n., ensonga; make idle excuses, okulonzalonza.

v., okusonyiwa; e. self falsely, okwekekkeza, okwewampanya.

e- (ki/bi) excuse, pretext; something temporary/provisional, cf. kwata, -ekwasa.

nnonzezza- lonzezza) v.i. hesitate, vacillate, stall; be indifferent; make idle excuses.

e- (n/n) cause; reason; excuse; matter; affair, okugoba ensonga, to dig for facts; to dismiss (someone's) reasons. Minista akola ku nsonga ez'omunda, minister of internal affairs. Si nsonga oba Muganda oba nedda. It does not matter whether he is a Muganda or not. olw'ensonga eno, for this reason, therefore, wherefore.

stall; make idle/false excuses. Yasooka kupalappalanya nga bw'atalina ssente. At first he made the excuse that he didn't have any money.

mpampanyizza) v.i. make excuses; lie one's way out of a situation; be evasive.

ensonga ezibejjerezebwa, reasons which are given as excuses.

excuse oneself.

-ewampanyisa (-ewampanyisizza) v.i. caus. refl. excuse oneself; make false excuses for oneself.

give excuses. Ekyo kiba kya kwekwasa bwekwasa. This is just an excuse.