omulenzi.

also boyaana (-boyaanye) v.i. be dizzy; be delirious, rave (of a sick person); toss about restlessly; be disturbed/ troubled; seethe, be in a turmoil, boyaanya (-boyaanyizza) v.tr. caus. make dizzy/delirious, etc. cf. akaboyi; boyonga.

encircle, engulf, cf. oluboyera.

rare ~ boyaana Omutwe nzenna gumboyonga. My head is swimming, cf. boya.

o- (bu/-) male sex (but not of adults), akaana ak'obulenzi.a baby boy. omwana ow'obulenzi, a male child, cf. omulenzi. contr. obuwala.

omwana; (in arms) omwana omuwere; boy (c.) omwana w'obulenzi; girl (c.) omwana w'obuwala, bandobere dde.

be, okulogojjana, obubugaabuga, okwekubiira, okuboyaana.

ekiyiboyibo, olummanyi mmanyi, olusuusuuto.

e- plur. amaguzi (li/ma) eby'amaguzi, merchandise, trade commodities, okuzira eby'amaguzi, to carry on a trade boycott. Ebintu bino birina egguzi. These things sell well/do well on the market/are profitable. cf. gula.

kantoolooze, kammunguluze, kaboyi.

a- (ka/bu) dizziness, giddiness. cf. boya.

babirye, nnakato.

a- dim. of muwala, q.v. Tosala gwa kawala nga tonnawulira gwa kalenzi. (prov.) Don't judge (the case, omusango is implied by gwa) of the girl before you hear the one of the boy. Don't pass judgment without hearing both sides.

adj. each, every, kiisi mulenzi yenna ayagala okugula ekitabo, any boy at all who wishes to buy the book.

e- (ki/bi) kindof shrub, elder; hollowness, with the -a of rel. hollow. Omulenzi oyo kireereetu. There is no substance to that boy.

poor guy, poor man. kakitawe, the poor little boy.

o- (lu/n) one who is a pest/hanger- on/nuisance. cf. boyera.

maama omuto, aunt, mother's sister, interj. expressing surprise or enthusiasm my goodness! gee! boy! Maama ng'olabye! Gee, I am sorry about what has happened to you! Note also that a mother may address her daughter as maama wange, my mother.

a- plur. (li/ma) husky, deep voice; change of voice in an adolescent boy as he approaches maturity, as an adv. huskily, in a deep voice. Alina amalago- lago. His voice is changing (of an adolescent). cf. obulago.

e- (n/n) bachelor; poor boy, poor kid. cf. ^-wuula.

lit. pick out the yam. Giwunyeko eno musosolandaggu! Smell this fist! (a common challenge to a fistfight used by boys.)

v., okuyomba ennyo, okuboya, okulogojjana.

v., okudduka embiro, okufubutuka, okuwamatuka, okutwala nkiki, okupaala, okuboyaana; (of river) okwewagaanya.

come into manhood, become a man.

n., omukessi; (boy scout) omusikaawutu.

formerly give over, send (a boy or girl to serve as a page with the Kabaka or a major chief); to dedicate (a child to a lubaale).

cf. sooba.

nzisizza) v.i. & tr. caus. of kka, q.v. make to go down;'put, place; set up, establish; put forth, bear (fruit, of the plantainj; breathe, okussa ekimu, to agree, come to an agreement; to receive Holy Communion. Bassa kimu nga nkuyege. They get along very well, lit. like termites, okussa ekikkowe, to sigh, okussa omukka, to sigh, draw a breath, okusaako omwoyo, to pay attention, okussa omukono ku nda- gaano, to sign an agreement, okussaamu ekitiibwa, to honor, okussaako, to count in, include, okwo ssaako, and add to that, and besides that, okussaako essira, to stress, emphasize, okussaawo abiri, to look at, just look at (abiri implies maaso, eyes), butassa mukono, without resting, without stopping, kussaawo kikyo (eki- gambo), contribute to a discussion, put in one's own ‘two cents.' kussaawo kakalu, to post bail/a bond. Toliimu kassa. You are really stupid. Yagambye nti amaze oku- ssaawo gavumenti ey'ekiseera. He said that he had set up a provisional government. Nnaalongo teyassaamu kantu nga batambula. The wife did not hesitate and they went off. akalenzi kaba kabissa kati ne..., just as the little boy finished telling these things...

e- (li/ma) grass, enju y'essubi, thatched house, kukubya ssubi, to excel (a person in doing something), Abaana abawala abalenzi abamu baabakubizza ssubi mu kudduka. The girls excelled some of the boys in running, cf. akasubi, ^eki- subi, olusubi, omusubi, ensubi.

akaboyi, kantoo looze, kammunguluze.

babirye, nnakato.

etc. Abalenzi baamuyiikira ne bamukuba empi. The boys fell upon him and slapped him.

wound the feelings of. okutunula bijiijidde, to look tearful/woebegone/off the brink of crying. Yasanga omulenzi atunula bijiijidde n'amubuuza ogubadde. He found the boy on the verge of tears and asked him what the matter was. cf. akajiijiiri.

seize (often, but not always, as surety for a debt), cf. -bowe, embowe, omuboyi.

o- (mu/ba) boy, youth. cf. obulenzi, eddenzi.

o- (mu/ba) boy or girl serving as a page in the palace of the Kabaka. cf. 2siiga.

v.tr. caus. - soobeza. Nnasoobya omukono nkikwateko. I moved my hand slowly forward to touch it. cf. akasoobo; sooboya.

ekinaagu- lira Magala eddiba, money, lit. that which will buy a skin for Magala.

o- (mu/ba) one who holds or appropriates merchandise (esp. as surety for a bill or debt); one who confiscates, cf. bowa.

o- (mu/ba) tomboy; amazon; corpulent person; giant, cf. omuwala, -iume.

buses, etc. cf. bboyi.

surpass; excel, singa is often used in cases where English would employ the comparative or superlative of the adjective. Omulenzi ono y'asinga oyo obuwanvu. This boy is taller

servant, ttani-bboyi or bboyi-mmotoka, worker who loads and unloads trucks.

o- (mu/ba) formerly page, boy residing in the palace and serving the Kabaka.

to bolt (a door); to boycott.

youngish, omu- lenzi omutoototo, a rather young boy. cf. -to.