e- (li/ma) partly ripened fruit of the muwafu or the musaali tree. Lukuba eggu ne luleka omuzima. (Death, olumbe) strikes the young fruit and leaves the ripe fruit (untouched). This saying refers to one who dies at a very young age.
e- (li/ma) kind of large trap for capturing wild animals (leopards, hyenas, etc.).
e- usually plur. amagufa (li/ma) open it (-lu- implies oluggi, door) where it should not be opened. cf. muggulanda. contr. Iggala.
e- plur. amawuggwe (li/ma) lung. cf. ekiwuggwe.
e- (li/ma) kind of water grass.
e- (li/ma) large load/burden, cf. omugugu.
nziguse) v.i. come upon, happen upon; arrive at; come out onto or into, kugguka mu muntu, to become wise to a person, understand a person's real motives.
e- plur. amawula (li/ma) kind of creeper used for binding fences.
nzigudde), frequently with the enclitic -wo: ggulawo (-guddewo) v.tr. open (as a door), okuggula ebyama, to reveal secrets, okuggulawo omuwogo, to open (a door) slightly.
etc.; reveal to. kuluggulira gye lutaggulir- wa, to start trouble, cause trouble, lit. to
e- big piece of news, major item of information. (Sate: the gram. plur. amawu- Iire lacks the augm. force of eggulire.) cf. wulira.
e- (li/ma) rare place where buying takes place, market; shop. cf. gula, gulira.
e- (li/ma) afternoon; early evening; (with a past tense verb) yesterday afternoon. olw'eggulo, this afternoon or some particular afternoon. Essaawa ez'olw'eggulo tubeera ka. We are at home in the afternoon hours, jjo olw'eggulo, yesterday afternoon or (with a future tense) tomorrow afternoon, enkya olw'eggulo, tomorrow afternoon. Bwe nnaakukwatako engalo tujja kudda ggulo. When I get my hands on you we are really going to have it out, lit. we will return late in the day. cf. ekyeggulo.
e- adv. last night; the night before, the previous evening.
e- no plur. (li/ma) heaven; sky; lightning. Yakubwa eggulu n'afiirawo. He was struck by lightning and died instantly. with caps. Ggulu, Heaven (the name of a lubaale), the father of Walumbe (death) and Nnambi (the first woman), and the fathei^in- law of Kintu (the first Muganda). cf. engulu, kungulu, waggulu.
e- usually plur. amawiilugungu (li/ma) kind of plant the bark of which is used in making baskets.
e- (li/ma) slope, embankment; mound of earth, cf. ekigulumu.
e- (li/ma) bone, okusimba eggumba egganda, to walk. 01 uvannyuma lw'okuki- gaayagaaya baakizuula mpozzi nga kirimu eggumba. After thinking it over they realized that it might just be true, lit. after chewing it they found that perhaps it had a bone inside, okuggwa ku magumba, to lose weight, become all skin and bones, oku- tunguka ku magumba, to cook thoroughly (of meat). Ebigezo bino birimu eggumba. These examinations are quite difficult, lit. have some bone in them. Kirimu eggumba okugamba nti... It is difficult to maintain that. It is hard to say that. lit. There is a bone in saying that... Omwavu lw'alya ennyama amagumba asansa masanse. (prov.) When a poor man eats meat, he scatters the bones around (to impress others ).
e- with the -a of rel. quiet, reticent, reserved; of a sour disposition.
nzigunze) v.tr. dash down; hurl down; throw violently; stab. Yamu- ggunda agakonde mu kifuba. He punched him forcefully in the chest.
e- (n/n or li/ma) [Sue, Hind.'] gunnysack, sack made of gunny or burlap. cf. ekiguniya.
e- (li/ma) kind of wild cat.
etc. cf. omugguukiriro.
gusto (in eating).
e- plur. amawuuliro (li/ma) threshing floor, cf. 2wuuJa.
e- plur. amaguzi (li/ma) eby'amaguzi, merchandise, trade commodities, okuzira eby'amaguzi, to carry on a trade boycott. Ebintu bino birina egguzi. These things sell well/do well on the market/are profitable. cf. gula.
prep., wa gguluwa, kunguluku.
eggulo; in the a., olw'e ggulo.
waggulu.
speak a., okw'ogerera waggulu.
be, okusunguwala, okukwati bwa obusungu, okwekolobola, okwejuumuula, okutabanguka, okutuggubala; make angry, okusanguwaza, okukabiriza.
v.i., okugota, okuwetuka; (under weight) okuguggubira; b. down, okuvuunama, okuleeba.
e ggumba; b. of contention, akabattanya.
v., okufuntula, okuggunda; b. the ears, okukuba oluyi.
oluga, eggulugungu; sugar cane, ekikajjo.
egguniya, ekkutiya.
okujja; (come here) jangu! (come in) yingira! c. back, okukomawo. c. near, okusembera. c. out, okufuluma. c. out into, okufuumuuka, okuggukiramu. c. off, okubebbuka, okuwaguka. c. out (of handle), okukuukamu, okusowokamu. c. to an end, okukoma, okuggwa. c. upon, okusanga, okusisinkaniriza. c. on suddenly, okuzinduukiriza. c. up, okwambuka. c. down, okukka, okuwanuka. c. to one's senses, okweddamu. c. and go, okwesussa, vide okuwalattana, okuyengeetana.
n., ekifuba, akakololo, akafuba, kya kyeggula.
a nkuggu.
enjasabiggu.
v.tr., okutangira, okubemula, okuggunda.
ziivu; vide enzigotta; d. person, empunyiwunyi; be d. (as darkness), okukwata; (as forest), okuziyira, okuggumira, okukakala.
okukka, okuserengeta, okw esulika, okuva muggulu; d. to, okukkirira.
ggulu; become d., , okw onooneka, okukongeera, okubembeera, okukuusiira, okukusiwala, okusootoola.
okuzingulula, okutuggulula, okulambulula, okugombolola.
a waggulu, gulumivu, a kitiibwa.
an aggressive man.
v., okuyuwa, okuyiwa, okuggyamubyonna, okufufunkula; adj., e.handed, bekkotoggo, bwaggu, manolo, katwe kasa, kkope.
okuyunga ebigambo, okutiiwuuka, okukanika, okusaggula, okuyingiriza, okudongwa.
okusima muttaka, okuligguula, okuwookoola.
okwerowooza. f. sickness, okwerwaza. f. death, okwefiisa. f. ignorance, okwewubya, okw ewugguusa, okwewussa. f. sleep, okwefuluusa. f. inability, okwekekkezza. f. exertion, okwepacca. f. madness, okweralusa. f. assent, okuttikkirira.
e- (li/ma) spear; spear tip. cf. fumila, fumuggula, akafumu, ekifumu.
omuggulanda.
okusuula, okukanyuga, okukasuka, okusimbaggula; f. down, okutandaggira; f. oneself about, okwaziirana.
erintu, omuntuomuwagguufu.
nene nnyo, agguufu; vide colossal.
trot; skip cavort about, frolic, cf. kannagguluba.
very firmly, very tightly. Eccupa nnywevu be gulugulu. The bottle is tightly sealed. Kino kyange gulugulu. This is my very own.
n., ekitundu, ennusu. h. cooked, a makubu ggu, a mbwe bwe. h. full, ttengetenge. h. grown (jungle), ettoma. h. open (door), omuwogo. halloo, v., okukoowoola.
eggulu.
walk h., okuggunda; dance h., okuguluba.
kyewaggula; turn h., okw evunjavunja.
adj., wanvu, gulumivu; (honourable) a kitiibwa; (price) kanufu; at a h. price, bukanga; on h., waggulu.
kisaabuuko, kitindiggu.
be, okuggumira, okuziyira.
okuyeeyereza, okwogera amakinnaggule.
a- adv. hurriedly; in haste; with urgency.
Ssewanaku, Nnyinibulamu, Nnyiniggulu, Liisoddene.