prep, and adv., ku, nga.

be, okujja, okugenda, okutera.

etc.; consider, take into consideration; be concerned about, v. i. crack; become old/ worn out. nga tobaliddeeko, excluding, not counting.

loiter, be lazy; wander from job to job.

mmombose) v.i. roam about, wander, wander about, cf. emmotnboze.

also boyaana (-boyaanye) v.i. be dizzy; be delirious, rave (of a sick person); toss about restlessly; be disturbed/ troubled; seethe, be in a turmoil, boyaanya (-boyaanyizza) v.tr. caus. make dizzy/delirious, etc. cf. akaboyi; boyonga.

o- adv. in a state of readiness, kuba bulindaala, to be ready/prepared. Enkuba eri bulindaala. It is just about to rain.

wander aimlessly, wander around in a daze.

be lacking, lack; be at a loss for; lose. Yabulwa eky' okuddamu. He was at a loss for an answer. Nnali siyinza kubulwa ddoboozi lye. I could not be mistaken about/fail to recognize his voice. Bwe yamunoonya n'abulwa n' agenda. When he looked for him without success (lit. and he was missing) he went away. Omuntu bw'abulwa by'ayogera anuuna ne ku vvu. (prov.) When a person is at a loss for words he even sucks on ashes. (This is said of a person who talks for the sake of talking).

mmungeese) v.i. be homeless; wander about aimlessly, be a vagabond.

ekisaka; beat about the b., okusala amakeete.

wander about.

e- plur. amalindirizi (li/ma) opportunist; hanger-on, someone who waits about to exploit any opportunity, cf. linda, lindiriza.

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).

faayo v.i. care, be concerned/interested; pay attention. Mukasa afa nnyo ku banne. Mukasa cares a great deal/pays attention to his companions. Omwana oyo talina amufaako. That child has no one who cares about him/ no one to take care of him. Nze sifaayo oba Byekwaso anajja oba tajje. I don't care whether B. comes or not.

okuyanza engalo; I feel sick, emmeeme ensinduukirira.

okusuula, okukanyuga, okukasuka, okusimbaggula; f. down, okutandaggira; f. oneself about, okwaziirana.

v.i., play the f., okweginga, okw erigomba; f. about, okwewodoola; be fooled, okuguumaala.

okutambulatambula, okusalabatta, okutanta, okutazaataza.

nnambye) v.tr. say; say to, tell, kwe kugamba nti..., that is to say, i.e... abantu abalala gamba nga nze, other people such as myself. Mbadde jrinamba nti... I thought/supposed that. Ani agamba? Is there any question at all about that? That is too obvious.

etc.; be careless/indifferent about; treat lightly.

go to and and fro; stampede; rampage.

roam about, wander around aimlessly.

okugomosa emmotoka, to drive a car everywhere, joyride. cf. goma.

trot; skip cavort about, frolic, cf. kannagguluba.

gambol, cavort about, frolic, romp (often of animals).

etc.; put in an uproar; bother, worry. cf. akagulumbo.

okukunza.

okuseeyeeya; h. about, okulattalatta.

rejoice over.

roam about aimlessly (used disparagingly of drunks, unemployed persons, loafers, etc.).

e- (n/h) [Sw. ] large roll of cloth or or cloth-like material (originally about thirty yards j.

nzijumbidde) v.tr. take a great interest in; be diligent in; be zealous about, cf. -jjumbizi, obujjumbizi.

okubuuka. j. about, okukejja; okwekandagga, okwekanga. j. for joy, okujaganya, okusamba muyenje. j. up, okuwawamuka.

a- no plur. (ka/bu) orneriness, ill- natured disposition; bumptiousness, quality of being loud and bumptious. Omunafu ayinza kababba. (prov.) An idle person excels in boastful talk. It is easier to talk about something than to do it. Alina aka- babba or Wa kababa. He is a loud-mouthed person.

roam about freely; trespass.

a- no plur. period from about nine to ten in the morning, when the sun begins to get warm, lit., the grasshoppers (mayanzi) become active (lasa).

etc.; stress, emphasize, be firm about; affirm confidently, assert; be hard on, put pressure on. okukaliriza amaaso, to look intently, okukaliriza amatu, to listen intently, okukaliriza olutalo, to prolong a battle.

a- ow'akasitunkira, gadabout, capricious person. Ow'akasitunkira, talya nkoko ya mukodo. (prov.) The gadabout does not eat the miser's chicken. Perhaps = A rolling stone gathers no moss. cf. situka, situnkana.

a- (ka/bu) (the act of) working hard; trudging to and fro, bustling about.

a- (ka/bu) small valley. Sijja ku- menya kawonvu na kagga ku ntambula yange, i will not gp into details about my trip, lit. I will not mention the little valley and the little river, cf. ekiwonvu.

a- adj. with akasana (sunshine) implied, period from about 7:30 to 8-30 A-M. cf. woomera, omulezi.

a- (ka/bu) lit. it cools the cooking stones, the time from about 9:30 P.M. to midnight, cf. ^wola, woza, essiga.

e- (ki/bi) darkness; secrecy. 05 an adv. at an unusually late hour. Buli bye bakola babikolera eyo mu kibundugulu nze tebambuulira. Everything they do, they do in secrecy (or darkness) and don't tell me about it.

difficulty, ‘hitch.' Eby'ol ugendo Iwange byajjamu kigoyeweezinge. A problem developed about my trip. Ebintu byajjamu kigoyeweezinge. Things did not work out very well. Complications developed.

e- (ki/bi) young cockerel, pullet; young person (from the age of about 16 to 20); pretty girl.

e- (ki/bi) piece of cloth, about three or four yards, wom by Baganda women under the busuuti, q.v.

e- (ki/bi) torch; bunch of grass or piece of firewood/paper, etc., which is set on fire and carried about.

e- no plur. (ti/ma) sternness; dour- ness; moroseness, omuntu ow'ekkabyo, irritable person, grouch. Atunuza kkabyo. He has a grim look about him.

bustle around, bustle about; move restlessly; be needlessly busy; be anxious/preoccupied.

ndaaselaase) v.i. be thirsty; pant from thirst; move about hastily/in a hurry, cf. lakasira.

ndalazze) v.i. wander about, roam about.

ndalanze) v.i. be indifferent/lazy/unconcerned about consequences; be reckless.

etc. Abamu ne batuuka n'okuva ku mulamwa gw'ensonga ne balan- daggira ku birala. Some even get away from the point under discussion and go on at length about other (unrelated) things.

ndeebuukanye) v.i. move about constantly; take trouble (with); bother (with). okuleebuukana n'emirimu, to tend to chores.

ndeese) v.tr. bring; conduct; cause, produce. Ssengaawe zireese. His aunt has arrived, unfortunately, lit. the winds (empewo is implied by zi-) have brought his aunt. Akyogerako si ye akireeta. (prov.) The person who talks about it is not the one who causes (the misfortune) to happen. Kaakati obireese! Now you have really done it! Now you have started something bad. (-bi- of obireese implies ebi- gambo, matters).

ndegguse) v.i. roam about, wander about; loiter about.

etc.

v., okulaba, okutunula. l. after, okulabirira. l. closely, okwekkaanya, okubeera. l. for, okunoonya, okwaza. l. hard, okwekaliriza amaaso, l. askance, okutunula ekiyumba. l. about, okumagamaga. l. down, okussa amaaso, okuwomba amaaso, okugenekera enkowe.

o- (lu/n) olukanda lw'enkejje, a load of nkejje (a small fish) consisting of about 30 skewers woven together.

nnunze) v.tr. season, flavor, add flavor to; salt, okulunga taba mu mmindi, to fill a pipe with tobacco, okulunga kintu mu mmindi, to lose out on, fail to get., Bw'otoolime nnyo pikipiki gy'osuubira oku- gula ojja kugirunga mu mmindi. If you are not diligent with your cultivating you can forget about the motorcycle you were hoping to buy.

o- plur. empombo (lu/n) a young leaf of the banana plant which, after being softened by exposure to the sun, is used in cooking vegetable sauces. The sauce is inserted into about four layers of empombo and then steamed in the pot along with the main food dishes. Amagezi luwombo, bwe luyulika ng'osala olulala. (prov.) Wisdom is a luwombo; when it gets torn you can always cut another one. If one method fails, a wise person will adopt an alternative solution. oluwombo okulufumitamu akati, lit. to pierce a luwombo with a stick, i.e., throw cold water on someone's plans, ideas, etc. cf. ekiwombo.

maama omuto, aunt, mother's sister, interj. expressing surprise or enthusiasm my goodness! gee! boy! Maama ng'olabye! Gee, I am sorry about what has happened to you! Note also that a mother may address her daughter as maama wange, my mother.

rare. stroll about, roam around.

glance from side to side (in a single or sudden movement).

a- adv. okwebaka amagalanju, to sleep on one's back/in a sprawled-out position. okuleka ebintu amagalanju, to leave things strewn about/unattended, cf. galanjuka.

look about; be in doubt. Kino nkyogera awatali kumagamaga. 1 say this with all certainty /without reservation. Ayogera omu amagamaga. lit. He who speaks alone looks sideways, i.e., the testimony of two is better than that of one.

a- plur. (li/ma) whereabouts; state (of matters, affairs). Tetwamanya magendere ge. We did not know where he had gone, kubulako magendere, to disappear without a trace, cf. genda.

a- plur. (li/ma) rare rough edges (of barkcloth). okusala amakeete, to beat about the bush.

a- plur. (li/ma) folds of skin about the waist; buttock muscles.