o- plur. enzigi (lu/n) door.

adj. (door), konkonere; a door closed and barred, oluggi konko nere.

oluggi.

e- usually plur. amagufa (li/ma) open it (-lu- implies oluggi, door) where it should not be opened. cf. muggulanda. contr. Iggala.

sag, tip; bend; move/walk in a sluggish manner.

a- (ka/bu) comer/edge of cloth. Oluggi lwaggulwawo akawenge. The door was slightly open/ajar. cf. ekiwenge.

struggle (with); be unable to go on. -Waaliwo akekejjanya oluggi lwa sitowa ye. There was somebody trying to force the door of his storeroom.

identical with the above, v.tr. frustrate, block; incapacitate. okukonera oluggi, to refuse to answer the door. Mmukonedde ebigenge ngalo. I have frustrated his efforts. I have blocked him (as leprosy does to fingers). cf. konoona.

rap; tap, strike, konkona ku luggi, to knock on the door. cf. nkonkonamuti.

a- (li/ma) back, in the form emabega ai art adv. back; behind, emabega w'oluggi, behind the door, emabega wange, behind me. emabegako katono, a little while back, little farther back (in space). ku Lwokutaano olwa wiiki eku- biddwa amabega, on Friday of last week. cf. bbega.

e- as an adv. at the back of the house; in the rear, behind, emmanju waffe, behind us. emmanju w'olubiri, behind the palace, at the rear of the palace, oluggi •Jin'ciumaiiju, ilic back uuor. cf. enju.

e- (n/n) space(s), opening(s). empataanya z'engalo, the spaces between the fingers, empataanya z'oluggi, the opening in the door, cracks in the door.

o- (mu/mi) space; opening; channel. Oluggi luggaddwawo mwogo. The door was ajar. cf. ^-omuwogo.

e- plur. of oluggi, q.v.

gayaavu.

e- (li/ma) kind of large gray grasshopper, lit. it kicks (samba) the door (oluggi).

mputtudde) v.i. thrash, beat, hit. okuwuttula oluggi, to bang at the door, okuwuttula oluyi, to slap hard.

etc. Ggalawo oluggi toiuyingiriza ebiwuka. Close the door so that you don't let insects in on us. cf. ohuyingirwn, ennyingizn.

to slap hard, okubandula oluggi, to push a door open with force. Kale tubandule. Well, let's be off.

v.i. open. Oluggi lwagguka. The door opened.

v.i. appl. remain stalled/at a standstill; refuse to budge; get stuck; refuse to go. Yalemera ewa kitaawe. She refused to leave her father's place. Ekisumuluzo kiremedde mu luggi. The key is stuck in the door.

ideo. with a bang. Yasamba oluggi be ggu be ggu. He kicked the door with a bang.

o- (mu/mi) partial opening (esp. indoor). as adv. ajar, slightly open. Nnasuuliza eriiso mu muwogo ogwali mu luggi. I cast a glance through the slight opening in the door. cf. omwogo.

pack up; imprison; fig. bind, oblige, kusiba kkira, to lag behind. kusiba mmere, to preserve food, store food, kusiba tibitibi, to fasten tightly/securely; kusiba migugu, to pack one's belongings, get ready to move, kusiba nkalu, to trip, tie up (one's opponent in wrestling), kusiba luggi, fasten/lock the door, kusiba kitabo, to bind a book, kusiba mmotoka, to apply brakes to a car. Ansibyeko ekibi. He has accused me of wrongdoing/sin/crime. Teyasibamu n'agenda. He went at once/without hesitation. Walumbe yali akyansibye ensingo. I was still very sick, Lit. Walumbe (death) was still holding me tightly by the neck, ekkolero erisiba ennyama mu mikebe, a meat-packing factory.

v.tr. shake; manipulate; press into a small space. Nna- wuliranga ekisumuluzo ekinyegeekerezebwa mu luggi. I kept hearing a key turning in the door.

okwewomeka mu luggi, to take shelter behind/hide behind/duck behind a door.

wriggle.

creak, squeak, crackle; be strained; be sprained/ dislocated (of a limb); overstrain oneself. Oluggi lwekaaka. The door is rattling.