obusiru; vide obubuyabuya.

expressing anger), cf. twakaala, twa twa twa.

-twakaavu, twa twa twa.

also twalana (-twalanye) v.i. recip. take each other; fight furiously, attack each other fiercely; swell, swell up.

miscellany, collection of various things, lit. take (it) and let's go.

be carried/taken, etc.

be portable. cf. obwetwaze, ekitwalotwalo, omutwala- bafu, omutwalo, omutwazi, entwala, ettwaze.

etc. okutwalira awamu, generally, in general, ng'otwaliddemu ne..., including, if you include.

cajole, coax. v.i. keep doing; continue on; keep going; stay on. Twalirizaako. Keep on, don't give up. Mweddemu muleme kutwalirizibwa mamotoka. Take care that you are not taken in by/lose your head over big automobiles.

with a, ekinnyindwa.

song).

o- (tu/-) a little strength, a little force. Taliimu twanyi. He hasn't got an ounce of strength, cf. amaanyi.

quarrel noisiiy, squabble, wrangle. cf. kwakwalikana.

okunyaga, okutwala olw'empaka.

okubeera, okulindirira, okutwala, okusigala.

footwalk, sidewalk. cf. ekkubo.

okutwala, okukwata, okunyaga, okulya.

okutwala, okutoola, okuwamba, okunayira.

effutwa.

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.

walk with the feet turned outwards; fig. fail to conform, be out of step; diverge on political issues; be unfaithful, be guilty of marital infidelity, cf. embaliga.

mumaaso ga; take beyond, okuyisa; go b., okuyitirira, okusukka, okutwaliriza olugendo.

e- always plur. (ki/bi) bowlegs, with the -a of rel. bowlegged. Wa bitege. He is bowlegged. Gye twakyadde baatufumbiddeyo enkoko, ekyemisana ne kigenda bitege. They cooked chicken for us where we went to visit, and it turned out to be a wonderful meal.

o- (bu/-) rule, governing; government. eby'obufuzi, politics, obufuzi bw'amatwale, colonialism, cf. fuga.

omugugu, ekisaaganda, eki tuutuuli; (shells) omutwalo; (fish) olutala; (firewood), ekinywa, omuganda, olusekese; (salt) olubaya; (cloth) omutumba.

o- (bu/-) poison.

o- (bu/-) independence, self-rule. cf. twala, -etwala.

e- (ki/bi) fool. cf. twagga. kitwekankima, e- (ki/bi) kind of tree, Conopharyngia holstii. kityi, e- (ki/bi) coward, cf. tya, ^omuti. kiviiri, e- (ki/bi) ekiviiri ekigule, wig.

okusendasenda, okuwemba, okukumbiriza, okutiitiibya; vide okutwaliriza.

okutwala, okwetikka; (news) okubuulira, okutegeeza.

v.i., okutwala, okugula.

twakaavu; become c., okutwakaala.

omwagalwa, omuganzi, omusuutwa.

okutoolako, okutwalako, okusalako.

n., effutwa.

ekitundu, essaza, ettwale.

amatwale.

ettwale.

carelessness, inevitability (in the sense of being obliged to do what one does not want to do) and even sheer exasperation. Tumaze ga- gendayo. We sent there just for the sake of going. Mumale gaddamu, temulowooza. Just give an answer, don't think about it first. Mala gakola. Just go ahead and do it. Don't spend too much time on it. Among the younger generation there is a tendency to drop the verbal stem which normally follows ga-. The meaning is implied from context, e.g., Twamala ga-. We simply went there (or simply did something else, dep ending on previous context).

adv., wala; vide okukunukkira, okutwaliriza.

e- no plur. (li/ma) hostility; aversion; dislike; malice; grudge; spite.

fumbekera (-fumbikidde, -fumbe- kedde) v.i. appl. Twasanze ekkanisa efumbikidde (or efumbekedde).

completed in/at, etc.; be contained, fit in; end up in, wind up in. Ffenna twa- ggweera mu mmotoka. All of us were (able to) fit into the car. Enju yaabwe ejja ku- ggweera mu myezi esatu. Their house will be completed in three months.

endeku; vide kakudi, ekireere, ekigangaali, empaawo, olutafuka, omukabu, eŋŋunda, ensekula; g. plant, ekiryo; akatanga, akatundwe. govern, okufuga, okutwala.

v. (rice), okutwanga.

eddembe; be i., okwetwala, okwesanirira; vide omusuluba.

e- no plur. (li/ma) unconcern; thoughtlessness, okukuba ejjaliri, to be carefree/easy-going; to act spoiled. Twala en ejjaiirt. Stop acting so spoiled.

a- (ka/bu) tiny fowl flea, okutwala ssente buloolo, to be very expensive, require a great deal of money. Ku mbaga kwabaddeko abantu buloolo. There were a great many people at the wedding.

a- adv. hurriedly; quickly; at a trot. Twagenze kantindiggwa. We went in a great hurry, cf. tindigga.

a- also akasiibulizo (ka/bu) leave taking, farewell; parting gesture. with the -a of rel. final, conclusive. Twabuuse bwe yafuuye firirabi ey'akasiibulo. We jumped when he blew the final whistle. cf subuka, sitbuia.

a- (ka/bu) small tree; small stick, okukola ekintu n'odda ne mu kati, to do something excessively/to an extreme degree; to do something wonderfully/efficiently. Yayimba n'adda ne mu kati. He sang wonderfully. Twalya ne lukubyako kati. We ate excessively and still had plenty left over. cf. omuti.

a- (ka/bu) small bundle, small packet. as an adv. close together. Ffenna twali tutudde kattu. We all sat jammed together. Tukolera wamu mu kattu. We work together/ as a unit /not necessarily in close physical proximity). cf. ettu.

a- (ka/bu) indentation.

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.)

be sickened (by food); feel a distaste for.

e- no plur. (ki/bi) nasal twang, nasal tone of voice, as adv. nasally, okwogeza ekinnyindwa, to speak with a nasal tone, ow'ekinnyindwa, a person with a nasal toneof voice, cf. ennyindo.

kutwala kirinnyamutikka, to follow in hot pursuit; to chase away.

e- (ki/bi) night, nighttime, adv. at night, in the plur. period, era, times, mu biro bino, these days, in the present period. Akutwala ekiro omusiima bukedde. fprov.J He rouses you to effort at night but you are thankful to him in the morning, cf. kaakiro, ekyekiro.

e- (ki/bi) watch of the night; sleep, okukwata ekisisimuka, to sleep. Ali mu kisisimuka. Heis asleep. E Bu- ngereza twakubayo ebisisimuka bibiri nga tugenda mu America. We spent two nights in England on our way to America, cf. sisimuka.

e- (ki/bi) grass, n'ekisubi ku liiso, unprepared (of persons), okutwala n'ekisubi ku liiso, to hustle (someone) away. cf. essubi.

e- (ki/bi) old, desicated tree; wooden handle; score in the game of mweso. Akyukira mu kiti nga mbazzi. He is likely to turn against people. He cannot be trusted. Twayogeramu ebiti bibiri n'Omuzungu. We spoke with the European for a short time. cf. lomuti.

e- (ki/bi) knot; tassel; notch; bud.

e- (ki/bi) asphyxia, cf. tuya. kitwaggu, e- (ki/bi) hot-temperedly. cf. twagga. kitwalotwalo, e- (ki/bi) small package/parcel.

come to an agreement, v.tr. agree on, come to an agreement on. Twakkaanyizza omuwendo. We agreed on a price.

in a hurry; briefly; without stopping. Twabayitako kkuutwe. We passed by them quickly without stopping.

n., ekifundikwa; k. in wood, enkovu, ekifunvuba, e ssunduba, eki tuttwa.

bicker, wrangle, cf. twatwalikana.

with the -a of rel. (in political context) republic, republican. Eggwanga lino li- fuulibwa lya kyetwala. This country is becoming a republic, cf. twala, -etwala.

n., omugugu, omutumba, omutwalo; (of fish) olutala, olukanda, olutakku; (of firewood) olusekese.

o- with the -a of rel. scattered, spread out; sporadic. Ekyalo kya lubandaasi. The village is spread out. Yeebaka twa lubandaasi. He slept fitfully, lit. a sporadic (sleep, otulo, implied by twa). cf. bandaala.