n., ekiragiro; (custom) empisa.
v., okulagira. put in o., okulongoosa, okugonjoola, okutegeka. be in o., okuttira. be out of o., use okufa.
ensalo, embibi, enkingi, omuzibo; (of mat) olusandaggo; (of cloth) olukugiro.
okuliraana.
edging); bind, place an edge on (an article of clothing), cf. -dalize, eddalizi, omu- dalizo.
be next in order, oluddako, the next day, the following day (lu- implies lunaku, day). Nnambi y'anzirako. Nnambi is my younger sister/the one who comes after me. Namusoke azzeeko omubiri. N. has gained some weight.
v., okulaga, okuluŋŋamya; (order) okulagira.
obukiika, oludda; vide okulaga; (order) ekiragiro; changed., okuweta olugendo.
order (esp. of the police and military). cf. omuduumi. omuduumizi.
n. (disorder), akacwano.
a weapon) in order to strike; brandish, flourish.
e- (li/ma) relig. novitiate of a religious order, cf. ^gera.
confusion, turmoil. cf. omugogolo.
etc.; give in to, yield to; heed; obey, abatagondedde kiragiro kya kwediima, those who have not obeyed the order to strike.
nnonjodde) v.tr. settle, put in order; rectify, regularize, straighten out.
e- (ki/bi) heap of grass and soil piled on the border of a garden to separate it from another garden, cf. ^kuba.
e- (ki/bi) command, order; rule, regulation; direction; relig. commandment. cf. lagira
hem (cloth); restrict, limit; border; hinder; prohibit, forbid, okukugira ennyumba, to put a fence around a house, cf. olukugiro, omukugiro.
o- indef. interrog. ordinal which in relative order? which ‘oneth?' (a word which unfortunately does not exist in English). ekitabo eky'okumeka? which book? The appropriate reply would contain an ordinal such as first, third, etc. cf. -meka.
sift, fan (esp. termites in order to detach the wings). The var. forms kuyeeya and kuyuuya areof less frequent occurrence).
ndagidde) v.tr. command, order; instruct; charge; prescribe.
o- (Iu/n) edge, border; shore embuubuuto z'ennyanja, the shores of the lake
o- also olukingizzi (lu/n) edge; border; margin, okutambula olukingirizi, to walk around the edge, skirt.
o- (lu/n) border of a mat. cf. sandagga.
o- plur. empangi (lu/n) long ditch; furrow, in the plur. plot of ground in the process of cultivation, oluwangiwangi, border of cultivated area.
o- plur. empenda (lu/n) path; border strip between two pieces of land; way, means, method; plan; opportunity, okutema empenda, to devise means, draw up a plan.
e- (n/n) border, boundary (esp. of gardens j.
e- plur. (n/n) border, boundary; limit.
member of the clergy; member of a religious order, cf. eddiini.
e- (n/n) border, edge, okuba ku ndeboolebo y'oku..., to be on the point of, be about to... cf. omuleboolebo, enjegoo- yego.
6- (n/n) edge, border.
e-: kwesiba nkerekejje (followed by inf.), commit oneself (to), work constantly and devotedly (in order to); be determined (to).
e- less frequently enkingi (n/n) edge; limit; border, boundary.
e- (n/n) limit; border, boundary, frontier. cf. sala.
e- (n/n) border of a mat. cf. sandagga.
e- (n/n) deposit made by a purchaser in order that the item purchased maybe held until total payment is made. cf. sereka.
e- (n/n) joint; seam; center, central point, pivotal point; junction, intersection, point of convergence; border, entabiro y'amakubo, crossroads, cf. ^taba.
obwakabona; priest's orders, obukadde.
is not. Si kitabo. It is not a book, si kulwa nga, conj. lest, in order that...not.
in order that ... not. Nnatya okwenyeenya si kulwa nga nneeroopa. I was afraid to move lest I should give myself away.
rub smooth; grate fin making powder); stir in order to dissolve, kusira kiyobyo, to waste one's time, do something in vain.
order (e.g., an army for combat), okutaza amaaso, to move the eyes from side to side, look around. Taza! interj. Attack! Come on! (used in games). cf. akeetalo, olutalo.
put in order; make ready; prepare.
etc. cf. -tereevu, obutereevu
cause to come; send for; commission, instruct; order (merchandise).
to take apart/strip the layers of the stem of a banana/plantain tree and lay them out in an orderly manner.
ekigambo; (news) amagambo, ebifa; (order) ekiragiro; (promise) okulagaana.
etc.; speak on behalf of. kwogerera waggulu (ng'ow'ebiwundu ali ku lunnyo), to shout out loud (like a w'ounded person on a stretcher), i.e., to give orders in a loud and pompous manner. Yanjogerera ebigambo. He spoke to me very sternly.
o- (mu/mi) [Lunyoro~\ frontier, border of a country.
arrange carefully.
v.i. have an attractive appearance; look well; be well-groomed/ well-dressed; be polished/shiny; be in good order.
(la) [perhaps from Eng. orderly] bodyguard.
go sour (e.g., of milk), kufa mwoyo, to become disheartened/depressed. kufaako nsonyi, to die of shame/embarrassment. (Ebintu) bifa bantu. You cannot always win/be successful/get what you want (said in self-commiseration after a failure). Akanaafa tekawulira nnombe. (prov.) lit. The little (animal, akasolo, implied) who is to die does not hear (the sound of) the horn. Danger comes unawares. The infinitive okufa or okufa obufi serves as an intensifier for a preceding verb. Yazina okufa. She danced a great deal/ with great intensity. Omuwala yafaanana Nnambi okufa obufi. The girl resembled Nnambi in every detail. She was the very image of N.
o- (mu/mi) border, edge. cf. endeboolebo, enjegooyego.
boss around, give commands to.
boss around, give commands to.
stop; maintain oneself/ itself, get along. Eggwanga okuyimirirawo lyetaaga ensimbi. A nation needs money in order to maintain itself/stand/get along, kuyimirira kkongojjo, to stand on one foot.
come to grips; fight; border (on); have a connection/relation (with); have one's hands full, struggle, okukwatagana na mulimu gwa maanyi, to struggle with a heavy burden/big job.
the order of the words in a sentence), okusulika omu- twe, to bend the head, mu kusulika baa- gamba nti..., in conclusion they stated that...
e- (n/n) engagalana y'ebintu, jumble, disordered assortment of things.
operate; act (as). Essimu yali tekola. The telephone was out of order. Akola ng'omu- wandiisi w' ekibiina ky'abakozi. He is working as secretary of the labor union. v.tr. do; make, okukola omulimu, to do a job, to work, okukola emmere, to prepare food, okukola lumonde, to peel sweet potatoes. okukola ebigezo, to take examinations. -kozeeko, used, second-hand, emmotoka ezikozeeko, used cars.
overturn; provoke, annoy.
mis sile s, shots, etc.). Emboozi endagirize egwana bayomba. (prov.) A conversation carried on from a distance is suitable only for people who are quarreling. Baalagiriza engoye e Bungereza. They ordered clothes from England.
o- (mu/mi) edge, border, side, rim, brink.
o- (mu/mi) border; edge; side; binding, cloth added to a garment, cf. kugira.
(la) title of the third wife of the Kabaka in order of precedence.
be adjacent (to). v.tr. put nails into, nail; nail down; press, press down, okukomerera ku musaalaba. to crucify.