very wealthy person. as an invar, adj. very rich, wealthy, omusajja bijooto, a very rich man.

adj. big, strong, powerful, omusajja binyweera, a strong powerful man.

omugole omusajja.

o- (bu/-) mold; mildew; fungus, omusajja omukadde bukuku, an extremely old man, a man hoary with age. cf. kukula.

an aggressive man.

omusajja, omuntu; (my companion) munnonge; (f. countryman) bw'oluganda; vide nna.

often with a pejorative force. No nouns are inherently of the gu/ga class, omusajja, man; ogusajja, huge hulk of a man, giant, ekintu, thing, oguntu, huge clumsy thing. Since many hundreds of nouns may be shifted to the gu/ga them all in a dictionary.

a- (ka/bu) small package; calf of the leg. akalegete k'omusajja, a short, stocky man.

a- also akasimuuni (ka/bu) [Sif.] a 50'Cent piece, obusimooni obungi, a great deal of money. Musajja wa busi- mooni. He is a wealthy man. cf. simooni.

cause to dry; make firm; fig. make certain of; confirm, affirm; know well; pronounce well; name, nickname, dub. okukaza amaaso, to harden one's gaze; to be watchful, okukaza ekkubo, lit. to dry a path, i.e., to frequent, habituate. Omusajja oyo eya- kazibwako erya Kapere, this man who was nicknamed (erya implies erinnya, name) Kapere. Oluganda alinga alukazizza. He seems to have learned Luganda very well. Omwezi gukazizza bulungi. The moon is shining brightly.

e- (ki/bi) as an attrib. with or without the -a of rel. wild, undisciplined; obnoxious (of people), ekiwalattule ky'omwana, a brat. Omusajja ekiwalattule! What a wild, wicked man!

adj. calm, quiet, omusajja kiwombe, a calm, quiet man.

be loaded down. Omusajja akuukuu- bidde mu nsawo y'emmwanyi. The man is loaded down with a sack of coffee.

adj. pure, real, genuine. Musajja Mukikuyu kyenekyene. He is a pure Kikuyu.

kovvu; vide kawalucocco, omutaatiira (gw'omusajja).

o- plur. embaawo (lu/n) plank, board; blackboard; bench (e.g., in a schoolroom); bench (of parliament), olubaawo oluddugavu, blackboard. Yali musajja musazi wa mbaawo. He was a carpenter, lit. cutter of boards.

o- (lu/n) violent kick, with the -a of rel. big and powerful, olubasi I w'omusajja, a big powerful man.

o- adv. leaning to one side; askew; awry, okugwa olubege, to lean to one side, tilt. Omusajja alina olubege. The man has one shoulder higher than the other.

o- plur. embuto (lu/n) stomach; abdomen; womb, okuba olubu to, to be pregnant. okufuna olubuto, to become pregnant, omukazi ow'ofubuto, a pregnant woman, okukuba olubuto, to be delighted at the prospect of eating (esp. of children), lit. to beat the stomach. Olubuto lundi ku mugongo. I am very hungry/famished, lit. my stomach is on my back. Olubuto lundi mu mannyo. I am completely full, lit. my stomach is in my teeth. Olubuto kyoto, akisennyera enku y'akoowa. (prov.) The stomach is a fireplace, he who gets wood for it gets tired. Whatever else happens, one must eat. Oyo omusajja lubuto kyoto. That man is a very heavy eater, cf. ebbuto, akabutobuto, ekibuto, amabutobuto.

omusajja lucoolo, a very poor man. cf. coola

o- with the -a of rel. aggressive, enterprising; old and withered (of an old woman), olukawuule lw'omusajja, an aggressive, enterprising man.

o- (lu/n) scratch. Omusajja oyo simulinako lukwagulo. I have no quarrel with that fellow, cf. kwagula, yagula.

lulangalanga w'omusajja, a very tall man.

o- plur. ennyimbe (lu/n) disease, illness; death; scourge; ceremony of distributing the goods and installing the heir of the deceased, olumbe lw'omusajja, a revolting/disgusting/obnoxious man. cf. ekimbe, Walumbe.

o- (lu/n) tall, thin man. cf. -sajja, omusajja.

o- (lu/n) weakling, flabby man, poor specimen of a man. cf. -sajja, omusajja.

a- plur. (li/ma) strength; power;potency; force; violence, with the -a of rel. strong; powerful, omusajja ow'amaanyi, a strong, powerful man. Kizzaamu amaanyi okulaba nga..., It is encouraging/heartening to see that... Amaanyi tegalya. (prov.) Strength (alone) does not prevail. Perhaps the opposite of Might makes right, cf. kiri- maanyi, olwanyiyanyi, lyanyi (eryanyi), sseryanyi, otwanyi.

omuwala, omuzaana; (virgin) omubiikira, embeerera, atamanyi musajja.

n., omusajja; (cattle) ennume.

omusajja; (person) omuntu; become a m., okusajjakula.

e- (n/n) often as attrib. to another substantive, intrepid/bold person; brusque person, embalangu y'omusajja or omusajja embalangu, intrepid man. cf. balangula.

e- (n/n) with or without the -a of rel. forceful, strong, aggressive, daring; distinguished, emmekete y omusajja or omusajja emmekete, a daring, aggressive man.

e- (n/n) colloq., with the -a of rel. buge, powerful, empaawa y'omusajja, a giant of a man, a very powerful man.

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

e- (n/n) dry sorghum millet eaten when other food is scarce, empengere y'omusajja, a very strong man. Togayiranga mpengere mu kisenge. (prov.) Never pass judgment before you know the facts.

o- (mu/mi) with the -a of rel. very tall; very long; gigantic, omulaatira gw'omusajja, a giant of a man. emiraatiira gy'ebigere, very long feet. cf. omulangaatira.

o- (mu/ba) one who vouches for another person; one who pays bail for another; stand-in; godparent, omweyimirizi w'omugole omukazi, maid of honor, omweyimirizi w'omugole omusajja, best man. cf. yima.

o- (mu/mi) moon; month, omwezi omuto, the new moon, okulwala omwezi, to be in a menstruation period, omwezi omukazi (- ttoggo, q.v.), the rainy season between February and June, lit. the feminine month, omwezi omusajja (= ddumbi, q.v.), the rainy season between August and November. The Luganda names of the months are: Gatonnya, January; Mukutulansanja, February;. Mukulukusabitungolungo, March; Mugulansigo, April; Muzigo, May; Ssebaaseka, June; Kasambula, July; Mwaka musajja, Muwakanya, August; Mutunda, September; Kafuumuulampawu, October; Museenene, November; Ntenvu, December.

e- (n/n) stump; trunk; stem, enduli y'etti, the trunk of a large tree, enduli y'omusajja, a big, strapping man. cf. ebiruliruli, akaluli, ekiruli.

e- (n/n) usually an attribute to another substantive bold, intrepid; aggressive; resourceful, possessing initiative. omusajja enjasabiggu, a bold, resolute man, a daredevil, cf. yasa, ekiggu.

e- (n/n) kind of large aggressive fish; fig. intrepid, bold person; aggressive person, go-getter; hot-head, omusajja enkakaalukanyi, an aggressive, indomitable man. cf. kakaalukana, omu- kakaalukanyi.

fine man. cf. -sajja, omusajja.

e- (n/n) rear, as an adv. behind, in the back, ennyuma wa, behind, in back of. ennyuma w'omusajja oyo, behind this man. ennyuma y'omusajja oyo, the rear end o f this man. Note that when ennyuma is used as a noun it is followed by ya or za; in the prepositional phrase it is followed by by wa. cf. -vannyuma, ekyennyumannyuma, oluvannyuma.

e-: omusajja enswenke, a poor, homeless man.

e- with or without the -a of rel. wild, disturbed, crazy, omusajja entaaku- taaku, a wild, crazy man.

etc. omusajja atanyigirwa mu nnoga, a man who cannot be pushed around.

e- (n/n) sling, slingshot, en- vuumuulo y'ejjinja, a stone hurled with great speed, envuumuulo y'omusajja, an aggressive/daring/dynamic man. cf. vuumuula.

omugole, omukyala; omusajja, bba.

etc.; throw over; omit, skip, skip over. Omusajja .oyo asussa fuuti mukaaga. This man is over six feet tall.

n. (dandy), omukomera gw'o musajja.

etc. Buli muntu yatala ng'omusajja bw'atalira olutalo. Everyone pranced about like a man going into battle.

overdo things; try to create an impression, okukola eby'akatiwuuko, to act/do things in an exaggerated way. -to adj. young, not fully grown; small, omwezi omuto, the new moon, omulamuzi omuto, junior judge, -toototo, rather young. Omusajja yalina abaana be basatu nga batoototo. The man had three children, (all) rather young, kuluyita luto, to treat lightly, consider of no consequence, call it (-lu- implies lutalo, battle) small. Sisobola kuluyita luto. 1 cannot say that it is a matter of small consequence, cf. toowa, toowala, obuto, ekilo, oluto, omuto; (be) ttottololo.

all over. Ekya- tabula obufumbo buno Iwa musajja kutambula tokkowenja mu bakazi abalala. What ruined this marriage is the fact that the husband chased all over after other women.

drain out; strain (vegetables), okuttulula ekirevu ekirungi, to have along, flowing beard, omusajja attuludde mu myaka, an elderly man.

smoke, steam, gas, fire, etc.); be detonated; fester (of a wound). Omusajja oyo atuumuuka bulala. That man is very hot-tempered.

omuwala atamanyi musajja, embeerera.

mpese) v.tr. bend; turn. v.i. turn, veer, okuweta ekkoona, to turn a comer, okuweta obuwufu, to retrace one's steps, okuweta ekikonde, to make a fist. Omusajja yawetamu n'addayo. The man turned and went back.

o- (mu/ba) well-bred person; humane person, omusajja omuntumulamu, a gentleman in every sense of the word. cf. obuntubulamu, kintukiramu.

a rich or influential man.

o- (mu/ba) bride; mistress of the house; newly appointed official; new member; newly ordained priest or minister; new- 2 comer, recent arrival, omugole omusajja, bridegroom, omugole omukazi, bride. cf. obugole.

v.i. recip. fly off together; jump off together. Taludde abuukanye n'omusajja omulala. Before long (lit. she did not delay) she ran away with another man. cf. bbuukamaziba, bbuukamugogo, bbuukizi, omubuusi.

ancestor; patriarch, jjajja omusajja, grandfather, jjajja omukazi, grandmother.

a- pron. others, other people; master, person in authority, ekikopo kya bandi, the master's cup. musajja wa bandi, the poor man. bakazi ba bandi, the poor women. Leka kwonoona bintu bya bandi. Don't damage other people's goods, cf. ^-ndi.

o- (mu/ba) man, adult male; husband. musajja wa Katonda, (often in an ironical sense) the poor fellow, musajjamukulu, old fellow, old man. cf. -sajja, olusajja, nnasajja, ssaabasajja.

thread (e.g., beads); pin, attach; put (on a spit, skewer). Twatungwa emimwa. Our lips were sealed. We were not permitted to speak. Effumu lyatunga omusajja. The spear pierced the man.

o- (mu/ba) witness; martyr, omu- julizi omukazi, maid of honor, omujulizi omusajja, best man. cf. ^jula.

a short-necked man, lit. who is lacking (-bula-) a place where he could be strangled (see tuga).

v.i. & tr. recip. be perfectly seasoned; more frequently in a fig. sense be convinced; be satisfied; understand (what is told); be permeated with. Yali omusajja eyanogaana eddiini. He was a man who was filled with religion. Eddoboozi lyawulikika nga lya muntu otulo gwe twali tunogaanye. His voice sounded' like that of a person who was overcome with sleep.

kalabalaba w'omugole omusajja, best man (at a wedding). kalabalaba w'omugole omukazi, maid of honor. cf. laba.

kkwa (bekkwa) ideo. expressing the sound of a blow. Omusajja yamukubye ennume y'ekigwo be kkwa. The man gave him a terrific blow (in wrestling).