olubuto.

a- plur. (li/ma) kind of very strong beer which is fermented in a calabash inside of the house.

a- plur. (li/ma) obstinacy; pride, conceit; self-centeredness, with the -a of rel. obstinate; proud, cf. eggwaggali.

a- adv. naturally; properly. cf. obuwangwa.

a- plur. of ejjano, q.v.

a- adv. lengthwise, cf. -wanvu.

a- plur. (li/ma) rare shame, shamefulness. cf. -wemu, wemuka.

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.

a- plur. (li/ma) pain in the bones caused by syphilis.

cf. amawano (under ejjano).

The womb is like mawogo which produces both good and bad. Parents can have both good and bad children.

a- plur, of eggwolu, q.v.

a- plur. of egguggwe, q.v.

a- see amawunjuwunju.

A- pr.n. Muslim festival celebrating the birth of the Prophet.

a- also amawujju(wujju) adv. by the side, with the -a of rel. remote, akakubo ak'amawunjuwunju, out-of-the-way path; shortcut, cf. wunja.

adj. amazing, incredible, unbelievable. ekyeya mawuuno, a period of incredible drought.

make full of; do completely. Amawulire ago gaatubugaanya essanyu. That news filled us with joy.

foreign countries. Minista ow'ensonga ez'ebweru, minister of foreign affairs, ag'ebweru mu bimpi, foreign news in brief (amawulire, news, is implied by ag'). abasibirwa ebweru, parolees. Yabasibidde ebweru. He put them on probation, cf. -(y) eru.

o- (bu/-) airt, liumness. cf. -jama, jamawala.

spread over; go/ reach all over; get one's share, get enough; participate; be enough to go around (of food). Abaana bonna babunye. All of the children have gotten enough/their share. Amawulire geeyongedde okubuna wonna mu ggwanga. The news continued to spread all over the country, kubuna kkubo, to stagger along the road (like a drunken man). obudde ne bubuna emiwabo, and it was dawning, lit. was scattering in all directions. Eky'abangi kibuna engalo. (prov.) lit. Something used by many people has finger marks. What is used by many is soon spoiled.

o- (bu/-) nature, inherent nature; culture; tradition, cf. amawangwa.

okujja; (come here) jangu! (come in) yingira! c. back, okukomawo. c. near, okusembera. c. out, okufuluma. c. out into, okufuumuuka, okuggukiramu. c. off, okubebbuka, okuwaguka. c. out (of handle), okukuukamu, okusowokamu. c. to an end, okukoma, okuggwa. c. upon, okusanga, okusisinkaniriza. c. on suddenly, okuzinduukiriza. c. up, okwambuka. c. down, okukka, okuwanuka. c. to one's senses, okweddamu. c. and go, okwesussa, vide okuwalattana, okuyengeetana.

be like; look like; be similar; seem, appear. Obulwadde buno bulaanana kawaali. This disease resembles smallpox. Mwenna mu- faanana. You are all alike. Banno ba- faanana batya? What are your friends like? Afaanana ng'alya. He seems to be eating, obutafaanana nga bulijjo, unlike the usual situation, in an unusual manner. oku- faanana ne + noun = like, just like. okufaanana n'amawanga amalala, just like other nations.

bi, gwagwa, seegu; be f., okujamawala.

genyi, amawanga.

nzigadde(wo)) v.tr. shut, close; inclose; bring to an end; fig. discontinue. Amawanga ago gajja kuggalawo okukolagana ne Bungereza. These countries will discontinue their cooperation with England. Tumuggaddewo. We have refused him/ turned him down.

e- plur. amawuggwe (li/ma) lung. cf. ekiwuggwe.

e- plur. amawula (li/ma) kind of creeper used for binding fences.

e- big piece of news, major item of information. (Sate: the gram. plur. amawu- Iire lacks the augm. force of eggulire.) cf. wulira.

e- usually plur. amawiilugungu (li/ma) kind of plant the bark of which is used in making baskets.

e- plur. amawuuliro (li/ma) threshing floor, cf. 2wuuJa.

e- plur. amawaatiro (li/ma) place where food and vegetables are peeled before cooking. (This is usually located in the banana garden located near the house.) cf. waata.

e- (li/ma) stubborness, obstinacy,, argumentativeness, cf. mawaggali.

e- plur. amawako (li/ma) conception, pregnancy (of animals), okufuna eggwako, to conceive, become pregnant. cf. 2waka.

e- plur. amawandiikiro (li/ma) place where documents are kept, archives. cf. wandiika.

e- plur. amawanga (li/ma)

e- (li/ma) vengeance; rancor, okuwoolera eggwanga, to take vengeance. country, nation; tribe, okubeera/mu mawanga or emitala w'amawanga, to be abroad, ggwangamujje {lit. country-come), kind of drum used to summon the people in time of danger, oluyimba Iw'eggwanga, national anthem. Ku lwa Katonda ne Ggwanga lyange, For God and my Country (the motto of Uganda). Amawanga Amagatte, the United Nations. Amawanga agali mu luganda olumu ne Bungereza, the British Commonwealth (of Nations), cf. munna- ggwanga.

e- plur. amawanika (li/ma) cupboard; place for storage; safe; treasury; treasury building, cf. wanika, akawanika, lomuwanika.

e- also eggolu plur. amawolu (li/ma) leftover plantains; leftover food, leftovers; (in the plur., in addition to the preceding) jilted person, castoff. Amawolu galiibwa mujjukiza. (prov.) Leftovers are eaten by someone who makes his presence or desires known, cf. ^wola, -wolu.

e- plur. amawoolezo (li/ma)

enziku, enjoka ensajja, ekisununu, enjoka za kisombi, lukuumabintu, lukuumawaka.

cause to p-et. filthv. cf. -jama, obujama, omujama.

e- plur. amawano (li/ma) wonder, marvel; unheard of/astonishing event.

a- (ka/bu) something interesting/ worthwhile/appealing. amawulire omutali kanigguusa, very uninteresting news. Ebyo temuli kanigguusa. All this is just nonsense. There is nothing of any value in this.

a- (ka/bu) small book; booklet, aka- tabo ak'amawulire, newspaper, news magazine. kukuba katabo, colloq., to lie, tell untruths, cf. kitabo.

e- (li/ma) pomegranate.

return. Komawo! Come back here!

etc. okukubira omusango/ensonga, to sum up a case/a matter, okukubirako, to add; to make up; to complete, okukubiramu, to give over and above. Tonkubiramu kirala? Aren't you going to give me anything more? empapula z'amawulire ezikubirwa mu Afrika, newspapers which are published in Africa.

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.

o- no plur. (lu/n) direction; side; party, faction, ku ludda olulala, on the other hand, viewing things from a different point of view, amawanga agatalina ludda, the unaligned nations, nze nga nnyimiridde erudda ne munnange erudda, and I was standing on one side and my friend on the other. Ali ludda wa? Where is he?

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.

o- (lu/n) assembly, parliament; representative body; council; congress, olukiiko lw'abamawulire, press conference. cf. ^kiika, akakiiko.

awaka.

o- (lu/n) [£ng. ] paper; sheet of paper; page, olupapula lw'amawulire, newspaper, empapula z'ensimbi, paper money, paper bills.

o- adv. afterwards; later; (before a following inf.) after, oluvannyuma lw'oku- funa amawulire gano, after receiving this news, with the -a of rel. last, final, mu ssaawa ez'oluvannyuma, in the final hours. Mukasa y'abeera wa luvannyuma mu mugigi. Mukasa is at the tail end of the class. cf. -vannyuma, va, nnyuma.

a- plur. (ii/ma) news; report; information. olupapula lw'amawulire, newspaper, ow'amawulire (plur. ab'amawulire), journalist; newspaperman, reporter, eby'amawu- lire, journalism, cf. wulira, eggulire, munnamawulire.

reporter, newspaperman, cf. wulira, amawulire.

olupapula lw'amawulire.

e- also enkomamawanga (n/n) kind of tree used for making walking sticks, Grewia mollis, cf. omukoma.

be pleasing to; be interesting to, interest; amuse, amawulire agatabanyumira, news which does not interest them.

inform, amawulire geyinenda okubanyumi- zaako, the news I am gping to tell you about.

ekirabo, ekitone, ekiwee bwayo, ekyewongo, ekigali, ekirembeko, ssaddaaka, amawemuukirano.

ow' plur. aba, ab' the initial element of many complex personal nouns, amawulire,

n., obulumi, okulumwa, obubala gaze, amawenknge, nnadduma; have stabbing p., okubaluka; take pains, okufuba, okukagiriza.

ekkomamawanga.

v., okukomawo, okudda, okuddirira, okubbuka; be long returning, okuzimirira.

be, okujamawala.

kabootongo; vide kabere benje, ebikaata, ebiwuukirizi, akabaata, kacuucuuke, ekikindu, oluko nvuba, amaga, amakajja, amawe nange, embaluka, embeteza, empindu, omunnyu, enkana, ensalika, e nnungu. syringe, n., ekitiiriiso.

ebifa, amagambo, amawulire.