v., okubala, okumenya c. on doing, okuteeba.

n., amaaso.

v., okukkiriza, okusiima.

emmeeza; (in game) oluyiki.

okubala omuwendo.

on, olwa.

omubazi.

be easy to count.

etc.; consider, take into consideration; be concerned about, v. i. crack; become old/ worn out. nga tobaliddeeko, excluding, not counting.

etc.; make consider, bazaamu, multiply.

two, three, etc.) and with nouns of the lu/n and n/n classes, cf. -biri.

mmenzebenze) v.i. hobble along, walk painfully, walk with the back bent forward, bendegera (-bendegedde, mmendegedde) v. tr. make restitution for; reimburse; pay for (lit. and fig.); be accountable to. Ojja okubende- gera ebinaddawo. You will suffer the consequences (lit. that which will follow). Aliba abatutteyo alimmendegera. Whoever takes them there will have to answer to me for it.

o-: egy'obubazi (egy' implies emirimu, work), accountancy, the job of an accountant. cf. ^bala.

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.

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.

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.

unconfined (of an animal); free, having no commitments (of a person); on the loose, at large (of a criminal); free, offering freedom of movement and expression (of a country), okulya obutaala, to be untethered/free, etc. Omubbi akyalya butaala. The thief is still at large.

olutalo.

v., okusanga, okusisi nkana; okulwana na. . . .

omusajja, omuntu; (my companion) munnonge; (f. countryman) bw'oluganda; vide nna.

recount (a legend, tradition, fable, tale). Bwe ndigenda e Kampala nga musigadde kunfuma bugumu When I go to Kampala you will never see me again. Jjajjange kati tufuma mufume. My grandfather is long since dead, lit. we talk (of him) only in legends.

be told/ recounted (of a tale).

tell (a story, parable, proverb, etc.).

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- (n/n or li/ma) sub-county, administrative division immediately below the ssaza (county), ow'eggombolola, subcounty chief, cf. gombolola.

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.

ring (a tree); more commonly improvise, make up; forge, counterfeit; falsify, fake; camouflage, okuginga omukono, to forge a signature.

commonplace. Okwediima kaakano kwa jjenjeero mu nsi. Strikes are now a common occurrence in the country.

a- (ka/bu) small land; small country. c f. ensi.

a- (ka/bu) millions; an enormously large number, lit. that which is not easily counted, cf. ^bala.

serve as a representative for fan administrative unit in a country), ebitundu bye bakiikirira, the sections which they represent.

e- with the -a of rel. fake, sham; fraudulent; counterfeit, ensimbi ez'eki- kwangala, counterfeit money.

formerly the chief of Buluuli County.

e- (ki/bi) spot (on cloth); blemish, defect. Aleetedde eggwanga ekizigiro. He has brought shame on the country. cf. ziga.

stop, come to an end, go as far as, reach. Wakoma wa? How far did you get/go? Awo we nkomye. That is all. That is all I have to say (said after recounting an event or story). Nkomye. I have had enough (said when declining an additional portion of food). Yakoma. She has stopped bearing children, kukoma awo, to stop, let matters rest. Erinnya Kayaga lyakomanga ku bawala bokka. The name Kayaga was restricted to girls. Note the additional meanings 0/koma with the enclitics.

to; at; among (of place, time and other relationships), ku mmeeza, on the table, ku lunaku luno, on this day. to express the partitive okulya emmere, to eat food; okulya ku mmere, to eat some food/ some of the food, ku lwa (before an infinitive), because of, on account of. Ku Iw'oku- beera omulwadde teyajja. Because he was sick (= because of being sick) he did not come, ku lwa (before a substantive), on behalf of. ku lwange, on my behalf, ku lwa Gavumenti, on behalf of the Government. Ali ku bwa Katonda. He is very seriously ill, lit. he is in the (obuyinza, power, implied) of God. Nze siri ku muntu ayagala okunywa omwenge. I do not care for a person who likes to drink beer. In form and function ku is related to the enclitic -ko, q. v.

-o the appl. inf. of ba, be. as a conj. because of, on account of, on account of being. Ekyo yakikola lwa kubeera mwami. He did this (= he got away with this) because he was a chief/on account of being a chief.

e- (ki/bi) village; large estate; the country (as opposed to the city), cf. akaalo.

e- (ki/bi) equality; fairness. Akolagana n'abantu bonna mu ggwanga mu kyenkanyi. He cooperates with everybody in the country with complete equality, kyenkanyi or kyenkanyinkanyi as adv. equally; on equal terms; alike; level; abreast; cf. yenkana, yenkanankana.

with the -a of rel. (in political context) republic, republican. Eggwanga lino li- fuulibwa lya kyetwala. This country is becoming a republic, cf. twala, -etwala.

ndozze) v.tr. tell, recount, narrate, okulojja omukwano, to declare/express one's love. Kye nnalaba mu ... ndi fa nkirojja. What I saw in ... I will remember as long as I live, lit. I will die recounting it. Amulojja temumala. He is really amazed at him (in either a good or bad sense). Buli omu alulojja bubwe. Everyone tells it/describes it from his own point of view (said when different people give different reports of the same incident).

nnombozze) v.tr. tell, recount, narrate; mention; enumerate, cf. lojja.

recount a dream to.

o- (lu/n) scaffolding; elevated shelf in the kitchen for storing firewood, bananas, etc.; counter; bar (of a tavern), cf. ekibanyi.

o- (lu/n) uninhabited country; wasteland; wilderness; desert, cf. munnalukoola.

o- as a prep, because of, by reason of, on account of. olw'ekyo, for this reason, therefore.

e- (n/n) way of counting, way of reckoning, cf. ^bala.

e- (n/n) way of counting/reckoning. embalirira y'ensimbi, budget. cf. ^bala, balirira.

e- (n/n) conflict. Ensi ezo ziri ku mbiranye. These countries are at odds with each other/in a state of conflict, kusuza ku mbiranye, to give a great deal of trouble to. Alina kiyegu kimusuza ku mbiranye. He has a case of the flu which is causing him trouble/keeping him awake all night.

e- (n/n) conversation, talk; account, narration; essay. Emboozi yagwa aroake- rendu. The conversation went very smoothly. They (we, you) had a very fine convex sation. cf. oluboozi.

to neglect, pay no attention to. Ensi eno tesaanidde kusuula miti gyayo mito muguluka. This country should not neglect its youth, lit. young trees.

toilet. (named after Stanislaus Mugwanya because of his efforts to disseminate knowledge of sanitation throughout the country.)

e- (n/n) rare scrub, bush country.

two, three, four, etc.) and with plural nouns of the lu/n and n/n classes, cf. -na.

e- (n/n) earth; land; country, nation; world, cf. obunnansi, akasi, ekinnansi, i omunnansi, -nnansi, wansi.

v.tr., okubala nate.

okubuulira, okunnyonnyola, okumenya, okulombojja.

etc. Baafuumuddvva okuva mu nsi eyo nga tebeesiikidde na kanyeebwa. They have been summarily expelled from this country, lit. without even having had (theoppor- tunity) to roast a small peanut for themselves.

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...

two, three, etc.) and with nouns of the lu/n and n/n classes.

e- (li/ma) county (when referring to Buganda); district; state; relig. diocese, owessaza (without l.V.'s = wassaza), county chief.

give an account of. Mwami Musoke abitebya bw'ati... Mr. Musoke tells/explains it this way...

place; set. okuteekako amaaso, to gaze at, stare at. okuteekako olukongoolo, to single out; to point the finger of accusation at; to keep one's eye on; to ‘tail' (a suspect); to ‘pick , on' (a person), okuteekako omwoyo, to concentrate on, ponder over, okuteekako omu- kisa, relig. to bless, give a blessing, okuteekako omukono, to sign, put one's signature to; to fix, sew on (e.g., a sleeve on a garment), okuteekako emikono, relig. to confirm, administer the sacrament of confirmation. okuteekako omuntu, to include, count in. Mu bagenda e Kampala nange nteekaako. Include me among those going to Kampala, okuteeka etteeka, to make a law. okuteeka ebigambo, to fabricate; to implicate or accuse falsely. Tonteekako bigambo, si nze nnabyogedde. Do not accuse me falsely, I did not say these things, okuteeka olutalo, to start a war/figh^attle. Kale teeka. All right, let's fight, okuteekawo ssente, to bet money, okuteekawo ekibiina, to form/establish an association. Essente za mukyala we ze zimutaddewo. His wife's money has made him what he is today. Ntadde. I am going.

recount to.

two, three, etc.) and with nouns of the lu/n and n/n classes, kuba mu ttaano, to get, lit. to have in (my) five (fingers). Gkitabo kindi mu ttaano. 1 have the book. I have got hold of the book. Yagamba nti ebintu byonna byali bimuli mu ttaano. He said that he had everything under control. cf. -taano.

offer a seat to, cause to sit; make wait; convene (a meeting), kutuuza muntu mu bigambo, to call someone to account for his words or actions.

mpanudde) or wanuuza (-wanuuzizza) v.tr. narrate, recount, tell (proverbial lore, tradition, history).

mpozezza) v.i. plead (one's case in court), v.tr. plead (a case, a cause); recount, tell. Omusibe awoza nti yatta lwa kwetaasa. The prisoner makes the plea that he killed in self-defense, kuwoza gwa mbwa ng'ate endiga erinnya ennyumba, to have double trouble, lit. to plead the case of the dog while the sheep is climbing up on the house.

njasamye) v.i. open the mouth; be open, open (of the mouth); fig. open, open up (something which can be compared to the mouth). Yeegombanga ettaka lyasame limumire. He used to wish that the earth would open and swallow him up. Ky otonnalya tosooka kwasama. (prov.) lit. What you have not yet eaten, do not first open your mouth (in anticipation). Don't count your chickens before they are hatched. okwasama inf.

a man who cannot be overlooked/discounted, an honorable/distinguished man. ekigambo ekitayisika mu kamwa, obscene/bad language.