eggindu.

a nkomerero, a kamalirizo.

enkomerero.

kkomekkome.

akagugumunsi, akasanke, aka seese, kunguvvu, nnakinsige, ende geya.

okulaba, okusanga, okusiŋŋaana, okuvumbula, okuzaawula, okuzuula;

okumanya, okuvumbula; look for, okunoonya.

ii,, omutango.

v., okutanza; pay a f., okutanga.

adj., lungi, ka; f. day, ensakkya; of f. mesh, a kayeya.

engalo. little f., nnasswi. first f., olunwe, nvamumba. second f., kkwemmembekedde. thumb, ekinkumu.

v., okutogaatoga, okutoŋŋoo nya.

okumala, okusonjola, okumaliriza, okutuukiriza, okukuba ssaanya, okumalamu, okulamya, okukunja, okusulikira, okuwemm enta.

n. (good surface), ensaana; (end) enkomerero.

be, okuggwa; be well f., okunana.

a kika kimu.

ate, nate; do a., okweyongera (with infin.), say again, ddamu.

crack, crackle; give off sparks, flare up; burst, explode; blow up; throb, tinglejfo/ the fingers, etc.); be very hot (of sunshine); come out, debouch (of a small road or path); fig. break out (of war, sickness, etc.). Olutalo lubaluse buto nate mu Bulaaya. War has broken out again in Europe.

e- (li/ma) [Sw., Ar.] sheet of corrugated iron, tin or other metal used for the roofing or siding of a building.

e- (li/ma) liberty, freedom; free hand fin carrying on an activity); permission; relaxation; peace.

adv., use waakiri with subj. or infin.;

e- plur. (ki/bi) wrong side, reverse side; rough/fibrous/unfinished surface, n' essaati nnagyambalira ku bikukujju, and I even put on the shirt inside out.

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.

o- (bu/-) fluffy substance resembling cotton often used for stuffing mattresses and pillows; the plant from which this substanceis obtained, cf. olufumbo.

enclose, confine.

o- adv. in the long run, finally, in the end.

o- (bu/-) will, final testament. cf. Maama, eddaame.

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.

o- (bu/-) laziness; idleness; finickiness, choosiness. cf. naanya.

o- (bu/-) a very broad concept implying the possession of courtesy, compassion, good breeding, culture, etc. The editorial writers o/Munno have in the past dedicated considerable space to the definition of the word. cf. obuntu, omuntu bulamu.

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.

o- (bu/-) rare fine paid by a convicted person, cf. ^dda, zza.

o- (bu/-) puffing oneself up, pride. cf. kula, kuza, -ekuza.

o- adv. like (the game of) mweso. Ate n'ebyafaayo abimanyi bweso. And as for history, he knows that ‘cold'/to the tips of his fingers, cf. omweso.

ekibuga; (finance) ensimbi ez'ensibo.

e- plur. amalaame (li/ma) final testament, will. cf. ^laama, ekiraamo.

e- plur. amalenzi (li/ma) fine strapping lad. cf. omulenzi.

okutegeeza amakulu.

amakulu.

okukola, okugira; (finish) okumala; (cheat) okuseera; (do again) okuddiramu.

v. (self), okwambala; (another) okwambaza; (d. up) okwerokobya; (finely) okuyonja; (wounds) okunyiga, okuvumba.

okumala; be exhausted (finished),okuggwawo;

take place. Ebyafa mu nju endala saabimanya. I did not find out what happened in the other house. Agafaayo? What's new? What is happening at your place? What's happening over there? The reply is usually Ekyali. cf. ekyafaayo.

omusango, ensonga, ekyonoono; relapse by one's own f., okwettula; find f., okuyomba, okujuuka, okujuukirira.

e- (n/n) dust; sawdust; fine powder, cf. olufufugge.

olunwe.

finish, okwabya olumbe.

etc.; to rattle, okugalangatanya ekiwanga mu ngalo, to sleep, go to bed, lit. rattle the skull in one's fingers. Yagalangatanya ensimbi za Gavumenti, kati ali mu kkomera. He embezzled government funds and is now in jail. cf. omugalangatano; golongotana.

etc.; make indemnify, cause to pay compensation. Bangassa ssiringi lukumi oiw'okuvuga mmo- toka ekimama. They made me pay a thousand shilling fine for careless driving.

nnenze) v.i. go, go away; relieve oneself, ‘go.' Before a following infinitive it expresses future time. Tugenda kugenda. We are going to go. oku- lugenda, euph. to die, lit. to go on the journey (olugendo is implied by -lu-). Mu- naffe alugenze. Our friend is dead.

e- (li/ma) fin (of a fish), cf. akagirigimba.

e- (li/ma) finely ground powder made from dried greens such as mpindi, etc. Ky'onkoze entungo ekikola ggobe. You have put me in a bad/difficult/sticky situation. n'amanya nti luno eggobe lya kuggwa mu kibya, and he knew that things would turn out just right, lit. the ggobe would wind up in the bowl.

mpwedde) v.i. be finished/ ended; be completed (e.g., of a job); be exhausted/worn out. Mpweddemu amaanyi. I have no strength left, obulamu obutaggwa- wo, eternal life, okuggwaamu akakunkuna, to be completely convinced, have one's doubts removed, okuggwa ku muntu, to be ‘finished' with a person, no longer to trust him; to be utterly amazed at a person, ku- ggwaamu mazzi, to be on the point of death; to have just died, lit. to be exhausted of water. Aweddeemu amazzi. He is on the brink of death. Yanywedde n'aggwa. He drank to excess/got drunk. Yayambadde n'aggwa. She was dressed ‘fit to kill.'

completed in/at, etc.; be contained, fit in; end up in, wind up in. Ffenna twa- ggweera mu mmotoka. All of us were (able to) fit into the car. Enju yaabwe ejja ku- ggweera mu myezi esatu. Their house will be completed in three months.

etc.

use up; lose completely, lose all; complete, finish. cf. olutaggwa.

okutanza; i. upon, okwekanyamuza.

katabalika.

e- (ka/bu) young locust. is an artist (painter) down to his fingertips. Yamukwata mu bwala. He shook hands with him. Abaserikale babagombyemu obwala. The soldiers have apprehended them. cf. ^olwala.

a- plur. obwala (ka/bu) small nail/ talon. Musiizi wa bifaananyi n'akaala. He is an artist down to his finger tips

a- (ka/bu) small finger. Alina akagalo. He is light-fingered/adroit in stealing, cf. engalo.

a- (ka/bu) small fin. cf. eggirigimba.

a- (ka/bu) black-capped finch.

a- (ka/bu) small tongue; hand (of a clock or watch), kukaza kalimi, to be all talk, to talk when action is required, kukuba muntu kalimi, to coax/sweet-talk someone. Era akalimi bwe kaalumvi'...And when the time finally arrived... 'lit. When the small tongue bit. cf. olulimi.

a- (ka/bu) finger millet, cf. obulo.

a- with the -a of rel. last, final (often in the sense of being decisive). empaka ez'akamalirizo, the final games/ contests, okubuuza okw'akamalirizo, the final examination, cf. ^mala, maliriza.

prime minister. The more frequently used term is Katikkiro.

lit. it breaks the ax. cf. menya, embazzi.

a- (ka/bu) kind of small red finch, ruddy waxbill.

a- (ka/bu) a hundred million; an almost infinitely high number.