ange.

n., ekinnya ekiwanvu.

v., okusima ekinnya.

e- plur. (mu/mi) troubles, prob-

okubuuliriza, okukemereza, okusokaasoka.

a maanyi, gumu, ka kafu; be d., okumalirira, okukakata.

okujooga, okufuga n'a maanyi.

obukulu, ekitiibwa; (of hill) obugulumivu.

a kitiibwa.

ddala, nnyo ddala.

okukebera, okwekkaanya, okw ekenneenya; (pupils) oku buuza, okukemereza; (of a doctor) okwagayaga.

enjala.

govern; control, master; manage; domineer, iord it over; tame; keep (domestic animals). kufuga busungu, to control one's anger, kufuga kidduka, to drive a vehicle with skill.

belittle; despise; abuse; undermine.

domineer; be inso- solent to, show contempt for; defy.

a-: okusiba akanyaaga, to talk too much, engage in annoying/incessant chatter, oku siba akanyaaga ku muntu, to pester/nag/ behave in a domineering manner towards someone.

a- (ka/bu) small chair; small stool. Nnazaalibwa mu njala ‘ani amuwadde a katebe.' I was born during the great famine of the early 1940's, lit. the famine ‘who has given him a chair (so that he can sit down and eat our food)?' cf. ekitebe, entebe.

scrutinize, investigate.

cross-examine.cf. ekikemo, omukemi.

scrutinize. v.i. look around; be careful/watchful.

e- (ki/bi) mash made from dried plantains, consumed particularly in time of famine.

e- (ki/bi) a large band/piece of cloth tied around the waist as a sign of mourning; in the plur. loins, okusiba (or okwesiba) ekimyu, to gird the loins, take a resolute stand, become very determined.

e- (ki/bi) pit; mine; insect hole, ekirombe ky'ensanafu, termite hole, ekirombe ky'enjuki, bees' nest, ekirombe ky'amatofaali, kiln, place where bricks are made, ekirombe ky'amafuta, oil well. cf. ennombe.

adj. huge, enormous; tremendous; magnificent, grand, unparalleled, omwoleso gw'obusuubuzi kkuulaamalungi, a gigantic trade exhibition, olukwe kkuulaamalungi, a monstrous plot, enjala kkuulaamalungi, a horrible famine. Okubuulira kwabadde kkuulaamalungi. The sermon was magnificent, cf. kuula, -lungi.

stand out (lit. & fig.); jut out; expand, broaden; fig. be proud/conceited.

touch the ground; drag the feet, ku genda ng'okweya, to grovel, be obsequious (in making a request), omuvubuka atasiba zikweya, a determined, aggressive young man, lit. who does not wear clothes (engoye is implied by zi-) which drag along, cf. kwe- yenga.

etc.; get for, provide; give greetings for another. Omundabira. Give him my regards. kulabira mu maddu, to be overjoyed to see (something, somebody). okulabira ku..., judging from, compared with. Kino kitono nnyo okulabira ku nkuba etonnya wano mu K. This is very little compared with the rain that falls here in K. kulabira awo (a high-frequency phrase which is difficult to reduce to any simple English equivalent): to get or see something by surprise or unintentionally; to do something without having made plans. Simanyi oba nga nnaagenda, leero nnaalabira awo. I do not know if I am going, I shall have to see/I really have no definite plans. Nnaalabira awo nga bandeetedde ku kamere. I was surprised when they brought me a little food. Baalabiraawo nga bazannya. They happened to be playing. Ndabira awo ekitabo kyange. You see that book of mine over there, give it to me. awo nga nkulabira or awo we nnalabira (stylized ending for a fable or tale). So the tale endeth.

cooka, ennoni.

also used to designate a great chief or a major calamity such as death, famine, etc.). cf. wangula (under Iwanguka).

ndyolyomye) v.tr. accuse in secret; denounce; undermine. cf. Omulyolyomi.

e- (n/n) banana used for making beer. Mbidde ky'ekutuma togaana. (prov.) lit. Beer — what it sends you to do — you do not refuse. Beer determines the acts of the drunkard, cf. ebbidde.

kumira bugobo, to gulp down, bolt; to believe anything one is told, be gullible, kumira maziga, to hold back the tears; to stop crying, kumira ppinu, lit, to swallow a pin, i.e., to be resolute/ determined/brave in the face of impending danger, kumira mangota ng'embuzi, to gulp down noisily, kumira nkambi, to sip. kumira mwoyo, to be brave in the face of pain/danger, keep a ‘stiff upper lip.' kumira mmwan- yi, lit. to swallow coffee berries, i.e., to make a blood brotherhood pact (with someone). kumira ku ddusu, to experience a feeling of relief (e.g., after a crisis). Bye r.ksgambyc Limire. Keep what 1 have told you to yourself.

e- (n/n) seed(s) of a gourd (used as a food in time of famine).

calmness. Kiri mulaala. teyeepiilira ngabo. (prov.) lit. It is calm (so) he does not buy himself a shield. Perhaps = In times of plenty one should prepare for times of famine, cf. laala, kirimulaala.

o- (mu/ba) examiner, inspector. cf. -ekebejja.

e- adv. up, above, okudda engulu, to regain consciousness. Afrika ey'engulu, northern Africa, upper Africa, engulu ku lusozi, up on the hill, okuluma n'ogw'engu- lu, lit. to bite with the upper (lip, omumwa, implied), to be determined/resolved, cf. eggulu, kungulu, waggulu.

e- no plur. (n/n) hunger; famine.

e- (n/n) a kind of broad elastic belt, lit. famine (njala) struck (yagwa).

e-: kwesiba nkerekejje (followed by inf.), commit oneself (to), work constantly and devotedly (in order to); be determined (to).

e- (n/n) amaranth, a plant with red flowers, the leaves of which are eaten in time of famine.

cf. ekkundi, omukundi.

e- (n/n) root of the water lily eaten in time of famine.

coal miner, cf. sima.

ekibonerezo; involve a p., okuzaala emineene.

samaavu, manyifu; be p., okusamaala, okwetengeka, okukulumbala, okumanyika.

olunyago, ekiti, ekirungu; (of mine) obuya.

e- no plur. (li/ma) ground; land; earth; soil, okukuba ettaka, to survey; to apply mud in house building, omukubi w'ettaka, surveyor, eby'omu ttaka, minerals, mineral wealth, eby'ettaka, land affairs, cf. o butaka, ekitakataka, omu taka.

okusima wansi, okukotoggera.

enjala kiwumbyanga- labi, a terrible famine, lit. a famine which causes the drums to become eaten away by insects. cf. -wumbu, empumbu.

blaze; shine, shine brightly (of the sun); light up; fig. flare up in anger, be burned up;' suffer from great hunger or thirst. Omusana gwagenda ne gwaka e Kalongero okuyitirira, era kati abantu baayo baaka anti emmere tekyala- bika. The sun has been shining with great intensity at Kalongero and now the people are suffering from famine and food is not yet available, n'azikubamu ne zaaka omu- liro, and he clapped his hands excitedly, and he was shocked/stunned, lit. and he struck them (-zi- - ngalo = hands) and they burned like fire. okwaka inf.

njokezza) v.tr. burn, burn down; incinerate; roast (e.g., plantains), v.i. be very hot; burn, be burning; blister, kwokya musubi, to run at a very fast rate, kwokya kabuuzo (or kibuuzo, bubuuzo), to cross-examine, subject to a stern interrogation. kujja ng'oyokya, to arrive itching/ burning to say something. Ebigambo bi- mwokya emimwa. He is itching to talk. Ekibuga kyamwokya. He had a very hard time (usually of a financial nature) in the city. Omuliraano gwokya bbiri. (prov.) lit. Being neighbors burns two (houses, ennyumba implied). What affects one affects all. okwokya inf.

give birth to; bear; produce; cause, be the cause of. okuzaala omwana mu Batiisimu, to stand up for a child who is baptized, be a godparent. okuzaala emirerembe, to cause trouble, okuzaala eminene, to cause trouble, LIT. big ones. Okulonda kubiza- dde. The election has caused problems (-bi- = ebigambo).

to roll the eyes so that only the white part is prominent.

o- (mu/mi) starchy food (such as bananas, sweet potatoes, cassava, etc.) which is chopped into small pieces and dried for future use. It was consumed during times of famine, mutere wa lumonde, potato(es) cut into thin slices and dried in the sun. cf. kasodde.

pr.n. the name of a lubaale who was invoked against drought or famine. Her temple was in Bulemeezi.

to be resolute/determined/brave in the face of impending danger.

o- (mu/ba) one who straighens out, examiner, corrector of examinations, omugolozi w'ebigezo, Hen. omugolozi w'emmotoka, one who removes dents from an automobile, omugolozi w'enviiri, hairdresser. omugolozi w'engoye, dry cleaner. cf. golola.

(la) rare domineering woman. cf. fuga.

(la) formidable/forceful/domineering/self-willed person.

(la) Mr. Edible Rat. Ekkubo limu lyassa Wamusu. (prov.) lit. One road killed Mr. Edible Rat (since because of the regularity of his habits the hunters were able to determine his position). It is always desirable to have more than one way of solving a problem, cf. omusu.

in the plur. charcoal; coal; battery, batteries, ekirombe ky'amanda, coal mine; furnace in which charcoal is made.

to look fierce, oku- tunuza obumalirivu obwereere, to have a very determined look.

o- (mu/ba) offensively domineering/aggressive person, bully; aggressor. cf. jooga.

v.i. go off; walk off. Ya- kuuna n'ebintu byange. He went off with/ stole my things. Enjala eri mu Buyindi ekuuna. In India famine is stalking the land.

okusima ennyumba, to dig into a house (to burglarize it), okusima omuntu, to pump a person, try to extract information from a person.

v.tr. bore into; eat into; enter slowly; penetrate; infiltrate; fig. undermine.

as an interj. (to attract attention) you there! (to express surprise or impatience) for goodness sake, my word, gracious, cf. -ange, owange.

o- (mu/ba) inspector; examiner. cf. kebera.

v.tr. appl. 2 rule/ domineer completely; rule ineffectively.

v.tr. appl. 2 intens. examine/watch with the greatest care. cf. omukebezi; kebejja.