n. (aboriginal), enzaalwa.

e- no plur. (li/ma) kind of climbing plant used in native medicine to cure measles, fever, etc. cf. ekibombo.

o- (bu/-) quality of being natural/native/inborn/traditional; nature; origin.

o- (bu/-) nature, inherited constitution or makeup, with the -a of rel. natural; native; traditional, ennyimba ez'obuzaaliranwa, native songs, native music, cf. zaala, -zaaliranwa.

very skillful person. Yali ffuluku mu kukwata emisota. He was very skillful in his ability to handle snakes. Abantu bamwogerako nga ffuluku mu kumannya eddagala ery'ekinnansi. The people described him as being an expert in (knowing) native medicine.

a- (ka/bu) rare native umbrella made of banana leaf.

e- used with the -a of rel. native, indigenous, eddagala ly'ekinnansi, native medicine, cf. munnansi, nsi.

e- (ki/bi) medicine, ebirezi ebi- nnansi, native medicines, cf. lera.

e- (li/ma) arch, stone used for beating out native sponges.

o- plur. empombo (lu/n) a young leaf of the banana plant which, after being softened by exposure to the sun, is used in cooking vegetable sauces. The sauce is inserted into about four layers of empombo and then steamed in the pot along with the main food dishes. Amagezi luwombo, bwe luyulika ng'osala olulala. (prov.) Wisdom is a luwombo; when it gets torn you can always cut another one. If one method fails, a wise person will adopt an alternative solution. oluwombo okulufumitamu akati, lit. to pierce a luwombo with a stick, i.e., throw cold water on someone's plans, ideas, etc. cf. ekiwombo.

o- (lu/n) charm/native medicine to produce childbirth, cf. zaala.

a* plur. (li/ma) dilemma, predicament. kussa mabbabbanyi, to perplex, place in a dilemma, kufa mabbabbanyi, to be unable to come to a decision, be faced with a choice between equally desirable (or undesirable) alternatives.

e- (n/n) native oven. More commonly kabiga, q.v.

e- (n/n) a mixture of clay and native medicines formed into a cylindrical shape. It is stored in a dry state and, as the occasion requires, it is mixed with water and used as a medicine, cf. bumba.

aborigine; native; long-time resident, cf. sanga.

o- (mu/mi) floor; story; floor covering; arch, floor covering of native shrine. cf. 2 yala, yaliira.

indigenous (inhabitant), obugagga nnansangwawo, natural resources. cf. sanga.

e- (n/n) kind of rattle used as a musical instrument consisting of a small dried gourd in which stones or seeds have been placed. It is associated with the native religious rites (pre-Christian).

e- (n/n) native, original inhabitant, indigenous inhabitant, nzaalwa is mostly used as an attributive to another noun. Mwana nzaalwa y'e Budaaki. He is a native (son) of Germany, cf. zaala.

stay at/in, etc.; have no choice but, have no alternative but. Nsigalidde okukusasula ensimbi. There is nothing left for me but to pay you the money.

o- also Munnakyaddondwa (mu/ba) native of Kyaddondo.

0- more correctly spelled Omunyolo (mu/ba) a native of Bunyoro; loosely a member of any of several Bantu tribes (other than the Baganda) in Uganda.

omu- kessi nnakinku, master spy. nnakinku w'eddagala ery'ekinnansi, great authority on native medicine, omutezi w'obusoio nnaki- nkn, expert trapper, cf. obwannakinku, munnakinku.

0- (mu/ba) a native of Buvuma Island.

o- (mu/ba) a priest of the native religion, one who is able to communicate with the lubaales (native deities) and the world of spirits and thereby predict the future and produce other paranormal phenomena. cf. lubaale.

0- (mu/ba) a native of Busoga.

(la) variety of grass commonly used to spread on the floors of native shrines (ssabo).

to be dressed well/elegantly (in native dress, of women).

(la) Munnabuddu, a native of Buddu. Munnakyaggwe, a native of Kyaggwe.

O- (mu/ba) native of Buganda. Omuganda agamba nti... The Muganda says... (a stylized introduction to the telling of a proverb), cf. Obuganda, ^ekiganda, Oluganda.

o- (mu/ba) native (of a country); citizen, cf. nsi.

o- (mu/ba) native, original/ indigenous inhabitant, cf. zaala.

native, omukisa orau- zaale, luck/good fortune one is bom with (see yenga). cf. zaala.

ennimi enzaaliranwa, native 1 anguages. cf. zaala, obuzaaliranwa.

its language, people, etc. Buganda, (the former kingdom). Olu- ganda, the language of Buganda. Omuganda, a native of Buganda. Abaganda, the people of Buganda. -a kiganda, in the Kiganda style/manner, ennyimba ez'ekiganda, Kiganda songs, -ganda is an element in muganda, brother. H is also used as a simple adjective, ennyindo ejinanda, a Kiganda nose, i.e., a flat nose.

indigenous; local; national. amawulire amannansi, local news. cf. obunnansi, ensi.