kneel constantly; kneel all the time.

cf. -gabanguzi, obugabanguzi, olugabanguzi, omugabanguzi; gaba.

etc.; make indemnify, cause to pay compensation. Bangassa ssiringi lukumi oiw'okuvuga mmo- toka ekimama. They made me pay a thousand shilling fine for careless driving.

e- (li/ma) type of insect resembling a grasshopper which lives on the young shoots of the plantain. Also called nnabangogoma.

e- plur. amagye (li/ma) army, amagye ag'oku ttaka, ground forces, land forces, amagye ag'omu bbanga, air force, amagye ag'oku nnyanja, sea forces, navy. Eggye lya Maria, relig. the Legion of Mary.

enseenene, ejjanzi, eŋŋe nzigenzi, obwacaaka, nnabangogoma.

e bbango, entumba.

oba, obanga, bwe.

nga . . . bwe, kubanga.

ekiseera, ebbanga, ekibangirizi, olumagga, ettalaga; vide okwamuka; i. of silence, kasiriikiriro.

a- (ka/bu) a kind of small edible rat, lesser cane rat. cf. emmangala.

a- (ka/bu) small hump; projecting part. cf. ebbango.

a- no plur. (ka/bu) madness, craze; folly. Alimu akajabangu. He is Crazy/mad (but not in the literal sense).

a- (ka/bu) disturbance; riot; uprising, okulangirira ebiseera eby'aka- tabanguko, to proclaim a state of emergency. cf. tabanguka.

e- (ki/bi) a wide and shallow metallic plate/tray.

e- (ki/bi) open space, open area; patch of land. cf. banga.

e- (ki/bi) var. of ekibalangulo, q.v.

e- also ekkonkomi (li/ma) kind of large multicolored lizard. It was believed that the spirit of the lubaale Lubanga resided in this lizard.

olw'okubanga conj. because, since.

give, okugabangula.

adj., gabanguzi.

nnonze) v.tr. gather up, pick up; pick out; select, choose; elect; describe completely. Kuno si kutta kulonda. This is a great bargain, lit. it is not killing (a game CtTtl TTl al) but merely picking it up (from the ground), okulonda mu bangi, lit. to select from among many, to choose (a wife). Baabu)onda. They had a fight or They went running after each other, lit. picked up the footsteps (abuwuufu is implied by -bu-). Ekibiina kyakubidde waggulu mu kulonda. The party won an overwhelming victory in the elections.

okusuula, okubuza, okuzaaya, okufiirwa; l. one's head, okugwamuakajabangu; be lost, okubula, okuzaawa.

o- (lu/n) seat of a paddler in a canoe.

o- (lu/n) [Lunyoro] shaft of a spear.

o- no plur. (lu/n) excessive liberality/generosity; prodigality, cf. gabangula, omugabanguzi.

o- no plur. (Iu/n) strength, energy; good health, okuddamu olungu- banguba, to regain one's strength, recover one's health. Ndimu olungubanguba. I am in good health.

eddalu, obulalu, obulogovvu, akabango, akazoolezoole.

e- plur. of olubanga, q.v.

e- (n/n) kind of small edible rat, lesser cane rat. cf. akabangala.

ki- rondamu nnawalubwa. (prov.) The epidemic picks out the unlucky ones. Not all evildoers are apprehended or blamed, but only the unlucky ones.

v., okusalirira, okuginga, okubanga; be notched, okulibuka.

e bbanga, ekiseera.

oba, obanga. oracle, consult, okunyegera.

v.tr., okubanga, okuyiiya, okugunja.

adj., use poss. pron., with kka; e.g. kyange nzekka, my o.; vide bwe bange.

olubaawo, ekibangali, ekizingiiti.

okuwasa abakazi abangi.

a bantubangi.