lamu.

okweyamba.

omubiri; (dead) ennyama.

not long ago, lit. yesterday of the living.

e- (ki/bi) kitchen detached from the main living quarters.

e- (ki/bi) evil spirit controlled by a living person and employed for a variety of nefarious purposes.

ndulumye) v.i. comeback among the living (of a ghost or spirit).

e- front of the house; living room. plur. of omulyango, q.v.

e- (n/n) worker termite. Bassa kimu nga nkuyege. They were in complete agreement. Enkuyege zinkubira enduulu. I am still living.

work for a living, v.tr. hire, employ (someone to do work).

angu, a mbiro; be q., okw anguwa; (intelligent) gezi, kabakaba, labufu; be q., okuba n'amagezi; (living) lamu.

with the -a of rel. having living relatives.

o- (mu/ba) healthy person; living person, okutuusa luno jjo ly abalamu, until recently. Omufu y aliisa omulamu emmere. (prov.) The dead provide food for the living. We profit by the acts of those who have gone before us. cf. -lamu.

v.i. neut. be healabie; be easy to heal; be easy to avoid. Lubyamira tawoneka. It is not an easy thing to recover from a case of pneumonia. Omu- lamu tawoneka. (saying) It is hard to avoid a living person, i.e., Am I glad to get rid of him! Am I glad he has gone! cf. obuwonero.

to prod/poke a fire, keep a fire going; to step on the gas (in driving), okuseesa empale, to pull up one's pants, okuseesa ebigere, to drag the feet, okuseesa omuntu emiggo, to beat a person (with sticks). Ensiri zaata- ndika okutuseesa obunnyo. The mosquitoes began to bite us, lit. push their little teeth. Balamu bas eesa gwaka. (prov.) The living ones keep the fire going. A person is liked as long as he is alive and in a position of respect.

v.i. grow up quickly (of persons and living things).

o- plur. emiryango (mu/mi) doorway; in the plur. front of the house; living room.

pr.n. formerly the title of the head of the servants of a chief not living in his compound (the second chief in importance). cf. omuddu.

pr.n. formerly the title of the head of the servants living in the Kabaka's or in a chief s compound.

living; healthy, physically sound. Abalamu magoma, gavugira aliwo. (prov.) lit. The living are (like) drums, they beat for the one who is alive. Perhaps similar to Out of sight, out of mind. cf. lama, lamuka, obulamu, omulamu.

-ekimya (-ekimizza) v.tr. caus. refl. pretend to go to get. Kamya bwe yawulira amaloboozi mu ddiiro ne yeekimya amawu- lire alabe baani abo. When Kamya heard voices in the living room he pretended to fetch the newspaper so that he might see who they were.

in the house of herfather who was living (there) in Masaka.