oluyimba.

be prodded, etc.

omuyimbi.

ekigambo, ensonga.

put on, okwekambazza, okw ejalabya, okwemanta, okukaga, okusongoka.

omusango, ensonga.

empaka, ensonga, ekisoko.

lit. it jumps over (buuka) the trunk of a cut-down plantain (mugogo).

zira, gumu, kakanyavu, vumu, a mmizi; omusongole.

foreign countries. Minista ow'ensonga ez'ebweru, minister of foreign affairs, ag'ebweru mu bimpi, foreign news in brief (amawulire, news, is implied by ag'). abasibirwa ebweru, parolees. Yabasibidde ebweru. He put them on probation, cf. -(y) eru.

o- (bu/-) nature, inherited constitution or makeup, with the -a of rel. natural; native; traditional, ennyimba ez'obuzaaliranwa, native songs, native music, cf. zaala, -zaaliranwa.

ensonga, omusango; vide olufuubanja, oluyeeke, nnamunkukuulu; (box) essanduuku, ebbweta.

ensonga; (at law) omusango.

n.t ekigambo, omusango, ensonga; vide ttembere.

okusala, obutema; (nails) obutondola; also vide okutyemula, obubanga, okubagulula, obusongola, okuginga, okusennya. to c. off, okukomola. to c. open, okutundula. to c. down, okusanjaga, okusonjola.

okudduka, okusonguka.

v., okudduka, okusonguka, okwewangula; okufuluka, okube nguka, okuwagula olusiisira; (of wife), okunoba.

n., ensonga; make idle excuses, okulonzalonza.

ekigambo, ensonga.

omusango, ensonga, ekyonoono; relapse by one's own f., okwettula; find f., okuyomba, okujuuka, okujuukirira.

ekinyiigo, ensonga.

obukyu, ebi botya, enkanja; (reason), ensonga; vide okusinziira.

fekigambo, ensonga.

eby'ensonga, ebyobutuukirivu.

act, okukola eby'ensonga.

a- (ka/bu) extremity; tip; point; pointed end; pointed tooth, canine tooth, obusongezo bw'engalo, the finger tips. cf. songa.

e- (ki/bi) savor, good flavor; pleasant sound (e.g., of songs), cf. ^noga.

E- with the -a of rel. European, Western /styles, dress, songs, etc.). okwambala Ekiraaya, to dress in European clothing, cf. Obulaaya.

e- (ki/bi) idiom (in language); metaphor; refrain (in a song); variation on a theme; improvisation, cf. soka.

e- (ki/bi) sharp pain (as of pleurisy). cf. songa.

e- the section of a town or city occupied by Europeans/Westerners, with the -a of rel. of the European manner or style, ennyimba ez'ekizungu, European songs; Western songs, amannyo ag'ekizungu, false teeth, cf. -zungu, Omuzungu.

okukooloobya oluyimba, to sing a song.

etc. okukubira omusango/ensonga, to sum up a case/a matter, okukubirako, to add; to make up; to complete, okukubiramu, to give over and above. Tonkubiramu kirala? Aren't you going to give me anything more? empapula z'amawulire ezikubirwa mu Afrika, newspapers which are published in Africa.

etc. Abamu ne batuuka n'okuva ku mulamwa gw'ensonga ne balan- daggira ku birala. Some even get away from the point under discussion and go on at length about other (unrelated) things.

be, okugoba ensonga.

o- (lu/n) index finger. Yamusongamu olunwe. He pointed his finger at him. cf. oraunwe.

o- plur. ennyimba (lu/n) song; hymn, okufumba ennyimba, to compose songs. Ow'ennyimba mbi, ayimbira mu babe. (prov.) A poor singer sings only among his own people, cf. lyimba, ennyimba.

a- adv. quickly; soon; at once; early, ensonga ez'amangu, urgent matters, amangu nga bwe kisoboka, as soon as possible, amangu ddala nga, just as soon as. mangu ago, immediately, at once. cf. -yangu, amangwago.

ensonga; use c. form of verb, e.g., ekyakukoza bw'otyo kiki? what was your motive in acting so ?

a song), v.i. murmur, mutter.

e- (n/n) cause; reason; excuse; matter; affair, okugoba ensonga, to dig for facts; to dismiss (someone's) reasons. Minista akola ku nsonga ez'omunda, minister of internal affairs. Si nsonga oba Muganda oba nedda. It does not matter whether he is a Muganda or not. olw'ensonga eno, for this reason, therefore, wherefore.

e- (n/n) young buck, young male (bushbuck, antelope, etc.).

ekigambo; (opportunity) ekiseera; (reason) ensonga

okusooka, olubereberye; use v., okusinziira, okuvaamu; (cause) ensonga.

yiiye.

n., ensonga, ekigambo.

ensonga, ekigambo, empoza.

ekisonga.

ensonda, akasassa; (of time) ekiseera, eddakiika; (meaning) amakulu; (of an argument) ekisoko, omusoso; be on the p. of, vide about to; keep to point, okugoba ensonga.

v. (with lips), okutoobeza; (in defiance) okusoomooza; p. out, okulagirira; (sharpen) okusongola.

adj., songovu.

okusongoza emimwa.

okusonga, okusoya.

ekyuma ekisongovu, omuwunda.

n. (intellect), amagezi; (cause) ensonga; vide okuvunaana.

a magezi, nsonga.

okuteesa, ensonga.

songovu.

ekiwagbla, okubangula, okubenga, okubalangula; (point), okusongola.

use as a point of departure. Note: This is a word for which a precise English equivalent is lacking. The following phrases illustrate the manner in which it may be used: okusinziira ku lipoota eyafuniddwa olunaku lw'eggulo, according to a report received yesterday. Okufa kwe kwasinziira ku butwa. His death was due to poisoning. Tulina ensonga ejinumu ddala kwe tusinziira ukukkiriza nga waiiwo... We have very firm reasons (from which we start) for believing that_ cf. -sinziivu, ekisinziiro

omuwunda, ekyuma ekisongovu, eriggwa.

e- (li/ma) canine tooth, cf. songa.

v., okugamba; s. a case, okusimba ensonga.

n., entunga; (in side) ekisonga, ekifumu, akasaale.

v.i., okusongoka, okusondo wala.

damage; ruin; spoil (e.g., a child; clothing, a physical object). okutattana ensonga, to refute an argument.

nnewaakubadde (nga), ssonga.

n., ensonda, akasassa, akadondi, akasongezo, ettutu; (gift) ekirabo.

erinnyo, eggego, essongezo.

also tuusiza (-tuusizza) lit. cause to arrive for, etc. (but usually rendered otherwise in translation). Ontuukiza ebbaluwa eno ew'omwami. Make sure you get this letter to the chief for me. Ebintu bye yabituukiza wano. He brought his things here first. Bwe nnatuukayo yantuukiza mu nsonga. When I arrived there he went straight to the point without any preliminaries.