omuwanguzi.
Lake, Nnalubaale.
be, okuwangula.
okuwangula.
o- (bu/-) victory, conquest; achievement, success, cf. ^wanguka, wangula.
very strong wind on Lake Victoria, cf. saawa.
nnonze) v.tr. gather up, pick up; pick out; select, choose; elect; describe completely. Kuno si kutta kulonda. This is a great bargain, lit. it is not killing (a game CtTtl TTl al) but merely picking it up (from the ground), okulonda mu bangi, lit. to select from among many, to choose (a wife). Baabu)onda. They had a fight or They went running after each other, lit. picked up the footsteps (abuwuufu is implied by -bu-). Ekibiina kyakubidde waggulu mu kulonda. The party won an overwhelming victory in the elections.
cf. yanja, ennyanja.
e- (n/n) squeaker catfish, Syno- donlis victoriae.
e- (n/n) kind of fish, Laheo victori- anus.
e- (n/n) = enningu, kind of fish, Labeo victorianus.
conquer, be victorious over; win over; overcome (difficulties ).
etc. Baabinjokerawo nti teri mulimu. They told me right off that there was no work, lit. burned words (-bi- implies ebigambo) at me. Omusana gunjokedde busa. have troubled myself/worked in vain, lit. the sun has shone on me in vain, kukwokera Katebo, to be depressed at not getting what one wants, labour in vain, Katebo is a port on Lake Victoria).
pr.n. the name of a group of islands in Lake Victoria. The title of the county chief is Kweba.
o- (mu/mi) headband/wreath worn as a symbol of victory; headband worn for reasons of illness.
pr.n. Lake Victoria.
pr.n. (la) the name of a lubaale associated with Lake Victoria and the Ssese Islands. Mukasa and the feminine variant Nnamukasa are now extensively used as personal names.
o- (mu/ba) conqueror, victor; winner, cf. ^wanguka, wangula.