v., okutemako, okusalako.
a matumpaggwa.
ensolo; also vide ensunu, entalaganya, enjobi, etc.
e- also ebbakaasa (n/n or li/ma) [Siu.] envelope.
kukuba budinda, to know thoroughly, have down pat. Oluswayiri balukuba budinda. They know Swahili very well. cf. eddinda, amadinda.
be expansive, kubwabwa- gala wansi, to plop down, sit in a spread- out manner, cf. -bwabwagavu.
e- (li/ma) hem or seam (of a garment); kind of xylophone/dulcimer (but in this case usually plur., amadinda, q.v.). cf. obudinda.
only antelope are found in Africa.
v.i., okukula.
okudduka, okuwambuka.
okusiikiriza, okubikka.
n., ebbaasa.
okugangalama.
okuguluka, okusojjolimba, okusukumbuka.
jjnannalamye) v.i. flop down; lie sprawled, lie sprawled out.
e- (li/ma) egg. amagi amasii ke, fried eggs, kukuba za ku magi, to be a coward, act in a cowardly way, lit. strike the hens (enkoko is implied by za) (who are sitting) on the eggs. Kiriba kya nsonyi bwe mulirya eggi. lit. It will be a shame if you eat the egg. This derives from the proverb okulya eggi okwesub.ya omuwula, to eat the egg and miss the meat. The implication is that if one allows an egg to develop into a chicken the gain will be greater. Bulijjo afuna magi mu kubala. He always gets zeros in arithmetic, cf. ekigi.
e- (li/ma) slope, embankment; mound of earth, cf. ekigulumu.
trot; skip cavort about, frolic, cf. kannagguluba.
gambol, cavort about, frolic, romp (often of animals).
empala.
v., okwagaza; (slope) okw esulika (v.i.).
ow'entatankiriza.
a- also akafungulankete lit. which expose the underclothes, as an adj. sensational; sweeping, enkyukakyuka ez'akafungulankete, drastic developments/ changes, cf. fungula, olubugo, enkete.
a- (ka/bu) slope, incline, descending gradient, downhill. cf serengeta, oluserengeto.
a- (ka/bu) also ensirabo (n/n) oribi antelope.
a- (ka/bu) kind of antelope, bush duiker, cf. empeewo.
difficulty, ‘hitch.' Eby'ol ugendo Iwange byajjamu kigoyeweezinge. A problem developed about my trip. Ebintu byajjamu kigoyeweezinge. Things did not work out very well. Complications developed.
e- also ekigulumo (ki/bi) embankment, mound of earth, slope, cf. eggulumu.
e- (ki/bi) slope of a hill; descent; trough, low point; escarpment; valley. cf. kka, olukko.
e- adv. suddenly, precipitously; unexpectedly; in a sloppy/messy manner.
e- (ki/bi) dress, skirt, ennyumba ey'ekiteeteeyi, round hut with thatched, sloping roof. cf. akateeteeyi.
fail to develop; grow thin; fail to become well cooked, cf. omukunduggu.
make grow; bring up, rear; be a guardian to; promote, advance (in rank); develop; celebrate, emikolo gy'okukuza olunaku Iw'Amawanga Amagatte, ceremonies for celebrating United Nations Day. kukuza mpaka, to be argumentative.
interloper, lit. it-brings-itself. cf. Ieeta.
o- (lu/n) slope, incline (e.g., of a hill).
nduze) v.i., rare, develop an appetite. Alya y'alula. (prov.) He develops an appetite as he eats. The more you have the more you want. cf. -lulu, -luvu, ^omululu.
o- (lu/n) more commonly aka- serengeto (ka/bu) slope, incline, descending gradient, downhill, cf. serengeta.
o- (lu/n) slope; incline; decline. cf. yiringita, akayiringito.
a- plur. (li/ma) musical instrument made of wood resembling a xylophone or dulcimer, cf. budinda, eddinda.
a- plur. (li/ma) going down; downhill; descent, slope; south, southern part. cf. serengeta.
e- (n/n) being; state, condition, embeera y'obudde, weather, climate, okuva mu mbeera, to get out of sorts, to become worked up/disturbed, lit. leave one's (usual) State, eby'embeera z'abantu, community development, public welfare, cf. ba, beera.
e- (n/n) antelope of the genus Hippotragus.
e- (n/n) oribi antelope. Ekika ky'empeewo, the Oribi Antelope Clan. cf. akaweewo.
o- (mu/ba) presumptuous person; usurper, interloper; self-appointed person. cf. -etulinkiriza.
e- (n/n) change(s); develop- ment(s). cf. fuuka.
e- (n/n) marsh antelope, Limnotragus spekei.
e- (n/n) development; progress; advancement, cf. ^kula, kulaakulana.
e- (n/n) way of changing; change, enkyukakyuka, several changes; developments. cf. kyuka.
interloper, lit. I fell into them (-bi- implies ebigambo). nnabigwamu ng'ow'e Ssambwe, an intruder like the one of Ssambwe (who was very well known for this characteristic).
intruder, interloper. cf. ^wanga, -ewanga.
per ext. mannish woman.
amatu ga nnantooke, very small ears, ears which have not developed normally.
e-: omwana ow'ennyanjuliro, a normally developing child, cf. yanjula.
e- (n/n) kind of tree with walnut- colored wood, Xylopia eminii.
e- (n/n) also akasirabo (ka/bu) oribi antelope.
e- (n/n) young buck, young male (bushbuck, antelope, etc.).
e- (n/n) kindof small antelope, red duiker, forest duiker.
e- (n/n) Uganda kob, a large antelope (much more frequently referred to as empala, q.v.).
e- (n/n) musical instrument resembling an xylophone, madinda, q.v.
e- (n/n) kind of small antelope, blue duiker. Ekika ky'Entalaganya, the Blue Duiker Clan.
e- (n/n) meddling, ow'enta- tankiriza, meddler, intruder, interloper.
e- (n/n) kind of large antelope, eland.
e- (n/n) elevated stretch of land, slope of a hill.
go down, come down; slope downwards.
n., akasirikko, ekikko, entunnumba.
v.i., okwesulika.
a lubosi; vide olutabu.
omwozo.
Polyscias fulva, from which madinda (xylophones) are made.
e- (li/ma) stress, emphasis; special attention. Buli ggwanga liteekwa okussa essira ku kuyigiriza abantu abakulu. Every nation should stress adult education. Ba- taddeko essira okutumbula eby okulima. They have put emphasis on the development of agriculture.