enkasi.
omuvuzi.
go, okusaabala.
lit. like a hyena who passes a slaughterhouse, cf. seka.
yell, shriek; cause an uproar; become uncontrollable.
embizzi ennume; (wild boar) embizzi ey'omunsiko.
olubaawo; go on b., okusaabala.
etc.
essomero erisulwamu.
o- (bu/-) mold; mildew; fungus, omusajja omukadde bukuku, an extremely old man, a man hoary with age. cf. kukula.
kapa, siiwuufu.
etterekero, eggwanika.
e- (li/ma) thunder; distant rumble; crash; roar. cf. duduma.
low voice; speak in a hoarse voice; mutter; rumble.
e- plur. amawanika (li/ma) cupboard; place for storage; safe; treasury; treasury building, cf. wanika, akawanika, lomuwanika.
etc.; put in an uproar; bother, worry. cf. akagulumbo.
okutereka.
saakaavu; be h., okusankaala.
obusaakaavu, ekiyimbiro.
adj., a nvi, kadde nnyo.
a- (ka/bu) clamor, uproar, kukuba hflvn tn matp o crrAay clamor.doud outcry (esp. of a large group of people). cf. olwayo.
a- (ka/bu) tumult, uproar, disturbance, danger, trouble.
a- (ka/bu) tumult, disturbance, uproar. cf. cwacwana.
a- with the -a of rei. knotted, coarse, kinky (of hair), enviiri ez'akakupe, coarse, kinky hair.
a- (ka/bu) a loud laugh, loud laughter. okutema obulali, to roar with laughter, burst out laughing.
of the skin). Baagenze okuntuukako nga amaaso gankapye. By the time they reached me 1 was completely bewildered/confused.
Clitandra orientalis; kind of coarse fungus.
a- (ka/bu) small cupboard/shelf. cf. eggwanika.
e- (ki/bi) sign; placard; billboard; chart, ekipande ky'ennukuta, ABC chart; med. eye chart, ekipande ky'ennamba, license plate; numberplate.
e- (ki/bi) coarse mat made of plantain or papyrus fibers. This is one of the oldest type of mats known among the Baganda. cf. oluwempe.
e- (kibi) roar, roaring, cf. wuluguma.
e- (ki/bi) whirring; buzzing; rumbling, muffled roar. cf. ^wuuma.
e- (li/ma) kind of barkcloth tree which yields very coarse barkcloth.
e- (li/ma) young boar, young hog; fig. child, kid.
nninye) v.tr. step on; tread on; ascend; climb; mount, v.i. go up; increase (of price), kulinnya nnyonyi, to board an airplane, kulinnya mu kyoto, to refuse flatly, butalinnya wa muntu, to stay away from a person's house, kulinnya mu mboozi, to interrupt/butt in on a conversation. kulinnya gye gava, lit. to step on it (i.e., amazzi, water, implied by ga-) where it comes from, to cut off something good at the source, to spoil one's chances, ruin an opportunity, uw'aliiiuju mu mm ere nuya buli. I like him (her) very much, lit. even if he (or she) steps in the food, I will eat it anyway.
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) wooden framework for transporting objects; reeds woven together to make a kind of coarse wrapper.
o- plur. empero (lu/n) top board/ strip of canoe.
o- (lu/n) din, shouting, uproar. cf. yoogaana.
o- no plur. (lu/n) uproar; rumpus, okukuba olwogoolo, to boo, shout derision at.
o~ no plur. (lu/n) uproar, din.
e- always plur. (mu/mi) head of the bed, headboards of the bed. also as adv. akasomero akali emitwetwe wa Kampala, a small school which is north of Kampala, cf. omutwe.
lit. the bachelor roars. cf. omuwuulu, wuluguma.
o- (mu/mi) kind of coarse grass, nettle.
o- (mu/ba) the name of a game common throughout Africa. It is played on a board with holes in it cut in four rows; two persons sit on opposite sides of the board; they have a number of seeds (mpiki) or smooth stones, which they play into holes. Oluganda alumanyi nga mweso. He knows Luganda perfectly, cf. vesa, obweso, omwesi.
e- (n/n) warthog; rare wild boar.
e- (n/n) paddle, oar.
e- (n/n) nose, ennyindo y'empiso, the eye of a needle. Nnyindo ky'ezira, omumwa tegulya. (prov.) What the nose rejects the mouth will not eat. kuseka nnyindo ya- nkolera, to laugh boisterously/uproariously, kubeera ku nnyindo, to be very near. Ebintu bye yabisibira ku nnyindo. He packed his things and left in a hurry, cf. akayindo, kinnyindwa.
e- (n/n) turmoil, uproar, commotion, disturbance; uprising.
v., okuwuliiguma, okukuga; (fire) okutuntumuka; (water) okuyira.
em* bark; get on, take (a bus, train, etc.).
float; i glide, soar; cruise along (as a car).
kuseka nnyindo yankolera. to laugh boisterously/uproariously. kuseka makkete, to laugh happily/ contentedly, kuseka bikkete, to laugh in spite of oneself, kuseka majeemulukufu, to laugh sheepishly, kuseka kasambu- labbwa, to laugh loud and boisterously, lit. it takes the skin off of a wound.
rub dry, wipe; mop; polish (e.g., furniture); clean (e.g., a blackboard).
okutumbiira.
olutiba.
put up. omwana omusu- lize, a child who is boarded out.
boil (of cooking food); bubble up, gush up (of water); make a rasping noise, roar (of an engine); rumble (of oncoming rain); wheeze; mumble, drone on (of voices); rave (of a drunkard); purr Enjoka zintokota. My stomach is grumbling. I am hungry. Kiritokota si kisaanikire mu Kampala. There is going to be a great event/magnificent happening in Kampala, lit. the pot (ki- implies ekisakata) will boil up not (being) covered.
e- (li/ma) cheek; insolence, impertinence. okubutika amatama, to remain silent, keep quiet, okukuba amatama, to be all talk, be long on talk and short on action, okulya mu ntama, to talk loud, roar, make an outburst; to bark (of a dog), okukwata ku matama, to be amazed/shocked, -lit. hold one's cheek, kukuba muntu ttama. to qhnnt at a person in a harsh voice, omuntu ow'amatama, one who makes up stories, teller of tall tales. Baalulaza mu ddiiro amatama gafunye ku bikonde. They took us into the dining room to eat, lit. so that the cheeks could fold into fists. Yamuliira ttama. He shouted at him. cf. entama.
e- (li/ma) safe; cupboard; place for storage, storage area, etterekero ly' ebitabo, bookcase, etterekero ly'omusaayi, blood bank, etterekero ly'ensimbi, bank. cf. tereka.
blaze (of a fire); spring up (of grass, vegetation); rise up in a group (as a flock of birds).
kutyetyemuka nnyindo yankolera, to laugh uproariously.
akacwano, oluyoogaano, aka baate, olubiika; make an u., okuyoogaana; be. in an u., okusasamala.
mpolomye) v.i. cry out, shout; howl; roar; bellow.
mpulugumye) v.i. roar (of an animal); grumble; thunder; move at a great speed, go like lightning.
mpuugudde) v.i. holler, shout; roar; hoot; howl; groan; wail. cf. ekiwuugulu.
njize) v.i. make a rippling noise, gurgle (of water); rumble, roar (of a waterfall, the sea, an airplane, a great fire); snort; snore; wheeze; purr.
yirisa (-yirisizza) v.tr. caus. 1 & 2 cause to rumble/roar, etc. rumble/roar with/by means of.
njoogaanye) v.i. shout, make a din, make an uproar. okuvoogaana inf.