ejjinja ery'omuwendo.

etc.; entertain at, etc. Yatugemu- lira mu nnyumba ye empya. He entertained us in his new house. cf. omugemuzi.

eggemo, omusagga, ekikomo, empogo.

okuziiza, okugema.

entobo; (of trousers) amagemuor amagemo.

ekikomo, eggemu, eggombya, empogo, akanyere, omussagga, engaga.

okwesiikulira, okwereetereza. b. back (vomit), okubooga. b. from a distance, okugemula.

o- (bu/-) congential enlargement of the cheeks, amatama ag'obusu- kuttu, enlarged cheeks.

amagemu.

v., okuwona, okuloga, okugema, okuvumula.

e- plur. amalibu (1 i/m a) gap; breach. Omwana ow'amalibu agema enkuba. (prov.) A child with teeth missing prevents rain (from falling). Ow'amalibu akiina ow'engereka. (prov.) The person with missing teeth derides the person who has teeth which overlap. The pot calls the kettle black.

eddalu, akabango.

okunaanaagira, okujegemera.

ffuffuffu and ffuffululu (with a preceding be) ideophones used to intensify fu, dead. Fntpgpka eno nfu be ffeffeffe. These arrangements are completely upset/ ruined. Emmotoka nfu be ffuffululu. The car is a complete wreck, cf. ^fa, -fu.

kugegemeza kaloboozi, to talk with a squeaky/high-pitched voice.

e- no plur. (li/ma) mutual contempt/disparagement/belittling. cf. gaya, gayannana.

e- also eggemo (li/ma) bracelet or anklet of ivory, plur. amagemu, cuffs (of trousers, coats); hems.

okusibaga; i. oneself, okwegema.

speak in a faltering voice, cf. -jegemevu.

a- (ka/bu) ruse, trick; stratagem; device; technique, obukodyo bw'amagye, military tactics.

a- (ka/bu) disparagement, belittlement. cf. nyooma.

e- (ki/bi) trap for large animals.

v., okulimba, okudyeka, okutema amagembe. l. down, okugalamira, okwebaka, okwegalika. l. as dead, okulambaala. l. in wait, okuteega. l. in pools, okulegama.

o- (lu/n) plot; stratagem; betrayal, okulyamu olukwe, to betray, plot against. cf. akakwe.

o- (lu/n) military engagement, battle; war. cf. tabaala; olutalo.

a-: okutema amagembe, to tell lies.

a-: plur. of ggemu, q.v.

a- plur. (li/ma) wisdom; knowledge; device, stratagem; advice; wit; skill, amagezi ga bnlijjo, common sense, everyday knowledge, omuwi w'amagezi, advisor, okusala amagezi, to devise a plan. Yasa- langa gonna (gonna here = amagezi gonna). He used every expedient. He did everything he could. Amagezi tegaba g'omu. (prov.) Wisdom/cleverness is not the monopoly of one person. Okwagala kulya amagezi. (prov.) Love benumbs (lit. eats) the senses. Love is blind. Note: the gramm. sing, eggezi (q.v.) differs in meaning from the plur. cf. -gezi, kalimagezi, olugezigezi.

o- (mu/ba) backer, one who gives encouragement, advice and support to another; cheerer (e.g., at a fight); one who shoos away dangerous animals and birds from domestic fowl. cf. yasira.

e- (n/n) preparation(s), arrangements); plan; program, enteekateeka y'eby'obufuzi, constitution, cf. ^teeka, teekateeka.

e- (n/n) manner or way of preparing/ arranging; arrangement; preparation; program, plan, entegeka y'obufuzi, constitution (of a nation), entegeka y'emyaka etaano, five-year plan, entegeka y'emmeeza, setting of the table, cf. tegeka.

e- (n/n) manner of running (an operation); direction, management, cf. dduka, ddukanya.

okukuuma, okulabirira; p. oneself, okwegema.

amagezi, olukwe.

n., omutego, ekigu, omugomo, olutayo, ekisuwi, ekkolero, olusoggo, omuya, akamasu, ekidikya, ekigembe.

v., okwewoma, okwegema.

o- (mu/ba) master of ceremonies; planner, organizer, omuteesi- teesi w'embaga, one who is in charge of arrangements for a wedding, cf. ^teeka, teekateeka.

o- (mu/ba) arranger, one who makes arrangements, cf. tegeka.

eggemo.

v.i. stand erect/in a stiff position; be stiff/erect/rigid. Omu- jaasi akangabadde n'omugemerawala ku mulyango. The soldier stood stiffly at the door with his gun.

v.i. talk nonsense.

avert, ward off (disease, bad weather, calamity).

donate; entertain; arch, bring gifts of food or drink. Bwe twatuuka awo n'atugemula okuyitira. When we arrived there she entertained us lavishly. Ogemula bitali bibyo. You give away things which do not belong to you.

who was the ‘Katikkiro of the Dead,' and governed Busiro [County].” (J. Roscoe)

o- (mu/mi) rifle; shotgun.

o- (mu/ba) lavish giver; one who entertains; arch, one who brings food from the country, cf. gemula.

eddoboozi ejjege- mevu, a faltering/trembling voice, cf. jegemera.

devised; created; made up; false, ebimu ku biyiiye bya Mw.Bugembe, some of the creations/compositions/poems of Mr. Bugembe. cf. yiiya.

to practice birth control.

bring bad luck on oneself. cf. -geme.

averted, warded off. cf. gema.