e- plur. of oluva, q.v. green vegetables, sauce, relish, etc., eaten with the main dish. cf. obuva.

adj. CSt^.] genuine, real, true.

adj. very large, huge; very wide, ekitabo bbabbattu, a very large book, enguudo bbabbattu, very broad roads.

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.

adj. very large, huge, ensolo bukuda, a huge animal.

o- adv. in vain, vainly, unsuccessfully. Kye yava anvaako bukumbu. For that reason he left me empty-handed. He did not get anything from me.

adj. & pron. each; every; all; everyone, buli kiseera, all the time, always, buli kimu, everything, buli kyonna, everything. buli wonna, everywhere, buli wantu, everywhere, na buli kati, even now, up to the present time, buli gye bagenda, everywhere or wherever they go. buli lwe bagenda, every time or whenever they go. buli ayagala okujja, everyone or anyone who wishes to come.

o- adv. like relish/sauce. See enva & wuuta.

egguniya, ekkutiya.

okukakamuka, okukalakala, okukuba amatu.

consisting of the place formatives e- and wa. to, from or at the house/place of (similar to French chez). Nnenda ewa Mukasa. I am going to Mu- kasa's. Nva wa Mukasa gye banywa omwenge. I am coming from Mukasa's where they are drinking beer. With the possessive prefixes are derived the forms ewaffe (less commonly ewattu), at or to our place; ewammwe (rarely ewannyu), at or to your place, and ewaabwe, at or to their place. See also waaboffe, etc.

adj. mugagga ffugge, an extremely rich person, one who is rolling in wealth, mubbi ffugge, great thief, master thief.

engalo. little f., nnasswi. first f., olunwe, nvamumba. second f., kkwemmembekedde. thumb, ekinkumu.

v.tr. provide by way of supplement, add (something different), kugereka nva, to add greens (to the main dish).

adj. huge, very large, enju ggolomoka, a huge house.

adj. bad, not good /esp. of food).

okutabaala, okukwekweta, okusanjaala.

omulwadde, empendeke.

a muwendo mungi nnyo.

olutabaalo, okutabaala, okulumba.

adj. huge, very big. ekita kabogolole, an extremely large calabash.

adj. dumpy; rotund.

adj. huge, gigantic, ekyennyanja kabwege, a huge fish.

adj. geniune, pure, real (of persons). Ndi Muganda kakobogo. I am a genuine, pure Muganda.

adj. drastic, severe, stern, enkyukakyuka kakoota, drastic changes.

adj. hard; firm, solid; compact, thick, dense. Alina enviiri ez'akaku- memme. He has very thick hair.

adj. big, huge; important, olukunnaana kakungo, tremendous meeting/ gathering.

adj. extraordinary, great, enormous; famous, olukunnaana kakuzzi, a huge meeting, olutalo kakuzzi, a fierce battle.

adj. tight, tight-fitting, empale kamiimo, very tight-fitting pants, cf. miima.

adj. huge, enormous; great; very important, olukunnaana kasiggu, a huge meeting, a gigantic rally.

adj. real, genuine, authentic; pure. Omuganda kaswa, a real Muganda. cf. enswa.

adj. very small, tiny (of persons, animals, fowls). Ampadde akakoko kawalucocco. He has given me a very small chicken.

adj. & adv. with the head or beard cleanly/completely shaven; smooth, without blemish (of the skin). Amwedde omutwe kawerette. He has shaved his head completely.

adj. excellent, first-rate, omuyimbi kayingo, a very talented singer, omuzinyi kayingo, a great dancer, omusambi w'omupiira kayingo, an outstanding football player, cf. yinga.

adj. with effumu. effumu kibaaga, a sharp, broad spear, cf. baaga.

e- (ki/bi) sheet of burlap/canvas; large gunny sack. cf. egguniya.

adj. each, every, kiisi mulenzi yenna ayagala okugula ekitabo, any boy at all who wishes to buy the book.

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

adj. beautiful; attractive, omuwala kkaalaala, a beautiful girl.

adj. large, huge; obstinate, intractable.

adj. expert, accomplished, outstanding, omuzinnyi kkungwa, a great dancer, omulimba kkungwa, an inveterate liar.

adj. huge, enormous; tremendous; magnificent, grand, unparalleled, omwoleso gw'obusuubuzi kkuulaamalungi, a gigantic trade exhibition, olukwe kkuulaamalungi, a monstrous plot, enjala kkuulaamalungi, a horrible famine. Okubuulira kwabadde kkuulaamalungi. The sermon was magnificent, cf. kuula, -lungi.

okukubaakuba ama- tu, to be convalescent, recover from an illness. Yabakubaakubako okujja mu mbaga ye. He urged them to come to his wedding feast.

o- plur. amatu (ku/ma) ear. okumalira amatu wansi, to be sound asleep, be dead to the world, okukuba amatu or okukubaakuba amatu, to become convalescent, kugwa mabeere mu matu, to have a disease of the ear (believed to be caused by the spilling of mother's milk into the ear); to be obsti- nate/stubborn/pigheaded (esp. of children). okutega amatu, to listen attentively. Amatu agataddemu ebisubi. He is deliberately inattentive/refuses to listen, lit. has placed grass in his ears.

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

etc.; eat as sauce/relish, okuliira omuntu empinga, to frustrate a person, make obstacles for a person, okuliira amaluma, to eat a meal without sauce or relish. Leeta enva ze tunaaliira emmere. Bring some vegetable relish which we can eat with the main dish. Naye nga ebyo byonna bibaliira ki emilwe? But why should all this worry/ bother you?

adj. lazy; weak.

adj. very long; very large, huge, ekiwandiiko lugogoma, a lengthy document, emmotoka lugogoma, a long, impressive looking car.

adj. very long; huge, enkobe lugonwa, a huge/monstrous ape.

as an invar, adj. incessant. Enkuba etonnya lujegera. It rains incessantly.

o- (lu/n) vegetable leaf; edible herb. cf. enva.

adj. mighty, powerful, lit. splits (-yasa) rocks (-mayinja). emmundu lwasamayinja, a big gun.

adj. huge, tremendous, ekita ky'omwenge makakaba, a huge gourd of beer.

adj. wonderful, magnificent; exciting; huge, embaga makeke, a sumptuous banquet/wedding.

adj. wonderful, magnificent; amazing, akasiki makuge, a very fine bachelor's party.

adj. fat-cheeked; chubby; very large. Ekijanjaalo matamabbuuku! What a large bean!

adj. empale matankane, pants of an intermediate length, neither long nor short (such as those worn by returning war veterans), cf tankana.

adj. amazing, incredible, unbelievable. ekyeya mawuuno, a period of incredible drought.

e- (n/n) youth, lit. lacking (bula) beard on the chin (kalevu). also as an invar, adj. omulenzi embulakalevu, youth.

adj. highly skilled, very proficient, expert. Abaana be bonna mmo mu kuyimba. All of his children are very good at singing.

e- (n/n) invalid.

e- (n/n) condiments, relish, enva endiirwa, sauce, cooked vegetables, meats, etc., used as a relish, cf. lya, liira.

e- invar, adj. strong, brave, courageous, heroic, lit. grasp (kwata) the shield (engabo). Basajja nkwatangabo. They are brave, courageous men.

adj. \Lunyoro_) crooked, omuggo nkyamiremirongo, a crooked stick.

adj. real, genuine; actual; superb, first-rate. Omukristu nnamaddala, a true Christian. Oluganda olwa nnamaddala, excellent Luganda.

adj. fearless, bold, courageous, heroic, omuzira nnamige, a heroic person.

adj. vast; far-ranging; spreading, which spreads, olusuku nnamulanda, a vast plantain garden. Yalaba olu- yombo lufuuse nnamulanda. He saw that the quarrel had begun to spread, cf. ^landa.

disastrous, totally destructive. olutalo nnamuzisa, a disastrous war. eby'okulwanyisa binnamuzisa, nuclear armaments, atomic weapons, yegu nnamuzisa, Asian flu. ebisolo nnamuzisa, deadly animals, nnamuzisa w'obufumbo, destroyer of marriage, cf. zika, omuzisa.

adj. usually following a noun of time, final, last; decisive, critical; long awaited. Omwezi guno ye nsalesale ku bakozi abagtvira. This month is the deadline for foreign workers. Leero ye nsalesale. Today is the final day or Today is the day that has long been awaited.