e- plur. of omulembe, q.v.

obukulu; (period) emirembe: (generation) omugigi.

n., obuteefu, emirembe.

emirembe, omwoyo ogumu.

k lubeerera, a mirembe n'emirembe.

emirembe, egitaggwaawo.

-radde) v.i. be or become calm/fc>eaceful/settled. Eradde? lit. Is it calm/f>eaceful? The meaning is lost and the word is used as the first of a series of greetings, equivalent to How are you? The reply may be Maamu! Maamu, mirembe! etc. cf. mulaala.

emirembe.

ebiweebwayo olw'emirembe.

a mirembe, teefu, esiifu.

ekiseera, ebiro, ensangi, emirembe, ekisekka.

adj., a mirembe, teefu, sirise, bondeevu; be q., okulaala; become q., okusirika, okuteeka, okuweeza, okwewojjeeka.

emirembe, obuteefu.

n., emirembe, e.g. emirembe Emyanga, emirembe Emicwa, etc.

mirembe, bulungi.

n., emirembe.

emirembe; (pledge) akakalu, omusingo, embereko.

n., obudde, ekiseera, enfunda, akakyo, ekisekka; (leisure) ebbanga; (hour) essaawa; (first, second, etc.) omulundi; (times) emirembe, ebiro, ensangi; at a t., kinna . . vide lejjalejja, oku somberera, okusomola; be a long t., okubandaala.

obuteefu, emirembe.

okussa ekimu, emirembe.

it is magnificent/spectacular/extraordinary /usually of a social event, a celebration, etc.). Mutuku is supposed to be the name of a rascal who was ultimately apprehended and literally cooked. E Namirembe kya- fumbye mutuku. There has been a great celebration at Namirembe.

o- also omulemampangu kind of tree with very hard wood, Pappea ugandensis. century, with the -a of rel. modern, up-to- date. eby'okulwanyisa eby'omulembe, modern arms/armaments. The plur. emi- rembe has the additional meanings: peace; safety; as adv. safely. Twatuuka mirembe. We arrived safely, emirembe n'emirembe, for ever and ever. Emirembe ngalo. Things come and go, lit. generations are fingers.

upset, okutabangula emirembe, to disturb the peace. cf. -tabangufu, akatabanguko, omutabanguzi.

(la) type of plant with small yellow flowers and grayish-green leaves; with cop. the nameof a lubaale; a common given name for women; the name of one of the hills of Kampala on which the Anglican Cathedral is located.

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).

pr.n. Zanzibar; a village on the outskirts of Kampala between Namirembe and Nateete.