okuwaata.

omuzadde, omukadde; (of chief) nnakazadde; vide zooboota.

obuzadde; have common p., okuzaalanwa.

ebyambalo.

o-: obubonero obukomera, parentheses. cf. koma, komera, olukomera.

o- adv. in a state of readiness, kuba bulindaala, to be ready/prepared. Enkuba eri bulindaala. It is just about to rain.

o- (bu/-) light; clearness; transparency, cf. tangaala.

o- (bu/-) readiness, preparedness. cf. Heeka, -eteekateeka, -eteefuteefu.

okugeraageranya.

lit. became unmarriage able in the yard (of her parents). Ensi endibiridde. The whole world looks gloomy to me.

have to spare; cause to be left out. cf. enfissi.

geraageranya (-geraageranyizza) v.tr. redup. compare; consider carefully, evaluate; imagine, think of; figure out.

etc. Buli muntu Katonda yamugerera ennaku ze z'alimala ku nsi. God has measured out for every person the days he will spend on earth.

gwiririra (-gwiriridde) v.i. appl. 3 lean to one side, tilt, be inclined; become soft, supple (of barkcloth); be cooked to a turn, be just right (of prepared food), okugwiririra olubege, to tilt to one side.

lit. How did the little girl (akawala is implied by ka-) spend the night?

a- (ka/bu) gift from a suitor to parents of the intended bride; token of thanks, gift of appreciation; reward, gratuity, tip. cf. siima.

e- (ki/bi) skin of an animal, particularly that which is prepared arid used as food (e.g., of a buffalo); skin of an animal where the hair has been scraped off.

e- (ki/bi) mixture; jumble, hodgepodge. as an adv. confusedly, with the -a of rel. mixed, essomero ery'ekintabuli, a coeducational school; a multiracial school. Omwana wa kintabuli. The child is of mixed parentage, cf. tabula.

e- (ki/bi) thing (physical object); thing, matter, affair, plur. ebintu things; belongings, possessions, wealth. Si kintu. It doesn't matter, okusala ebintu ku muwala, to set a dowry for one's daughter, i.e., the amount given by the groom to the parents of the bride, okugwa mu bintu, to hit it lucky, have a streak of good luck (by acquiring position, wealth, etc.). cf. obuntuntu, akantu, oluntu.

e- (ki/bi) grass, n'ekisubi ku liiso, unprepared (of persons), okutwala n'ekisubi ku liiso, to hustle (someone) away. cf. essubi.

e- (ki/bi) light; brightness; transparency, okutambulira mu kitangaala, to walk in the light, cf. tangaala.

e- (ki/bi) toll or fee imposed on a vendor setting up a stall in a market; preliminary. Ekyo kikyali ekituuza. This is only the beginning (e.g., of a parent threatening even sterner punishment for a recalcitrant child), cf. tuula, tuuza.

etc.; get for, provide; give greetings for another. Omundabira. Give him my regards. kulabira mu maddu, to be overjoyed to see (something, somebody). okulabira ku..., judging from, compared with. Kino kitono nnyo okulabira ku nkuba etonnya wano mu K. This is very little compared with the rain that falls here in K. kulabira awo (a high-frequency phrase which is difficult to reduce to any simple English equivalent): to get or see something by surprise or unintentionally; to do something without having made plans. Simanyi oba nga nnaagenda, leero nnaalabira awo. I do not know if I am going, I shall have to see/I really have no definite plans. Nnaalabira awo nga bandeetedde ku kamere. I was surprised when they brought me a little food. Baalabiraawo nga bazannya. They happened to be playing. Ndabira awo ekitabo kyange. You see that book of mine over there, give it to me. awo nga nkulabira or awo we nnalabira (stylized ending for a fable or tale). So the tale endeth.

ndaze) v.i. go, go away. v.tr. show, indicate, point out; take leave of, indicate one's intention to depart; announce one's arrival, indicate one's intention to arrive. Kirungi okulaga bakadde bo ng'olina gy'ogenda. It is a good idea to tell your parents if you are going anywhere. Vauuagamu oiunwe. He pointed his finger at me. He pointed me out. olunaku olulage, the appointed day.

o- plur. emmengo (lu/n) lower millstone; grindstone; kind of large scale for weighing sacks of coffee, sugar, etc. okuteeka ... ku lubengo ne, to place ... on the scale with, i.e., to compare ... with. cf. benga, Mmengo.

o- (lu/n) reed, okutangaala ng'eky' emmuli, to be amazed/stupefied, stand dumbfounded, lit. be transparent like a reed (fence, ekisaakaate is implied by ekya). cf. lomumuli.

o- (lu/n) arch, garment of goatskins; current thin/flimsy/transparent wrapper or cover. oluveera lw'ekiteeteeyi, a flimsy, transparent dress; a long, flowing dress.

a- piur. (ii/ma) illness ol children thought to be caused by specific types of adulterous behavior by either of the parents. cf. kansira.

a- adv. okukwata amavumba- vumba, to hold tightly; to apprehend swiftly (someone unprepared to resist), cf. vumba.

a- plur. (li/ma) shame, disgrace (particularly that associated with illegitimate birth), embuzi y'amawemuuki- rano, a goat offered by the seducer to the parents of the girl in expiation for his offense. cf. -wemu, wemuka.

The womb is like mawogo which produces both good and bad. Parents can have both good and bad children.

namely. It is similar in function, to nti (q.v.) but implies doubt and unc ertainty. Yagamba nti alijja. He said that he would come. Yagamba mbu alijja. He said that he would come (but I am not at all sure that he will), as an adv. it would seem that, apparently, one might get the impression, they say. Mbu omubbi bamukutte. Apparently (I think, I have heard) they have caught the thief.

e- (n/n) flatulence, gassiness in the stomach; fig. rancor, wrath, okukuba empiiyi, to belch. Akumma ebijanjaa- lo akuwonya mpiiyi. (prov.) He who refuses you beans spares you from being afflicted with a gassy stomach. Perhaps similar to sour grapes.

calmness. Kiri mulaala. teyeepiilira ngabo. (prov.) lit. It is calm (so) he does not buy himself a shield. Perhaps = In times of plenty one should prepare for times of famine, cf. laala, kirimulaala.

o- (mu/ba) one who vouches for another person; one who pays bail for another; stand-in; godparent, omweyimirizi w'omugole omukazi, maid of honor, omweyimirizi w'omugole omusajja, best man. cf. yima.

e- (n/n) remainder; surplus, with the -a of rel. surplus, spare, emmere ey* en- fissi, surplus food, ebiseera byo eby'enfis- si, your spare time. cf. fikka.

e- (n/n) orphan, one who has lost both parents, kubuulira nfuuzi kwennya- raira, to tell someone to do what he wants to do or what he is experienced in doing, lit. to tell an orphan to grieve, cf. obu- fuuzi, omufuuzi.

e- (n/n) way of projecting/striking out. with u'te -a of re'l. projecting; fig. obvious, apparent, eky'okulabirako eky'en- kukunala, a striking example, obulimba obw'enkukunala, flagrant lying, a glaring bit of deception. Kya nkukunala nti..., It is obvious/apparent that... cf. kukunala.

e- (n/n) food taken on a journey. Ataalugende, entanda akusibira ya menvu. He who is not going (on the journey) prepares for you a lunch of ripe bananas (which will spoil before you reach your destination).

v., okuteekateeka, okutegeka; okulongoosa; (for marriage) okufumbirira; p. oneself, okweteekateeka, okwetegeka, okwekindikira.

adj. (thin), kovvu, tono; have s. time, okweteesa, okwessa.

v., okwesaasira, okwesonyiwa; I can't spare youany, siyinza kukuwaako.

etc.

put in order; make ready; prepare.

prepare for. cf. -etegefu, omutegesi, entegeka.

obutangaavu, obwa birivu.

be, okutangaala, okw abirira.

v., okugezaako, okugezaamu, okukema; (compare) okugeza, okugeraageranya; t. on, okugezaamu.

vide n'ekisubi kuliiso.

apparently a var. of wuba, -q.v. Snoxall gives the following m 6 an m ^ s : be insufficient for; slip the memory of; be too little for; fail.

heal; save; spare; protect, okuwonya obulamu bwa.., to save the life of...

mpowozze) v.tr, pare down, trim; give the finishing touches to; decorate.

njasamye) v.i. open the mouth; be open, open (of the mouth); fig. open, open up (something which can be compared to the mouth). Yeegombanga ettaka lyasame limumire. He used to wish that the earth would open and swallow him up. Ky otonnalya tosooka kwasama. (prov.) lit. What you have not yet eaten, do not first open your mouth (in anticipation). Don't count your chickens before they are hatched. okwasama inf.

be of the same parentage.

give birth to; bear; produce; cause, be the cause of. okuzaala omwana mu Batiisimu, to stand up for a child who is baptized, be a godparent. okuzaala emirerembe, to cause trouble, okuzaala eminene, to cause trouble, LIT. big ones. Okulonda kubiza- dde. The election has caused problems (-bi- = ebigambo).

cf. omuzzukulu.

v.tr. redup. prepare; make ready; arrange.

o- (mu/ba) parent, omuzadde w'omwana mu Batiisimu, godparent. Omuzadde tafa. Comv l A parent does not die (because he lives on in his children). cf. zaala.

okugera emmundu, to aim a gun.

put to test; take as an example; compare; take into account, okugeza, for example. Gezaako! Have a try!

king, etc.). eby'okulya, food, okulya obwami, to assume the chieftainship, kulya mu ndago, to sing, kulyamu luyi, to slap, kulyamu kikonde, to punch with the fist, kulya mazzi, euph. to drink a lot of beer, lit. water, kulyamu lukwe, to plot, conspire, kulya kijaja or kigagga, to eat very well/in great style, kulya muntu kimuli, to interrupt a person in bi? conversation. kulya nkoko bbiri, to give one's sister in marriage to two men (thereby receiving the gift of two chickens), kulya misinde, to run very fast, kulya butaaia, to roam at large, be on the loose (e.g., of an escaped prisoner), kulya bulamu, to enjoy life, have a good time, kulya eki- banja/emmayiro, to come into land/an estate, okulya ebbanja, to incur a debt, okulya obugenyi, to receive food or presents while a guest, okulya enguzi, to take a bribe, okulya engere, to walk fast, okulya ensimbi, to steal money, okulya ensowole, to take something (e.g., the chieftainship) when one is incompetent or unprepared. Genda olye enkoko yo. You have had a lucky escape/a narrow escape, lit. go and eat your chicken. Omuwala yamulyamu omwoyo. The girl won/stole his heart. Obusungu bwandya. I was consumed with anger. Mwana muwala, oyo andya omutwe! I am completely enamored of that girl, lit. she eats my head. Baagala kumulyamu maaso. They wanted to bawl him out/upbraid him severely. Okulya ennyingi si kuggwa maddu. (prov.) To eat a lot is not to get rid of one's appetite. The more you have, the more you want. Amaanyi sigalya. (prov.) Force does not prevail. Physical strength alone does not accomplish things. Ky'otonnalya tokyesunga. (prov.) What you have not yet eaten, do not anticipate. Don't count your chickens before they are hatched. Kye walyanga bw'olaba ennaku olekayo. (prov.) What you used to eat — when you experience hard times — you give up. One must adjust to circumstances/ calamaties.

v.tr. caus. liken; compare; make equal to; equate; divide equally.

ancestor; patriarch, jjajja omusajja, grandfather, jjajja omukazi, grandmother.

etc. cf. -longoofu, eddongooserezo, omulongoosa, omulongoose.

v.tr. caus. liken to; make like; compare to; cause to resemble; find resemblances with. Omwana bamu- faananya kitaawe. They say the child looks like his father.

see. Yagendako mu Buddu abuuze ku bakadde be. He went to Buddu to visit his parents.

o- (mu/ba) old person, elderly person; parent, omukadde w'ekkanisa, elder of the church; minister, cf. -kadde.

v.tr. save (for future use); spare; preserve.

incite, induce, ku- sindika kyasi, to fire a shot, kusindika busaale, to shoot arrows, kusindika munya mu ssubi, lit. to push a lizard into the grass; also kusindika mwana wa jjajja we; lit. to send a child to his grandparent's. both expressions mean to tell someone to do something which he would be happy to do anyway.

hearten; cheer; give reassurance to. Kabwa kabbi kagumya mugongo. (prov.) A thieving dog must have a strong back. Those who play with fire must be prepared for the consequences.