n., eŋŋendo.
v. okutambula;, t. rapidly, okupaapiira.
omutambuze.
o- (bu/-) travel; pilgrimage; fig. harlotry; unfaithfulness in marriage, Tunning around. ' cf. tambula.
o- (bu/-) great open space, awe some expanse; middle (of the sea, the heavens), obwengula bw'ennyanja, the open sea, the high seas. Ani eyasooka okugenda mu bwengula bw'ebbanga? Who was the first one to travel in space?
rumble; hurry, rush, move quickly; race, run. okuduma embiro, to move at a great speed, dumya (-dumizza) v.tr. caus. cause to thunder; make rush/hurry/travel at great speed. cf. duduma.
a- (ka/bu) toe; small foot, okwekuba akagere, to menstruate, okukuba akagere,to travel on foot, walk, okukuba obugere, to mock, scorn, okuggya akagere, to start walking, take one's first steps, cf. obu- geregere, ekigere, olugere.
a- (ka/bu) a kind of bean which resembles a lima bean but is much smaller, butter bean. Abantu ba kuno baamutwala teyeesibidde na kayindi. The people here sent him packing or (in a political context) they threw him out of office, lit. took him, he did not tie up beans for himself. (Formerly travelers used to take beans of this sort with them on long trips. The person referred to in the example left so quickly that he could not make the usual preparation.)
nnanze) v.tr. climb; creep; spread (of creeping plants, fire, etc.); wander, travel all around; flourish.
sound (of drums); sound an alarm. Ennpma ezirawa ezo zaaki? What are those drums beating for? Ebigambo bikira ejinoma okulawa. (prov.) Words travel more quickly than the sound of drums.
ndeppuse) v.i. move around a great deal; travel much; move from place to place. Buli muntu wa ddembe okuleppuka mu azikiriza Everyone is free to change his beliefs/to switch from one faith to another.
hair}- run. very fast; run away, okumaanyuuka emisinde, to run off at great speed; to travel at a great speed (e.g., of a train).
a- plur. (li/ma) going, going away, traveling away. adv. on the way going, while going away. cf. genda.
e- (n/n) passer-by; traveler; wanderer, transient; vagabond, cf. 2 yita-
e- (n/n) personal belongings of a traveler, baggage, luggage, cf. omugugu.
one who cannot be told anything. Nnantabuulirirwa alisaabala obw'ebbumba. (prov.) One who heeds no advice will travel in a clay boat (and risk destruction), cf. buulirira.
e- (n/n) way of walking, gait; way of going; way of traveling; travel; transportation; way of managing/directing, cf. tambula.
travel from place to place; journey; blaze (of the sun, fire, etc.). Omusana gupekuka. The heat of the sun is very intense.
arch, (of a woman) travel with the Kabaka, a chief or one's husband on a military expedition or a long journey, cf. omusebeyi.
travel about, roam about without restrictions.
encircle, go around; besiege, v.i. travel all over, tour; spread, cf. entalaaga.
etc. okutambulira ku bu- nkenke, to walk on tiptoe, okutambulira omuntu, lit. to travel around because of somebody, i.e., to obtain magic formulae, medicines, potions, etc., and use them to hex a person, to bend him to one's will or do him bodily harm.
travel fast; race; have a showdown, have it out with someone.
up; in the air, in the sky; upstairs; loudly, in a loud voice, obuyigirize obwa waggulu, higher education. amatundiro aga waggulu, stores of a better class, ab'awaggulu, people who are high in the social scale, okumanya okwa waggulu, superior knowledge. Ekiyita waggulu, otegera wansi empungu terya bire. (prov.) lit. What travels on high, you trap (when it is) down, the eagle does not eat clouds (but must come down to eat). What goes up must come down. cf. eggulu, kungulu, engulu.
a- adv. in many places. Ntambudde wangi mu Bulaaya. I have traveled in many parts of Europe, cf. -ngi.
mpenyuse) v.i. run very fast; travel at a great speed (of a vehicle), okuwenyuka emisinde, to run at a great speed.
mpulumuse) v.i. move/travel at a great speed, okuwulumuka emisinde, iden,
go at a great speed.
pass around. Atannayitaayita y'atenda nnyina okufumba. (prov.) He who has not traveled around praises his own mother's cooking. Okuyitaayita kulaba. (prov.) To travel around is to see. Live and learn.
travel far. okusiyagguka eggendo eggwanvu, to take a long trip.
to hurry, rush, travel at a fast rate (esp. when chased).
o- (mu/mi) (act of) going; travel. cf. nyegera.
kufuu- muuka misinde or kufuumuuka mbiro, to run/ travel very quickly.
v.i. travel with difficulty; journey for a long time.
go from place to place (of peddlers), cf. omutembeeyi.
o- (mu/ba) one who goes to forage for food, one who travels about to obtain food either by purchase or in exchange for services.' omusasi w'amawulire, newspaper reporter, one who ferrets out news, omusasi w'ejinambo, gossip, gossiper. cf. saka.
o- (mu/ba) arch, a woman who travels with the Kabaka, a chief or her husband on military expeditions or on a long journey, cf. sebeya.
choose, separate (from); travel through, cover far distance). Olukuŋŋaana lwasonjolera ddala ennaku ennungi ssatu. The meeting lasted for three full days.
cf. matalisi, omutalisi.
okutambulako, to take a walk, ku- tambula nga weerinnyako, to walk slowly/ cautiously/fearfully, lit. stepping all over oneself.
e- (n/n) kind of green grasshopper. omusolo gw' ennenzigenzi, tribute extracted from travelers for right of passage. cf. genda.
deliver; walk/go with/by means of. okutambuza ebigere, to go on foot, okutambuza eggaali, to go by bicycle, okutambuza amaaso, to let one's eyes wander, okutambuza essimbo, to walk with dignity, okutambuza ekibiina, to direct/ run an organization, okutambuza ekyuma, to operate a machine, okutambuza omutwe, to slip off of the bed while sleeping. Kati atambuza omwaka gwe ogwa 42. He is now in his 42nd year.
okuwulugumya olukomo, to telephone, okuwulugumya amasasi, to fire bullets/ shots. Yawulugumizza ejjinja. He hurled a stone with great violence. cf. akawulugumo, ekiwulugumo; wologoma.
v.i. move forward/ make one's way noisily through thick bush; travel on and on.
v.i. travel a long distance; wander far and wide. Emmotoka yatufaako ne tuseyeggera eggendo eppiti- rivn. The car broke down on us and we (had to) walk a long distance.
o- rarely omutambuzi (mu/ba) walker; pedestrian; traveler; faithless husband; faithless wife. cf. tambula.
v.tr. cause to run fast; cause to travel fast.
go to consult a lubaale. cf. omunyegero.
encircle, ng'ennaku zeetoolodde, as the days passed by. Ayo- gera ycctooloola. He Leals about die bush. He talks in circles. Akakiiko kajja kwe- tooloola Uganda yenna. The committee will travel all through Uganda. ekiseera kye- toolodde kiwanvu nga..., for a long time now.
pi ay about. cf. embirigo.
-travel. Yee- walakata olw'e Ggaba. He headed for/ traveled to Ggaba. cf. ekiwalakate; kalakata.