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.

okutoowaaza, okujeeza, okukopiwaza.

okuwaabira, okuloopa, okulanga, okumemeka, okuwemuukiriza, (falsely) okuwaayiriza, okulyolyoma, okuseekeeta, okuliikiriza, (face to face) okukobojjana.

omuwaabi, omuloopi, omuwaayirizi, omulyolyomi.

nnewaakubadde . . . nga.

weewaawo, yee.

beereka (-beerese) v. i. appl. neut. be habitable; be tenable. Wano tewabeereka. It is not easy/possible to live here. cf. oba, obanga, oboolyaawo, olubeerera, embeera, newaakubadde, waliwo, (a)watali.

adv., use waakiri with subj. or infin.;

waabommwe, waaboobwe.

waabommwe, waaboo- bwe.

ekifuba; (woman's) ebbeere, q.v.; vide also nnansble, nnamba laala, empottowotto, lukambulizo, ekiwaama; inflamed breast, ebbanyi.

o- (bu/-) buying; trade; commercial dealing, eby'obuguzi, merchandise, obuguzi obw'okuwaanyisaganya, barter, okusikana obuguzi, to make a business deal. cf. gula.

omulimu, emitawaana.

v., okutayira, okutawaana.

adj., amitawaana, nyiikivu; be b., okutawaana, okuse jjera, okutawuka, okwetawula mumirimu, okukabassana.

okuwaayiriza, okulyolyoma, okuseketta, okukonjera.

obuwaayize, obuwaayirizi, obulumirizi.

okuwaayo.

v.tr., okukyusa, okufuusa, okufuula; (money) okuwaanyisa, okuvunja; keep changing subject, okulondobereza.

okukuutira, okulagira, okukubiriza; (accuse) okuwawaabira, okuwaabira, okulanga; (as bull) okutomera, okukaga; (one another) okutomeragana.

v. (hands), okukuba mungalo, okuwaatula engalo.

okuwaanyisa.

omuwaabi.

okulimba, obukuusakuusa; oneself, okwewaana, okwerimba.

okuwaayo, okuwonga; d. oneself, okwewaayo, okwewonga; a church, okuyingira ekkanisa.

omuwawaabirwa.

okuwonya, okulokola; (hand over) obuwaayo.

okulanga, okuwawaabira, okuseekeeta, okumemeka.

okuwaayo.

essowaani, olutiba.

v.tr., okusumattula, okuta, okuwaatula.

okuwa, okuwaayo, okuliisa.

okusuubiza; (agree) okulagaana; (for work) okugulirira, okusenza, okupakasa, okuwendula; (marriage) okwogereza; be engaged (work), okuba n'emirimu, okutawaana; (marriage) okwogere zebwa; (fight) olutalo.

okugaziya, okuwaayira, okukookera, okuneneya.

emirembe, egitaggwaawo.

consisting of the place formatives e- and wa. to, from or at the house/place of (similar to French chez). Nnenda ewa Mukasa. I am going to Mu- kasa's. Nva wa Mukasa gye banywa omwenge. I am coming from Mukasa's where they are drinking beer. With the possessive prefixes are derived the forms ewaffe (less commonly ewattu), at or to our place; ewammwe (rarely ewannyu), at or to your place, and ewaabwe, at or to their place. See also waaboffe, etc.

v., okuwaanyisa, okugulaana, okuwa ŋŋana.

okuwaayo.

be like; look like; be similar; seem, appear. Obulwadde buno bulaanana kawaali. This disease resembles smallpox. Mwenna mu- faanana. You are all alike. Banno ba- faanana batya? What are your friends like? Afaanana ng'alya. He seems to be eating, obutafaanana nga bulijjo, unlike the usual situation, in an unusual manner. oku- faanana ne + noun = like, just like. okufaanana n'amawanga amalala, just like other nations.

okupanka, okuwaana, okunyumiikiriza, okubinaabina, okujaaka, okwegonza, okuwenda, okwekugga; f. oneself, okwetenda;

commit, okwewaayiriza.

mpwedde) v.i. be finished/ ended; be completed (e.g., of a job); be exhausted/worn out. Mpweddemu amaanyi. I have no strength left, obulamu obutaggwa- wo, eternal life, okuggwaamu akakunkuna, to be completely convinced, have one's doubts removed, okuggwa ku muntu, to be ‘finished' with a person, no longer to trust him; to be utterly amazed at a person, ku- ggwaamu mazzi, to be on the point of death; to have just died, lit. to be exhausted of water. Aweddeemu amazzi. He is on the brink of death. Yanywedde n'aggwa. He drank to excess/got drunk. Yayambadde n'aggwa. She was dressed ‘fit to kill.'

e- (li/ma) trombone.

e- plur. amawaatiro (li/ma) place where food and vegetables are peeled before cooking. (This is usually located in the banana garden located near the house.) cf. waata.

okuwa, okugaba, okutonera, okuweereza. g. birth to, okuzaala. g. place to, okusegulira. g. up, okuleka, okuta. g. oneself up, okwewaayo. g. ear to, okutega amatu, okuwulira. g. out, tr., okulanga, okubuulira. g. judgment, okusala omusango. be much given to, okuweebwa jjaliri.

use wasigadde (or waasigala) katono.

okuwawaabira, okuwaabira.

okuwawaabira, okuwaabira.

okubuulira, okutegeeza; i. against, okuwawaabira, okuloopa.

okuwaanyisa, okuvunja.

okwogerako, okuwawaabira.

okuyiiya, okuginga, okugunja, okuvumbula; vide okw ewaayiriza.

adv., he just talks, amala g'ogera, ayogera bwogezi; j. so! int., weewaawo!

a- noun of limited occurrence doubt; lack of conviction. Sisigaddeemu kakunkuna. I have no (remaining) doubt, okuggwaamu akakunkuna, to become completely convinced, have one's doubts removed. cf. kunkuna.