O- plur. aba. the form of the -a of rel. used after nouns of the mu/ba and la classes. Also used as the initial element of many noun phrases relating to persons. It implies a preceding omuntu (abantu), person(s). amawulire, news; ow'amawulire, journalist (plur. ab'amawulire). ebigere, feet; ow'ebigere, pedestrian.

tnpadde) v.tr. give, waayo (with the encl. -yo) give away; give up; offer, kuwa mukisa, to give a blessing to, to bless, kuwa ngalo, to applaud, kuwa mukongo, to wave down a vehicle with one's hand, kuwa mutwe mubi, to cause bad luck to. kuwa matooke bwala, to eat heartily, kuwa muntu mutwe, e.g., Mukasa mu kuvuga eggaali tewali amuwa mutwe. There is no one who can equal Mukasa in bicycle riding. Ompadde, ssebo! Thank you very much, lit. you have given me, sir.

component of wano, wali, wantu, waliwo, ewaffe, etc., q.v.

lodge a complaint, file a charge (usually in a legal sense), v.tr. lodge (a complaint), okuwaaba omusango, to lodge a complaint, file a charge.

accuse.

waabommwe, waaboobwe These constructions, usually following a personal noun such as mwana, are composed of the -a of rel. + -bo- + a plur. pron. They are best rendered of (our, your, their) family/ household/clan. Ono ani? Mwana waaboffe. Who is this? He is one of our family, cf. boowo.

waabisa (-waabisizza) v.tr. caus. 1 & 2 cause to lodge a complaint; complain using/employing. cf. omuwaabi, omuwawaabirwa, empaaba, empaabi.

mpadde) v.i. catch smallpox. cf. kawaali.

mpaanye) v.tr. praise excessively; flatter.

be praised/boasted about.

praise all the time.

mpaanyisizza) v.tr. exchange; change, okuwaanyisa ssente, to change money.

to exchange ideas with each other. cf. empaanyisaganya.

okuwaata emiggo, to beat with sticks, okuwaatwa ennaku, to Suffer.

-ekiwala.

etc.

mpaatuse) v.i. lose weight, become thin/emaciated; lose leaves/ foliage.

beat, -hit. v.i. locc/chcd leaves, ukuM-aaiu'ia emiggo, to beat with sticks, okuwaatula oluyi, to slap, okuwaatula engalo, to clap the hands.

mpaawaanyizza) v.tr. hold in the mouth (food which is too hot to be swallowed comfortably), oku- waawaanya ebigambo, to delight in spreading gossip or sensational news.

mpaayidde) v.tr. slander, -lie about; accuse falsely; add, -add to, -supplement. Olugoye bw'erutaamale tujja kuwaayirako ekyo ekitundu ekisiga- ddewo. If the cloth is not enough we will add on that additional piece.

mpabye) v.i. go astray; get out of control, yawaba bwe yayogera nti..., he was mistaken when he said that... Okubuuza si kuwaba. There is no harm in asking. To ask questions is not an indication of ignorance. cf. -wabi, omuwabo,

at the side, wabbali wa, prep, phrase at the side of, beside, wa bbali w'entebe, at the side of the chair, cf. ebbali, mabbali.

etc.

mpabudde) v.tr. inform, announce to; warn; alert.

lead astray; put out of control.

mpazeewazeko) v.i. keep trying; try vainly, make a futile effort.

chronic (of users of alcohol), lit. you kept coming back, omunywi w'omwenge waddanga, chronic alcoholic.

v., okubaatabaata.

spring up to a great height (esp. of vegetation).

more commonly siramuka, 'q.v. become a Muslim.

e- adv. (to) our place, our home. Also used in cases where the phrases my place, my house would be used in English, cf. wa-, ffe.

v., okunyeenya; (tail) okutenga.

mpaze) v.tr. inflate, blow up. okuwaga omupiira, to blow up a ball.

push through, v.tr. push, force; jostle. Nnawagaanya omukono mu lwatika. I pushed/forced my arm into the crack.

mpagadde) v.tr. sharpen, grind (knives, etc.); fig. sharpen; improve; colloq. scold, upbraid, okuwagala ku bwongo, to improve one's knowledge, sharpen one's wits, okuwagala amannyo, to chew.

mpagamye) v.i. get stuck, get/be jammed.

rare be gigantic/huge. cf. -wagamufu.

wagamisa (-wagamisizza) v.tr. caus. cause to get stuck.

mpaganyadde) v.i. be obstinate/stubborn, cf. -waga- nyavu.

?q.v.

«., empeera, omusaala, omukemba; pay w. to, okupokera.

v., okusinga.

force a way for oneself, open a path/road for oneself (lit. & fig)

mpaggiridde) v.i. move quickly, walk very fast.

be, okwekinika.

eggaali.

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.

mpagguuse) v.i. be or become tallAigh; be bigAuge. cf. -waguufu.

mpagise) v.tr. support, prop up; wedge in, insert firmly.

back up, encourage. cf. obuwagizi, eggwagi, Luwaga, empagi, omuwagizi; wagika.

nnamunye.

be detached, be broken off (e.g., of plantains from, the stem).

snap off; break through (a barrier); force one's way through. Yawagula ensiko. He forced his way through the jungle.

etc.; force one's way for/in, etc.

v., okukuba ekiwoobe, okuwooba.

«., ebiwoobe, okukaaba.

ekiwato; vide olukende.

olwebagyo, olukoba.

ekizibaawo ekitono.

okulinda, okulindirira; (vainly) okwandaakalala. w. upon, okuweereza. w. a bit! lindako! ogira otuula awo! w. at table, okusumaama. w. over a day, okwosa. lie in w., okuteega. w. about, okuzimbirira.

omuweerbza, omusumaami.

okuleka.

a- adv. home, at home. Bwe bagenda okulima ffe tusigala tukuuma waka. When they go cultivating we stay behind and mind the house, cf. eka, amaka.

cf. endiga.

have objections; dispute; argue; compete (in sports).

argue constantly.

out); be taken/carried off; be taken over/ adopted.

be disputed; be contradicted; be opposed; be challenged. cf. obuwaka, obuwakanyi, omuwakanya, omuwakanyi, empaka.

midway, prep, wakati wa, between, with the -a of rel. middle, of the middle, enlebe ey'awakati, the middle chair. Gavumenti eya wakati, the central government. Ennyanja eya Wakati, the Mediterranean Sea. cf. amakkati, amassekati.

vegetation}; be overloaded. v.tr. be laden with; carry. Omuti guwakatidde ebibala. The tree is laden with fruits.