e- plur. amalagala (li/ma) leaf (but not of a plantain); medicine; drug; chemical, in the plur. foliage, eddagala ly'engatto, shoe polish, eddagala eritta ebiwuka, insecticide, eddagala ly'amannyo, toothpaste, eddagala ly'enviiri, hair tonic, eddagala eryerusa, Jjlectuluiig cieain. tsdda- gaia erigonza olubuto or eddagala ly'oku- ddukana, laxative, eddagala^ ly'enjala, nail polish, cf. akalagala, kiragala, olulagaia.
eddagala ery'okuwalusa.
take to flight; run, progress (e.g., a project or work); have diarrhea. Emirimu gyabwe giddukana bulungi. Their work is progressing well, eddagala ery'okuddukana, laxative.
dye, n., erangi; vide kasalabakesi, muzuukizi, akasaana, ekiwere. dye, v., okunnyika muddagala.
ennyumba y'eddagala.
okugaba eddagala.
eddagala erisesemya.
very skillful person. Yali ffuluku mu kukwata emisota. He was very skillful in his ability to handle snakes. Abantu bamwogerako nga ffuluku mu kumannya eddagala ery'ekinnansi. The people described him as being an expert in (knowing) native medicine.
okunyiga, okw eserera eddagala.
a- (ka/bu) small plantain/banana leaf; small amount of medicine. Emmere eno ya kalagala. This food is not overly well done. cf. eddagala, 1 kiragala, olulagala.
e- used with the -a of rel. native, indigenous, eddagala ly'ekinnansi, native medicine, cf. munnansi, nsi.
of the color green, olugoye olwa kiragala, a green garment, cf. eddagala, akalagala, olulagala.
e- (ki/bi) wound. Ekiwundu kyasamba eddagala. The situation is very serious/bad lit. the wound kicked the medicine cf. sseziwundu.
kolebwa (-koleddwa) v.i. pass, be done/made, etc. Abalwadde balabika oku- kolwako eddagala lino. The sick people seem to be favorably affected by this medicine.
etc.; prescribe for. Yamulambira eddagala. He prescribed medicine for him.
ekikoola, eddagala; (of plantains) olulagala, omukumbu; (dried) essanja; (of book) olupapula, omuko; l. bud, omuziŋŋoonyo, omubumbu.
a- plur. of eddagala, q.v.
eddagala; m. man's outfit, ekitambo.
e- (n/n) needle; injection, eddagala ly'empiso, medicine which is administered by injection, kukuba mpiso, to inject with with a needle; fig. to bribe, cf. obuyiso, eggwiso, akayiso.
erangi, eddagala.
eddagala.
eddagala ery'okuwalusa.
eddagala ery'omusujja, kwlniini.
n., eddagala, ekiwonya.
clean (the teeth), eddagala erisenya amannyo, toothpaste. kusenya ku mmere busenyi, to pick at one's food, show reluctance in eating. cf. ensenyu.
mix, mix up; fig. stir up; confuse; cause turmoil among; set (people) at variance, okutabula edde- mbe, to disturb the peace, okutabula ennyi- mba, to sing in parts, okutabula abantu, to irritate/bring dissension among people, okutabula ekidduka, to drive a vehicle at great speed, okutabula ennoma, to combine drumbeats, okutabula eddagala, to fill/ compound a prescription.
record; dot; punctuate; cause to drip in; cause to squeeze out. okutonnyeza eddagala ku maaso, to put drops in the eyes.
reject, refuse (e.g., food., a present); abhor, v.i. be taboo/ forbidden. Eddagala lino lizira omunnyu. This medicine cannot go together with/cannot be mixed with salt, ekibala ekizira, forbidden, fruit.
omu- kessi nnakinku, master spy. nnakinku w'eddagala ery'ekinnansi, great authority on native medicine, omutezi w'obusoio nnaki- nkn, expert trapper, cf. obwannakinku, munnakinku.
o- plur. endagala (lu/n) banana leaf, plantain leaf. cf. eddagala, akala- gala, kiragala.
e- (n/n) shoe; boot; sandal, kukuba ngatto ddagala, to shine shoes, eddagala ly'engatto, shoe polish. Bw'ova ku byange ogenda ku wa ngatto. If you don't listen to my advice you won't succeed in your endeavor, lit. if you depart from mine you go to the cobbler. Yabissaamu engatto n'agenda. He went off, lit. he put his shoes into them (-bi- implies bigere, feet) and went.
o- (mu/ba) mixer; troublemaker, omutabuzi w'eddagala, pharmacist, druggist. cf. tabula.