omulimu.

omulimu, emitawaana.

okuyitibwa; (trade) omulimu.

e- plur. amalimu (1 i/m a) big job, great work, large undertaking, eddimu ssemalimu, enormous job, huge undertaking. cf. omulimu.

omulimu.

n., omulimu, omuzannyo.

pron. & adj. for singular nouns of the n/n class, this, that (referring usually to something already mentioned), as a demons, adv. there (nearby). cf. eno, eri. deprive of; lose completely. Kijja kumufiiriza omulimu gwe. It will cause him to lose his job.

omulimu.

nnaanyizza), gaan(y)isa (-gaan(y)isizza) v.tr. caus. 1 & 2- make refuse, cause to refuse. Kaddu ye yannaanyisa omulimu. It was because of Kaddu that 1 was refused the job. or It was because of Kaddu that I refused to take the job. Yagaanya lyanyi. He emphatically refused, lit. with force.

omulimugw'engalo.

omulimu, obunyiikivu.

e- no plur. (li/ma) abundance; excess. with the -a of rel. abundant; excessive; extreme, omulimu ogw'ej jingirizi, an enormous amount of work, omubbi ow'ejjin- girizi, a great thief, cf. yinga.

a- also akalimo. (ka/bu) task, chore, small job. obulimulimu, various little chores/ tasks, cf. ^mulimu.

with all one's might. Omulimu guno bagukutte kannabwala. They have put their full effort into this task.

e- usually with the -a of rel. useless; wasted; of no purpose; not being fully utilized. Omulimu guno gwali gwa kifamukokko. This job was a waste of time. Ekifo kiri awo kya kifamukokko. The place is there going to waste/serving no purpose. eby'ekifamukokko, things acquired without any effort; useless things.

n., omulimu, okutawaana.

show how; direct, instruct; give instructions to (a person who is lost). Nnakola omulimu nga bwe yandagirira. I did the job as he instructed me.

be effective (e.g., of a medicine.); come to pass, turn out to be true. Ebigambo by'omulaguzi byalaka bulungi. The predictions {lit. words) of the seer actually came to pass. Omulimu gulase. The work has reached the point where it is producing results.

etc. ebintu ebitale- keka, indispensable things, omulimu ogu- talekeka, an essential task, a job which cannot be left undone. cf. mulekwa; lekulira.

omulimu ogusinga gyonna.

olugoye, omulimu.

there is/are inside, cf. 2nmli, muno, omwo.

omulimu.

omulimu; (surgery) okubaaga.

ekitundu; (duty) omulimu.

empagi, olukoma, omukwero; centre p., eggwagi, sserugi; side p., essendeke, akasendwe; (office) omulimu.

omulimu.

okuweereza, omulimu; (help) okuyamba, obuyambi, okubeera; (worship) okusinza, okusaba.

ekifo; (job) omulimu.

omulimu.

be angered at. ku- sunguwalira mulimu, to do a job with determination and vigor.

omulimu.

n., emitawaana, omulimu.

a slow, indecisive person. Ebintu bino birimu ttimba. These matters are not progressing well.

omulimu.

omulimu, okuyitibwa.

n., omulimu.

v., okukola omulimu; w. very hard, okufaabiina, okufuba; w. way through, okwefubitika.

omulimu.

njise) v.i. pass (in time, through space), kuyita ku muntu kkuutwe, to pass a person without greeting him. kuyita mu mannyo ga mpisi, to have a narrow escape, lit. pass through the teeth of the hyena, kuyita ku luti, to slip off of the skewer, i.e., have a narrow escape, kuvitako wa fOmiilangirn) Ssegaamwenge. to get drunk, lit. pass by (Prince) Beer, kuyita ga mpiteeyite, to pass/go here and there, kuyita kuli, to be arrogant/insolent, kuyita mu mankwetu, to use secretive/ questionable methods, act on the sly. kuyita Ttembo (a Kabaka who went mad), to go crazy, okutuuka nga buyise, to arrive late. Ekyo kyamuyita ku nviiri. That left him indifferent. He didn't care, lit. it passed over his hair. Amazzi gayita kuli. The waters (e.g., in a river) are flooding/overflowing. Omulimu gwange gwa kiyita mu luggya. My job is only temporary, lit. passing through the yard. Yayita eby ama- teeka. He passed his course in law. Tujja kubuyitamu. (-bu- implies bulwa, danger.) You and I are going to have trouble. You and I will have it out. Bw'oyita n'omubi obijja. If you associate with an evil person you will become corrupted. Tell me who your friends are and I will tell you what you are.

drudge; work ineffectively; be painful, laborious (e.g., of a job of work). Omulimu guziringitanye. No progress has been made on the work, ne ndaba nti yali ajja kunkolera ebiziringitanye, and I saw that he was going to mess things up for me.

v.i. neut. 2 (usually in a relative construction). Bakoze omulimu tegwogerekeka. They have done a tremendous/indescribable job. cf. obwogerero, omwogereza, omwogerezi, omwogezi, omwogezakisa, omweyogereze, enjogera, enjogeziyogezi, nnakayogeza.

etc. Baabinjokerawo nti teri mulimu. They told me right off that there was no work, lit. burned words (-bi- implies ebigambo) at me. Omusana gunjokedde busa. have troubled myself/worked in vain, lit. the sun has shone on me in vain, kukwokera Katebo, to be depressed at not getting what one wants, labour in vain, Katebo is a port on Lake Victoria).

okukunsa olubimbi, to dig up/cultivate a large patch of ground, okukunsa omulimu, to do a job. cf. ^kikunta, ^kunnunta.

o- (mu/mi) work; task; job; employment; business, kuggwa mirimu, to be well done; to be dressed beautifully, be dressed ‘fit to kill.' cf. eddimu, akalimu.

there is/are. ..inside/in it. cf. -li (under ba).

plur. m i ri m u.

okutuusa omulimu, to do/ finish a job well/properly. Nnatuusibwa mu ddwaliro. I was taken to the hospital. Njagala okutuusa okusiima kwange eri... I wish to express my appreciation to... Otuusizza okuzimba? Are you ready to build? Have you gotten to the point where you have decided to build? Olituusa wa okwerabiranga? How long are you going to keep forgetting?

fail in; be overcome by; be unable to deal with, experience difficulty in dealing with. Talina ky'alemwa. There is nothing he cannot do. Nnemeddwa omulimu. I cannot do/I have failed to do the job.

come to grips; fight; border (on); have a connection/relation (with); have one's hands full, struggle, okukwatagana na mulimu gwa maanyi, to struggle with a heavy burden/big job.

operate; act (as). Essimu yali tekola. The telephone was out of order. Akola ng'omu- wandiisi w' ekibiina ky'abakozi. He is working as secretary of the labor union. v.tr. do; make, okukola omulimu, to do a job, to work, okukola emmere, to prepare food, okukola lumonde, to peel sweet potatoes. okukola ebigezo, to take examinations. -kozeeko, used, second-hand, emmotoka ezikozeeko, used cars.

v.tr. start work/begin operations in a rough/provisional way. Guno omulimu tukyakaabula mukaabule. We are just starting the job (and we have a general idea of how we are going to go about it).

v.i. appl. dawn (with obudde as subject); be early; do early; get up early; do all the time; let up (of rain). Obudde bukedde. It has dawned or The time has come (e.g., for an action that has been early in the morning. Nkeera ku mulimu. The first thing I do in the morning is go to work. Enkuba ekedde. The rain has let up. Akeera kunywa mwenge. He does nothing but drink beer.

well; intensively. Omulimu baguddusa kinnawadda. They are doing the job effectively.

kujabula- jabula mulimu, to do a slapdash job. kujabula nviiri, to cut the hair unevenly, n'atandika okutujabulirajabulira mu bimu- baddeko, and he began to tell us in a rough way the things that had happened to him.

retain. Omulimu gwe nsigazza kwe kutegeka... The task remaining for me is to prepare... cf. ekisigala, ensigalira.

munnamawulire omumanyirivu mu mulimu gwe, a newspaperman experienced in his work. cf. manya, manyirira, obumanyirivu.