e- (n/n) decoration (on the uniform of a soldier).

okukkiriza, okuganya; (to throne) okulya obwakabaka.

okwanguya, okwanguyiriza, okukubiriza, okwongera embiro.

enjogera.

okukkiriza, okutoola.

lungi, a kusanyusa.

okusembera.

okulya bbwaka baka, okulya obwami.

e- (li/ma) large body. Eyeerabye ebbiri talagulwa. (prov.) lit. He who sees himself (as having) a mighty body does not accept prophecy. Pride cometh before a fall. cf. omubiri.

be cce, be mmu, be mmyu, etc. These are listed under the second element.

ccocce.

omusaayi. blood brotherhood, omukago. blood brother, omunywanyi. blood pudding, kafecce.

o- adv. in vain, vainly, unsuccessfully. Kye yava anvaako bukumbu. For that reason he left me empty-handed. He did not get anything from me.

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).

o- (bu/-) victory, conquest; achievement, success, cf. ^wanguka, wangula.

okulumba; accept c., okukuba enkanda.

tease; bother, pester.

nzize) v.i. return, come back; go back; go; come up (of crops); take effect (of medicine), kudda mu mbeera, to return to normal, kudda mu maziga, to burst into tears; kudda mu ddiiro, to do a job over (because it was poorly done the first time); to dance again, kudda ngulu, to regain consciousness; to wake up. kudda buto, to become childish, enter one's second childhood (see buto for additional meanings). kudda ku mabbali, to stand aside, kudda mu bi- gere bya..., to follow in the footsteps of, succeed. Tayinza kudda awo kumala bi- seera bye. He can't just stand around and waste his time, abanlu abatalina kadda eri mumwa, people who have nothing to eat, lit. who do not have (a little thing, kantu implied) which returns to the lip. Emmere ezze. The food has been vomited up or The crops have come up.

ccocce.

a- (ka/bu) point, goal (scored in soccer), okunywesa akagoba, to score a goal. cf. goba.

a- (ka/bu) top ring in the roof of a thatched hut; fig. pinnacle, acme. Atuuse mu katemyo. He has now reached the pinnacle of success.

a- (ka/bu) tail of a snake or lizard; plantain leaf used for covering a pot of ma- tooke which is cooking, kuggyako kawuuwo, to begin serving a meal; to begin a discussion; to kick off fin soccer), cf. wuuwa.

a- (ka/bu) accent (written on a letter), diacritical mark; stop on an organ. cf. Izima, zimiriza.

e- (ki/bi) kukuba kibuli, to dodge (in soccer).

e- (ki/bi) patch, piece of material used to mend or cover a weak spot, okukuba ekiraka, to patch up (e.g., a pair of trousers); to kick a soccer ball and strike (someone); to repair (a tire), okwekubamu ekiraka, to do something to compensate for one's bad behavior, make amends.

nzikirizza) v.i. agree, consent; be willing; approve, v.tr. believe; allow; agree to; approve of; accept.

left (as opposed to right); left hand; left side; the (political) left. omukono ogwa kkono, the left hand. Wa kkono. He is left-handed, obukiika obwa kkono, north, kugwa kkono, to miss, miss out on. Kyangwa kkono. I missed it. It escaped me. Yangwa kkono. I missed him (i.e., he wasn't there when I arrived) or I was never successful in my dealings with him. See ddyo.

e- (ekkwiiri in Buddu): kusimba kkuuli, to tackle/trip (in soccer).

o- (lu/n) defeat (in sports); forward line (in soccer), oludda olugobe, the defeated team, oludda olugoba, the winning team, ow'oku lugoba olwa ddyo, right wing (in soccer), cf. goba.

o- (lu/n) piece of firewood; in the plur. firewood, okukuba oluku mu mutwe, to succeed in, get what one is after. Omusomo yagukuba oluku mu mutwe. He passed the course with flying colors. Omusango yagukuba oluku mu mutwe. He won the lawsuit. cf. obukuukuku, akaku, 2ekiku, olukukku, enkukku.

o- (lu/n) day. ennaku zino, these days, at present. Ennaku ennungi tezikya bbiri. (prov.) Two good days do not dawn (successively ).

o- (lu/n) quarter (in soccer), cf. samba.

o- with the -a of rel. successive, repetitive, following one another.

o- plur. empago (lu/n) large bladder; bladder (of a soccer ball), cf. 2 Waga, akawago, ekiwago.

e- (n/n) kind of large yellow wild cat; wild/uncontrollable person, very skilled goalkeeper (in soccer).

e- (n/n) splayfootedness; fig. nonconformity, deviation from an accepted pattern of action, ow'embaliga, one who walks with both feet pointed outwards, okusaawa ku mbaliga, colloq. to walk. Yandeeta embaliga mu mwoyo. He caused me to change my attitude towards him (for the worse). Ebintu bigenda mbaliga Things are going wretchedly. , Alima embaliga. He is unconventional/does the opposite of what other people do. cf. baliga.

e- (n/n) trigger (of a gun or trap); accelerator (of a car); shutter release (of a camera); switch, cf. banduka.

e- from eddiba, skin, hide, okucanga endiba, colloq. to play soccer.

e- (n/n) extreme speed, kukuba ndiima, to run fast; to speed away; to give a good kick (in soccer).

e- (n/n) fork (for eating), okuba n'entoozi, to have light fingers (of a thief); to be skilled in catching the ball (of a goalkeeper in soccer) cf. toola.

pudini; blood p., kafecce, oluwampa.

sikiragana (-sikiraganye) v.i, recip. inherit from,one another; succeed from father to child. cf. -sikire, obusika, omusika, ensikirano.

pass, miss out on, fail to get/hit/succeed. Tosubwa omukisa guno. Don't miss this opportunity.

okugoberera, okuddirira; (inherit) okusikira; (prosper) okulaka, okufuna omukisa.

omukisa.

omusika; (in an office) rel. form of okuddirira.

be on the watch fui, ambush; bewitch, hex. v.i. be offside in soccer.

be put, etc. teekebwaako, be crowned (of a king); be installed (of a successor).

nnyo, ddala; also ideophones like ggulugulu, kaalaala, kabogo, kaakaaka, ttukutuku, ccekeceke, ccucucu, ddu, ddudduddu, kazigizigi, kkopokopo, mmyamyamya, mmyumyumyu, ppeppeppe, ssassassa, ssississi, twatwatwa.

nnyanze) v.tr. spread out, unfold, begin; present, submit (a bill, proposal); bring up (a matter), okwanja omupiira, to kick off (in soccer).

njeekedde) v.tr. burn, set fire to; roast, okuyeekera omuliro, to accelerate, drive fast (a car), okuyeekera ebikonde, to punch (someone) hard. okuyeekera inf. cf. obuyeekera, omuyeekera, omuyeekezi.

a present, a favor, etc.).

shuffle (playing cards, lottery tickets), okucanga omu- piira, to demonstrate fancy footwork in soccer.

and cceccerere ideo. absolutely silent. N'asirika be cce. And he was completely silent. Naye nga wonna cceccerere- But there was absolute silence everywhere.

o- (mu/mi) ball; football; soccer match; tire; raincoat, omupiira gw'emmotoka, automobile tire, omupiira gw'enkuba, raincoat.

go sour (e.g., of milk), kufa mwoyo, to become disheartened/depressed. kufaako nsonyi, to die of shame/embarrassment. (Ebintu) bifa bantu. You cannot always win/be successful/get what you want (said in self-commiseration after a failure). Akanaafa tekawulira nnombe. (prov.) lit. The little (animal, akasolo, implied) who is to die does not hear (the sound of) the horn. Danger comes unawares. The infinitive okufa or okufa obufi serves as an intensifier for a preceding verb. Yazina okufa. She danced a great deal/ with great intensity. Omuwala yafaanana Nnambi okufa obufi. The girl resembled Nnambi in every detail. She was the very image of N.

v.i. recip. redup. quarrel/bicker incessantly.cf. cocce.

cf. cocca.

to chase after a person, pursue with the purpose of attack. Nnalaba ogusolo emabega waffe nga gutu- mezeeko, I saw a huge animal behind us pursuing us hotly. Maama we olwavaawo woowe (or yaaye) n'amera ku mumwa. As soon as his mother went away he started crying, kumera lutiko, to break out in goose pimples, kumerako bwebindu, to act very important, put on airs, kumerawo, to succeed, come next.

replace.

to pursue slowly but without letting the person followed get away.

v.tr. appl. caus. wish for (someone). Tukwagaliza obu- wanguzi mu bigendererwa byo. We wish you success in your objectives.

return to; go and return on the same day; come after, follow, succeed; be next to, be contiguous to; become slack (of a drum); deteriorate (in one's conduct, studies, etc.); behave badly. Amuddiridde ye Musoke. The one next to him is Musoke. Musoke takyasoma nnyo, addiridde. Musoke does not practice his religion much any more, he has become very lax. omwezi oguddirira, next month.

(la) [£ng.] back (in soccer).

ii.a. ubuvuuaauy izibwa, 10 carry out one's responsibility, okutuukiriza pulani, to execute a plan.

o- (mu/ba) heir; successor. cf. Isika.

o- (mu/ba) woman; wife (less respectful than mukyala). omukazi ow'omu- kono, a woman who is always successful in growing plantains, vegetables, etc., a woman with a‘green thumb.' cf. -kazi, kaziwala, omukazi, amakazi.

q.v.

e- (n/n) drum; fig. chieftainship; royalty, abaana b'eŋŋoma, royalty; the royal family, okulya ennoma, to succeed to the throne; to be given a chieftainship. cf. omugoma.

o- (mu/ba) fumbler, one who fumbles (esp. in soccer).