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.

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

ebbanga.

commence superficially. cf. ebbanga, obwebange, ekibangirizi.

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?

ebbanga; also expressed by wala.

ebbanga.

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.

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

e bbanga, ekiseera.

ebbanga, oluwompogoma.

ekisenge; (space) ebbanga, omuwaatwa; find r., okugyamu, okweyabya; make r. for, okusegulira, okweyegulula.

ebbanga.

ebbanga, ekibangaazi, omuwaatwa. small s., akatantalo. s. of time, ekiseera; vide empataanya. s. under bed, ekinkuliisi.

n., obudde, ekiseera, enfunda, akakyo, ekisekka; (leisure) ebbanga; (hour) essaawa; (first, second, etc.) omulundi; (times) emirembe, ebiro, ensangi; at a t., kinna . . vide lejjalejja, oku somberera, okusomola; be a long t., okubandaala.

ekifo, ebbanga.

mu bbanga. His legs were open wide/ stretched out in the air.

e bbanga.

raised to a great height; swollen, ekizimbe ekitumbiivu mu bbanga, tall building, skyscraper. cf. tumbiira.

little; thin, slender; few. Waayita ebbanga ttono, A short time passed, ebitono, brief remarks, cf. toniwa, akatono, nnabutono.

suitable; mild (of tobacco), emiwendo emisaamusaamu, moderate prices, ebibonerezo ebisaamu- saamu, light sentences, moderate punishment. ebbanga essaamusaamu, a short time. Olungereza olusaamusaamu, a smattering of English.

big. okumala ebbanga ddene, for a long (period of) time, mu bbanga si ddene eryakayita, not long ago. omunene (plur. abanene) an important person, a ‘big shot.' kwessa mu ddene, to start out on a trip, lit. put oneself in the big (road, ekkubo is implied), cf. nene- wala, neneya, obunene, Liisoddene.

avoid; be at a distance from, be distant from. Okuva ewaffe okutuuka e Nnamayumba weesuddewo ebbanga. It is quite a distance from our house to Nnamayumba. Mwesuule amabanga. Space yourselves out at intervals.