okugulu; fore l., entumbugulu; stand on one l., okuyimirira kongojjo.

ndeze) v.i. & tr. taste; try. Teyalega ku nnaku za Lubiri. He did not experience any of the sufferings of the Palace.

omulaamire.

ndegezze) v.i. prattle, chatter; gossip, cf. lejja.

olugero, olugambo, ekyobulo mbolombo, olufumo.

make too much noise. Possibly related to ndegeya, weaver finch, q.v.

q.v.

ekisabika amagulu.

ndegguse) v.i. roam about, wander about; loiter about.

etc.

okuteeka etteeka.

omusango, ensonga.

okugonda.

olugero.

mmambalise) v.i. walk bowlegged; limp, hobble.

e- (li/ma) collar/band of metal or wood; insulator for telegraph wires; sport discus.

e- always plur. (ki/bi) bowlegs, with the -a of rel. bowlegged. Wa bitege. He is bowlegged. Gye twakyadde baatufumbiddeyo enkoko, ekyemisana ne kigenda bitege. They cooked chicken for us where we went to visit, and it turned out to be a wonderful meal.

have a mutual antagonism based on alleged differences of family, clan, etc.

a bitege; vide okutegula.

o- (bu/-) overdue pregnancy, cf. omulega.

o- (bu/-) dirt or soil which remains on the feet, legs or clothing after one has been tilling, cf. lima.

o- (bu/-) sores on the feet and legs; originally charms or herbs placed in the road which caused sores on anyone who tried to pass. cf. sukka.

o- (bu/-) habit or tendency to send others to get something/to delegate others to do something, cf. tuma, omutumi.

o- (bu/-) rightness, correctness; justice; legality, cf. -tuufu, tuuka.

ennyana; (of leg) entumbwe.

v. (river), okusomoka, okuwunguka; (road) okusala; (legs) okugombera; (hands on shoulders) okwewumba.

e- plur. amaliiro (li/ma) dining room; dance floor; floor of the Assembly, okusala eddiiro, to change one's affiliation, switch one's allegiance, join the opposition. cf. lya, liira.

n., omubaka, omulonde.

v., okusigira, obulonda.

okuwalula, okukulubeesa; (depict) okukuba ekifaananyi; (water) okusena; (out) okusowola; (near) okusembera; (line) okukuba omusittale; (breath) okussa omukka; (lots) okukuba akalulu; (to a close) okuwungeera; (aside) okuseetula; (at a pipe) okufuuweeta; (out of water) okunnyula; (up legs) okwefunya; (teeth) okwekuulamuamannyo; (in games) okulemagana, okugwa amaliri.

obuyonjo.

yonjo, a buyonjo.

entegetege ne zimu- famba, and he became timid/he stood shaking in his boots, lit. his tendons became weak.

recount (a legend, tradition, fable, tale). Bwe ndigenda e Kampala nga musigadde kunfuma bugumu When I go to Kampala you will never see me again. Jjajjange kati tufuma mufume. My grandfather is long since dead, lit. we talk (of him) only in legends.

to spread the legs.

become wide open, spread apart (of the mouth, legs, usually in an exaggerated or unpleasant way); be/become tasteless (of food); become ineffective; diminish.

legs); distribute widely. Tongaayuulirako mimwa! Don't give me any of your talk, lit. spread your lips to me! Bakigaayudde ng'enkoko eriibwa abantu omusanvu. (prov.) lit. They distributed it like the chicken which is eaten by seven people. (Said when the provisions of food or beer are insufficient for the guests). cf. olugaayu.

«- (li/ma) kind of mat; kind of mat pattern, cf. leggiri.

e- plur. amagye (li/ma) army, amagye ag'oku ttaka, ground forces, land forces, amagye ag'omu bbanga, air force, amagye ag'oku nnyanja, sea forces, navy. Eggye lya Maria, relig. the Legion of Mary.

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.

etc. okugombera emikono, to fold the arms, okugombera amagulu, to cross the legs.

v., okunyumya, okulojja, okulaalaasa, okutuula mumbobzi, okwogera kandolindoli, okulegejja, okujeejeema.

si b mateeka, a muzizo.

a muzizo.

weak. Atambula ajogoba. He walks with a limp. He walks trailing his leg.

a- (ka/bu) kind of small rattle (esp. of the type placed on the legs of small children who are learning to walk), cf. endege.

a- (ka/bu) small package; calf of the leg. akalegete k'omusajja, a short, stocky man.

a- (ka/bu) a piece of bluing tied inside of a small cloth.

a- (ka/bu) akatumbugulu k'enkoko, a chicken leg.

spit up.

o- plur. amagulu (ku/ma) leg. amagulu g'enjuba, the rays of the sun. cf. guluka.

to settle a dispute. Ekimala empaka kusirika. The way to settle a dispute is to keep silent or On points of dispute it is best to wait and see kumala bwoya ku n turn be, to keep (someone) running ragged, annoy (someone) by keeping him on the go all the time, lit. finish off the hair on the calves of the leg. kumala mmya, to put (someone) in his place, take down a peg. kumala muntu maanyi, to take the wind out of someone's sails, kukamala, to cause trouble (ka = akabi or akabaate). Okamaze. Now you have gone and done it.

q.v.

nnanamye) v.i. sit with the legs extended, stretch out the legs while sitting.

ennyama ey'akalannamye, meat of an animal which has died a natural death. Olumbe lulannamya omuntu (oba ebisolo). Disease kills men (or animals).

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).

omuleego, omuleezi.

ndezze) v.i. talk incessantly, chatter, gossip, cf. legejja.

v., okulimba, okudyeka, okutema amagembe. l. down, okugalamira, okwebaka, okwegalika. l. as dead, okulambaala. l. in wait, okuteega. l. in pools, okulegama.

wanvu, lukolongo; vide lubobye, lukwedenge, emiraatiira, omusisii rwa, omutiriba. make l., okuwanvuya. make of l. shape, okukolongola. longlegged, mucuumuule.

o- (lu/n) legend; tradition; epic; long tale. cf. Ifuma.

o-: okulyamu olugaayu or okuyisaa- mu olugaayu, to lift one's leg and pass it over someone sitting down. This was commonly done by children as a sign of disrespect. It was believed that the person over whom the leg was passed would never grow any taller. The phrase may be used figuratively in the sense of look down on, show contempt for, defy. cf. gaayula.

o- (lu/n) wattles.

o- also olukendegere (lu/n) thin waist. Alina olukende. She has a narrow waist. Anyiga olukende ng'olwa Wambwa. colloq. She walks with an elegant gait. cf. obukende, amakendegere, enkende.

o- (lu/n) bracelet worn around the legs; necklace; metal collar.

o- plur. entege or entegetege (lu/n) tendon at the back of the knee, kukwata ntege na magulu, to implore earnestly, lit. to grasp the tendons and the legs. Yayimiriranga entegetege zimufamba. He stood trembling, cf. oluteega.

a- plur. (li/ma) long, skinny legs.

formerly a title of the Kabaka.

a- plur. (li/ma) deep-seated abscess in muscle tissue; swelling of the legs.

a- plur. (li/ma) shame, disgrace (particularly that associated with illegitimate birth), embuzi y'amawemuuki- rano, a goat offered by the seducer to the parents of the girl in expiation for his offense. cf. -wemu, wemuka.