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

put (one thing on top of another); charge, load; add; reserve (by deposit on an item which will subsequently be purchased).

e- plur. (ki/bi) fixed fees formerly charged to the plaintiff and accused before a court case could be held; court costs.

o- (ka/bu) discharge of the eye, substance which collects at the corner of the eye after a long period of sleep. The sing, (akajonjo) is less frequently used, cf. ebijonjo.

o- (bu/-) deputyship, position of one who is second in command/charge. cf. sigira, omusigire.

o- adv. with nothing; empty-handed; naked; in vain; without cause, without reason; gratis, free, without charge. Oku- yingira kwa bwereere. Admission i'S free. Eky'obwereere kyaggwawo dda. (The time when you could get something) for nothing has long since passed, cf. -(y)ereere.

e- plur. amalenge (li/ma) small wind instrument, whistle, reed pipe made of bamboo; measure for a charge of gunpowder. Enjala wano efuuwa n'ama lenge. The hunger here is beyond belief, lit. is blowing whistles, cf. ^akalenge, kirenge, orau- lenge. See also fuuwa and fuuyira.

okugoba; (gun) okukuba.

discharge, okuduumuula ensimbi, to waste money, oknduumuula ekyasi, to fire a shot.

one who is in absolute charge fas opposed to a representative or deputy).

a- (ka/bu) charge of gunpowder. cf. obuganga.

etc. (See kala.) okukalira mu muntu, to stand up to a person, take a firm attitude towards a person (e.g., one who has overcharged you or imposed on you). Enseko zankalira ku matama. The smile disappeared from my face (on hearing something unpleasant), lit. the laughter dried on the cheeks. Yamusindirira n'akalirawo. He fired at him and he died instantly/on the spot.

e- (ki/bi) cutting, something cut. in the plur. ebisale, school tuition; subscription fees; fees; charges, cf. sala.

stress; exhort; charge; be chairman of, chair (a meeting).

etc. v.tr. appl. be in charge of fa department, an organization); be older than. Ankulira. He is older than I or He is my boss, kukuliramu engalo, to have the habit of petty theft/pilfering.

ndagidde) v.tr. command, order; instruct; charge; prescribe.

proclaim; charge, accuse (someone) of.

nnumye) v.tr. bite; pinch; hurt; pain; ache; fig. accuse, charge with a fault, kuluma bugigi, to grit the teeth (in pain). kuluma mba, to clench the teeth (in anger), kuluma munno, to accuse your companion/the other person of wrong doing, kuluma kiwanvuwanvu, to eat on the run; to eat hurriedly/while standing up. Embwa ennumye. The dog has bitten me. Ennyonta ennuma. I am thirsty. Enjala ennuma. I am hungry. Akalimi k'essaawa kalumye. The hour (hand, on the clock) has just struck.

o- no plur. (lu/n) small or limited amount of water; discharge after childbirth; watery substance in the white of an egg. cf. amazzi.

etc. okumeggebwa omusango gw'obubbi, to be convictedof the charge of theft.

e- (n/n) leg. charge, complaint, indictment, cf. waaba.

e- (n/n) kind of small ground frog which discharges an offensive secretion "'hen threatened.

okuseera.

decide for/in, etc; charge (a person a price). Kisalidde mu ntamu (ki- = ekiso). I am lucky. Things are going my way. Nsa- liddwa ogw'okufa (ogwa = omusango). I have been condemned to death. Baamusalira mangu ebintu. They quickly settled the matter of the bride price with him.

charge (someone) too much. ‘Bakuseera,' takwa- zika. (prov.) (He tells you) ‘they are overcharging you,' but he doesn't lend you anything.

chief herdsman.

appl. be found in, etc. v.tr. come out at; charge (as an animal).

-vunaanibwa (-vunaaniddwa) v.i. pass, be held responsible. Avunaanwa ogw'okutta muganda we. He is charged with the murder of his brother.

to result in a conviction. Gwamukka mu vvi. He was convicted. He lost the case (gw = -gu- which implies omusango, charge). Yankubira mavi. He begged/implored me.

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.

mpoozezza) v.tr. charge, levy (taxes, customs, tariffs, dues), emi- solo egiwoozebwa ku bintu ebiyingira n ebi- fuluma okuva mu ggwanga, tariffs imposed on imports and exports. Ani awooza aka- tale kano? Who collects the dues from this market? cf. eggwoolezo, empooza, omuwooza.

o- (mu/ba) master of ceremonies; planner, organizer, omuteesi- teesi w'embaga, one who is in charge of arrangements for a wedding, cf. ^teeka, teekateeka.

v.tr. be lost to. Ekitabo kimbuze. I have lost my book, lit. the book has become lost to me. obusungu ne bubula okumutta, and he became furious, lit. anger almost killed him. Akakiiko kaamaze ekiro kyonna nga kateesa, ne kabulako kye kamaliriza. The committee spent the whole night in discussion, but failed to reach a decision. Ebulayo eddakiika ttaano okuwera essaawa ettaano. It is five minutes to eleven, lit. there are lacking five minutes to eleven (five by Bantu time). Ennyumba ye yabadde ebulayo katono mu maaso. His house was a short distance ahead. Yajja abulidde mu mugugu. He came loaded down (lit. disappearing into) with a large bundle. Ssente te(zi)bula mukwate. Money is not lacking to one who is arrested/apprehended (i.e., a person charged with an offense will do everything possible to have himself exhonerated). gunaabula asala, lit. the case (omusango is implied by gu-) will lack any one who (can) pass judgment, i.e., it will be a cliff-hanger/a'thriller, ' a contest whose outcome is in doubt to the end or it will be pandemonium, sheer chaos/confusion.

mu mmere banteereddemu nnaganga wa ki? What have I eaten, what sort of hideous thing have they put in my food? Omukulu bw'atakwata mu kisibo, embuzi zifa nnaganga. (prov.) If the person in charge does not take over in the pen, the goats die of nnaganga, i.e., if the leader does not perform his tasks the whole organization deteriorates.

v.tr. caus. cause to pay; charge; pay with/by means of.

v.tr. detach from; separate; acquit (of a charge).

(la) official in charge of a marketplace. One of his chief duties is the collecting of dues from the owners of various stalls.

demand; have as a reason.

o- (mu/mi) fault; crime; charge, accusation; court case. (Omusango) gu- musinze. He has been found guilty. The verdict is against him. Asinze omusango. He has won the case. He has been acquitted. okuzza omusango, to commit a crime, okusala omusango, to decide a case. okugoba omusango, to dismiss a case.

o- (mu/bn) laker, one who takes or carries; head, person in charge, omutwazi w'obubaka, the bearer of the message, messenger, cf. twala.

o- (mu/mi) plain; plateau; level area, with the -a of rel. flat, level. Ensi yali ya museetwe. The country was flat/ level, cf. seeteera. charges, one who sells at exorbitant prices; swindler, cf. ^seera.

o- more commonly omuwawaa- birwa (mu/ba) defendant, one charged/accused. cf. waaba.

charge, okutala ejjoba, to shave the head except for one tuft of hair.

o- (mu/mi) blacksmith's charges.

o- (mu/ba) leg. defendant, one who is charged/accused, cf. waaba.

conduct; be in charge of. kutwala wala (following an adjective) extremely, very. Yali muwagguufu kutwala wala. He was very, very tall. Ebinyeebwa bitwala ettooke. Peanuts/groundnuts go well with plantains.

lit. I have tied you there, i.e., I charge you to remain fixed in your present position until I release you. per ext. traffic lights.

commission, oku- tikkira engule, to crown, okutikkirwa, to be ordained (as a minister).

O- less frequently muku- lembezi (mu/ba) leader; guide; one who goes first, cf. kuletnbera. man; head, superior, person in charge; older brother; older sister, omukulu w'essomero, school principal. Omukulu w'Amatwale, colonial secretary. Lugaba mukulu. God is great (said after something unusually good happens), cf. kula, -kulu.

o- (mu/mi) [Su>. ] spring; trigger; in the plur. steering wheel, steering device; controls; helm; leadership, looya ajja okuba mu mitambo gy'omusango, the lawyer who will be in charge of the case. Ali mu mitambo. He is in the driver's seat. The direction of the matter is in his hands.

-efuula (-efudde) v.tr. refl. transform oneself (into); be turned into; make oneself (into); pretend to be; disguise oneself. v.i. turn upside down, overturn; turn a somersault. Avunaanwa gwa kwefuula musawo. He is charged with impersonating a doctor.

reproach oneself. cf. obuvunaanyizibwa, obuvunaanwa.

v.tr. refl. deny, disavow. Omuwala yeegaana kitaawe olw'okuba nga mwavu. The girl denied her father because he was poor.

receive a verdict of not guilty, okwejjeerera omusango, to be acquitted of a charge.

-eseera (-esedde) v.i. refl. overcharge oneself; shortchange oneself. Omugabi teyeeseera. (prov.) (Even) a generous person does not disregard his own interests.

-egegeza (-egegezezza) v.i. refl. be deferential and formal (often by lowering the voice with the motive of declining a request or denying a charge).