e- adv. up, above, okudda engulu, to regain consciousness. Afrika ey'engulu, northern Africa, upper Africa, engulu ku lusozi, up on the hill, okuluma n'ogw'engu- lu, lit. to bite with the upper (lip, omumwa, implied), to be determined/resolved, cf. eggulu, kungulu, waggulu.
e- (n/n) rare heap; vast amount.
prep., wa gguluwa, kunguluku.
adv., engulu.
ebbanguliro; balangula; ^benguka.
nnawolovu, entungulu.
make, okukoŋŋonteza, okubangulula.
o- (bu/-) analysis, cf. yunga, yungulula.
adj., fumbe. well c., a lulata (of plantains). be c., okuggya, okugulumba. be overcooked, okufumbulukuka, okuyungulukuka, okuserebera.
nzize) v.i. return, come back; go back; go; come up (of crops); take effect (of medicine), kudda mu mbeera, to return to normal, kudda mu maziga, to burst into tears; kudda mu ddiiro, to do a job over (because it was poorly done the first time); to dance again, kudda ngulu, to regain consciousness; to wake up. kudda buto, to become childish, enter one's second childhood (see buto for additional meanings). kudda ku mabbali, to stand aside, kudda mu bi- gere bya..., to follow in the footsteps of, succeed. Tayinza kudda awo kumala bi- seera bye. He can't just stand around and waste his time, abanlu abatalina kadda eri mumwa, people who have nothing to eat, lit. who do not have (a little thing, kantu implied) which returns to the lip. Emmere ezze. The food has been vomited up or The crops have come up.
make a, okwekooloobya, okwezlngulula, okubalama.
okuzingulula, okutuggulula, okulambulula, okugombolola.
ka mmunguluze, kantoo looze.
okwetoolooza, okuzingiza, okwebulungulula.
a kungulu.
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.
kantoolooze, kammunguluze, kaboyi.
enkumu, omuteeko, ebbenga, emmiino, engululu. dung h., olubungo. h. of weeds, ekirungu. h. of dirt, entuumo.
giddiness. kukwatibwa kammunguluze, to become giddy.
a- (ka/bu) onion, katunguluccumu (la) garlic, cf. ekitungulu, ettungulu.
a ‘pig' (very insulting).
e- (ki/bi) plant which bears ttungulu (a kind of onion); onion patch. cf. akatungulu, ettungulu.
e- (li/ma) -fruit of the mukobe q.v. (It has a thin skin, a texture resembling that of the potato and is eaten boiled.) Ekika ky'Ekkobe, the Kkobe Clan, kukomba ku kya kkobe eky'ettungulu kiwoomerera, to be frustrated in accomplishing one's objective; fail to obtain what one wants, lit. to lick at the skin (kikuta is implied, by kya) of the kkobe, (whereas) the skin of the ttungulu is the one that is sweet.
omunya, ekinya, ekkonkomi, akalumabalunda, esungulubebbe; water l., enswaswa.
etc.; hurt with/by; injure; worry; disappoint. Ekyo kinnumya nnyo omwoyo. This worries me a great deal, ebigezo ebyalumya buli oma ogw'engulu, very difficult examinations, lit. which made everyone bite the upper (lip, omumwa implied).
akatungulu.
adj., a kungulu; o. show, kalungimutwe; o. journey, amagenda.
waggulu, kungulu; vide okusomoka, okutinda; be o. (remain), okusigala, okusooba; o. again, nate, omulundi ogw'okubiri; vide again,
okulagaalagaanya, okw ezungulula.
v.i., okweddamuomwoyo, okuzuukira, okuwona, okudda engulu.
adj., ekulungirivu, a kitee teeyi, a kisuuwa, a kibumbuli. r. and r., okutawuka. be r., okwekulungirira. make r., okukulunga, okukulungi rira. go r., okuzungulula, okwetooloola, okwekooloobya. go r.'and r., okwetooloola.
ebya ssungulubeebe, unfounded/untrue/ baseless statements.
a kungulu, a lutentezi.
okuzungulula, okwetooloola, okutalaaga, okuwumba (aba labe).
akaboyi, kantoo looze, kammunguluze.
entikko, ensonda; (of trees) omusa, akasanso; on the t., waggulu, kungulu; on t. of, kunguluku. . ., wagguluwa. . . .
e- (li/ma) reddish fruit of the ki- tungulu resembling an onion, cf. aka- tungulu.
etc. cf. ^omutunzi, entungiro.
okuzingulula.
okutungulula, okusattulula, okuwundulula.
okuzingulula, okutuggulula, okulangulula, okusambulula, okusaggulukuka, okusala ggoye.
v.i., okunyoloka; v.tr., okuzingulula.
okutungulula.
come, okutungulukuka, okusattulukuka.
okuzingulula, okulambulula.
okuzingulula, okuvootoola, okulangulula; come untwisted, okusansulukuka, okusattulukuka, okuzingulukuka.
okuzingulula; (bandage) okusabuukulula; come unwound, okusansulukuka, okusattuuka, okusabuulukuka.
ku. . ., kunguluku. . .
kantoolooze, kammunguluze.
up; in the air, in the sky; upstairs; loudly, in a loud voice, obuyigirize obwa waggulu, higher education. amatundiro aga waggulu, stores of a better class, ab'awaggulu, people who are high in the social scale, okumanya okwa waggulu, superior knowledge. Ekiyita waggulu, otegera wansi empungu terya bire. (prov.) lit. What travels on high, you trap (when it is) down, the eagle does not eat clouds (but must come down to eat). What goes up must come down. cf. eggulu, kungulu, engulu.
wangula, wangulula conv. forms of ^wanga, q.v.
wangulula (-wangu- ludde) v.tr. conv. 1 & 2 take out (something which has been inserted), detach; take apart.
defeat conclusively. cf. obuwanguzi, Luwangula, omuwanguzi.2
etc. cf. -yunzi, obuyunguluzi, obuyunzi, aka- yungirizi, akayungiro, akayungo, akayunzi, ekiyungiro, omuyunzi, nnakayunga.
zingulula (zinguludde) v.tr. conv. 1 & 2 unwrap; unroll; untwist; unwind. Omwo nno nnaakazingulamu emyaka kumpi kku mi n'etaano. Here I had already spent almost fifteen years.
ne ntambula zungululuzungululu mu mayinja, and I kept weaving my way through the rocks, cf. zunga.
v.i. conv. 2 become unwrapped/unrolled/untwisted/un- wound.
v.tr. conv. ~ sansula. Olukiiko lusaana okusansululwa. Parliament should be dissolved. 2 cf. langulukuka (under langa).
kungulu ku, prep, phrase on, on the surface of. kungulu ku buliri, on the bed, on the surface of the bed. eby'okungulu* the ones on top. cf. eggulu, engulu, waggulu.
v.i. CvnV. be come unplaited; become untwisted; become unwound; lose curl (of the hair).
etc. cf. sansulukuka, sansulula.
find out about, var. of yungu- lula, q.v.
v.tr. conv. 2 un- sew; unstring; unpick.
v.tr. conv. 2 separate; analyze.
disintegrate; be boiled to shreds; be watered down.
until, okutuusa ku Lwokuna, until Thursday, okutuusa lwe nnadda engulu, until I regained consciousness. kutuusaawo (following a neg. finite verb), to that extent, that much. Tayimba kutuusaawo. He doesn't sing that well. He isn't that good a singer.
v.tr. dilute. Enva tozijungulula. Do not put too much water in the sauce.
v.i. conv. 2 lose flavor; fig. be insipid/empty.
v.tr. appl. 2 take the flavor from. cf. ekirungirn.