mu.
e- (li/ma) hole where lungfish hide during the dry season.
e- sing, rare (ki/bi) substance which accrues in the eyes during sleep. cf. obujonjo.
dribble at the mouth (particularly during sleep), cf. engeregeze; engagize.
a- (ka/bu) small amount of matter which accumulates in the eyes during sleep. cf. ekinyinyi.
a- (ka/bu) small chair; small stool. Nnazaalibwa mu njala ‘ani amuwadde a katebe.' I was born during the great famine of the early 1940's, lit. the famine ‘who has given him a chair (so that he can sit down and eat our food)?' cf. ekitebe, entebe.
e- (ki/bi) usually plur. pus formation in a sore eye; matter which accumulates in the eyes during sleep; colloq. miserable, hateful wretch, \bantu abaali eyo ow'enjo- gcra in hi ug'abayiia binyinyi. Tnere were an enormous number of people there, lit. one who uses bad language would call them binyinyi. cf. akanyinyi.
go ahead, be at the head; lead. v.tr. lead; guide; precede. Mu wiiki eyakulembera okwefuga kwa Uganda, during the week which preceded the independence of Uganda.
e- (ki/bi) dried plantain fiber used in making rope, in tying up bundles of food during the cooking process, in tying poles in building, etc. okusala ebyayi, to relieve oneself, cf. olwayi.
nnambudde) v.tr. call on, visit; tour; inspect (during the course of an official trip), eby'okulambula, tourism.
a- plur. (li/ma) mealtime, mu malya g'emisana, during the lunch hour, at lunch time. cf. lya.
e- (n/n) dry com/maize; dried ear of corn; popcorn; the natural juice which comes out during the initial processes of preparing banana beer. Oli omwana mberenge bulala! That child is very bright/ intelligent.
o- usually with the -a of rel. abundant, profuse. Enkuba yali ya mwero mu biseera ebyo. The rain was very abundant during that period, omwero gwa kasooli, abundance of corn. cf. 2yera.
e-: ogw'ennembe (omwenge, beer, is implied), beer drunk during the ceremony of installing the heir of the deceased.
c- (u/n) day of clear weather during the rainy season.
e- (n/n) time, period, interval, mu nsangi ezo, in these times, during this period.
e- (n/n) holes in which nsonzi (mudfish) gather during the dry season and from which they may be extracted by hand.
e- (n/n) beer during fermentation.
drive from cover (an animal during a hunt); drive out, drive from hiding; drive away, okusaggula abawagizi, to recruit supporters, cf. omu- sagguzi.
frolic; run riot, be raucous (e.g., of children during recess).
Mugaba, Obubonero bw’okugolola (striae) buba bwa bulijjo, tebulina bulabe, era butera okuba obw’olubeerera obuva ku kugolola amangu olususu ng’oli lubuto, mu myaka gy’obuvubuka, okugejja oba okuzimba omubiri, nga butera okulabika ku lubuto, amabeere, ebisambi, n’enkwaso.
put up, lodge; keep (someone) company during the night or at night.
bowls, etc.); smooth down (the cement between bricks).
nnyandaazizza) v.tr. flush out (an animal during a hunt); ferret out. search out; nrnkg; ogy ori_ okwandaaza inf.
o- (mu/mi) starchy food (such as bananas, sweet potatoes, cassava, etc.) which is chopped into small pieces and dried for future use. It was consumed during times of famine, mutere wa lumonde, potato(es) cut into thin slices and dried in the sun. cf. kasodde.
of the cf. essaaka.
pr.re. the title of a very cruel executioner who held office during the reigns of Muteesa 1 and Mwanga II; royal executioner; rascal, cruel person, cf. -ekaajanga.
o- (mu/mi) rainless interval during the rainy season. Obudde bwali bwa mu- kal we. It was not raining. There was a period when there was no rain.
(la) the title of the queen sister ( Nnaalinnya) during the lifetime of the Kabaka. She also has the title of Kabaka. As a common noun sister and co-heir of an important person.
no plur. (la) water which flows in streams during or after the rain. cf. koka.
v.i. bleat (of a male goat or sheep during the rutting season).
(-vubudde) bring up (during adolescence).
long- lasting, durable, mu ngeri empangaazi, in a durable way. cf. wangaala.