-yo, -mu, -wo. ba becomes baa- before such an addition, mbaako kye njogera, if 1 have something to say (note that this does not imply physical pos ses s ion as is often the case when -na is suffexed to -li), abo abanaabaawo enkya, those who will be present tomorrow. Bwe walibaamu amazzi mu mugga, tulivuba. If there is water in the river we will fish. Taliimu. He is stupid or He is not at home.
etc.), ebbali w'omugga, olubalama lw'ennyanja, (safe deposit) bbanka, bbengi.
enjuki, kadoma, akazingirizi, essukkamugga.
omuggazi,
omuggazi; (of royal house) Mulamba.
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.
a- (ka/bu) small river, small stream. cf. omugga. See also akawonvu.
a- (ka/bu) mess; muddy area, Ekkubo ly'emugga lyonna lifuuse kasambajjo. The entire road which leads to the well has become muddy, cf. sambajja.
the River Nile. cf. yira.
e- finally, as a finish. Kkome- kkome ng'eridda emugga (or e Bubebbere). It is as much of a dead end as (the road) which leads to the well (or to Bubebbere). cf. koma.
feeling of fullness after eating; fig. satisfaction. Omukkuto tegusomoka mugga. (prov.) Satisfaction does not (last as long as it takes to) cross the river. Feelings of satisfaction do not last. cf. kkuta.
e- (n/n) kind of small mudfish resembling an eel in appearance. Ensimbi z'alina zivuluuja nga nsonzi mu mugga. He has a great abundance of money, lit. the money which he has teems like nsonzi in the river.
omugga.
e- (li/ma) mason wasp, kwe- tala nga ssukkamugga, to fuss about, flutter around, busy oneself \ sometimes with the implication of futility or irritation to other people), cf. sukka, omugga. See also- bbumbuzzi.
omugga; (of people) vide okusombojja.
n., omugga, akateebe.
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.
omuggalanda; vide omwana.
o- (mu/mi) river, large stream; well, kubuuza ligenda mugga, to ask the obvious, lit. ask about (the road, ekkubo is implied by li-) which goes to the well. cf. akagga.
o- (mu/ba) youngest child, last born of the family, lit. close-womb. cf. lggala, enda. contr. muggulanda. deaf person, lit. one whose ears are shut. cf. l ggala, -ggavu.
o- (mu/mi) doorkeeper, gatekeeper. cf. lggala.
o- (mu/ba) eldest child, first born, lit. open-womb. cf. ggula, enda. cotnr. muggaianda.
inflate (e.g., a ball); blow on, play (a flute, or similar instrument). okufuuwa lulimi (olugwira), to speak a (foreign) language fluently, kufuuwa mukka mu kisero, to waste one's time/breath, lit. blow air into a basket, kufuuwa kintu mu jinombe, to lose something, give up something for lost, lit. blow something through a trumpet, kufuuwa malenge, to do to extremes; to be extreme, lit. to blow on reed pipes. Tanywa mwenge afuuwa malenge. He drinks to great excess, okufuuwa omukka, euph. to pass wind, okuluuwa oluwa, to whistle, kufuuwa muntu bigambo, to rush to tell something to a person. Mukasa ye yabitu- fuuwa. Mukasa broke his neck to tell us about it. kufuuwa muntu ssente, to give a person money voluntarily as a token of appreciation. ekintu okujjula ne kifuuwa, to overflow, be completely full. Enkuba yatonnye n'omugga ne gufuuwa. It rained and the river flooded over. Yafuuwa ekiwa ng'akizza munda. He drew in his breath in surprise, lit. blew a whistle and brought it back inside, kafuuwe or (more often) kikafuuwe! God forbid! Don't say things like that! kufuuwa musaayi, to spurt blood, kufuuwa taaba, to smoke (tobacco). Nnabbubi yamufuuye. The spider got on him and caused a rash. Ofuuwako? colloq. Do you drink (alcohol)?
kuseereza ligenda mugga, to find no difficulty in doing something, lit. make slippery the road (li- implies kkubo) which goes to the well.
v.i. be first; be the first one to; do first. Si ye yasooka okulaba ensi- buko y'omugga ogwo. It is not he who was the first to see the source of this river.
o- (mu/mi) village; newly acquired land; land between two streams or swamps used as a measure of distance, emitala wa..., over, across, on the other side of. emitala w'omugga, across the river, emitala w'amayanja, overseas, abroad, emitala w'eno, on this side, emitala w'eri, on the far side.
obuggalamatu, obuggavu, kiggala, omuggalanda, omuggavu, omuggazi. Contr. %guka, ggula.
closed, omuggavu w'amatu, a deaf person, cf. Iggala, obuggavu.
leave oneself out; keep going and coming, come and go frequently. Yeesussa wa munne. He frequents his friend's house. cf. -suffu, -sukkirivu, ebusukka, obusukko, ensusso, ssukkamugga.