olulimi

o- (bu/-) impudence; shame; disgrace; scandal; immorality, okwogera eby'obuwemu, to use bad language, okukola eby'obuwemu, to engage in sexual activities outside of marriage, cf. -wemu, wemuka, omuwemu.

mutilate the forms of the language in a way roughly similar to that employed in speaking pig Latin.

ngereza, a Bungereza; E. language, Lungereza.

blow on. oku- fukuta emivubo, to blow with a pair of bellows. okufukuta amazzi, to gargle with water, okufukuta ekyuma, to melt metal (e.g., with a blowtorch), kuwoza gufukula, to talk nonsense (gu- implies muliro, fire), kufukuta lulimi, to speak a language (usually English) fluently. Bwe yatuuse mu dduuka n'afukutira omutunzi Oluzungu nga gw'alufukutira talina ky'aggyamu. When he arrived in the store he spoke English to the salesman, but the person to whom he was talking did not get anything out of it.

cigarettes, etc.); blow, blow out. oku- fuuweeta oluyimba, to whistle a tune, okufuuweeta olulimi, to speak a language fluently, kufuuweeta bbidde, to drink alcohol. okufuuweeta erapewo, to show off, be snobbish/supercilious/high-hat. ennambo ezibadde zifuuweeta mu Kampala, the rumors which were spreading around Kampala. Omuntu oyo afuuweeta nnyo ebigambo. This person gossips a lot. cf. fuuwa.

Omuyonaani; (language) Oluyonaani.

E- no plur. (ki/bi) colloq. English, the English language, okuyiwa Ekinyaanyimbe, to speak English well, lit. to pour English.

e- (ki/bi) idiom (in language); metaphor; refrain (in a song); variation on a theme; improvisation, cf. soka.

e- (ki/bi) usually plur. pus formation in a sore eye; matter which accumulates in the eyes during sleep; colloq. miserable, hateful wretch, \bantu abaali eyo ow'enjo- gcra in hi ug'abayiia binyinyi. Tnere were an enormous number of people there, lit. one who uses bad language would call them binyinyi. cf. akanyinyi.

e- no plur. (ki/bi) colloq. English, the English language.

0 (lu/h) French, the French language.

0- (lu/n) Luganda, the language of Buganda; without caps, brotherhood; relationship. ow'oluganda, relative, relation; member of a brotherhood, amawanga agali mu luganda olumu ne Bungereza, the British Commonwealth, plur. ejinanda, relations, relatives. Ab'oluganda bita, bikonagana ne bitayatika. (prov.) Relatives are like calabashes, they knock together but do not break. Blood is thicker than water, cf. Obuganda, Omuganda, sseruganda.

0- no plur. (lu/n) Latin, the Latin language.

o- (lu/n) tongue; language, ow'ennimi (plur. ab'ennimi), gossip, rumormonger. kuggya muntu nnimi, to provoke someone to the point where he becomes angry and makes slanderous statements, cf. akalimi, ekirimi, nnannimibbirye.

o- lit. one (ctay, oiunaku, implied), at one time; once, on one occasion, one day. lwali lumu nga..., once upon a time; on one occasion (used at the beginning of a narration of a past event), lumu is the normal form for one with nou-ns of the lu/n class. olulimi lumu, one language, cf. 2.mu,

0- no plur. (lu/n) English, the English language, cf. -ngereza.

0- no plur. (lu/n) Lunyankole, the language of Ankole.

0- no plur. (lu/n) Lunyoro, the language of Bunyoro.

0- no plur. (lu/n) the language of the Ssese Islands. It is closer to Lunyoro than to Luganda.

0- no plur. (lu/n) Lusoga, the language of Busoga.

0- no plur. (lu/n) Swahili, the Swahili language.

0- no plur. (lu/n) the Arabic language, cf. Omuwalabu.

0- no plur. (lu/n) Hindi, the Hindi language, cf. Obuyindi.

0- no plur. (lu/n) Greek, the Greek language, cf. Obuyonaani.

0- no plur. (lu/n) (any) European language; English, the English language. cf. -zungu, ekizungu, Omuzungu.

0- (lu/n) Hebrew, the Hebrew language, cf. Omwebbulaniya.

founded in 1911. cf. munna-.

genuine, pure (referring to a race, nationality or language). Aba- ganda bannakabala, real/genuine Baganda.

e- (n/n) feng.J way of interpreting, interpretation (e.g., of a foreign language, of a Law), cj. taputa. ntasiima, e- (n/n) ungrateful person, ingrate. Enta- tasiima ebulwa agiwa. lit. An ungrateful person lacks one who will give him (something). No one will give to an ingrate, cf. siima. ntasoma, e- (n/n) hat.

cf. siga.

tread on (b ananas which are used for making beer); brew, okusogola olulimi, colloq. to speak a language very poorly (particularly Lu- ganda). okusogola ebitoomi, to trample through the mud.

plur. bissekanyolya) gray heron; the name of a former Luganda- language newspaper.

Omuluŋŋaana; (language) Oluswayiri.

tuukagana (-tuukaganye) v.i. recip. suit each other; suit, fit; harmonize. okutuukana n'omulembe, to be modern, conform with the times, okukola ebitatuukana, to do things one should not. ebigambo ebitatuukanye, incoherent statements; bad language, bwe baatuukaganako, when they confronted each other.

a man who cannot be overlooked/discounted, an honorable/distinguished man. ekigambo ekitayisika mu kamwa, obscene/bad language.

inflate (e.g., a ball); blow on, play (a flute, or similar instrument). okufuuwa lulimi (olugwira), to speak a (foreign) language fluently, kufuuwa mukka mu kisero, to waste one's time/breath, lit. blow air into a basket, kufuuwa kintu mu jinombe, to lose something, give up something for lost, lit. blow something through a trumpet, kufuuwa malenge, to do to extremes; to be extreme, lit. to blow on reed pipes. Tanywa mwenge afuuwa malenge. He drinks to great excess, okufuuwa omukka, euph. to pass wind, okuluuwa oluwa, to whistle, kufuuwa muntu bigambo, to rush to tell something to a person. Mukasa ye yabitu- fuuwa. Mukasa broke his neck to tell us about it. kufuuwa muntu ssente, to give a person money voluntarily as a token of appreciation. ekintu okujjula ne kifuuwa, to overflow, be completely full. Enkuba yatonnye n'omugga ne gufuuwa. It rained and the river flooded over. Yafuuwa ekiwa ng'akizza munda. He drew in his breath in surprise, lit. blew a whistle and brought it back inside, kafuuwe or (more often) kikafuuwe! God forbid! Don't say things like that! kufuuwa musaayi, to spurt blood, kufuuwa taaba, to smoke (tobacco). Nnabbubi yamufuuye. The spider got on him and caused a rash. Ofuuwako? colloq. Do you drink (alcohol)?

speak badly (a language). okunyoola omusumaali, to ride a bicycle, lit. twist a nail, okunyoola embaliga, to go. Yagenda ng'anyoola ensingo. He went reluctantly/was forced to go, lit. twisting his neck.

kuseerera mu lulimi, to speak a language with a poor

revive (e.g., past memories). oku- simula ebigambo, to use elegant or unusual language. Twasimudde emboozi. We had a long and interesting conversation. cf. ekisimule, omusimi, ensimu; simunkula.

to raise the voice, okukanguza olulimi, to be able to speak a foreign language well.

entaputa.

v.tr. shame, disgrace, dishonor; treat shamefully; put to sh ame.

its language, people, etc. Buganda, (the former kingdom). Olu- ganda, the language of Buganda. Omuganda, a native of Buganda. Abaganda, the people of Buganda. -a kiganda, in the Kiganda style/manner, ennyimba ez'ekiganda, Kiganda songs, -ganda is an element in muganda, brother. H is also used as a simple adjective, ennyindo ejinanda, a Kiganda nose, i.e., a flat nose.

England. Omungereza, an Englishman. Olungereza, English, the English language.