olukuŋŋaana; m.place, ekkuŋŋaaniro.
embuukuuli, endoddo, omuggo gw'akaloddo ; (meeting place) kiraabu; (drinking resort) ekirabo.
knot; bring to an end, conclude, oku- fundikira omugwa, to tie a knot in a rope, okufundikira enviiri, to braid the hair into knots, okufundikira olukunnaana, to close a meeting, okufundikira obuliri, to tuck in the sheets and blankets (when making a bed), okufundikira essaati, to tuck in one's shirt.
adj. big, huge; important, olukunnaana kakungo, tremendous meeting/ gathering.
adj. extraordinary, great, enormous; famous, olukunnaana kakuzzi, a huge meeting, olutalo kakuzzi, a fierce battle.
adj. huge, enormous; great; very important, olukunnaana kasiggu, a huge meeting, a gigantic rally.
e- (ki/bi) unwalled or partially walled enclosure used for meetings, meals, etc.; audience hall.
stress; exhort; charge; be chairman of, chair (a meeting).
o- (lu/n) sitting, session of a meeting, cf. tuula.
o- plur. (mu/mi) year; season (for sowing, harvesting, etc.). omwaka ogw'ama- kungula, the harvesting season, omwaka giili, last year, lit. that yeai. ulukunnaana olwa buli mwaka, annual meeting.
e- (n/n) meeting, rendezvous; confrontation; meeting place; crossroads. cf. sisinkana.
be scattered; be adjourned (of a meeting); disintegrate, break up, collapse, oku- sasika kw'obufumbo, the breaking up of a marri age. Olukunn aana lwasasise. The meeting broke up. cf. ekisasiro, ensasi; sansa, saasaana.
sattulula (-sattuludde) v.tr. conv. 1 & 2 undo; unravel; take apart; fig. disband, dissolve (e.g., a council, a meeting). Abantu ababiri babibira ebigambo, ate abasatu babisattula. Two people (can) keep a secret but three people reveal it.
bring (people) together for a meeting.
adj. tremendous, earth- shaking, lit. tree-uprooting, olukunnaana ssigulamiti, a tremendous rally/meeting. cf. sigula, omuti.
adj. general; central, main, olukuŋŋaana ttabamiruka, a general meeting. Olukiiko Ttabamiruka, the Ecumenical Council, cf. taba, omuluka.
offer a seat to, cause to sit; make wait; convene (a meeting), kutuuza muntu mu bigambo, to call someone to account for his words or actions.
njabudde) v.tr. go through, go over, traverse; live through, pass through (a period of time); dismiss (a meeting), v.i. depart, leave. Bwe yatulengera n'ayabula. When he saw us he went away. Omwaka guno tagwabudde. He did not live through this year. Omugga tugwabudde mu ddakiika ntono. We passed over the river in a few minutes. okwabula inf.
o- (lu/n) meeting, gathering, okukuba olukuŋŋaana, to hold a meeting. cf. kuŋŋaana.
choose, separate (from); travel through, cover far distance). Olukuŋŋaana lwasonjolera ddala ennaku ennungi ssatu. The meeting lasted for three full days.
e- (li/ma) place of gathering, place of assembly, meeting place, cf. kuŋŋaana.
dwell; convene (of a meeting), kutuula ntitibbwa, to sit/stay in one place without budging, kutuula ntende or mirembe, to be doing well, be getting along comfortably, kutuula ama- tiitiiri, to kneel and sit on the heels; to be uneasy/anxious/on tenterhooks, kutuula kitebe, to stay in one place without going away, kutuula mu nsonga, to sit down together and give a matter careful consideration. kutuula ku zintengese, to live in mortal fear, kutuula aweesiifu, to live in happiness and peace, kutuulawo, to menstruate. Omukazi Omuyima antuulidde ku kisaabo. The woman of the Bahima has put a hex on me, i.e., I am jinxed/unlucky, ab'ennimi ezitatuula, very gabby people, lit. with tongues which do not sit. Omuwala atudde gumuli wamu. The girl is calm/contented/unworried (gu- implies mwoyo, heart, i.e., her heart is in one place).
participate in. Nsazeewo obu- teetaba mu lukuŋŋaana olwo. I have decided not to take part in that meeting.