brother or sister (of the same sex as the person speaking or spoken of); cousin. Note that this noun never has the initial vowel and must be followed by a possessive adjective or a noun with which it is connected by the -a of rel.
Albizzia coriaria; fragrance imparted to barkcloth when fumigated with the smoke produced by this tree. (Sn.) See mu- ttampindi.
new wife (in a household); concubine, mukazi muggya, fellow-wife.
a limbless reptile with tiny eyes. Also nnamugoya.
to neglect, pay no attention to. Ensi eno tesaanidde kusuula miti gyayo mito muguluka. This country should not neglect its youth, lit. young trees.
chew, champ on.
toilet. (named after Stanislaus Mugwanya because of his efforts to disseminate knowledge of sanitation throughout the country.)
obukulu; (period) emirembe: (generation) omugigi.
-yo, -mu, -wo. ba becomes baa- before such an addition, mbaako kye njogera, if 1 have something to say (note that this does not imply physical pos ses s ion as is often the case when -na is suffexed to -li), abo abanaabaawo enkya, those who will be present tomorrow. Bwe walibaamu amazzi mu mugga, tulivuba. If there is water in the river we will fish. Taliimu. He is stupid or He is not at home.
etc.), ebbali w'omugga, olubalama lw'ennyanja, (safe deposit) bbanka, bbengi.
e- (li/ma) large barkcloth. kugwa mu bbugo, to ask secretly for help. Yamukubira essimu ng'amugwa mu bbugo. He telephoned him and asked him in confidence to help. cf. olubugo.
lit. it jumps over (buuka) the trunk of a cut-down plantain (mugogo).
enjuki, kadoma, akazingirizi, essukkamugga.
omugabi.
omugagga bifeekeera, an extremely rich person, cf. feekeera.
e- sing, rare (ki/bi) leprosy. cf. -genge, gengewala, omugenge.
mugoya.
omusiru, kinnamugwenyu.
omugaati.
omugole; father of b., ssewamuko, ssezaala; mother of b., nnyazaala.
omugole omusajja.
omugo; (full) to the b., bute ngerera.
muganda, ow'oluganda; (of a sister) mwannyina; (younger b.) omwana wattu; b.inlaw, omuko, mukoddomi, mulamu, musangi.
o- (bu/-) richness, wealth, omusolo gw' obugagga, income tax. Si mugagga muvundu. He is extremely rich, lit. he is not rich, he is rotten. Minista w' eby'obugagga, Minister of Natural Resources, cf. -gagga.
a former kingdom in Uganda. Obuganda with concords appropriate to nouns of the bu/- class. the entirety of Buganda, Buganda with all of its peoples, resources, etc. cf. -ganda, Oluganda, Omuganda.
o- (bu/-) popularity, favoritism; affection; favor, good turn. cf. ganja, omuganzi.
lit. like a stick, without anything, empty-handed; without resources, kusigala buggo, to be left alone, be bereft of friends; to have all one's possessions stolen, kuvaayo buggo, to come back empty-handed, cf. omuggo.
o- (bu/-) wedding; state of being a newlywed, embaga ey'obugole, wedding; wedding feast, ekyambalo ky'obugole, wedding garment, cf. omugole.
enjole; (corn) omuganda, ekinywa, omuvumbo; (leaves) ekikoola; (fruit) ekirimba; (bananas) enkota, ekiwagu, ekisinja, oluwagala.
omugugu, ekisaaganda, eki tuutuuli; (shells) omutwalo; (fish) olutala; (firewood), ekinywa, omuganda, olusekese; (salt) olubaya; (cloth) omutumba.
o- (bu/-) large hole, pit, abyss, ku mugo gw'obunnya, on the brink of disaster, kuggya mu bunnya, to save or help (someone who is in danger), to ‘get out of the hole.' cf. ekinnya.
n., omugugu.
omuguzi.
nnamuguma.
keeki, omugaati gwa keeki.
n., ekisulo, olusiisira, omugiini.
eryato, emmanvu, akaduli; for parts of canoe, vide eggwamba, ebbasi, akasenso, ekigambira, ekirima, oluwamba, oluwero, empumi, omugonjo, endagire, endijjo, endigo, ensanda, ensinga, entabiro.
omugabe, omukulu, omuto ngole, kapitaani.
obugenyi, akagenyi, omugenyi.
obugunjufu, omugunjuzi.
omugayi, omugayizi.
a kisa, omugabi (n.).
okugaaya, okukambula, okumugunya; c. the cud, okuzza obw'enkulumo, okw'ekuluma.
omugina.
eggwanika; (w.c.) akayu, eki yigo, mugwanya.
embuukuuli, endoddo, omuggo gw'akaloddo ; (meeting place) kiraabu; (drinking resort) ekirabo.
a ntono; c. person, omugomba; become c., okugalanga tana.
n., omugogo, ebbona, ekisaggo, kkala.
omugabe, omujaasi, omwami.
omuguwa, ewuzi; umbilical c., akalira.
omuggo.
omuggo, embuukuuli.
omwagalwa, omuganzi, omusuutwa.
n'emabega tekyaddika, and it is no longer possible to go back. Yagamba nti ewa muganda we teddika. He said that to return to his brother's was out of the question. cf. obuddiro, obuddizo, obutaddira, obu- teddiza, obuzza, akaddannyuma, amadda, amaddira, omuddirirwa, omuddinnano, omuddinnanwa, muzzannanda, lomuzzi, enziramu.
n., nguli, omugenzi.
okukka, okuserengeta, okw esulika, okuva muggulu; d. to, okukkirira.
omugabuzi.
omugabi.
omuggazi,
n., enjuki ensajja; (termites) enswa; (lazy person) omugayaavu. droop, v.i. (of plants), okuyongetuka.
omugoma, Kawuula.
okukkuta. e. greedily, okusikaasikanya, okubwagula, okujujubula. e. with closed lips, okumugunya. e. noisily, okweswanta, okufunkunya.
omugo, amabbaii, olubuubuuto, enjegoyego, omuleboolebo; (of cloth) olukugiro ; (sharpness) obwogi, olukulukumbi; be set on e., okunyenyeera.
ekisulo, olusiisira, omugiini.
ekinywa, olusekese, omuganda, omuwakata.
adj., gevvu; (animals) sava, a ssava; vide omugo, nyeefu, agaa gavu, bikokye, bigoto; be very f., okufeeta, okugonnomoka, okw agaagala; grow f., okugejja, okunyeeta, okutinduuka; (animals) okusaatawala, okusavuwala.
n., omuganzi, omubiito, omwettanirwa; (girl) nnakabiito; be a f., okuganja; make a f. of, okubiibiita.
adj. mugagga ffugge, an extremely rich person, one who is rolling in wealth, mubbi ffugge, great thief, master thief.
e- (li/ma) spear; spear tip. cf. fumila, fumuggula, akafumu, ekifumu.