adj., a kumpi; (miserly) kodo.

adv., kumpi, wampi, kinnya na mpindi.

use v., okutera; vide almost,

pron. & adj. those, those people (referring to individuals relatively near the speaker as opposed to bali, those at some distance away).

mbadde) v.i. be. In certain tenses ba is replaced by -li, Both may be used as primary verbs or as auxiliaries in compound tenses. bwe tuba mu ssomero, when we are in school. Yabadde anzise. He nearly killed me. Tuli mu kisenge. We are in the room. Twali tuli mu kisenge. We were in the room, ba and -li may be followed by na (-na in the case of -li) to express possession. Tulina ensimbi. We have money. Twabadde n'ensimbi. We had money.

o- (bu/-) kind of grass growing near lakes, also the plur. of akayanja, small lake. cf. yanja, lakayanja, ennyanja.

okujja; (come here) jangu! (come in) yingira! c. back, okukomawo. c. near, okusembera. c. out, okufuluma. c. out into, okufuumuuka, okuggukiramu. c. off, okubebbuka, okuwaguka. c. out (of handle), okukuukamu, okusowokamu. c. to an end, okukoma, okuggwa. c. upon, okusanga, okusisinkaniriza. c. on suddenly, okuzinduukiriza. c. up, okwambuka. c. down, okukka, okuwanuka. c. to one's senses, okweddamu. c. and go, okwesussa, vide okuwalattana, okuyengeetana.

e- adv. long ago, in former times; (with a future verb) in the future, eddako. a short time ago; (with a future verb) later on, in a short time, afterwards, edda n'edda lyonna, always (only with the past). Edda n'edda lyonna wali oli ludda wa? Where were you all that time? Tulibiraba edda. We will see them in the distant future. Tunaagenda edda. We will be going later on (in the near future).

okuwalula, okukulubeesa; (depict) okukuba ekifaananyi; (water) okusena; (out) okusowola; (near) okusembera; (line) okukuba omusittale; (breath) okussa omukka; (lots) okukuba akalulu; (to a close) okuwungeera; (aside) okuseetula; (at a pipe) okufuuweeta; (out of water) okunnyula; (up legs) okwefunya; (teeth) okwekuulamuamannyo; (in games) okulemagana, okugwa amaliri.

pron. & adj. for singular nouns of the n/n class, this, that (referring usually to something already mentioned), as a demons, adv. there (nearby). cf. eno, eri. deprive of; lose completely. Kijja kumufiiriza omulimu gwe. It will cause him to lose his job.

e- plur. amawaatiro (li/ma) place where food and vegetables are peeled before cooking. (This is usually located in the banana garden located near the house.) cf. waata.

you (referring to one person), ggwe wamma and wamma ggwe are interjectional phrases of high- frequency which have no close English eauivalent. They are used when there is good rapport between speaker and hearer. Perhaps ‘I say!' is the nearest equivalent.

nzize) v.i. come; arrive; happen. as an aux. verb before the inf. of another verb denotes the near future. Abawanguzi bajja kuweebwa ebirabo. The winners will be given prizes, jjangu! (= jja mangu) imper. come! come quickly! gye bujja, in the future, omwezi ogujja, next month.

a- (ka/bu) a small animal related to the otter which lives near water and is very skillful in catching mudfish (mmale); the second totem of the Otter Clan. Oddizza kaneene mmale. lit. You have given the otter a fish, i.e., you have given something (usually food) to someone who has a great hunger for it/who will appreciate it very much.

adj. Sr pron. for nouns of the ka/bu class, this/these.

a- as an adv. a little, a little bit; slightly. Yatambulako katono. He walked a short distance (or a short time). After a neg. verb, n'akatono means not at all, not in the least. Simukkiriza n'akatono. I do not believe him at all. Before a verb in the subjunctive it means nearly, almost.

katono is also the form of the adj. -tono used before sing, nouns of the ka/bu class, cf. -tono, ^kata.

e- (ki/bi) hole; pit. Yasulanga kinnya na mpindi okuva ku kkolero. He used to live very near the factory, lit. hole and bean from the factory, cf. obunnya, akannya, olunnya.

adj. & pron. for nouns of the ki/bi class, this/these.

e- (ki/bi) kind of large lizard often found near or in houses, cf. omunya.

o- adv. near, nearby; almost, nearly. followed by ne = near, close to. okumpi n'ennynmba ye, near his house. Kumpi kikakafu nti..., It is almost certain that... kumpimpi adv. rather near, quite close. cf. -mpi, wampi.

o- (lu/h) kind of small tree growing near water. It may be used as firewood.

a- plur. (li/ma) season/time for digging up potatoes (or other foods which grow near the surface of the ground), cf. soggola.

a- plur. (li/ma) large expanse of water, kusibira ku mmeere, to imprison, send to prison, send ‘down the river.' This phrase has its origin in the fact that Luzira Prison is near the lake shore.

e- (n/h) dawn. Emmambya yali eri kumpi okusala. It was almost dawn, lit. dawn was near to cutting.

e- (n/n) kind of small bean. Ekika ky'Empindi, the Bean Clan, kuba kinnya na mpindi, to be very close/near, kulima mpindi ku mabega, to slander, backbite.

e- (n/n) kind of small bird found near cattle, lark, pipit, cf. akaliisa.

e- (n/n) area near the temples and forehead where the hair has been shaven away, okutema enkiiya or okumwa enkiiya. to shave a portion of hair extending above the forehead, cf. olukiiya.

e- (n/n) kindof small harmless maggot found often in houses and near bedding.

e- (n/n) nose, ennyindo y'empiso, the eye of a needle. Nnyindo ky'ezira, omumwa tegulya. (prov.) What the nose rejects the mouth will not eat. kuseka nnyindo ya- nkolera, to laugh boisterously/uproariously, kubeera ku nnyindo, to be very near. Ebintu bye yabisibira ku nnyindo. He packed his things and left in a hurry, cf. akayindo, kinnyindwa.

e- (n/n) field after harvest or near the end of harvest.

e- (n/n) kind of bird found near cattle, tick bird.

e- (n/n) manner/way of translating; translation, cf. vvuunula. nzizi, e- plur. of oluzzi, q.v. nziziiri, e- (n/n) a kind of black beetle found near bodies of water, cf. obuziziiri.

adj. & pron. with sing, nouns of of the mu/ba and la classes that; that person (referring to someone near the person addressed or someone who has already been alluded to), cf. ono, oli.

come near; relig. receive Holy Communion.

come near to.

plant seed in. Ata- lisiga kumpi nange z'asiga zirisaasaana. (prov.) lit. The one who does not plant near me, what he plants will be scattered. A person who does not have the same beliefs as I do will never convince me of his ways and his words will have little or no effect on me.

okuziikula, okuvumbula, okwanjuluza.

a- adv. near, nearby. Awampi walema ekk ere okubuuka. (prov.) lit. (To) a nearby place is where the big frog fails to jump. Too heavy for light work. cf. -mpi, kumpi.

etc.; become red hot (usually of metal); become inflamed (of a boil or abscess). Ennaku zikwengeredde! Onodda wa? Time is running out. The time of the expected event is drawing near. What will you do?

v.tr. caus. cause to faint; render unconscious; bring to a state near death.

(-kununkirizza) also occurs as kunuukiriza & kunukkiriza v.i. & tr. appl. caus. be near (to); approach; reach out (for). Nnalumansi kati akununkiriza emyaka essatu. N. is now almost three years old.

(la) kind of creeper with thorns found near marshes.

adv. in a neglected or abandoned state. Omulambo gwasangiddwa nga gugudde ggalabanja ku kkubo okumpi n'ennyumba ye. The corpse was found abandoned on a road near his house, cf. galabanja.

v.i. have the udder swollen; be near bearing (of animals).

o- (mu/mi) ambatch tree, Herminiera elaphroxylon. It has very light wood and grows in or near swamps.

i.e., the people were calm and collected.

v.tr. appl. caus. cause to approach; bring near.

v.tr. caus. approach; bring near; welcome; entertain (guests) with food or drink. Ennaku zinsembeza. Misfortune overwhelms me.

o- (mu/mi or la) kind of mushroom found near dried-up tree stumps.

o-( mu/mi) navel, kusunda mukundi,to go where one is not wanted, kusembeza mukundi, to keep going near where there is food (esp. of hungry children), cf. ekkundi, enkundi, nnamukundi.

okugobereza amaaso, to follow with the eyes, omwana abadde agobereza omwaka ogw'okubiri, a child who was nearing/approaching his second year. Omulabe bwe yatulaba n'atugobereza amasasi. When the enemy saw us he drove us off with bullets.