a- adv. quickly; soon; at once; early, ensonga ez'amangu, urgent matters, amangu nga bwe kisoboka, as soon as possible, amangu ddala nga, just as soon as. mangu ago, immediately, at once. cf. -yangu, amangwago.

mmanguse) v.i. be sharp; become sharpened; fig. be trained/ instructed.

mangu.

adv., mangu, mbiro.

amanguago.

amanguago.

amanguago; kkutu, bekkwa (ideophones).

nzize) v.i. come; arrive; happen. as an aux. verb before the inf. of another verb denotes the near future. Abawanguzi bajja kuweebwa ebirabo. The winners will be given prizes, jjangu! (= jja mangu) imper. come! come quickly! gye bujja, in the future, omwezi ogujja, next month.

mangu.

e- (n/n) described in previous dictionaries as: sternum, sternal cartilage; pit of the stomach; internal bodily part. It is now used almost always in a figurative sense: heart, soul, seat of the emotions. It occurs in hundreds of phrases and expressions of which the following is a sampling: mu ngeri ya kawanika mmeeme, in a frightening way. kwekuba mmeeme, to reconsider, emmeeme n'enfa, and my heart sank/I was utterly distressed. Nze emmeeme yangwa wala. I became very depressed. Otukubye wala emmeeme. You have really given us a scare. Emmeeme yamudda mu nteeko. He felt relieved, lit. his heart went back in place, ow'emmeeme etawaana amangu, one who is easily nauseated. Emmeeme entye- muse. 1 am terribly anxious/concerned/ shocked. Kino kyali ng'ekyawanula emmeeme ye. This seemed to relieve him/ calm him down. Emmeeme katale, ky'esiima ky'egula. (prov.) The heart is like going to market — it buys what it wants. Emmeeme gy'esula, ebigere gye bikeera. fprov.J Where the heart sleeps is where the feet- go in the morning, i.e., when you sleep with the intention of doing something, that is what you do. Emmeeme etefumba kigambo ekwo- geza munno ky'atagenda kwerabira. (prov.) lit. The heart which does not fashion well the spoken word makes you say what your friend will never forget. The spoken word can never be retracted.

a busungu; be p., okusunguwala amangu.

mangu, kakku, kapapiiro, kafuufu, kkuutwe, kalaako.

mangu, mbiro.

mangu.

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.

okuwandiika amangu, okuwandiika bikaakaalule.

rel. form of okuwulira amangu; s. plant, akafansonyi.

mangu; (in few words) mubigambo bitono.

mangu.

amanguago; vide okulambika.

Mugaba, Obubonero bw’okugolola (striae) buba bwa bulijjo, tebulina bulabe, era butera okuba obw’olubeerera obuva ku kugolola amangu olususu ng’oli lubuto, mu myaka gy’obuvubuka, okugejja oba okuzimba omubiri, nga butera okulabika ku lubuto, amabeere, ebisambi, n’enkwaso.

a mangu; s. death, okufa okw'ekikutuko.

in a, amangu ago, bekkwa.

yakisa (-yakisizza) v.tr. caus. 1 & 2 cause to burn, burn up; make shine. Amafuta ge gaasisa omuliro amangu. The kerosine makes the fire burn quickly. cf. -yakirivu.

become ripe. Ekyengera amangu, kivunda mangu. (prov.) That which ripens quickly rots quickly. Easy come, easy go. okwengera inf.

amangu nga bwe kisoboka, as soon as possible.

v.tr. hurl to the ground; pour down; ruin. Yagonnomolwako mangu ekifo ekisava. He was soon given a very good position.

= jja mangu come! come quickly! cf- jja-

i. be caught/trapped (of an animal in a net or trap); be quick at learning. Omwana atoola mangu. The child catches on quickly. Yalina omutwe nga gutoola nnyo, emigigi egimu yagibuuka. He had a good head on him, he skipped several grades.

be waa ideo. Enkuba yayiika mangu be waa! The rain came down in torrents!

revise one's opinions; change all of a sudden. Obudde bwefu- kulula mangu ddala enkuba n'etonnya. The weather changed all of a sudden and it (started to) rain. cf. ekifuko, omufuko, enfuka.

simple; rapid, fast; quick (to do, understand, etc.). emirimu emyangu, light jobs. Ba mwangu. Hurry up. Mwangu okutegeera. He is quick to understand or He is easy to understand. Ndi mwangu okujja. It will be easy for me to come. cf. yanguwa, obwangu, byangu, ebyanguwa, kyangungu, amangu, amangwago.

rush oneself. cf. -yangu, -yanguyirivu, obwangu, ebyanguwa, amangu.