ekisenge; (space) ebbanga, omuwaatwa; find r., okugyamu, okweyabya; make r. for, okusegulira, okweyegulula.

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.

lit. men of the dung heap.

e- (li/ma) [£ng. ] bar, barroom.

e- (li/ma) space; room; time, inter- val; opportunity, chance, amagye ag'omu bbanga, air force, mu bbanga lya myaka mitono, in the course of a few years, E — waliyo obuduukaduuka obwesudde ama- banga. At: — there are numerous poor little shops scattered around, cf. banga.

omugole omusajja.

olweyo; (the plant) oluvunvu.

o- (bu/-) [S^-] dirt, akayu ak'obucaafu, colloq. bathroom, cf. -caafu.

o- (bu/-) kind of mushrooms which grow on withered plantain leaves (ssanja).

o- (bu/-) kind of mushrooms which grow on termite hills, cf. ensejjere.

o- (bu/-) evenness, levelness, obutereevu bw'ennyanja, sea level, as adv. straight, directly, ne bagenda butereevu mu kisenge gye yali, and they went straight into the room where he was. ababaka abalonde obutereevu, representatives who are elected directly (by the people).

o- (bu/-) kind of mushrooms growing on hills of night-flying ants.

e- (li/ma) [Sw., dr.] class, classroom.

e- plur. amaliiro (li/ma) dining room; dance floor; floor of the Assembly, okusala eddiiro, to change one's affiliation, switch one's allegiance, join the opposition. cf. lya, liira.

e- plur. amalongooserezo (li/ma) room where surgery is performed, operating room. cf. longoosa.

e- also eddumbirizi no plur. (li/ma) middle of the hut; middle of the room.

eddiiro.

nzigye) v.tr. take; take away/ off/out, etc. (The enclitics -ko, -mu, -wo are frequently suffixed to ggya, performing a role analogous to that of the adverbs following take, i.e., away, off, etc.). Ggyawo ekitanda. fake the bed away.. Ggyako ekikopo. Take the cup off (e.g., of the table), okuggyako, except, excepting, okuggya ku mabeere, to wean, okuggya omwoyo ku kintu, to neglect/forget something. okuggya akagere, to start walking, try one's first steps, okuggya obutiko, to pick mushrooms, okuggyawo omusango, to dismiss a case (at law). Kyanzigya enviiri ku mutwe okulaba nga... It made the hair stand up on my head to see that... Ebigambo bye yayogera byamuggya n'amaziga mu ki- wanga. The things which he said made her cry, lit. took tears from her skull. Temuggya okwo, mugende mu maaso. Don't stop there, go on. Keep up the good work.

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).

have room; correspond to; be equivalent; be fitting/suitable/appropriate, omuwendo ogugya mu nsawo ya buli muntu, a suitable price, a price which ‘fits' everyone' s pocketbook. Omukazi gwe yawasa tamugyamu. The woman he married is not suitable for him. Oba nno ezo emboga zigyamu nsimbi ki? I wonder what that cabbage is worth.

a- (ka/bu) kind of mushroom which grows on termite heaps, cf. embaala.

a- (ka/bu) small cage; ring (for boxingj; dock in a courtroom where the prisoner stands, cf. ekiguli.

a- (ka/bu) plant used for making brooms.

a- (la) kind of mushroom growing in an area where nnaka (a kind of termite) occur.

a- (ka/bu) remote comer (e.g., of 1 a trunk, container, room).

a- (ka/bu) small room; small wall, amannyo ag'akasenge, teeth which are close together without intervening gaps. cf. ekisenge.

a- (ka/bu) party held for the groom or bride on the night before the wedding.

a- also akasukusuku (ka/bu) kind of mushroom found in plantain gardens, cf. olusuku.

a- (ka/bu) mushroom (in general). Ekika ky'obutiko, the Mushroom Clan. cf. ekitiko.

a- (ka/bu) kind of small mushroom.

a- (ka/bu) kind of edible mushroom.

a- (ka/bu) rare kind of edible mushroom.

a- (ka/bu) small house; latrine, lavatory. akayu k'abasajja, men's room. cf. enju.

a- (ka/bu) small house; bathroom. akayumba k'embwa, dog house, akayumba k'enkoko, chicken coop, akayumba ka penitensia, relig. confessional. Ennaku zanzimba akayumba ku mutwe. I have nothing but sorrow/trouble, lit. troubles have built a little house on my head. cf. ennyumba.

a- (ka/bu) dim. of%omuzigo, doorway, q.v. small doorway; small rented room/apartment; small opening/gap (e.g., between teeth).

struggle (with); be unable to go on. -Waaliwo akekejjanya oluggi lwa sitowa ye. There was somebody trying to force the door of his storeroom.

e- (ki/bi) hill of mbaala termites, obutiko obubaala, mushrooms which grow on a kibaala.

e- (ki/bi) kind of mushroom.

e- (ki/bi) bathroom, washroom. cf. naaba.

e- (ki/bi) thing (physical object); thing, matter, affair, plur. ebintu things; belongings, possessions, wealth. Si kintu. It doesn't matter, okusala ebintu ku muwala, to set a dowry for one's daughter, i.e., the amount given by the groom to the parents of the bride, okugwa mu bintu, to hit it lucky, have a streak of good luck (by acquiring position, wealth, etc.). cf. obuntuntu, akantu, oluntu.

e- (ki/bi) [from Eng. club.] bar, barroom, saloon; restaurant, ekirabo ky'emmere, restaurant, cf. akalabo.

e- (ki/bi) wall; partition; room; cell, ebisenge by'enjuki, honeycomb, cells built by bees in their nest. cf. akasenge.

e- (ki/bi) mushroom bed; large mushroom. cf. akatiko.

make a turn; turn off; go astray; go wrong, err; go to the bathroom.

etc. akayumba akakyamirwamu, restroom, bathroom.

e- no plur. (ki/bi) room, unoccupied area; space; opening, cf. omwanya.

o- plur. embaawo (lu/n) plank, board; blackboard; bench (e.g., in a schoolroom); bench (of parliament), olubaawo oluddugavu, blackboard. Yali musajja musazi wa mbaawo. He was a carpenter, lit. cutter of boards.

in public, openly, ekiyigo ekya lukale, public restroom.

o- (lu/n) kind of mushroom. cf. 2 koota.

o- (lu/n) kind of mushroom.

o- (lu/n) fiber-producing plant, kind . of broom, Sida urens or rhombifolia; fig. a very tenacious person (because the plant is very difficult to uproot), luvunvu lukazi, Sida cordifolia, cf. akavunvu.

o- plur. enjeyo (lu/n) broom; brush, cf. lyera.

lit. ears of an old man. cf. tuga, omukadde.

e- front of the house; living room. plur. of omulyango, q.v.

e- (n/n) kind of large edible mushroom.

cf. olukonzikonzi.

o- (mu/mi) crack, fissure, opening; space, room. cf. wagaanya.

o- (mu/mi) space, room; outlet. cf. ekyanya.

e- (n/n) kind of white mushroom. It is the secondary totem of the Buffalo Clan.

lit. chief's gourd.

e- (n/n) handle of a ladle; stem of a mushroom, cf. omukonda.

e- kind of small mushroom. cf. kulungutana.

royal chair; kind of mushroom.

e- (n/n) also omusuununwa (mu/mi) young mushroom.

cf. omwenge.

enduli; (of plantain) omugogo; (of mushroom) enkonda; (of flowers, etc.) ekiti; (of maize) ekisoolisooli.

picture, etc.); bind, lash; decorate (e.g., a room). okutimba ebbula, to lie, deceive.

become relaxed; grow slack; become refreshed; recuperate; go down (of a swelling); relieve oneself, go to the bathroom.

e- (li/ma) cheek; insolence, impertinence. okubutika amatama, to remain silent, keep quiet, okukuba amatama, to be all talk, be long on talk and short on action, okulya mu ntama, to talk loud, roar, make an outburst; to bark (of a dog), okukwata ku matama, to be amazed/shocked, -lit. hold one's cheek, kukuba muntu ttama. to qhnnt at a person in a harsh voice, omuntu ow'amatama, one who makes up stories, teller of tall tales. Baalulaza mu ddiiro amatama gafunye ku bikonde. They took us into the dining room to eat, lit. so that the cheeks could fold into fists. Yamuliira ttama. He shouted at him. cf. entama.

kugwamu kya Wakayima, to have a sudden urge to go to the bathroom, kya implies ekidumusi, diarrhea.