proclaim; charge, accuse (someone) of.
give public notice of. okulangirira olutalo, to declare war.
bembulukuka (-bembulukuse) v.i. conv. 1 & 2 come off (of a scab, scales); peel (of skin); become unstuck, get detached. Langi yonna yabembulukuka ku kisenge. All the paint came off of the wall.
bulangiti.
akawuka; vide akasisi, ekitaakule, ssekirembwe, ekisokondwe, jjegeju, kasennyanku, kawuuzi, ekikutuzi, empuluwujju, enfuuyirizi, nkuuwe, endyabalangira, entonnyeze, endya menvu, enzirugaze, enziiziiri, ssemukkuto.
a- (ka/bu) disturbance; riot; uprising, okulangirira ebiseera eby'aka- tabanguko, to proclaim a state of emergency. cf. tabanguka.
e- (ki/bi) announcement, notice; proclamation, cf. ^langa, langirira.
ndiikirizza) v.tr. appl. eat with (someone), join (someone in a meaij; keep company with (someone who is eating); eat (a relish or supplement with the main meal); accuse falsely of taking. Ngu- lirayo ez'okuliikiriza emmere. Buy me some relish to go with the main meal. Yandiiki- riza ensimbi. He accused me of taking the money. cf. ebiriibwa, eddiiro, eddya, kaliira, ekiriisa, ekyokulya, olulya, lamalya, amalye, lomuli, omuliibwampogola, omu- liirize, omulyo, endiiro, endiirwa, ^endiisa, endya, endyabagole, endyabalangira, endyambi, endyamenvu.
o- plur. endyo (lu/n) family; race; genealogy, lineage, pedigree, olulyo olulangira, a noble/royal family, ab'olulyo, the members of the family, endyo z'abantu, the races of man; ancestry of man.
e- (n/n) kind of banana; kind of insect, lit. eats the princes, cf. lya, omulangira.
omulangira.
a balangira, a kitiibwa.
okulanga, okulangirira, okwogerera waggulu.
rub; paint (a picture); infect, contaminate, kusiiga mulwa- dde, to anoint a sick person, administer the last sacraments, kusiiga langi, to paint, color fan object), kusiigako liiso, to see; to meet, okusiiga akazigo ku maaso, to use sweet talk in lying or deceiving, lit. smear a little oil on the eyes. Akusiiga enziro. He is damaging your reputation.
to be drunk, lit., to carry ‘Prince Beer' on the head. cf. omwenge.
a mabala, tobeke, a langi; vide okutobeka, okutolobojja.
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.
ettooke, eryenvu, embidde, enkago, kabula, endizabawuulu, endyabalangira. immature b., akanyaala. wild b., ekitembe. twin b., nnabansasaana. b. plantation, olusuku. b. tree, ekitooke. b. leaf, olulagala.
(n/n) \jEng. J blanket.
erangi (n/n) [Sw. ] color; paint; dye.
v.tr. throw in wrestling; defeat; overwhelm. Omulangira ebigezo bya- mumezze. The prince has flunked his examinations.
o- (mu/ba) prince; euphem, measles. Omwana mulwadde mulangira. The child has the measles, cf. -langira.
o- (mu/mi) blood, omusaayi omu- langira, royal blood, enjoka z'omusaayi, gonorrhea.
(-vunze) more commonly vungavunga (-vunzevunze) v.i. & tr. redup. fold up; fold roughly; crumple; bend out of shape; disfigure. Emmotoka ye baagitomera ne yevungavunga. They ran into his car and it was completely twisted out of shape. Omusango gwe yawawaabira omulangira baaguvungavunga. The lawsuit he brought against the prince was completely hushed up.
rub oneself, kwesiiga langi ku mimwa, to put on lipstick.
royal, omusaayi omulangira, royal blood, olulyo olulangira, noble/royal family, cf. omulangira.