e- sing, rare (ki/bi) leprosy. cf. -genge, gengewala, omugenge.

obugenyi, akagenyi, omugenyi.

n., nguli, omugenzi.

omugenyi, omunnagwanga.

etc.; entertain at, etc. Yatugemu- lira mu nnyumba ye empya. He entertained us in his new house. cf. omugemuzi.

obwegendereza, eggendere, eggendo, kagenderere, ekigendererwa, olugendo, olugenderezo, amagenda, amagendere, omugendo, omugenzi, omwegendereza, nnenzigenzi.

apportion, parcel out; distribute; assign; estimate, omusolo omugereke, poll tax. Gy'otosula togerekerayo bibya. (prov.) Where you do not live, you do not apportion the dishes. It is best to mind one's own business. cf. omugereko, omugeresi.^engereka, Nnamugereka.

etc. Buli muntu Katonda yamugerera ennaku ze z'alimala ku nsi. God has measured out for every person the days he will spend on earth.

nzigye) v.tr. take; take away/ off/out, etc. (The enclitics -ko, -mu, -wo are frequently suffixed to ggya, performing a role analogous to that of the adverbs following take, i.e., away, off, etc.). Ggyawo ekitanda. fake the bed away.. Ggyako ekikopo. Take the cup off (e.g., of the table), okuggyako, except, excepting, okuggya ku mabeere, to wean, okuggya omwoyo ku kintu, to neglect/forget something. okuggya akagere, to start walking, try one's first steps, okuggya obutiko, to pick mushrooms, okuggyawo omusango, to dismiss a case (at law). Kyanzigya enviiri ku mutwe okulaba nga... It made the hair stand up on my head to see that... Ebigambo bye yayogera byamuggya n'amaziga mu ki- wanga. The things which he said made her cry, lit. took tears from her skull. Temuggya okwo, mugende mu maaso. Don't stop there, go on. Keep up the good work.

omugenyi.

omugaaga, omuge.

and I was struck by the idea that... okujjirwa obulwadde/omusujja, to contract an illness/fever. Jjo nnajjirwa omugenyi. Yesterday I had a visitor. Tujjiddwa (said at the arrival of an unwanted guest). Look what the wind has blown in.

adj. (deceased), nguli, omugenzi.

omugenge; become a l., okugengewala.

o- (lu/n) ok umwa oluge, to shave all but the crown of the head. cf. omuge.

there is/are inside, cf. 2nmli, muno, omwo.

departed, nguli jjajjange, my late grandfather. See omugenzi.

God. cf. igereka.

possessor, nnannyini nnyumba, owner of the house; master of the house, nnannyini kutu, drum of the ear. bannannyini mugenzi, the relatives of the deceased. nnannyini mukolo master of ceremonies. nnannyinimu, owner of the house; husband, cf. Innyini, obwannannyini.

indeed, truly; very. Weebale nnyo nnyini. Thank you very much indeed. Mugezi nnyini. He is really/truly very clever, nnyini when used to reinforce a noun is often rendered -self (-selves) or very. Njagala okulaba omwami ye nnyini. I want to seek the chief himself, olunaku olwo lwennyini, that very day.

e- (n/n) remains, remainder. Ensi- galira ebanjwa mugezi, (prov.) The remainder (of a debt) is (only) collected by a wise man. cf. si gal a.

e- (n/n) calf of the leg; in the plur. loins, kulega muntu ntumbwe, to follow after a person, dog the heels of a person. Mugende muzannyeemu emmere ekke mu ntumbwe. Go and play a while so your food may be digested, lit. go down into the calves. Kulemberamu y'akulega entu- mbwe. (prov.) lit. (He who says) ‘you go first' is measuring the size of your legs. He who gives you a task is trying to test your capabilities.

n., omuntu omugezi ennyo.

n., omugabo, ekitundu, omugereko, omutemwa.

omugenyi munsi.

n., omugenyi, munnaggwa nga.

n., ekkubo, oluwenda, ekikuute, omugendo, omukululu, omukwekwe, ebigere.

omugenyi.

nnyanze) v.tr. welcome; treat hospitably. Omugenyi teyeyanga nnyinimu y'amuyanga. (prov.) lit. The guest does not take care of himself, (it is the duty of) the host to extend him hospitality.

v.tr. astonish; confound (be c aus e of an extraordinary/exc es- sive act). Yalimba n azimula. He told an out-and-out lie. Yali mugezi okuzimula. He was extremely wise/clever.

o- (mu/ba) maker of riddles, one who speaks in riddles, cf. gerenjula.

cause to contract leprosy. cf. -genge, ebigenge, omugenge.

o- (mu/ba) one who apportions/ allots; assessor, cf. Igereka.

o- (mu/ba) smart/clever person; wise person, cf. -gezi.

joke. v.tr. okugerenjula ebigambo, to twist words, alter the meanings of words, cf. %era, omugerengejjo, omugerenjuzi.

cf. Nnamugeta; gota.

o- (mu/mi) mob, rabble; swarm. Omugenyi asooka, y' ayita banne emigulungu. (prov.) The first guest calls his fellow guests rabble.

v. tr. caus. cook lightly/hastily; make short/brief. Nviirako ddala oba oli mugezi sikubanda- gaza effumu lyange Kiribaki. You will leave me alone if you are wise, else I will hurl my spear Kiribaki at you.

break in pieces, demolish; break through (grass). See the proverb under omugenyi.

v.i. stand erect/in a stiff position; be stiff/erect/rigid. Omu- jaasi akangabadde n'omugemerawala ku mulyango. The soldier stood stiffly at the door with his gun.

cf. geta.

-gezze, obugevvu, amagejjo, omugejjo.

(la) kind of black soldier ant which bites fiercely. Eyawukana ku mugendo y'efuuka kaasa. (prov.) lit. (The nsan afu) which separates itself from the trail becomes a kaasa (an ant which is even fiercer). (Said of someone who flouts the accepted standards of the community and engages in questionable conduct.)

o- (mu/mi) headband worn by warriors; wreath; ribbon; band supporting the veil of a bride, cf. oluge.

o- (mu/mi) corpulence, fatness. cf- gejja.

who was the ‘Katikkiro of the Dead,' and governed Busiro [County].” (J. Roscoe)

o- (mu/mi) rifle; shotgun.

o- (mu/ba) lavish giver; one who entertains; arch, one who brings food from the country, cf. gemula.

o- (mu/mi) track, trail (of animals, esp. ants). Eyawukuna ku mugendo y'efuuka kaasa. (prov.) lit. (The nsanafu, a kind of soldier ant) which leaves the track becomes a kaasa (an even fiercer kind of soldier ant). Yayawukana ku mugendo. He left the beaten track. He struck out on his own. cf. genda.

o- (mu/ba) leper, cf. -genge, gengewala, ebi genge.

o- (mu/ba) guest, visitor; stranger. Omugenyi omuyite ajja avunja. (prop.) An invited guest arrives noisily, i.e., without reservation/inhibition, cf. -genyi.

o- (mu/ba) deceased person, (the) deceased, (the) late. cf. genda.

o- (mu/mi) portion, allotment, share, cf. Igereka.

o- (mu/mi) riddle, obscure/ enigmatic speech, cf. gerenjula.

o- (mu/mi) ingenious/resourceful person, cf. gerengetanya.

cf. genyiwa(la), obugenyi, aka- genyi, ekigenyi, omugenyi.

smart; wise; learned. cf. geziwala, kalimagezi, olugezigezi, amagezi, omugezi; kagezimunnyo.

omugenyi omu- yite, an invited guest, cf. ^yita.

cf. gengewala, ebi- genge, omugenge.