e- plur. amayu or enju (li/ma or n/n) house, cf. ak av 11 fmmanju.
e- (n/n) sun. enjuba y'eggi, the yolk of an egg. kusuula njuba, to work until dusk; to work very hard; to do to an extreme degree.
e- (n/n) foliotocole, dric-dric bird.
e- (n/n) bee. Omwana oyo njuki. That child is uncontrollable. He gets into one situation after another, kugwa njuki mu mutwe, to act in a wild/mischievous/ headstrong manner (esp. of youngsters). cf. akayuki.
used for making baskets. cf. 2ekiyulu.
e- plur. of oluuyi, q.v.
n., e nnyumba, enju.
okulanga, okutegeeza, okubuulira; (visitor) okwanjula;
okka ye kka; come apart, okusolokkana, okuwenjuka.
ekisenge, enju.
enjuki, kadoma, akazingirizi, essukkamugga.
emmunduemmenye, empenjule.
o- (bu/-) good breeding; culture; civilization, cf. gunjula, -gunjufu.
e- no plur. (n/n) west, lit. (where) falls-the-sun. See gwa, enjuba. Contr. ebuvanjuba.
ennyumba, enju, enzimba.
o- (bu/-) in-laws; relationship acquired by marriage; relationship of a man to his wife's brothers; disease or misfortune due to the violation of any of the prohibitions relating to in-laws; Parkinson's disease, eby'obuko, bride price. Tugenda ku buko. We are going to visit our in-laws. cf. ebiko, ^njuko.
o- (bu/-) extortion; thievery; injustice, unfairness; hate, bad feelings. cf. omulyake; lyakula.
e- no plur. (n/n) east, lit. (whence) comes-the-sun. See va, enjuba. Contr. ebugwanjuba.
obugunjufu, omugunjuzi.
ekisenge, enju.
enjuujulu.
okukyamya, okuwunjula.
okukyama, okuwunjuka, okuwaya,
ennyumba, enju.
n., enjuki ensajja; (termites) enswa; (lazy person) omugayaavu. droop, v.i. (of plants), okuyongetuka.
ennyumba, enju.
ebuvanjuba; e. wind, empewo ky'ebuvanjuba.
okuyigiriza, okutendeka, okubangula, okugunjula; be educated, okugunjuka.
eggi ; (of locust) obusowe. e.shell, ekisosonkole. e.yolk, enjuba y'eggi. boiled eggs, amagi ag'empogola.
v.i., okugaziwa, okunaanuuka; (leaf) okwanjulula.
take place. Ebyafa mu nju endala saabimanya. I did not find out what happened in the other house. Agafaayo? What's new? What is happening at your place? What's happening over there? The reply is usually Ekyali. cf. ekyafaayo.
v., okugwa, okwetujja ekigwo; (err) okukyama; (rain) okutonnya. f. from hand, okusumattuka. f. backwards, okugalanjula, okugwa bugazi. f. off stalk, okudyebuka. f. in, okwegulukuka. f. into debt, okugwa mubbanja. f. one on another, okwetlnda. f. to pieces, okumogoka. f. apart, okubumbulukuka. f. off head (of load), okutikkuka. f. open, okuwenjuka. fall, n., ekigwo; (roof) okwesulika.
fall sprawling on the ground; roll over.
adj. huge, very large, enju ggolomoka, a huge house.
e- (li/ma) kind of wild cat.
completed in/at, etc.; be contained, fit in; end up in, wind up in. Ffenna twa- ggweera mu mmotoka. All of us were (able to) fit into the car. Enju yaabwe ejja ku- ggweera mu myezi esatu. Their house will be completed in three months.
nnunjuse) v.i. be or become cultured/civilized/educated/polished.
ekisinziiro; fall head over heels, okugalanjuka.
omubisi gw'enjuki; take h., okuwakula enjuki.
ebisenge by'enjuki, ekibembe, ekikambi.
e nnyumba, enju; vide mwa mba, ekisuuwa, kalinaabiri; vide twekobe.
ssemaka, nnannyini nju.
okuluma, okwonoona, okuwanga.
okusaliriza, embyone, okusobya.
e- (li/ma) disease of the eye characterized by a continual flow of tears; conjunctivitis. Ensenke yeegasse n'ejjanga. Ensenke (another disease of the eye) joined with ejjanga. Things went from bad to worse. Matters reached their lowest ebb.
e- plur. amayunju (li/ma) crest, comb (on the head of a fowl).
cite, quote; cause to bear witness. cf. obujulira, obnjulirwa, obujulizi, omujulirwa, omujulizi.
a- (ka/bu) small word, akagambo akayunzi, gramm. conjunction, cf. gamba, ekigambo.
a- (ka/bu) small load/bundle; trouble, danger; scandal in a family, shameful secret which a family wishes to be hushed up. Onsombedde akagugu. You have caused me trouble. Balina akagugu mu nju. They have a skeleton in their closet, cf. omugugu.
with the -a of rel. having two stories, enju eya kalina empya, a new two-story house. Agenze mu kalina abiri, He has gone upstairs.
a- no plur. (ka/bu) faint breathing of a dying person. Yasangibwa mu nju ye ng'aliko kateetera. He was found in his house on the point of death, cf. teetera.
a- (ka/bu) small house; latrine, lavatory. akayu k'abasajja, men's room. cf. enju.
a- (ka/bu) small bee; swarm of bees; small insect which resembles a bee. cf. enjuki.
a- (ka/bu) gramm. conjunction, akagambo akayunzi, iden. cf. yunga, -yunzi.
e- with the -a of rel. partly ripened (of fruit); not completely done (of food); light colored (of Africans), empafu ey'eki- bogwe, a partially ripened mpafu fruit. Abantu abasinga obungi mu bitundu bino balina obugunjufu bwa kibogwe. Most of the people in these areas have a defective/ poor culture.
e- (ki/bi) bruise, scratch; wound; injury, cf. nuubuka.
e- (ki/bi) pit; mine; insect hole, ekirombe ky'ensanafu, termite hole, ekirombe ky'enjuki, bees' nest, ekirombe ky'amatofaali, kiln, place where bricks are made, ekirombe ky'amafuta, oil well. cf. ennombe.
e- (ki/bi) wound, physical injury, okugendera ku kisago, to be injured (in an accident),
e- (ki/bi) wall; partition; room; cell, ebisenge by'enjuki, honeycomb, cells built by bees in their nest. cf. akasenge.
e- (ki/bi) termite hill, enju ey'ekiswa, conicai-shapeu nut. cf. euswu, iiuamuusna.
e- (ki/bi) cluster (e. g., of fruit); swarm (e.g., of bees), ekivumbo ky'enjuki, a swarm of bees. cf. akavumbo, omuvumbo.
e- (ki/bi) banana/plantain peels (often fed to domestic animals as supplementary food). Enjuba yagenda okutya ebi- wata. colloq. The sun set, lit. went to eat banana peels, cf. waata.
e- (ki/bi) plant which produces njulu, q.v.
v., okukoona, okukuba; (announce oneself) okweyanjula; k. out, okutirimbula; k. up against, okuguuna, okutomera.
o- plur. amagulu (ku/ma) leg. amagulu g'enjuba, the rays of the sun. cf. guluka.
peel off; cause to moult, etc.
cause to see; cause to experience (often with the object ennaku, grief, pain); see with/using, butalabya ku njuba, to use up quickly, finish off quickly.
to showoff, put oneself in the limelight. Laba erikuleese. Go away. Get out of here, lit. See (the road, ekkubo is implied by eri-) which brought you. Gundi oyo talaba! So-and-so is very proud/putting on airs. Ng'olabye. I am sorry for you now. I sympathize with you. Nkukubye nga ndaba. I have hit you on purpose/intentionally. Obalaba. Say hello to them for us. En- nyumba yaabwe eraba buvanjuba. Their house faces east. Bwali tebunnalaba. It was before dawn (bu- implies obudde). Ndaba ku ki? lit. What do I see? (A friendly greeting to a guest, particularly an unexpected one). Bo bakola nga bwe balabye. They do just as they please, mu kulaba kwange, in my view, according to the way 1 see it. Tandabamu kantu. He despises me/ has no respect for me. Onookiraba. You will be sorry. You will find out, lit. you will see it.
etc. cf. omulenganda, omulenganjuba, omulengo.