one who does not wish to dirty his fingers by doing work, lit. pretty-fingers. cf. engalo, nana.

prep, and adv., ku, nga.

nga . . . bwe.

okuwaabira, okuloopa, okulanga, okumemeka, okuwemuukiriza, (falsely) okuwaayiriza, okulyolyoma, okuseekeeta, okuliikiriza, (face to face) okukobojjana.

okuggyako omusango, okusonyiwa; be acquitted, okusinga omusango, okwejjeerera.

gabunga.

ekigambo, ensonga.

okuyungako, okuteekako, okusibako.

okutiisa, okukanga.

n., empewo, omukka; in the air, mu bbanga.

v., okutiisa, okukanga; be alarmed, okutya, okwesansabaga.

omunnaggwanga.

omusango, ensonga.

adv., bulangasa, kikukku; go a., okugenda omu, okw'esowola, okw'ebwala, okwetongola, okwewunika; be left alone, okwekongola.

nnewaakubadde . . . nga.

make, okuliwa, okutanga.

ensiriba, ejjembe, akawambo, olusinga.

okulanga, okutegeeza, okubuulira; (visitor) okwanjula;

ebbanga.

empaka, ensonga, ekisoko.

engabo (for fighting eby'okulwanyisa).

omizinga.

omukozi, ffundi. as, conj., nga, nga . . bwe.

evvu, omuyonga.

okugezaako, okwewanga.

ssenga, nge, wo, we, etc.

okuwalana (eggwanga), okuwoolera eggwanga.

conj. then, thereupon. interj. response to weebale, thank you. ebyo nga bikyali awo that being the case; meanwhile.

beat.

all the while, all along; lately; on that occasion; already, conj. all the time that, while. Bakira oli ludda wa? Where were you all the while? Bak ira nkugamba ggwe nga towulira! I kept telling you but you wouldn't listen!

etc.; consider, take into consideration; be concerned about, v. i. crack; become old/ worn out. nga tobaliddeeko, excluding, not counting.

mmanze) v. tr. begin, commence; set up, establish; build, construct; found.

protrude, stick out (esp. of ears).

commence superficially. cf. ebbanga, obwebange, ekibangirizi.

e- (li/ma) fury, rage, wrath; madness.

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.

bbisa (-bbisizza) v. tr. caus. 1 & 2 cause to steal; steal with/ using, okubbisa eryanyi, to engage in armed robbery.

okukuba, okubaalinga, okuluuta, okusakata, okuwuttula. b. barkcloth, okukomaga, okusaaka; okutenga, okuttula. b. in hunting, okwandaaza. = to surpass, okusinga, okukira. =be too muchfor, okulema.

kubanga, kuba, kubeera.

beereka (-beerese) v. i. appl. neut. be habitable; be tenable. Wano tewabeereka. It is not easy/possible to live here. cf. oba, obanga, oboolyaawo, olubeerera, embeera, newaakubadde, waliwo, (a)watali.

ekiwuka, empanga, essikissiki, evvuuvuumira.

okusooka, okutanula, okutandika, okuyinama, okubanga, okubulula, okukkirira.

wansi, emmanga; as prep., wansi wa.

mmenze) v.tr. fill to the brim; whet, sharpen (a knife, spear, etc.). cf. olubengo, Mmengo.

or else.

adj., vide singa.

adj., vide singa.

e- sing, rare (ki/bi) dyspeptic pains; chronic stomach ailment which often produces barrenness in women; psychosomatic ailment (esp. of women).

foam, foam up; overflow. Ebibimba bikka. Things which boil up (ultimately) simmer down. What goes up comes down. Kyabimba (nga) si kisaanikire mu maaso ga kkanisa. There was an enthusiastic/lively crowd in front of the church.

mminze) v.tr. drive away, chase; drive (an automobile); ride (a bicycle). okubinga emisinde, to chase quickly; to run fast; to drive/ride fast.

e- plur. (ki/bi) spots, patches (on a goat). Embuzi ya bitanga. The goat is spotted.

mmonze) v.tr. cause to whirl around, spin, okubonga enje, to spin nje (a game flayed with the seeds of mpafu fruit).

engatto.

olulere, olukoba, ewuzi y'engatto.

omubootongo.

also boyaana (-boyaanye) v.i. be dizzy; be delirious, rave (of a sick person); toss about restlessly; be disturbed/ troubled; seethe, be in a turmoil, boyaanya (-boyaanyizza) v.tr. caus. make dizzy/delirious, etc. cf. akaboyi; boyonga.

rare ~ boyaana Omutwe nzenna gumboyonga. My head is swimming, cf. boya.

ekikomo, eggemu, eggombya, empogo, akanyere, omussagga, engaga.

guard jealously; cup, bleed. Siriddayo kukubiranga. I will never be jealous of you again. cf. ebbuba, ekibubiro.

engabo.

be full of; surround, go all around, v.i. be or feel satisfied/contented. Baatugabula ffenna ne tuwulira nga tubugaanye. They entertained us and we felt contented.

foreign countries. Minista ow'ensonga ez'ebweru, minister of foreign affairs, ag'ebweru mu bimpi, foreign news in brief (amawulire, news, is implied by ag'). abasibirwa ebweru, parolees. Yabasibidde ebweru. He put them on probation, cf. -(y) eru.

o- (bu/-) gunpowder; firecracker(s); disease of goats, cf. akaganga.

o- (bu/-) snuff, okunuusa obugolo, to take snuff, okugenda mu maaso nga bugolo, to spread, expand, progress, flourish.

o- adv. at an exorbitant/very high price; fiercely. Kiguze bukanga. It has cost a great deal. cf. kanguka, kanga- luka; obukanu.

o- adv. upright; vertically, cf. langaala.

omujoozi, empalamalanga.

spread over; go/ reach all over; get one's share, get enough; participate; be enough to go around (of food). Abaana bonna babunye. All of the children have gotten enough/their share. Amawulire geeyongedde okubuna wonna mu ggwanga. The news continued to spread all over the country, kubuna kkubo, to stagger along the road (like a drunken man). obudde ne bubuna emiwabo, and it was dawning, lit. was scattering in all directions. Eky'abangi kibuna engalo. (prov.) lit. Something used by many people has finger marks. What is used by many is soon spoiled.

hair); be bent/inclined; be on a slant; stoop, slouch; be poured. Olw'obuwanvu atambula abunduka. Because of his height he walks with a slouch. Ebintu ebiggya mu kiseera ekyo byabundu- kiranga kumu mu Buganda. At that time (all sorts of) new things were coming into Buganda at once.

mmunze) v.i. ramble, wander around aimlessly. ‘Sifugibwa' afa abunga. (prov.) (He who says) ‘I will not be ruled' dies a vagabond.