e-, (n/n) core of a small boil; blackhead (on the nose or face); dark surface layer of a knife which is worn away when it is sharpened; first milk after childbirth.

in form; from the defective verb -ti, q.v. Used to introduce indirect (rarely direct) discourse, that; namely. Yagamba nti ajja kugenda. He said that he would go.

e- (n/n) fear, fright; intimidation, kukuba ntiisa, to shock, terrify, cf. tya, tiisa.

e- (n/n) tumix; quail; gray partridge.

e- (n/n) kind of plantain with heavy bunches, cf. tikka.

e- (n/n) top, summit, peak, oluku- jinaana olw'oku ntikko, summit conference. cf. tikka.

e- (n/n) kind of earth-colored bird about the size of a partridge.

omusana, nnakasiki (infantile), obusonko.

oluyimba, antifoona.

you know; of course, oh, but; well now. cf. nanti.

vide okwemonkoola.

vide okuvumula.

ebiro eby'edda.

ekitikkiro, entikko.

be, okuwuliriza.

embukutiro.

a mazima.

n., entiisa.

a ntiisa.

draw attention to. Nnawuu- gula mbabagulize. I shouted to draw their attention.

untie, take apart. cf. ebbago, obubage, olwebagyo, amabaga.

etc.; consider, take into consideration; be concerned about, v. i. crack; become old/ worn out. nga tobaliddeeko, excluding, not counting.

e- (li/ma) celebration, big party; festival; ceremony; show, performance, okunywa omwenge mabinu, to drink large quantities of beer.

two, three, etc.) and with nouns of the lu/n and n/n classes, cf. -biri.

amenvu ga bbogoya, bananas of the aforementioned type.

mmwe be nsasudde, you whom I have paid.

okukuba, okubaalinga, okuluuta, okusakata, okuwuttula. b. barkcloth, okukomaga, okusaaka; okutenga, okuttula. b. in hunting, okwandaaza. = to surpass, okusinga, okukira. =be too muchfor, okulema.

beezesa (-beezesezza) v. tr. appl. caus. 1 & 2 cause to be; keep alive; maintain; cause to continue. Yamu- buuzizza ekyamubeezesa n'ebintu ebibbe. He asked him what caused him to be in the possession of stolen property.

cover up; close (a lid, a book), okubikka ku maddu, to restrain one's desires or passions, okubikka ebibiri, to do two things at once, both of which require considerable attention, okubikka emiggo, to give a sound beating to, lit. cover with sticks. Lugaba abadde akyatubisseeko akasubi. God was still protecting us, lit. covering us with a blade of grass.

e- plur. (ki/bi) fixed fees formerly charged to the plaintiff and accused before a court case could be held; court costs.

e ggumba; b. of contention, akabattanya.

ekyenyi; (of hill) entikko.

for which see the grammars. The following usages are important for lexical purposes because the derivatives formed cannot all be included in the dictionary. 1) bu + la ~ negative infinitive, often equivalent to an English noun which is not an infinitive in form. okumanya, to know; obutamanya, not to know; ingnorance. 2) bu + stem of a noun from another class often produc es an adverb which must be rendered by a phrase in English, enkofu, guinea fowl; bukofu, like a guinea fowl, kukaabya bukofu, to make cry like a guinea fowl, i.e., to cause to suffer. 3) bu + reduplicated stem of a noun of another class indicates plurality with the added notions of indefiniteness, scattered state or even contemp t. essomero, school; obusomerosomero, small, scattered schools which are inferior in quality. 4) normal verb form + bu + verb stem + i. Abalala bagamba nti... others say that; Abalala bagamba bugambi nti... others just/ simply/only say that.

a former kingdom in Uganda. Obuganda with concords appropriate to nouns of the bu/- class. the entirety of Buganda, Buganda with all of its peoples, resources, etc. cf. -ganda, Oluganda, Omuganda.

o-: mu bugenderevu intentionally, on purpose, cf. genda, genderera.

o- (bu/-) immorality, indecency, licentiousness; stupidity, cf. -gwagwa, gwagwawala.

o- adv. whole, in entirety; in bulk form. Embuzi gifumbe bukolokolo. Cook the goat whole (i.e., do not cut it into pieces before cooking).

o- (bu/-) Protestantism; Christianity.

o- (bu/-) flith, dirtiness (of the body); untidiness; uncleanness. cf. omuligo.

o- adv. identically, in the same way. cf. 2-mu.

spread over; go/ reach all over; get one's share, get enough; participate; be enough to go around (of food). Abaana bonna babunye. All of the children have gotten enough/their share. Amawulire geeyongedde okubuna wonna mu ggwanga. The news continued to spread all over the country, kubuna kkubo, to stagger along the road (like a drunken man). obudde ne bubuna emiwabo, and it was dawning, lit. was scattering in all directions. Eky'abangi kibuna engalo. (prov.) lit. Something used by many people has finger marks. What is used by many is soon spoiled.

o- (bu/-) quantity, amount; large quantity, abantu abasir.ga ebungi, the majority of people, most people. cf. -ngi(-yingi), yinga.

o- noun used as adv. on tiptoe, okutambuza obunkenke, to walk on tiptoe, okubeera ku bunkenke, to be on one's toes, be ready for action. Akulira oludda olu- tambuliza Gavumenti ku bunkenke. He is the head of the party which keeps the Government on its toes (i.e., the opposition party).

o- (bu/-) infantile anemia.

o- (bu/-) congential enlargement of the cheeks, amatama ag'obusu- kuttu, enlarged cheeks.

o- (bu/-) neg. inf. of-li, not to be. mu butali bugenderevu, unintentionally, mu butali butongole, unofficially.

o- adv. unintentionally, accidentally, mu butanwa, iden. cf. ztana.

to stand at attention; to stand motionless/ rigid without moving, kwetikka butengerera, to balance on the head, kujjula butengerera, to be full to the brim. cf. tengerera.

o- (bu/-) large amount, great quantity, obutitimbe bw'ensimbi, a large amount of money.

o- (bu/-) hunting (of game animals). cf. yigga, omuyizzi.

o- (bu/-) care, attention; caution, cf. genda, gendereza.

kantikaali.

continue (of rain). Enkuba yacekera ekiro kyonna. It went on raining all night.

n., ddongobulaaya, ekimma nje, ssbmenti.

ssigga, kasikisa.

empanga.

n., empewo, obutiti, omutinti, obunnyogovu, ekinnyogoga (rel.); c. in the head, ssennyiga.

entiisa, obuti, eki kuuno.

empaka, oluyombo.

a mpaka.

be, okuliraana, okukwatana.

n., kontinenti.

a bulijjo, a nnakuzonna.

bulijjo, ennakuzonna, lutata.

okubeera; (persevere) okunyiikira; c. to do, okw ongera, okweyongera.

vide okuleebuuka.

omulamwa; ekinyisi, omutunsi, enti.

entikko; (of bird) essule, ejjoba; (of dog) e ggina.

n'emabega tekyaddika, and it is no longer possible to go back. Yagamba nti ewa muganda we teddika. He said that to return to his brother's was out of the question. cf. obuddiro, obuddizo, obutaddira, obu- teddiza, obuzza, akaddannyuma, amadda, amaddira, omuddirirwa, omuddinnano, omuddinnanwa, muzzannanda, lomuzzi, enziramu.

okwawula.