he has already gone, amaze okugenda.

all the while, all along; lately; on that occasion; already, conj. all the time that, while. Bakira oli ludda wa? Where were you all the while? Bak ira nkugamba ggwe nga towulira! I kept telling you but you wouldn't listen!

pron. & adj. for singular nouns of the n/n class, this, that (referring usually to something already mentioned), as a demons, adv. there (nearby). cf. eno, eri. deprive of; lose completely. Kijja kumufiiriza omulimu gwe. It will cause him to lose his job.

make die; lose. Omukazi ono yakafiisa abaana basatu. This woman has already lost three children.

make a rustling/swishing noise; scuffle. Amala okwekweka ye atenda banne okukwakwaya. (prov.) He who has already hidden himself blames his comrades who come later for making noise (in their efforts to hide themselves). Those who have arrived forget the difficulties of those still on the road. cf. -kwakwayufu, olukwakwayo, enkwakwayo; kwaya.

e- (n/n) Kiganda ladder in the form of a tripod used for stripping barkcloth from the tree; (any) ladder. Twagwisa bwenyi nga nkandaggo. We met each other at such close quarters that we almost bumped into each other. Ebigambo byamala okulinnya ku nkandaggo. Matters had already reached a climax.

adj. & pron. with sing, nouns of of the mu/ba and la classes that; that person (referring to someone near the person addressed or someone who has already been alluded to), cf. ono, oli.

zingulula (zinguludde) v.tr. conv. 1 & 2 unwrap; unroll; untwist; unwind. Omwo nno nnaakazingulamu emyaka kumpi kku mi n'etaano. Here I had already spent almost fifteen years.

former position, used mostly in the phrase omutima (or omwoyo) okudda mu nteeko, to be relieved, recover from a shock/surprise, lit. the heart to return to its normal position. Emitima gy'abantu tegiri mu nteeko. The people are disturbed/worried. Embeera yali yadda dda mu nteeko. The situation had already cooled down. Omwoyo ne gumudda mu nteeko. And she calmed down. cf. lteeka.

o- (mu/mi) inner throat; windpipe; trachea, omumiro gw'emmere, foodpipe, gullet, okugolola emimiro, to clear the throat, okugogola emimiro, to gargle, okukuba emimiro, to make clicking sounds in the throat to express wonder, amazement, sadness, etc. okuweweeza emimiro, to drink, take a drink. Akasukka omumiro tekabalibwa. (prov.) lit. What has (already) passed the throat (in eating) is not reckoned (as important). The more you have, the more you want. cf. mira, ekimiro.

o- (mu/ba) head of a clan (ekika) or of any of the sub-divisions of a clan (essiga, omutuba, olunyiriri). The bataka formerly possessed large areas of land, kuba mutaka (mu kifo), to be an old-timer/ a long-time resident (in a place). Paapa mutaka mu Butuluki. The Pope has already arrived in Turkey, cf. ttaka, takawala.

See emmwanyi.

buli lukya, every morning, lit. every (day, olunaku, implied) which dawns. Obudde okukya nga twatuuse dda. By daybreak we had already arrived. Ennungi tezikya bbiri. (prov.) Two good (days implied) do not dawn in a row. Opportunity only knocks once. Bwe bukya si bwe buziba. (prov.) As (a day) dawns is not how it will end. Ekuba omunaku tekya. (prov.) The rain (e- implies enkuba) which strikes a poor person does not let up. It never rains but it pours.

like this, thus (in the manner already mentioned), -tyo is often preceded by bwe. Ekikere kibuuka (bwe) kityo. The frog jumps like that (as I have already told you), -tyo -tyo, not very well, so-so. Baali bayisibwa batyo batyo. They were not treated very well. cf. otyo, 1-ti, -tya.