omulimo.

get soaked; become messy (with mud, liquids, etc.) . cf. joobaana.

talk gibberish, speak unintelligibly. cf. omujobozi.

ensolo; also vide ensunu, entalaganya, enjobi, etc.

loiter, be lazy; wander from job to job.

o-: egy'obubazi (egy' implies emirimu, work), accountancy, the job of an accountant. cf. ^bala.

entikko; (of bird) essule, ejjoba; (of dog) e ggina.

nzize) v.i. return, come back; go back; go; come up (of crops); take effect (of medicine), kudda mu mbeera, to return to normal, kudda mu maziga, to burst into tears; kudda mu ddiiro, to do a job over (because it was poorly done the first time); to dance again, kudda ngulu, to regain consciousness; to wake up. kudda buto, to become childish, enter one's second childhood (see buto for additional meanings). kudda ku mabbali, to stand aside, kudda mu bi- gere bya..., to follow in the footsteps of, succeed. Tayinza kudda awo kumala bi- seera bye. He can't just stand around and waste his time, abanlu abatalina kadda eri mumwa, people who have nothing to eat, lit. who do not have (a little thing, kantu implied) which returns to the lip. Emmere ezze. The food has been vomited up or The crops have come up.

e- plur. amalimu (1 i/m a) big job, great work, large undertaking, eddimu ssemalimu, enormous job, huge undertaking. cf. omulimu.

okutunga amajoba, okw etojja, okudaliza.

ejjoba, amajoba, e ddalizi, amasiira, omuleera.

pron. & adj. for singular nouns of the n/n class, this, that (referring usually to something already mentioned), as a demons, adv. there (nearby). cf. eno, eri. deprive of; lose completely. Kijja kumufiiriza omulimu gwe. It will cause him to lose his job.

nnaanyizza), gaan(y)isa (-gaan(y)isizza) v.tr. caus. 1 & 2- make refuse, cause to refuse. Kaddu ye yannaanyisa omulimu. It was because of Kaddu that 1 was refused the job. or It was because of Kaddu that I refused to take the job. Yagaanya lyanyi. He emphatically refused, lit. with force.

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.'

rare be lazy; be languid. cf. engojoba, gajaba.

e- (li/ma) crest of a bird (esp. of cranes); tuft of hair on a shaven head, okutala ejjoba, to shave the head except for one tuft of hair.

e- (li/ma) type of bitter green which produces white flowers. Okalya dda kadda dda, ejjobyo liddira mu mutwe, (prov.) lit. You eat it now, it comes back afterwards, the jjobyo comes back to the head (by producing gray hair). What you do now produces consequences later.

blood, etc.). cf. joba.

keep (workers) at \vork; urge on; be hard on; keep pounding (a drum), cf. enkalaabirizi.

a- also akalimo. (ka/bu) task, chore, small job. obulimulimu, various little chores/ tasks, cf. ^mulimu.

a- (ka/bu) kind of plant, P entaphylla.

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) great commotion/confusion; large feast/banquet.

e- (ki/bi) cut; scratch, cf. konjobola.

e- (li/ma) chore, task, job, assignment.

tear up, tear off; scratch; scrape; fig. assail verbally, excoriate/reproach, cf. ekikonjobole; kolobola.

show how; direct, instruct; give instructions to (a person who is lost). Nnakola omulimu nga bwe yandagirira. I did the job as he instructed me.

heal; cause to come out well, do a competent job with (a piece of work), v.i. pay a visit to (a chief, the king). cf. -lamu, lamuka.

etc. ebintu ebitale- keka, indispensable things, omulimu ogu- talekeka, an essential task, a job which cannot be left undone. cf. mulekwa; lekulira.

nafu, yongobevu, lebevu; be l., okugojoba, okuyoobeera. listlessness, olulembe.

assault; assail verbally; go to a place to obtain. Emirimu ennaku zino tugirumba Kampala. We go to Kampala these days to get jobs.

okufuka amazzi, okuwanda amazzi, okukojoba, okunnyaala.

e- (n/n) lazy/languid/earless person. cf. gojoba.

e- (n/n) marsh antelope, Limnotragus spekei.

ekifo; (job) omulimu.

v.tr., okunnyulukusa, okulogota; be soaked, okutoba, okunnyulukuka, okujeba, okujonjobala, okubiririra.

be angered at. ku- sunguwalira mulimu, to do a job with determination and vigor.

speak, okujobojja oba okujoboja.

ejjoba, ekisunsuli.

n., amazzi; make w., okunnyaala, okufuka amazzi, okukojoba, okukunkumula omusulo.

ensama, enjobe.

adj., bisi, rel. form of v. follg.; get w., okutoba, okujojobala.

mpewuse) v.i. be light (in weight); be easy (of a job); be swift/ rapid, okuwewuka embiro, to go very rapidly.

njise) v.i. pass (in time, through space), kuyita ku muntu kkuutwe, to pass a person without greeting him. kuyita mu mannyo ga mpisi, to have a narrow escape, lit. pass through the teeth of the hyena, kuyita ku luti, to slip off of the skewer, i.e., have a narrow escape, kuvitako wa fOmiilangirn) Ssegaamwenge. to get drunk, lit. pass by (Prince) Beer, kuyita ga mpiteeyite, to pass/go here and there, kuyita kuli, to be arrogant/insolent, kuyita mu mankwetu, to use secretive/ questionable methods, act on the sly. kuyita Ttembo (a Kabaka who went mad), to go crazy, okutuuka nga buyise, to arrive late. Ekyo kyamuyita ku nviiri. That left him indifferent. He didn't care, lit. it passed over his hair. Amazzi gayita kuli. The waters (e.g., in a river) are flooding/overflowing. Omulimu gwange gwa kiyita mu luggya. My job is only temporary, lit. passing through the yard. Yayita eby ama- teeka. He passed his course in law. Tujja kubuyitamu. (-bu- implies bulwa, danger.) You and I are going to have trouble. You and I will have it out. Bw'oyita n'omubi obijja. If you associate with an evil person you will become corrupted. Tell me who your friends are and I will tell you what you are.

drudge; work ineffectively; be painful, laborious (e.g., of a job of work). Omulimu guziringitanye. No progress has been made on the work, ne ndaba nti yali ajja kunkolera ebiziringitanye, and I saw that he was going to mess things up for me.

v.i. neut. 2 (usually in a relative construction). Bakoze omulimu tegwogerekeka. They have done a tremendous/indescribable job. cf. obwogerero, omwogereza, omwogerezi, omwogezi, omwogezakisa, omweyogereze, enjogera, enjogeziyogezi, nnakayogeza.

fail to grow; fig. be brought to a halt (of a job, project).

okukunsa olubimbi, to dig up/cultivate a large patch of ground, okukunsa omulimu, to do a job. cf. ^kikunta, ^kunnunta.

pursue; fire (from a job), kufuumuula misinde, to pursue/chase closely, kufuumuula kagaali, to ride a bicycle at a very fast rate, kwefuumuula bwefuumuuzi, to try to cultivate but with no results; to putter around ineffectively. Talima yeefuumuula. He isn't just cultivating but doing a great job of it. He is an expert cultivator. cf. kafuumuuko; tuumuuka.

lit. Mr. Cricket-Eater. Sserulya-mayenje ebinnya aleka byasaami- ridde. (prov.) Mr. Cricket-Eater leaves holes gaping open (i.e., he does not fill them in after obtaining the crickets). This is said of a person who leaves jobs half done. cf. lya, ejjenje.

o- (mu/mi) difficult situation/job; hardship; a ‘strain.' cf. leega.

snap; fig. obtain, acquire (a position). Bakoonodde ebifo ebya waggulu. They have gotten good jobs/high positions. cf. -koonofu.

o- (mu/ba) jabberer, one who talks unintelligibly; stutterer, cf. joboja.

o- (mu/mi) work; task; job; employment; business, kuggwa mirimu, to be well done; to be dressed beautifully, be dressed ‘fit to kill.' cf. eddimu, akalimu.

job; to mess things up. cf. vuluga.

v.i. be languid/inert; become lazy. cf. engajaba; gojoba.

(n/n) [from Sw. jobo] woolen material; flannel.

okukyusa obuwufu, to retrace one's steps, okukyusa ebigambo, to twist the meaning of words.

okutuusa omulimu, to do/ finish a job well/properly. Nnatuusibwa mu ddwaliro. I was taken to the hospital. Njagala okutuusa okusiima kwange eri... I wish to express my appreciation to... Otuusizza okuzimba? Are you ready to build? Have you gotten to the point where you have decided to build? Olituusa wa okwerabiranga? How long are you going to keep forgetting?

oku- tunda lejjalejja, to sell at retail, omutunzi wa lejjalejja, a retail merchant, abapakasi aba lejjalejja, temporary workers, workers who do odd jobs, contr. kolijja.

charge, okutala ejjoba, to shave the head except for one tuft of hair.

fail in; be overcome by; be unable to deal with, experience difficulty in dealing with. Talina ky'alemwa. There is nothing he cannot do. Nnemeddwa omulimu. I cannot do/I have failed to do the job.

v.i. be or become soaked/completely wet.

come to grips; fight; border (on); have a connection/relation (with); have one's hands full, struggle, okukwatagana na mulimu gwa maanyi, to struggle with a heavy burden/big job.

v.tr. load; overload; burden down; fig. burden (with a difficult task). Nze nnabinikibwako gwa kuketta gusaawe gwa nnyonyi. I was assigned the difficult job of spying on a large airfield.

v.i. urinate.

operate; act (as). Essimu yali tekola. The telephone was out of order. Akola ng'omu- wandiisi w' ekibiina ky'abakozi. He is working as secretary of the labor union. v.tr. do; make, okukola omulimu, to do a job, to work, okukola emmere, to prepare food, okukola lumonde, to peel sweet potatoes. okukola ebigezo, to take examinations. -kozeeko, used, second-hand, emmotoka ezikozeeko, used cars.

ne wattira. (prov.) You cultivate a small area and it is well cared for. It is better to be successful in a small job than a failure in a big one.

people who are incompatible); mix up, jumble. Leka kugattiriza mirimu. Do not try to do more than one job at a time.

v.tr. start work/begin operations in a rough/provisional way. Guno omulimu tukyakaabula mukaabule. We are just starting the job (and we have a general idea of how we are going to go about it).