ekikunta.

e- (li/ma) [Sw., Ar.] sheet of corrugated iron, tin or other metal used for the roofing or siding of a building.

dig up (e.g., potatoes, plants with deep roots, etc.); fig. view with contempt, shrug one's shoulders at (as an expression of contempt).

o- (bu/-) forehead; front. Baabadde mu bwenyi bwaffe. They were in front of us/ahead of us. kugwisa bwenyi, to compete/struggle doggedly; to reach a deadlock (in a conflict); to lock horns with (e.g., a strong competitor in a sport), cf. ekyenyi.

akasunduba.

e- plur. amalagala (li/ma) leaf (but not of a plantain); medicine; drug; chemical, in the plur. foliage, eddagala ly'engatto, shoe polish, eddagala eritta ebiwuka, insecticide, eddagala ly'amannyo, toothpaste, eddagala ly'enviiri, hair tonic, eddagala eryerusa, Jjlectuluiig cieain. tsdda- gaia erigonza olubuto or eddagala ly'oku- ddukana, laxative, eddagala^ ly'enjala, nail polish, cf. akalagala, kiragala, olulagaia.

nzirugadde) v.i. be or become black/dark blue; darken; be or become dirty.

usually m the neg. -tagambika, unspeakable, indescribable. obulwadde obutagambika, unspeakable/horrible disease. cf. eggambo, akagambo, kalirugambo, eki- gambo, olugambo, am again bo, entagambwa.

akawuka; vide akasisi, ekitaakule, ssekirembwe, ekisokondwe, jjegeju, kasennyanku, kawuuzi, ekikutuzi, empuluwujju, enfuuyirizi, nkuuwe, endyabalangira, entonnyeze, endya menvu, enzirugaze, enziiziiri, ssemukkuto.

be frugal with; economize on. cf. omukagiriza.

struggle to one's feet.

make struggle to one's feet.

a- (ka/bu) quarrel, struggle, feud, fight, clash; hostility, enmity, cf. kuuba, kuubagana.

rumormonger. cf. gamba.

a- (ka/bu) hard work; intensive struggle, cf. siitaana.

a- (ka/bu) corrugation; wrinkle; fold (e.g., in a rock), cf. essunduba.

try hard.

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

argue, dispute; struggle, etteeka erikontana n'empisa z'abantu, a law which conflicts with the customs of the people, cf. omu- kontanyi.

ndafuubanye) v.i. work hard, struggle intensively, put forth great efforts (in the achievement of an objective) .

crowd); pour/throw down heavily; bestow in abundance; swamp, overwhelm, okulinnimula emisinde, chase, chase after. Nnatandika okukabassana n'olugandu lw'ebintu ebyatulinnimulirwako okuyiga. I began to struggle with the mass of things which were poured on us to learn (or with which we were swamped/overwhelmed).

0- (lu/n) Luganda, the language of Buganda; without caps, brotherhood; relationship. ow'oluganda, relative, relation; member of a brotherhood, amawanga agali mu luganda olumu ne Bungereza, the British Commonwealth, plur. ejinanda, relations, relatives. Ab'oluganda bita, bikonagana ne bitayatika. (prov.) Relatives are like calabashes, they knock together but do not break. Blood is thicker than water, cf. Obuganda, Omuganda, sseruganda.

nnwanye) v.i. fight; struggle; war, make war.

a- plur. (li/ma) the datura plant. The poisonous drug extracted from the fruit was formerly used in trials by ordeal. Also, because of its intoxicating effect on guinea fowls, it is used as bait to trap these birds. cf. omuduudu.

e- (n/n) struggle; fight; conflict, dispute. okusiba enkalu, to tie up (an opponent in wrestling), to get a lock on (an opponent).

e- (n/n) hard struggle, big effort. cf. siitaana.

e- (n/n) kind of termite, also called white ant. It has wings and is considered a great delicacy, Ebyc bye balafuubanira byoya bya nswa. They are wasting their time. They have a hopeless goal, lit. the things which they are struggling for are the hair of the nswa. Omwangu y'atta enswa. (prov.) The one who is quick to arrive kills the nswa. The early bird catches the worm. cf. obuswa, kaswa, ekiswa, nnamu- nswa.

persevere (vainly, futilely).

take trouble, fret; struggle (e.g., with a task).

e- the form of -ddugavu, black, used before nouns of the n/n class and plural nouns of the lu/n class, engatto enzirugavu, black shoes.

e- (n/n) kind of black insect which drips moisture off trees; mistletoe, Viscum album, cf. ddugala, ddugaza.

amaduudu, akalulu, akasera; one who gives drug in o., magunda; try by o., okunywa amaduudu, okunywa akasera.

struggle over a hot stove/fire (with the implication of having to contend with smoke and heat), cf. piikaana.

empagi, olukoma, omukwero; centre p., eggwagi, sserugi; side p., essendeke, akasendwe; (office) omulimu.

okwesisiwala.

etc. cf. akasiitaano, ensiitaano.

n., omuzira, sserugi.

n., olutalo.

v., okulwana, okwevunvubika, okufunvubira, okugagalana, okubabbatta, okubakana; s. into (garment), okubambalika.

used with -ddugavu. enviiri enzirugavu tibitibi, very black hair. also with okusiba. Omuguwa agusibye tibitibi. He has tied the rope very tightly.

do with difficulty; fumble (with).

nzitunse) v.i. smoke, fume; bum; get heated up; fig• ‘fume,' be angry; struggle, put forth great efforts. Abakozi battunka ne mukama waabwe. The employees are having a very difficult time with their boss.

nzivunkanye) v.i. struggle, toil, make a great effort, cf. akavvunkano.

mpalabanye) v.i. strive, -struggle; take trouble; be burdened; be contentious.

mpatanyizza) v.i. tr/ one's best, make every effort, strive hard; struggle, cf. obuwatanyizo, omuwatanyi.

carry on with difficulty, have a hard time.

kwambalagana n'emi- somo, to struggle/work hard at one's studies.

contend; fight desperately. Baalwana ne lu- zuuzumba Uu- implies olutalo, battle). They fought hard and long.

cf. omukakaalukanyi, enkakaalukanyi.

v.tr. caus. cause to struggle to one's feet; raise with difficulty.

to rub one's eyes after sleep, struggle to awaken oneself. Obudde butandise okunyiimuula. Day is beginning to break.

v.i. drudge; struggle very hard; slave at.

v.i. work hard; struggle; be very busy; be bothered.

struggle with (e.g., one's course of studies). cf. omumegganyi; megguza.

thrash about.

fight; be noisy, make a commotion, cf. akanyonyoo- gano.

cf. oluganda.

v.i. hobble along; limp; struggle along.

to quarrel/struggle with a person, okukutuka ekiwalaata, to develop baldness. Obuguzi bukutuka. The deal is settled. The matter is concluded.

toil; try earnestly.

v.i. struggle in vain.

v.i. be burdened down; be overwhelmed; struggle; be troubled. Yajja s'sbys n'ef'eJ'mh*. He came and ate his fill. cf. fudemba.

(-vuye) struggle along with difficulty; be confusedAn a state of confusion; be exhausted.

v.i. recip. struggle (with); grapple (with).

make an effort, work hard, struggle.

v.i. work hard; struggle; strive; be zealous; take pains.

o- (mu/ba) frugal, economical person, cf. kagiriza.

ekinaagu- lira Magala eddiba, money, lit. that which will buy a skin for Magala.

August- September, lit. the month of the struggle (between the rain and the sun), cf. wakana.

with a heavy burden).