v., okusaanikira.

n., ekisaanikizo.

mmunze) v.i. ramble, wander around aimlessly. ‘Sifugibwa' afa abunga. (prov.) (He who says) ‘I will not be ruled' dies a vagabond.

mmungeese) v.i. be homeless; wander about aimlessly, be a vagabond.

0- pr.n. (concords of n/n class) England, cf. -ngereza.

o- (bu/-) quantity, amount; large quantity, abantu abasir.ga ebungi, the majority of people, most people. cf. -ngi(-yingi), yinga.

v., okusobya, okutabulata bula, okudibaga.

omutabuzitabuzi,

obwaliri, obwaguuga, obtititimbe, omweror enfakaali, obungi.

mubungi.

gabunga.

lit. men of the dung heap.

e- (li/ma) fruit of the rubber vine.

n., emmambya, matulutulu, olubungubungu; every d., buli lukya.

go to waste, be bungied/messed up; taik nonsense.

olubungo.

Bungereza.

ngereza, a Bungereza; E. language, Lungereza.

title of the chief of the Kabaka's canoes, admiral; title of a high- ranking chief of the Mmamba (Lungfish) Clan.

nzigadde(wo)) v.tr. shut, close; inclose; bring to an end; fig. discontinue. Amawanga ago gajja kuggalawo okukolagana ne Bungereza. These countries will discontinue their cooperation with England. Tumuggaddewo. We have refused him/ turned him down.

e- (li/ma) vengeance; rancor, okuwoolera eggwanga, to take vengeance. country, nation; tribe, okubeera/mu mawanga or emitala w'amawanga, to be abroad, ggwangamujje {lit. country-come), kind of drum used to summon the people in time of danger, oluyimba Iw'eggwanga, national anthem. Ku lwa Katonda ne Ggwanga lyange, For God and my Country (the motto of Uganda). Amawanga Amagatte, the United Nations. Amawanga agali mu luganda olumu ne Bungereza, the British Commonwealth (of Nations), cf. munna- ggwanga.

enfuga; the British G., Ggavumenti y'e Bungereza; the Protectorate G., Ggavumenti En kuumi.

enkumu, omuteeko, ebbenga, emmiino, engululu. dung h., olubungo. h. of weeds, ekirungu. h. of dirt, entuumo.

be, okudaaga, okubungeeta, mbulakayu.

a- also akasimuuni (ka/bu) [Sif.] a 50'Cent piece, obusimooni obungi, a great deal of money. Musajja wa busi- mooni. He is a wealthy man. cf. simooni.

e- with the -a of rel. partly ripened (of fruit); not completely done (of food); light colored (of Africans), empafu ey'eki- bogwe, a partially ripened mpafu fruit. Abantu abasinga obungi mu bitundu bino balina obugunjufu bwa kibogwe. Most of the people in these areas have a defective/ poor culture.

e- (ki/bi) gum, gums, with the -a of rel. toothless, ow'ekibungu, a toothless person.

e- (ki/bi) kind, type. Olukiiko lwa Bungereza n'endala ez'ekinywi ekyo, the Parliament of England and others of this type.

o- (lu/n) [Lunyoro] dunghill.

o- also olubungubungu with the -a of rel. having no (or few) teeth, ow'olu- bungu, a person with no teeth, ow'olubungu- bungu, a person with only a few teeth (esp. at the side of the mouth).

0- (lu/n) Luganda, the language of Buganda; without caps, brotherhood; relationship. ow'oluganda, relative, relation; member of a brotherhood, amawanga agali mu luganda olumu ne Bungereza, the British Commonwealth, plur. ejinanda, relations, relatives. Ab'oluganda bita, bikonagana ne bitayatika. (prov.) Relatives are like calabashes, they knock together but do not break. Blood is thicker than water, cf. Obuganda, Omuganda, sseruganda.

use singa with obungi.

confusion, bungled-up situation, cf. dibaga.

the highest mountain in Africa, abantu abasinga obungi, most people. Ekisinga togendayo. The best thing is for you not to go there. Additional examples: Asinze omusango. He has won his (court) case. Omusinze gumusinze. He has lost his case. Osinze. You are right. You have won ( said by one giving in after an argument). Akbsinga akukubya gw'olina. (prov.) He who excels you/is stronger than you beats you with (the stick, omuggo implied) which you have. Might makes right.

okusinga obungi.

omuwendo, obungi; a great q., kidoma, lufubanja, enkumu; vide abundance; a small q., ententwe, nteketwe; vide tu.

kagubiri, kagubungu. rid of, get, okugoba, okuggyawo.

a kibungu.

v., okukyala, okubunga, okulambula; okulanya. v. constantly, okubeyuka, okuseya, okusereggana. make a short v., okubandagala. be on a v., okugenyiwa, okunyegera.

o- (mu/ba) clumsy/awkward person; bungler.

messed up. cf. dobonkana.

etc.; be hardened/inured to. Nze emiggo nnagigubira dda. 1 have long since become accustomed to/inured to beatings. Obudde bungubiridde. I am in trouble/difficulties/a trying situation.

bungle (a piece of work), okukubirira emimiro, to make a clicking sound in the throat (to express disappointment or an unpleasant surprise). Ekyazze, okubirira kijja. (prov.) lit. (The animal, ekisolo implied) which has come, it comes (although) you try to drive it away. One cannot alter destiny.

oku- bungeesa olugambo, to spread gossip/a rumor.

o- (mu/ba) one who roams/moves from place to place; hawker, cf. bunga.

-yingirivu, obungi, ejjingirizi.lkayingo. For further references see under yinza.

o- (mu/ba) bungler, one who spoils/messes up. cf. dihaga.

o- (mu/ba) wrecker; bungler. cf. faafaagana.

mis sile s, shots, etc.). Emboozi endagirize egwana bayomba. (prov.) A conversation carried on from a distance is suitable only for people who are quarreling. Baalagiriza engoye e Bungereza. They ordered clothes from England.

v.tr. spoil; mess up; bungle; confuse.

v.tr. appl. have an audience with; pay an official visit to. Yayagala nnyo okukiikira Kabaka George V. mu Bungereza. He very much wanted to have an audience with King George V. in England.

encircle, go around.

-yingi adj. much; many (but only with nouns of the n/n class and plural nouns of the lu/n class; with other nouns the stem is -ngi). ensi nnyingi, many countries, obulo bungi, much (niUet. cf. -ngi, obungi, yinga.

England. Omungereza, an Englishman. Olungereza, English, the English language.

many countries. cf. -yingi, yinga, bangi, obungi, nnamungi, ^awangi.