e- (n/n) antelope of the genus Hippotragus.

e- plur. of oluwala, q.v.

e- (n/n) baldness, ow'empalaata, bald-headed person, cf. ekiwalaata.

o- (n/n) with the-a of rel. big, strong, hulking, husky (person), empaladdume y'omusajja, a giant of a man.

e- with or without the -a of rel. aggressive, vigorous, enterprising; head-strong; brave, bold, fearless. empaiakilaie z'abasajja, bold, aggressive men.

e- (n/n) ruffian, bully; daredevil; self-assured, aggressive person. often used attrihutively. abasajja babiri empalamalanga, two daredevils.

e- (n/n) hostility; mutual dislike; feud, empalana y'eddiini, religious persecution. cf. walana.

embwa enkazi, embwa mpala.

omujoozi, empalamalanga.

old, int., baaba, wattu; poor c., ssempala.

recount (a legend, tradition, fable, tale). Bwe ndigenda e Kampala nga musigadde kunfuma bugumu When I go to Kampala you will never see me again. Jjajjange kati tufuma mufume. My grandfather is long since dead, lit. we talk (of him) only in legends.

cigarettes, etc.); blow, blow out. oku- fuuweeta oluyimba, to whistle a tune, okufuuweeta olulimi, to speak a language fluently, kufuuweeta bbidde, to drink alcohol. okufuuweeta erapewo, to show off, be snobbish/supercilious/high-hat. ennambo ezibadde zifuuweeta mu Kampala, the rumors which were spreading around Kampala. Omuntu oyo afuuweeta nnyo ebigambo. This person gossips a lot. cf. fuuwa.

omukoza, nnampala.

empala.

quite a walk. Okuva. e Kampala okugenda e Mubende kasiniino. It is quite a distance from Kampala to Mubende.

a- (ka/bu) blade of grass. Oyo mutono ng'akasubi. He is as thin as a rail. as a pr.n. Kasubi, a place in Kampala where the tombs of the Kings of Buganda are located, cf. essubi.

e- (ki/bi) baldness; bald head, ow'ekiwalaata, bald-headed person, oku- kutuka ekiwalaata, to become bald. cf. empalaata.

assault; assail verbally; go to a place to obtain. Emirimu ennaku zino tugirumba Kampala. We go to Kampala these days to get jobs.

o- plur. empala (lu/n) tall girl (often in a pej. sense), cf. omuwala.

e- always plur. (mu/mi) head of the bed, headboards of the bed. also as adv. akasomero akali emitwetwe wa Kampala, a small school which is north of Kampala, cf. omutwe.

foreman, supervisor.

the poor lady (in the sense of unfortunate, not necessarily impoverished), cf. ssempala.

e- (n/n) Uganda kob, a large antelope (much more frequently referred to as empala, q.v.).

omukoza, nnampala.

the poor fellow. cf. Innampala.

omukoza, nnampala, omukulu.

place; set. okuteekako amaaso, to gaze at, stare at. okuteekako olukongoolo, to single out; to point the finger of accusation at; to keep one's eye on; to ‘tail' (a suspect); to ‘pick , on' (a person), okuteekako omwoyo, to concentrate on, ponder over, okuteekako omu- kisa, relig. to bless, give a blessing, okuteekako omukono, to sign, put one's signature to; to fix, sew on (e.g., a sleeve on a garment), okuteekako emikono, relig. to confirm, administer the sacrament of confirmation. okuteekako omuntu, to include, count in. Mu bagenda e Kampala nange nteekaako. Include me among those going to Kampala, okuteeka etteeka, to make a law. okuteeka ebigambo, to fabricate; to implicate or accuse falsely. Tonteekako bigambo, si nze nnabyogedde. Do not accuse me falsely, I did not say these things, okuteeka olutalo, to start a war/figh^attle. Kale teeka. All right, let's fight, okuteekawo ssente, to bet money, okuteekawo ekibiina, to form/establish an association. Essente za mukyala we ze zimutaddewo. His wife's money has made him what he is today. Ntadde. I am going.

boil (of cooking food); bubble up, gush up (of water); make a rasping noise, roar (of an engine); rumble (of oncoming rain); wheeze; mumble, drone on (of voices); rave (of a drunkard); purr Enjoka zintokota. My stomach is grumbling. I am hungry. Kiritokota si kisaanikire mu Kampala. There is going to be a great event/magnificent happening in Kampala, lit. the pot (ki- implies ekisakata) will boil up not (being) covered.

mpalabanye) v.i. strive, -struggle; take trouble; be burdened; be contentious.

mpalakase) v.tr. scrape; fig. reprimand severely, bawl out; criticize. Enjala yali etuwalakata bulala. We were extremely hungry, lit. hunger was scraping us extremely.

mpalampye) v.tr. climb; climb up; climb on.

mpalanye) v.tr. loathe, hate; vex; persecute. Ebiseera bimpalana. I have no time. I am pressed for time.

empalana; walaggana.

o- (mu/ba) headman. Lunyanko- le, omunyampara, Swahili, mnyapara. The word, is rare in Luganda and replaced by nnampala, q.v.

adv. formative of place frequently equivalent to the English prepositions to or at. Agenze e Kampala. He has gone to Kampala. It is not joined to proper nouns but is prefixed directlv to a number nf pronouns and common nouns, many of which acquire thereby an adverbial function, mabega, back; emabega, backwards, back, amaka, home; eka, at home, (in the direction of) home, waffe, our(s); ewaffe, at our house. cf. ewa.

hint at, touch on, refer to in passing, okusiinya ku_nnoma, to make a few short taps on a drum. Ya- siinya ku ky'okugenda e Kampala. He mentioned the matter of going to Kampala.

ne butandika okukwata. And it began to grow dark. Yalaba obudde bukaaye. He saw that the situation had become very serious. Yazze mu budde bwennyini. He came right on time. Obudde bunkubye. Woe is me! Yajja obudde buyise. He came too late. Obudde bwaluzibirirako Kampala. Night fell when we were still in Kampala, cf. akadde.

unpaved road; (any) road. cf. yasa, olwala.

v.tr. strike; beat; hit. Akaato kaffe kaali kakubyeko abantu. Our little boat was full of people. Akuba mu buli kasenge konna obwenyi. He pokes his head into every room. Yali ankubye ama- bega. He turned his back on me. Kati eby'okusoma mbikubye amabega. 1 have now finished my studies. Munnaffe Kampala amukubye amabega. Our friend has left Kampala. Yanneekubako ndyeko katono. He implored me to eat a little. Kakubye. I am in luck. Things are going my way. Kawundo kakubye eddirisa. lit. The bat has struck against the windowpane (used in reference to a woman who is carrying nn an illicit affair). Mu nju temuli kakuba. The house is completely silent/deserted. There isn't a soul stirring in the house, lit. there is nothing which is striking.

i.e., the people were calm and collected.

(la) type of plant with small yellow flowers and grayish-green leaves; with cop. the nameof a lubaale; a common given name for women; the name of one of the hills of Kampala on which the Anglican Cathedral is located.

Queen's Tower clock (in Kampala),

olubengo.

pr.n. county of Buganda in which Kampala is located.

pr.n. Zanzibar; a village on the outskirts of Kampala between Namirembe and Nateete.

ne mpalampa ne nnerimba ku muti ogumu, and I climbed up and held on to a tree. Nkwerimbyeko. I am dependent on you. cf. limbika.

-eyiwa (-eyiye) v.i. refl. pour itself; fig. pour into. Abantu bangi bajja kweyiwa mu Kampala olwa leero. Many people will pour into Kampala today, okweyiwamu ekintu, to give oneself a treat, buy oneself something.