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.

omugabi.

omugagga bifeekeera, an extremely rich person, cf. feekeera.

omugaati.

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.

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.

keeki, omugaati gwa keeki.

omugabe, omukulu, omuto ngole, kapitaani.

omugayi, omugayizi.

a kisa, omugabi (n.).

omugabe, omujaasi, omwami.

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.

omugabuzi.

omugabi.

n., enjuki ensajja; (termites) enswa; (lazy person) omugayaavu. droop, v.i. (of plants), okuyongetuka.

ekinywa, olusekese, omuganda, omuwakata.

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.

ekitindiro, emikwero, omugala, lukangaga, olunnyo; (of house) omusekese; (of door) omuzigo.

cf. -gabanguzi, obugabanguzi, olugabanguzi, omugabanguzi; gaba.

etc.; give/hand over to/for, etc. Yatugabulira wa muganda we. He entertained us at his brother's place.

etc.; to rattle, okugalangatanya ekiwanga mu ngalo, to sleep, go to bed, lit. rattle the skull in one's fingers. Yagalangatanya ensimbi za Gavumenti, kati ali mu kkomera. He embezzled government funds and is now in jail. cf. omugalangatano; golongotana.

nnantaganyula.

etc. Yamuganzikidde emiggo. He beat him with blows (of a stick). cf. ennanzikizo.

gasannana (-gasannanye) v.i. recip. profit one another. cf. omugaso.

be taken apart/separated; get divorced (of a marriage). cf. -gatte, -egassi, obugassi, obwegassi, omugassi, engassi; gattika.

omugabe.

e- (li/ma) flock; herd. cf. olugana, omugano.

without doubt; out- and-out. Obwo bunyunyunsi ggereggere. That is out-and-out exploitation. Oyo mwana we ggereggere. That is his child without the slightest doubt, omubbi ggereggere, an out-and-out thief. Omuganda ggereggere, a real, genuine Muganda.

e- no plur. (li/ma) heaven; sky; lightning. Yakubwa eggulu n'afiirawo. He was struck by lightning and died instantly. with caps. Ggulu, Heaven (the name of a lubaale), the father of Walumbe (death) and Nnambi (the first woman), and the fathei^in- law of Kintu (the first Muganda). cf. engulu, kungulu, waggulu.

omugaaga, omuge.

omugayaavu, omunaanya, omufaadanga, enfamba.

mugayaavu.

adj. geniune, pure, real (of persons). Ndi Muganda kakobogo. I am a genuine, pure Muganda.

stick, implied) makes a bundle. Little by little fills the measure, cf. 2 ekiganda.

adj. real, genuine, authentic; pure. Omuganda kaswa, a real Muganda. cf. enswa.

a- also akawayiro (ka/bu) scrap; slice; piece, akawayi k'omugaati, a slice of bread, akawayi ak'olupapula, a piece of paper.

e- with the -a of rel. of or in the Kiganda style, manner or fashion, empisa ez'ekiganga, Kiganda customs. Ayambadde kiganda. He is dressed in the Kiganda fashion, cf. -ganda, Obuganda, Omuganda.

e- (ki/bi) large bundle; large heap. c f. omuganda.

call upon; urge; be insistent with. Yabakuutira omugaso oguli mu kusomesa Olungereza. He impressed on them the value to be derived from teaching English.

omugayaavu.

omugaati, bboofulo, bboofu.

omugayaavu.

o- no plur. (lu/n) excessive liberality/generosity; prodigality, cf. gabangula, omugabanguzi.

0- (lu/n) Luganda, the language of Buganda; without caps, brotherhood; relationship. ow'oluganda, relative, relation; member of a brotherhood, amawanga agali mu luganda olumu ne Bungereza, the British Commonwealth, plur. ejinanda, relations, relatives. Ab'oluganda bita, bikonagana ne bitayatika. (prov.) Relatives are like calabashes, they knock together but do not break. Blood is thicker than water, cf. Obuganda, Omuganda, sseruganda.

omwami omukulu, mukama. m. of ceremonies, omugabuzi. be own m., okwetwala. join a new m., okusenga, vide okulanda.

o- (mu/mi) kind of fetish. title of address corresponding to English ‘Mr.' Mw. Kiwanuka, Mr. Kiwanuka. Ekwata omwami tereka muganzi. (prov.) lit. The habit of speech (e- of ekwata implies eŋŋombo) which affects the chief does not leave his favorite wife (uninfluenced). We are affected by those with whom we associate. cf. obwami.

omugavu.

e- (n/n) back of the neck; area in the rear of the traditional three cooking stones. Buli kimugambibwa kimugwa mu nkoto. Everything that is said to him goes in one ear and comes out the other.

e- (n/n) cause; reason; excuse; matter; affair, okugoba ensonga, to dig for facts; to dismiss (someone's) reasons. Minista akola ku nsonga ez'omunda, minister of internal affairs. Si nsonga oba Muganda oba nedda. It does not matter whether he is a Muganda or not. olw'ensonga eno, for this reason, therefore, wherefore.

olupapula, omuko; (servant) omugalagala.

n., omuganzi.

ekitundu, omugabo; (marriage) obuko, akasimo, omutemwa.

muganda, ow'oluganda, ow'eŋŋanda.

n., omugabo, ekitundu, omugereko, omutemwa.

muganda; (s. of a brother) mwannyina; (s.in.law) mulamu.

omugayaavu.

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.

omugano.

n., omugaati omwokye.

n., omuwendo omugatte.

-vunaanibwa (-vunaaniddwa) v.i. pass, be held responsible. Avunaanwa ogw'okutta muganda we. He is charged with the murder of his brother.

adj. real, genuine, true. Omu- ganda wawu, a true Muganda. omutimi wawu, a real farmer. Ayogera Luganda wawu. He speaks pure/genuine Luganda.

omulogo, omusezi, omuganga, omukakali.