ekibo, ekiku.

buguta, akeebugo.

be full of; surround, go all around, v.i. be or feel satisfied/contented. Baatugabula ffenna ne tuwulira nga tubugaanye. They entertained us and we felt contented.

make full of; do completely. Amawulire ago gaatubugaanya essanyu. That news filled us with joy.

o- (bu/-) the negative (in grammar).

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

o- (bu/-) the command of a military expedition, cf. gaba.

o- (bu/-) generosity; division (in arithmetic), cf. gaba.

o- (bu/-) richness, wealth, omusolo gw' obugagga, income tax. Si mugagga muvundu. He is extremely rich, lit. he is not rich, he is rotten. Minista w' eby'obugagga, Minister of Natural Resources, cf. -gagga.

foreign countries. Minista ow'ensonga ez'ebweru, minister of foreign affairs, ag'ebweru mu bimpi, foreign news in brief (amawulire, news, is implied by ag'). abasibirwa ebweru, parolees. Yabasibidde ebweru. He put them on probation, cf. -(y) eru.

a former kingdom in Uganda. Obuganda with concords appropriate to nouns of the bu/- class. the entirety of Buganda, Buganda with all of its peoples, resources, etc. cf. -ganda, Oluganda, Omuganda.

o- (bu/-) gunpowder; firecracker(s); disease of goats, cf. akaganga.

o- (bu/-) popularity, favoritism; affection; favor, good turn. cf. ganja, omuganzi.

o- (bu/-) joining; adding; addition. cf. gatta.

o- (bu/-) laziness; idleness. Obugayaavu buzaala obunafu. (prov.) Laziness produces weakness, cf. gayaala.

o- (bu/-) width; breadth; thickness, okugwa obugazi, to fall flat on one's back. cf. -gazi.

engolo.

o- adv. like a ngege fish, kwekyusa bugege, to toss and turn (in bed); to fidget (in one's seat), cf. engege.

o-: mu bugenderevu intentionally, on purpose, cf. genda, genderera.

o- (bu/-) food or drink received by a guest; visiting, kugenda ku bugenyi, to go on a visit, kutta bugenyi, to receive food (of a guest), as an adv. as a visitor. Yajja bugenyi. He came as a visitor. He came visiting, cf. -genyi.

o- (bu/-) disease of the feet characterized by an itching rash, athlete's foot. cf. ekigere.

o- (bu/-) fatness, obesity; plumpness. cf. gejja, -gevvu.

o- (bu/-) small inedible termites. cf. ggala, okutu.

o-: obuggavu bw'amatu, deafness. cf. ggala, -ggavu.

o- adv. softly, quietly; stealthily, surreptitiously; on tiptoe.

lit. like a stick, without anything, empty-handed; without resources, kusigala buggo, to be left alone, be bereft of friends; to have all one's possessions stolen, kuvaayo buggo, to come back empty-handed, cf. omuggo.

o- (bu/-) newness, adv. anew, again, cf. -ggya.

o- (bu/-) jealousy, envy.

poor quality of cloth.

o- also obujigi, obujiji (bu/-) bit. okuiuma obugigi, to grit/gnash the teeth.

o- (bu/-) fertility, fruitfulness; vigor; vitality, cf. -gimu, gimuka.

enclose, confine.

importune all the time.

bbuluugi.

o- adv. kumira bugobo, to .bolt down, swallow with one gulp. Tamira bugobo buli ky'asoma. He isn't taken in by everything he reads, ennyanja kamirabugobo, the fathomless sea.

o- (bu/-) wedding; state of being a newlywed, embaga ey'obugole, wedding; wedding feast, ekyambalo ky'obugole, wedding garment, cf. omugole.

o- (bu/-) snuff, okunuusa obugolo, to take snuff, okugenda mu maaso nga bugolo, to spread, expand, progress, flourish.

o- (bu/-) straightness; rectitude, righteousness, okutambulira mu bugolokofu, to walk in righteousness. cf. golokoka.

o- (bu/-) softness, suppleness, pliability. Obugonvu bw'olujegere, ge maanyi galwo. (prov.) The suppleness of a chain is its strength. A strong tree bends with the wind. cf. gonda, -gonvu.

o- (bu/-) sisal, hemp fiber. cf akagoogwa, ekigoogwa.

o- (bu/-) darkness; hardship, pressure, difficulty; uncertainty, cf. guba.

blaze (of a fire); be burning hot (of a sick person), v.tr. pester; hurry (someone). Leka kumbu- gujja bw'otyo. Don't keep rushing me like that. cf. buga, bbugubugu.

o- adv. fully, to the brim. Ekleziya yajjula bugule. The church was filled to capacity.

o- (bu/-) height, tallness. cf. gulumira, -gulumivu.

o- (bu/-) boldness, daring, toughness; durability, cf. -gumu.

o- (bu/-) good breeding; culture; civilization, cf. gunjula, -gunjufu.

annoy, bother; rush, hurry; importune.

cf. mugunya.

o- (bu/-) buying; trade; commercial dealing, eby'obuguzi, merchandise, obuguzi obw'okuwaanyisaganya, barter, okusikana obuguzi, to make a business deal. cf. gula.

o- (bu/-) immorality, indecency, licentiousness; stupidity, cf. -gwagwa, gwagwawala.

e- no plur. (n/n) west, lit. (where) falls-the-sun. See gwa, enjuba. Contr. ebuvanjuba.

okwagala, okwagalana, obuganzi.

obugagga, nnasisi.

ebugulumivu, obuwanvu.

e- (li/ma) kind of plant with edible leaves resembling spinach or doodo (q.v.).

e- (li/ma) large barkcloth. kugwa mu bbugo, to ask secretly for help. Yamukubira essimu ng'amugwa mu bbugo. He telephoned him and asked him in confidence to help. cf. olubugo.

the sound of crackling, splutter (of a fire when it is initially being induced). Bbugubugu, si muliro. (prov.) Mere spluttering is not a fire. Haste makes waste, cf. bugujja.

e- no plur. (li/ma) heat, warmth, endwadde ez'omu nsi ez'ebbugumu, tropical diseases, cf. buguma.

e- (li/ma) strong permanent wall; city wall; outer enclosure of royal residence^

e- (n/n) [frag.] bugle; trumpet.

obugabi.

v. (food), okumira bugobo.

ekisa, obugabi.

obugazi.

adj., a bugole.

for which see the grammars. The following usages are important for lexical purposes because the derivatives formed cannot all be included in the dictionary. 1) bu + la ~ negative infinitive, often equivalent to an English noun which is not an infinitive in form. okumanya, to know; obutamanya, not to know; ingnorance. 2) bu + stem of a noun from another class often produc es an adverb which must be rendered by a phrase in English, enkofu, guinea fowl; bukofu, like a guinea fowl, kukaabya bukofu, to make cry like a guinea fowl, i.e., to cause to suffer. 3) bu + reduplicated stem of a noun of another class indicates plurality with the added notions of indefiniteness, scattered state or even contemp t. essomero, school; obusomerosomero, small, scattered schools which are inferior in quality. 4) normal verb form + bu + verb stem + i. Abalala bagamba nti... others say that; Abalala bagamba bugambi nti... others just/ simply/only say that.

bujiji see obugigi.

the first kabaka of Buganda, passed on his way to Buganda.

formerly the name of the Parliamentary Building of the Government of Buganda; obs. kabaka's court of justice.

o- (bu/-) beauty; goodness; good; quality, as an adv. well; nicely; effectively; properly, oluguudo lw'obulungi- bwansi, public highway, road built by communal effort, lit. good of the country. Obulungi, bukira obugagga (prov.) Virtue is better than wealth, cf. -lungi, omu- lungi, nnalulungi.