n., olugendo, essaffaali, empitiro.

v., okutambula.

olugendo is implied by -lu-). to be just beginning, to have a long way to go. Tetunnaluba. We are just beginning.

e- plur. (ki/bi) light things (often with reference to a small number of items packed for a journey), kusiba byanguwa, to be gravely ill, lit. to pack one's things, kusibamu byanguwa, to move away from a place (because one dislikes it or is obliged to move). cf. -yangu, yanguwa.

emmere, eby'okulya; (for journey) entanda; f.money, pposo.

nnenze) v.i. go, go away; relieve oneself, ‘go.' Before a following infinitive it expresses future time. Tugenda kugenda. We are going to go. oku- lugenda, euph. to die, lit. to go on the journey (olugendo is implied by -lu-). Mu- naffe alugenze. Our friend is dead.

a- (ka/bu) wandering far afield, long journey; discoursing at length, cf. landagga.

to get up early and start off for work or a on a journey.

e- (ki/bi) pilgrimage; long journey; arch, day's march, cf. lamaga.

nnamaze) v.i. make a pilgrimage; journey, go on a long trip. cf. ekiramago, omulamazi.

ndazimye) v.i. make a long journey.

o- plur. ennendo (lu/n) trip, voyage, journey, cf. genda.

o- (lu/n) elbow, okubukeereza enkokola (-bu- = obudde), to wake up bright and early, to begin (a taskj or start (a journey) early in the morning, olukokola lw'entebe, the arm of a chair, cf. akako- kola, nnabankokola.

e- (n/n) food taken on a journey. Ataalugende, entanda akusibira ya menvu. He who is not going (on the journey) prepares for you a lunch of ripe bananas (which will spoil before you reach your destination).

a rather long journey. cf. ^mu.

adj., a kungulu; o. show, kalungimutwe; o. journey, amagenda.

ekkubo; (journey) olugendo, empitiro.

travel from place to place; journey; blaze (of the sun, fire, etc.). Omusana gupekuka. The heat of the sun is very intense.

emmere; (for journey) entanda.

arch, (of a woman) travel with the Kabaka, a chief or one's husband on a military expedition or a long journey, cf. omusebeyi.

okuteeka, okussa. s. down, okussa wansi. s. upright, okusimba, okuwangiza. s. sail, okuwanika amatanga. s. in line, okukolonga, okusimba olunyiriri. s. apart, okwawula, okutereka. s. the stroke, okulamba. s. at naught, okunyooma. s. a table, okutandiika emmeeza. s. out on a journey, okusitula. s. forth (explain), okutegeeza, okunnyonnyola. s. on (attack), okulumba. s. on fire, okwokya, okwokerera. s. a trap, okutega. s. right, okulongoosa. s. side by side, okuliraanya, okusengeka. s. to work, okukolo, okukoza. s. (dog) on, okuweerera. s. limb, okuyunga. s. teeth on edge, okunyenyeera.

e- (n/n) [Sw. ] journey; safari.

v.i., okwekanga, okwegugumula; (on a journey) okusitula.

e- adv. far, far away, walako, rather far. wala wa, wala ne, prep, phrase, far from, kukuba wala, to shock, produce a bad effect on. Amawulire gano gankuba wala. This news shocked me. kuggya wala, to be of enormous help to. Yanzigya wala. He did everything possible for me. He is responsible for what I am today, kubiba wala (-bi- implies ebigambo), to be well on one's way. Omusomo nguli wala. I am far advanced in my studies. Kaakati babiri wala. They are far along on their journey by now. cf. -ewala.

o- (mu/ba) pilgrim; one who takes a long journey, cf. lamaga.

v.i. travel with difficulty; journey for a long time.

o- (mu/ba) arch, a woman who travels with the Kabaka, a chief or her husband on military expeditions or on a long journey, cf. sebeya.

facilitate. ebbaluwa ezimwanguyiza olugendo Iwe, documents to facilitate his journey.

o- (mu/mi) time, omuku gumu, once; without any delays or deviations from a route, directly (of a journey).

v.tr. appl. 2 tie hastily; pack (food for a journey); give a going-away gift to.

nouns and adjectives to which it is suffixed. Often it is the equivalent of a partitive. Olugendo lunene? Is the journey long? Ee luneneko. Yes,it is rather long. Twalako! Take some!

allow to accrue (of unfin ished tasks); allow to get out of hand; defer, delay, okwezimbiriza olugendo, to keep putting off a journey. Si kirungi kwezimbiriza mirimu. It is not desirable to let work pile up (on oneself). cf. ekizimba; zimbagala, zimbagatana.