ii,, omutango.
v., okutanza; pay a f., okutanga.
adj., lungi, ka; f. day, ensakkya; of f. mesh, a kayeya.
enclose, confine.
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.
e- plur. amalenzi (li/ma) fine strapping lad. cf. omulenzi.
okutegeeza amakulu.
v. (self), okwambala; (another) okwambaza; (d. up) okwerokobya; (finely) okuyonja; (wounds) okunyiga, okuvumba.
e- (n/n) dust; sawdust; fine powder, cf. olufufugge.
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.
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.
okutanza; i. upon, okwekanyamuza.
lit. it breaks the ax. cf. menya, embazzi.
a- (ka/bu) sty in the eye; small louse, with the -a of rel. fine, delicate, ennukuta ez'akasekere, fine, delicate letters (in reference to handwriting).
a- (ka/bu) fine particle(s)/ flake(s); crumb; dust, ssukaali wa kasennyente, very fine sugar.
a- (ka/bu) stew (of plantains, beans, peanuts, etc., or a combination of these); fig. cramped quarters, confined space; difficult/messy situation. Tuli mu katogo. We are in cramped quarters/crowded together or We are in a difficult fix.
e- (ki/bi) kind of fine grass placed on the floors of old-styled houses, cf. oluteete, etteete.
e- (ki/bi) rough bark (the first to be taken off of the barkcloth treej used for burials and other purposes which do not require a finer type of cloth).
ndigajjudde) v.tr. throw/hurl to the ground; fig. bear (a fine healthy baby).
o- (lu/n) dust; powder; dirt, with the -a of rel. powdery, in powdered form, ssukaali ow'olufufugge, powdered/very fine sugar, olu- fufugge lw'amagumba, bones which have decayed and turned to dust. cf. effufugge.
o- (lu/n) confinement; childbirth; birth, act of giving birth, cf. zaala.
adj. wonderful, magnificent; amazing, akasiki makuge, a very fine bachelor's party.
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.
o- (mu/mi) limit; edge; brink; confines, cf. enjegooyego.
e- (n/n) a fine/generous/hospitable/ well-behaved person.
e- (n/n) bits of corn (maize) or cassava left in the sieve after the finer particles have gone through.
e- (n/n) confinement; detention; prison, jail. cf. koma, komya.
fine man. cf. -sajja, omusajja.
e- (n/n) kind of tree with fine-grained wood, Mitragyne macrophylla; crippled/deformed child.
e- (n/n) patterning mallet, mallet with fine grooves for the final beating of barkcloth. cf. ttula.
e- (n/n) kind of fine red barkcloth.
be paid (of a fine).
tangirira (-tangiridde) v.tr. appl. 1 & 2 pay a fine for/in, etc.
), impose a fine on; fine for.
e- (li/ma) kind of fine grass placed on the floor of old-fashioned houses, cf. ekiteete, oluteete.
nzitudde) v.tr. beat patterns into barkcloth with a finely grooved mallet. This is the last of a series of processes in making barkcloth. cf. enzitula, enzi- tuzo.
etc.; undo with/using, kutunguza nsimbi mannyo, to bring out one's money in a hurry (to pay a fine, to make a desired purchase).
ggulu.
etc. Ekimbe kimuwetedde ku ndiri. A serious disease has confined him to bed.
encircle, bind at/for, etc.
v.i. be broken off; snap off; be finally settled; be clearly defined/ decided; euph. die.
albidum. Its wood is easy to saw and takes a fine polish.
v.i. (in association with a previous verb) be extreme; do to extremes; do very well. Yalidde n'akatagga. He ate too much. Yayogedde n'akatagga. He gave a very fine speech.
o- (mu/ba) boor, unrefined person; clumsy person; stupid person. Omndembe akolera enkoko olunnyo ng'abaana basula wansi. /prov.) A stupid person builds a wooden frame for the chickens while his children sleep on the floor.
e- (n/n) fine; damages, compensation; recompense, cf. gatta.
give propitiatory gifts.
v.i. be or become narrow; be restricted/confined; keep/appropriate for oneself. Afunze n'ensimbi zaffe. He has kept our money for himself.
n. part of Luzira Central Prison where hardened criminals are confined; as a common noun solitary confinement.
o- (mu/mi) fine, sum imposed as punishment for an offense; arch, propitiatory offering, cf. tanga.
o- also munnyo, o- (mu/mi) salt, omunnyu ogw'ensero, salt which is white and crumbly, omunnyu mawewule, salt which is very fine and white, omunnyu kabumba, brownish salt, omunnyu gw'olu- kalabule, salt which has a very strong taste, omunnyu gwa magadi, salt which occurs in large chunks, omunnyu gwa kisula, salt characterized by fairly large lumps. Omunnyu gwa biswazzi. The salt is insufficient. There is not enough salt. cf. olunnyu, olunnyunnyu, otunnyu.
filthy; unrefined, uncouth.
food, tobacco); fine, of good quality, omwenge omuka, strong beer, omuwala omulungi omuka, an extremely beautiful girl.
sit sprawled out; be at ease. cf. gaziwa, gaziya.