e- (n/n) wedding; feast, banquet, embaga ez'omu maka, house parties, entertaining at home, embaga y'obugole, wedding party, c f. akabaga.

mmambaze) v.i. walk with difficulty, walk with an uncertain gait (as one suffering from weakness or illness); toddle, walk in the manner of a young child.

okuyombagana.

o- (bu/-) wedding; state of being a newlywed, embaga ey'obugole, wedding; wedding feast, ekyambalo ky'obugole, wedding garment, cf. omugole.

okuyombagana, okubulaŋŋana.

embaga; entujjo.

v., okulya embaga.

okuzimbagala nga Gambalagala, to become livid with rage. cf. balagala.

recip. become intertwined, get entangled.

e- adv. at home; home(wards). Embaga bwe yaggwa ne tugenda eka. When the wedding was over we went home. cf. am aka, awaka.

a- (ka/bu) social reception; small party, akabaga ak'eby'okunywa, cocktail party, cf. embaga.

(la) lit. protruding structure, something huge/gigantic/sensational. kakundiiri w'olubuto, a huge stomach, kakundiiri w'ennyindo, an enormous nose. Eri embaga yabadde kakundiiri. That wedding reception was a magnificent event.

a- (ka/bu) tiny fowl flea, okutwala ssente buloolo, to be very expensive, require a great deal of money. Ku mbaga kwabaddeko abantu buloolo. There were a great many people at the wedding.

a- (ka/bu) commotion, disturbance. cf. samba, sambagana.

v., okusamba, okusambagala, okusansagala.

e- also kyaziyazi adv. crosswise. okntuula ekigazigazi, to sit sprawled out, sit in a very relaxed manner; to feel at ease in the company of others. Atuula kyaziyazi omugumba ky'atuula ku mbaga. She takes up a lot of space like a childless woman at a wedding party, cf. -gazi.

ground hornbill.

e- with the -a of rel. mediocre; moderate. Embaga yaabwe yabadde ya kiyabayaba. Their wedding was a mediocre (affair), mu ngeri ya kiyabayaba, in a mediocre manner, imperfectly, cf. -yabaya- ba.

e- (ki/bi) swelling, cf. zimbagatana.

okukubaakuba ama- tu, to be convalescent, recover from an illness. Yabakubaakubako okujja mu mbaga ye. He urged them to come to his wedding feast.

interlace; mix.

omulumbaganyi, entalumbwa.

a magnificent feast/banquet.

adj. wonderful, magnificent; exciting; huge, embaga makeke, a sumptuous banquet/wedding.

be, okunyiigomba, okuzimbagala.

be, okukakaatana, oku luwirirwa, oku zimbagatana, okuzitoowererwa.

v., okutoŋŋana, okusottana, okuyombagana, okusoowaana, okuyirayirana; pick a q., okwefuubaana.

akasambaggano, ekisambandege, ekisambi, ekisambiro, olusamba, olusamba- ggere, essambalugi, essambiro; sambagala, sam bajja.

ekimbagaya, entoozitoozi.

recip. become intertwined/interlaced.

okubambaga.

okubambaga, okuyuuguuma, okuzunga, okuyenja, okukunkuna, okunnyulula, okutagalimba, okutagatta.

backwards, okwesendasenda. w. slowly, okulemba. w. with difficulty, okubambaga, okuba ttira. w. throwing out legs, okujaagira. w. fast, okweyaka, okweyasa, okwabuka, okweskawuula, okwesekula, okwesika, okwesikula, okwewawaagula, okwewuuba, okwewalakata, okupappuka, okusaabuuka, okusesegguka.

mpambatanye) also wambagatana v.i. be loaded down with, carry (something which completely fills one's arms).

obugole, embaga y'obugole.

okuyombagana, okuba bbatta, okutwatwalikana.

omuyambi.

combine; mix; do two or more things at one time. Kati- kkiro yayimbagatanya obufazi n'obulatnuzi bw'emisango. The prime minister had executive and judicial functions, lit. combined ruling with judgment of cases.

oluyombo.

be or become swollen (often fig., from anger, sullenness, etc.); take up too much room; be desolate; be gloomy (of the weather), cf. -zimbagavu; zimba, zimbagatana.

become swollen; puff up. cf. ekizimbagatana; omuzimbagatano; zimba, zimbagala.

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.

o- (mu/mi) swelling (esp. one which occurs suddenly), cf. zimbaga- tana.

v.tr. recip. caus. cause to get intertwined/tangled up.

v.i. recip. copulate.

embaga.

era nga tuga- simbaganye, and we stood confronting each other (-ga- implies amaaso, eyes).

o- (mu/ba) attacker, assailant. cf. lumba, lumbagana.

v.i. recip. help one another.

include, obuvunaanyizibwa buno buyimbagalanye ebintu bingi, This responsibility involves many things.

v.i. recip. lie to each other; deceive/cheat each other.

cf. samba.

-egombaganya (-egombaganyizza) v.i. recip. caus. refl. get oneself intertwined; tangle oneself up.

become involved in. Naawe weyimbagatanya nnyo mu bintu by'abalaia. You are always involving yourself in other people's affairs.

allow to accrue (of unfin ished tasks); allow to get out of hand; defer, delay, okwezimbiriza olugendo, to keep putting off a journey. Si kirungi kwezimbiriza mirimu. It is not desirable to let work pile up (on oneself). cf. ekizimba; zimbagala, zimbagatana.

cf. zimbagala.