emmundu, omuzinga; g. barrel, omudumu; g. cap, ffataaki.
causepainin (esp. the chest).
nnunjuse) v.i. be or become cultured/civilized/educated/polished.
obuganga.
omuweesi w'emmundu.
oluwero.
start up, jump up; fig. arise, break out suddenly, ne wabaguka akeegugungo, and a disturbance suddenly broke out.
e- adv. aside, to the side, ebbali w'oluguudo, at the side of the road, ebbali n'ebbali w'olugundo, on both sides of the road. cf. mabbali, wabbali.
n. (of gun barrel), omulenge.
v., okufuntula, okuggunda; b. the ears, okukuba oluyi.
o- (bu/-) gunpowder; firecracker(s); disease of goats, cf. akaganga.
o- (bu/-) good breeding; culture; civilization, cf. gunjula, -gunjufu.
make a booming sound (e.g., of a gun).
make a crackling sound; go off (of a gun); burst, explode; thunder; ache (of bones); speak harshly, make an outburst, okubwatuka kw'engalo, a burst of applause.
oluga, eggulugungu; sugar cane, ekikajjo.
egguniya, ekkutiya.
enkoofilra, enkuufiira; (of gun) effataaki.
obugunjufu, omugunjuzi.
obusungu, olunyiigo, okwemulugunya.
okugaaya, okukambula, okumugunya; c. the cud, okuzza obw'enkulumo, okw'ekuluma.
okuguna, okutomera.
okwemulugunya, okw ekaanya, okuyomba, okwolooma, okutootatoota, okutoma.
n., okwemulugunya, enso nga, ekigambo; (illness) endwadde.
okubeera olubuto; (mental) okugunja, okuyiiya.
okugunja, okuyiiya, okutabula.
v.tr., okutangira, okubemula, okuggunda.
e- plur. amalenge (li/ma) small wind instrument, whistle, reed pipe made of bamboo; measure for a charge of gunpowder. Enjala wano efuuwa n'ama lenge. The hunger here is beyond belief, lit. is blowing whistles, cf. ^akalenge, kirenge, orau- lenge. See also fuuwa and fuuyira.
okugoba; (gun) okukuba.
okukkuta. e. greedily, okusikaasikanya, okubwagula, okujujubula. e. with closed lips, okumugunya. e. noisily, okweswanta, okufunkunya.
okuyigiriza, okutendeka, okubangula, okugunjula; be educated, okugunjuka.
be bereaved of; lose; miss, miss out on. oku- fiirwa obulamu, to lose one's life. Leka kufiirwa mukisa guno. Don't miss this opportunity. Abaana bangi bafiirwako bannyaabwe nga bakyali mabujje. Many people lose their mothers while they are still small children.
n., omuliro. grass f., oluyiira. bonfire, ekikoomi. make a f., okukuma omuliro; v. (set f. to), okwokya, okw okerera, okuteekera, okubabuukirira, okuyeekera. f. a gun, okukuba emmundu.
e- usually plur. amawiilugungu (li/ma) kind of plant the bark of which is used in making baskets.
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.
okugenda. g. back, okuddayo. g. down, okukka, okukkirira, okusere ngeta. g. in, okuyingira. g. into (space), okugyamu. g. round, okwetooloola. g. up, dkiilinnya, bkwambuka. g. with, okuyita na . . ., okutaba gana. g. off (gun), okwekuba, okuvuga. g. down (inflammation), okukka kkana, okutoowolokoka. g. to and fro, okuddiŋŋana. g. on one leg, okusejjera, okukongojja. g. out, okufuluma (fire) okuzikira.
rare draw the bolt of (a gun or rifle).
okwemulugunya, okunyiiga, okwekaanya, okwebojja, okwekenya, okutolooma, okugangaza.
often with a pejorative force. No nouns are inherently of the gu/ga class, omusajja, man; ogusajja, huge hulk of a man, giant, ekintu, thing, oguntu, huge clumsy thing. Since many hundreds of nouns may be shifted to the gu/ga them all in a dictionary.
look, okuguŋŋumika.
ennyondo; (stone) omuyindo; (of gun) firipi.
kawango; my head aches, omutwe gunnuma.
walk h., okuggunda; dance h., okuguluba.
kimugunyu.
okuyiiya, okuginga, okugunja, okuvumbula; vide okw ewaayiriza.
hurl (a spear, weapon, stone, etc.).
a- (ka/bu) small gun, small rifle; pistol, cf. emmundu.
a- (ka/bu) charge of gunpowder. cf. obuganga.
with all one's might. Omulimu guno bagukutte kannabwala. They have put their full effort into this task.
The sun has been very hot these days, lit. it would awaken Kaweekwa in Ggangu.
a- (ka/bu) panic; riot; upheaval; disturbance, commotion, cf. -egugunga.
e- with the -a of rel. partly ripened (of fruit); not completely done (of food); light colored (of Africans), empafu ey'eki- bogwe, a partially ripened mpafu fruit. Abantu abasinga obungi mu bitundu bino balina obugunjufu bwa kibogwe. Most of the people in these areas have a defective/ poor culture.
e- (ki/bi) crude, homemade gun. Also called magezigabaganda, q.v. cf. emmundu.
e- usually with the -a of rel. useless; wasted; of no purpose; not being fully utilized. Omulimu guno gwali gwa kifamukokko. This job was a waste of time. Ekifo kiri awo kya kifamukokko. The place is there going to waste/serving no purpose. eby'ekifamukokko, things acquired without any effort; useless things.
e- (ki/bi) stock/butt of a gun. eki- gala ky'emmundu, stock of a gun.
e- (ki/bi) sheet of burlap/canvas; large gunny sack. cf. egguniya.
e- (ki/bi) hip. cf. ekkugunyu, olukugunyu.
e- adv. quietly, silently, mu kimugunyu, in silence, silently (often of eating), olutalo olw'ekimugunyu, cold war; underground hostilities, cf. mugunya.
e- (ki/bi) pullet which has begun to lay.
e- (li/ma) hip; thigh; thigh bone. cf. ekikugunyu, olukugunyu.
to showoff, put oneself in the limelight. Laba erikuleese. Go away. Get out of here, lit. See (the road, ekkubo is implied by eri-) which brought you. Gundi oyo talaba! So-and-so is very proud/putting on airs. Ng'olabye. I am sorry for you now. I sympathize with you. Nkukubye nga ndaba. I have hit you on purpose/intentionally. Obalaba. Say hello to them for us. En- nyumba yaabwe eraba buvanjuba. Their house faces east. Bwali tebunnalaba. It was before dawn (bu- implies obudde). Ndaba ku ki? lit. What do I see? (A friendly greeting to a guest, particularly an unexpected one). Bo bakola nga bwe balabye. They do just as they please, mu kulaba kwange, in my view, according to the way 1 see it. Tandabamu kantu. He despises me/ has no respect for me. Onookiraba. You will be sorry. You will find out, lit. you will see it.
ndasizza) v.tr. shoot (an arrow); hit (with an arrow); fire (a shot, a gun); flick, flick away (with the finger); kick with the back legs (of a locust), okulasa eki- faananyi, to take a photograph, okulasa emboozi, to converse, okulasa entula, to press ntula fruit to make the seeds come out. okulasa akasolya, to bend the reeds of a roof to the frame (in building a house).
be, okwegungumika. left, be, okufikka, okusigala.
lekesa (-iekesezza) v.tr. caus. 1 & 2 cause to leave/let, etc. Omubbi baamulesa emmundu. They caused the thief to leave the gun behind. Tulekese! Leave us alone!
v. (a man), okutikka; (ship) okusiika; (gun) okusindirira.
be, okuguŋŋumala.
be of, okugundiira.
ndoopye) v.tr. accuse; denounce; slander; tattle on; expose, reveal, mu ddoboozi eryaloopa obweraliikirivu, in a voice which showed anxiety. Guno nagwo musango muloope. This is a terrible situation.