ange.
with brilliance. cf. myansa, myamyansa.
glitter; flash; shine; pulsate, cf. myansa, myamyamya.
throw off sparks, sparkle; shoot (of pain); dart away, make off like a flash. Eggulu limyansa. It is lightning.
etc. cf. ekimyanso, myamyamya, myamyansa.
ekitabalika.
omugavu.
a kyama; vide kukukuta.
ekyama.
okuwubyawubya.
ekyobulombolombo.
etc. cf. myu, -myufu, -myukirivu.
eggye.
go, okubula, okukyama, okuwaba; lead a., okukyamya, okubuza, okutana, okutiriboosa.
-bamye) v. i. become wild/fierce; go wild, run wild; act wildly.
baamisa (-baamisizza) v. tr. caus. 1 <e- 2 make wild, cause to go wild, etc.
‘paddy' wagon, lit. they have sent me for you.
rare in the simple form go along, skill.
e- (li/ma) space; room; time, inter- val; opportunity, chance, amagye ag'omu bbanga, air force, mu bbanga lya myaka mitono, in the course of a few years, E — waliyo obuduukaduuka obwesudde ama- banga. At: — there are numerous poor little shops scattered around, cf. banga.
be cce, be mmu, be mmyu, etc. These are listed under the second element.
okusendasenda, okusemya, okulimba.
etc. Obudde bubabijjiridde. Things have become very gloomy for them.
e- plur. (ki/bi) vomit, cf. sesema.
e- plur. (ki/bi) sodomy, cf. olu- siyaga.
okuvvoola.
v. (destroy sight), okuzibya amaaso; (deceive), okulimba, okuseemya.
okutemya, okutemereza.
okumyuka, okukwatibwa enso nyi
omulumyo.
rare ~ boyaana Omutwe nzenna gumboyonga. My head is swimming, cf. boya.
take refuge; settle, dwell; take rest/repose. cf. obubudamo, omubudami.
o- (bu/.) time; weather; occasion, embeera y'obudde, weather, climate, obudde obw'okukyuka, half time (in football). okuzimba ng'obudde, to become sullen/gloomy/inorose lit. swell like the weather. Obudde bukedde. It has dawned. also The time has come (to act). Obudde bwali busse. It was late afternoon.
o- (bu/-) side, direction, as an adv. sidewise, crosswise, horizontally, obukiika obwa kkono, north {lit. the left side), obukiika obwa ddyo, south {lit. the right side), kuba muntu bukiika, to have it in for someone, have a grudge against someone. Andi bukiika. He has it in for me or He is a thorn in my side. cf. ^kiika.
kutemya bukofu, to blink like a guinea fowl, i.e., be wide awake, cf. enkofu.
o- (bu/-) relationship on the maternal side. Nfaanana bukojja. 1 resemble my mother's side of the family. cf. kojja.
o- (bu/-) deputyship, the position of one who is second in command, cf. ^myuka, omumyuka.
o- (bu/-) marrow of the bones. Yalabika ng'obulumi bumutuuse mu busomyo. He looked as if he had been hurt to the quick.
bend over; squat; crouch; sit. cf. ekibutamu.
O- (bu/-) heaven, nga ne Katonda e Butonda andaba, lit. as God in heaven sees me, i.e., let God in heaven be my witness, cf. tonda.
o- (bu/-) blasphemy, cf. vvoola.
crouch down.
intensifier which usually occurs after a poss. pron. or adj. own, very own. mikwano gyange bwoya, my own friends.
okusendasenda, okutiitiibya, okusemyasemya, okupanka, okuyiikiriza, okweyibaayiba.
okunyumya, okulojja.
v., okugumya, okusanyusa.
omubeezi ; my c., omukozi munnange.
emboozi, okunyumya.
v., okwogera, okunyumya, okulojja, okubeesabeesa, okulomba.
stink, cf. cuu, cucucu.
be next in order, oluddako, the next day, the following day (lu- implies lunaku, day). Nnambi y'anzirako. Nnambi is my younger sister/the one who comes after me. Namusoke azzeeko omubiri. N. has gained some weight.
full to the brim; complete. Eccupa yajjudde beddu. The bottle was full to the brim, emyaka 20 beddu, a full twenty years, twenty complete years.
e- plur. amalya (li/ma) marriage, married life (of a woman). Sirina ddya. I am not married or My marriage is not working out at all. Bulungi si ddya. (prov.) Beauty is not (the basis for a happy) marriage, cf. lya.
okufumya, okugadya; d. oneself, okwegeya.
okukyamya, okuwunjula.
omusigire, omumyuka.
okwonoona, okujajamya.
lit. became unmarriage able in the yard (of her parents). Ensi endibiridde. The whole world looks gloomy to me.
okunnyika, okusomyamu, okukoza.
v., okulaga, okuluŋŋamya; (order) okulagira.
v., okwogera, okunyumya, okulojja.
okufumya, okugadya.
okufumya; d. oneself, okwegeya.
akamyozo; vide okutoma.
okukyamya, okuweesa.
okusamwa ssamwa, okulaa laasa, okumyamyansa; be divulged, oku ggya. v
spoil; become sour (of beer).
low voice; speak in a hoarse voice; mutter; rumble.
etc. cf. doodoodo.
adj., biri wamu. d.barrelled, a midumuebiri. d.minded, a myoyo ebiri. d.tongued, kalimingobya.