omugo.

nyiikivu, a maanyi, a mirimu, angu.

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.

mmenze) v.tr. fill to the brim; whet, sharpen (a knife, spear, etc.). cf. olubengo, Mmengo.

put (one thing on top of another); charge, load; add; reserve (by deposit on an item which will subsequently be purchased).

a basket, container); overload (e. g., a person, a ship). Obuvunaanyizibwa yabubigise ku muntu omu. He placed the responsibility on one man. He burdened one person with the responsibility.

e- plur. (ki/bi) crops, lit. (things) which are cultivated, cf. lima.

omugo; (full) to the b., bute ngerera.

ekibiriiti.

o-: egy'obubazi (egy' implies emirimu, work), accountancy, the job of an accountant. cf. ^bala.

o- adv. fully, to the brim. Ekleziya yajjula bugule. The church was filled to capacity.

enjole; (corn) omuganda, ekinywa, omuvumbo; (leaves) ekikoola; (fruit) ekirimba; (bananas) enkota, ekiwagu, ekisinja, oluwagala.

o- also obusosozi (bu/-) selectiveness, selectivity; discrimination (usually in the sense of hostility to another person or group), cf. sosola.

adj., amitawaana, nyiikivu; be b., okutawaana, okuse jjera, okutawuka, okwetawula mumirimu, okukabassana.

unconfined (of an animal); free, having no commitments (of a person); on the loose, at large (of a criminal); free, offering freedom of movement and expression (of a country), okulya obutaala, to be untethered/free, etc. Omubbi akyalya butaala. The thief is still at large.

o- (bu/-) travel; pilgrimage; fig. harlotry; unfaithfulness in marriage, Tunning around. ' cf. tambula.

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/-) top of the head; with caps., formerly the official residence of the Katikkiro (Prime Minister) of Buganda.

buulira and buuza. appear to be derivatives of the Same rout buul-. They are here treated separately, primarily for reasons of tradition and practicality. cf. ekibuuliriro, embuulira, omubuulirizi, omubuulizi, nnantabuulirirwa.

o* (bu/-) rare (the) charging/ prosecution {e.g., of a person for a crime or offense), cf. vunaana.

eryato, emmanvu, akaduli; for parts of canoe, vide eggwamba, ebbasi, akasenso, ekigambira, ekirima, oluwamba, oluwero, empumi, omugonjo, endagire, endijjo, endigo, ensanda, ensinga, entabiro.

n., ekirimba, ekivumbo, eki wagu.

ebintuebirimu.

twakaavu; become c., okutwakaala.

sekkokko, kirimiriulu.

ceremonial staff handed by the Kabaka to the Kati- kkiro (Prime Minister) as a symbol of his office. cf. lamula.

e- plur. amaliba (li /ma) skin; hide; cover (of a book or magazine). Lugaba yabuggyako eddiba. [t dawned. Dawn came, lit. God took the skin/covering off of (day, daytime, implied by -bu- = obudde). okufuna ekigulira Magala eddiba, to make money, get some money, get something profitable. Bwe batusiba mu ddiba erimu tuliyuza. We just do not get along. We are mutually incompatible, lit. if they tie us in one skin we will tear it open (an almost hopeless feat), cf. ^akaliba, ekiriba.

full to the brim; complete. Eccupa yajjudde beddu. The bottle was full to the brim, emyaka 20 beddu, a full twenty years, twenty complete years.

take to flight; run, progress (e.g., a project or work); have diarrhea. Emirimu gyabwe giddukana bulungi. Their work is progressing well, eddagala ery'okuddukana, laxative.

okulimba, obukuusakuusa; oneself, okwewaana, okwerimba.

be, okwerimba.

okwawula.

okutu; (of corn) ekirimba;

okusuubiza; (agree) okulagaana; (for work) okugulirira, okusenza, okupakasa, okuwendula; (marriage) okwogereza; be engaged (work), okuba n'emirimu, okutawaana; (marriage) okwogere zebwa; (fight) olutalo.

okumala, okukola; (criminal) okutta.

e- (n/n) [Sio.] whistle (the instrument).

cram in; sweep, push (e.g., rubbish into a corner); corner (e. g., a criminal, a rat); solve, get to the heart of (a crime, a problem). cf. effumbiko.

e- (li/ma) bone, okusimba eggumba egganda, to walk. 01 uvannyuma lw'okuki- gaayagaaya baakizuula mpozzi nga kirimu eggumba. After thinking it over they realized that it might just be true, lit. after chewing it they found that perhaps it had a bone inside, okuggwa ku magumba, to lose weight, become all skin and bones, oku- tunguka ku magumba, to cook thoroughly (of meat). Ebigezo bino birimu eggumba. These examinations are quite difficult, lit. have some bone in them. Kirimu eggumba okugamba nti... It is difficult to maintain that. It is hard to say that. lit. There is a bone in saying that... Omwavu lw'alya ennyama amagumba asansa masanse. (prov.) When a poor man eats meat, he scatters the bones around (to impress others ).

break up fibers (for rope making); clean out, scrape out (e.g., the insides of a papyrus plant so that the outer fiber may be used for basket making or rope making); groom, trim, clean up (a person or thing).

a ntiisa.

make, okwekonga, okwemoola, okwenyaata.

purchase, v.i. cost; be worth, okugula ennyonyi, lit. to buy an airplane, i.e., to flee in fear of the consequences of an evil or crime one has committed.

omutwe, kasoomi, enseenene; (of bed) emitwetwe; (of drum) obusu; (of corn) ekirimba; (chief) omwami, omukulti; h. cloth, ekiremba.

ekiziyiza, kalumanny wera; (in speech) okwogera ekirimi.

okuvubiikiriza, okulya kakesu, okusala ekirimi, okuvunvubika, okuvuvuba.

nzijanjabye or nji- janjabye) v.tr. nurse, attend (a sick person); take good care of, look after the needs of. okujjanjaba ebirime, to tend plants.

kind of tree, Trimeria bakeri.

carry out, undertake; continue doing, carry on with (an activity), kukakkalabya mirimu, to do one's work/duties, kukakkalabya mboozi, to carry on a conversation, kukakkalabya musomo, to work hard on one's studies.

prime minister. The more frequently used term is Katikkiro.

a- (ka/bu) market, akatale ak'awamu, common market, akatale k'ebirime, produce market, akatale ak'omubuulo, open public market held at regular intervals, usually monthly.

premier; chief minister of an important chief, cf. tikka.

a- adv. crammed full, full to the brim.

e- (ki/bi) grimace, facial expression of disgust. Ebikongoolo tebitta nnume. (prov.) lit. Grimaces do not kill a bull. Sticks and stones can break my bones but names can never hurt me. cf. kongoola.

e- no plur. (ki/bi) resentment, anger.

c- (ki/bi) fro— cluhm:, tongue, q.v. Alina ekirimi or Ayogeza kirimi. He talks with a lisp, ow'ekirimi, a person with a lisp. Yamusala ekirimi. He interrupted him.

e- (ki/bi) pilgrimage; long journey; arch, day's march, cf. lamaga.

e- (ki/bi) beak of a canoe.

e- (ki/bi) cluster (of grapes); bunch (of fruit), ekirimba ky'ejinaano, a sheaf of wheat.

e- (ki/bi) that which is cultivated, crop, ebirime ebivaamu ensimbi, cash crops, akatale k'ebirime, produce market. cf. lima.

quiet, peaceful, eriyanja li-kirimulaala, the calm, quiet ocean, cf. mulaala.

e- (ki/bi) error, flaw, wrong (of a more permanent nature than that expres sed by kisobyo). Enkola ey'okusosola mu bantu eriko ebisobu bingi. The practice of discrimination against people has many evil aspects, cf. sobya.

e- no plur. (ti/ma) sternness; dour- ness; moroseness, omuntu ow'ekkabyo, irritable person, grouch. Atunuza kkabyo. He has a grim look about him.

v., okukoona, okukuba; (announce oneself) okweyanjula; k. out, okutirimbula; k. up against, okuguuna, okutomera.

grimace at.

e- (ki/bi) [Stf.] iron; metal; factory; machinery; machine; tool; device, ekyuma ekikuba ebifaananyi, camera, ekyuma eki- yimbisa amavinja, record player, ebyuma ebirima, farm machinery, ploughs, tractors, ekyuma kya ppamba, cotton ginnery, ebyuma ebikuba ebitabo, printing presses. Ngudde ebyuma or Ebyuma binsaze. colloq. I am completely out of money. I am broke. cf. 2akuuma, oluuma.

v., okukola emirimu, okutawaana.

nnamaze) v.i. make a pilgrimage; journey, go on a long trip. cf. ekiramago, omulamazi.

ekiyigo, mugwanya, ekyo looni, akasenge ( = primarily reed enclosure).

v., okwesigama, okwesimba ggiriza, okwesiira, okwerimba, okwekkaatiriza; (slant) okwesulika, okugonyoka.

ndeebuukanye) v.i. move about constantly; take trouble (with); bother (with). okuleebuukana n'emirimu, to tend to chores.