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.

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.

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

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. 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.

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.

e- (li/ma) pomegranate.

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.

awaka.

cf. amawano (under ejjano).

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

ekkomamawanga.

be, okujamawala.

ddala, mazima, nnyini, weewaawo, mawangwa.

mpanvuyizza) v.tr. make long, lengthen; heighten; make deep, deepen.cf. -wanvu, obuwanvu, amawanvuwanvu.

v.tr. appl. caus. think of; think in terms of. Tebalowooleza mu mawanga. They are not tribally minded.

nation-s.

(la) stubborn/intractible/rebellious person.

o- (mu/mi) kind of fruit tree similar in appearance to the guava but larger and more watery.

o- plur. bannaggwanga or bannamawanga (mu/ba) foreigner. cf. leggwanga.

o- (mu/ba) foreigner. See munnaggwanga.

v.i. become dirty/ filthy.

amawanga gakirimaanyi, powerful nations, cf. amaanyi.

tall; deep, -wanvu- yirivu, rather tall; rather long. Obulwadde bw'omwana ono bwatwogeza ebiwanvuwanvu. The sickness of this child caused us to say harsh things to each other, cf. obuwanvu, amawanvuwanvu, wanvuwa.

the United Nations, cf. gatta.

dirty, unclean, untidy. cf. jamawala, obujama, omujama.