n., omuganzi.

okwegayirira.

v., okwegayirira.

ekiteeteeyi.

have, okulumwa enjala.

e- (n/n) [frag.] bugle; trumpet.

mmimbizze) v.tr. pamper; extend the red carpet treatment to.

o- (bu/-) ability, capability, competence. cf. sobola.

o- (bu/-) forehead; front. Baabadde mu bwenyi bwaffe. They were in front of us/ahead of us. kugwisa bwenyi, to compete/struggle doggedly; to reach a deadlock (in a conflict); to lock horns with (e.g., a strong competitor in a sport), cf. ekyenyi.

ekiwempe; (royal) ekiwu,

okuwakana, okuvuganya.

gezi, kalangufu, tegeevu, ffundi.

omuwakanyi.

e- (li/ma) large mat/carpet. A1 i mu ggodooli. He is sleeping.

empeta.

be, okusiitaana.

buziiziiri.

si aa magezi.

a- (ka/bu) small horn, akagombe ak'enkomerero, the last trumpet (at the end of the world), cf. ennombe.

a- (ka/bu) dancing doll, marionette, puppet, cf. jjejjerebu.

one with an enormous appetite, cf. lya, liira. See also jabagira.

a- (ka/bu) small ring. cf. empeta.

e- (ki/bi) qualification, competency; requisite, requirement, cf. ^saana.

e- (ki/bi) lit. something empty or emptied; empty cell of honeycomb; husk; fig. an empty, shallow person; one who has become totally depraved, ebisassalala by'omupunga, rice husks, ne nsigala kisassalala, and I remained petrified, all the strength and stamina had gone from me. cf. -sa.

e- (ki/bi) cushion, seat; carpet made of skins; middle seat in a canoe where a man sits to bale water.

e- (li/ma) trumpet, horn. cf. omukondeere.

etc. v.tr. appl. be in charge of fa department, an organization); be older than. Ankulira. He is older than I or He is my boss, kukuliramu engalo, to have the habit of petty theft/pilfering.

uproot; pull up; pull out. kukuulawo muntu, to beat out/ excel over (an opponent, competitor). Bwe nnaakukwatako engalo, banaakunkuulako bukuuzi. If I get my hands on you, they will have to drag me away.

be in a neck-and-neck competition. cf. kkuulaamalungi, -^omukuufu.

heal; cause to come out well, do a competent job with (a piece of work), v.i. pay a visit to (a chief, the king). cf. -lamu, lamuka.

empeta.

o- no plur. (lu/n) annual festival held in the villages in which there were competitions in dancing, singing, etc.

nduze) v.i., rare, develop an appetite. Alya y'alula. (prov.) He develops an appetite as he eats. The more you have the more you want. cf. -lulu, -luvu, ^omululu.

o- with the -a of rel. successive, repetitive, following one another.

e- (n/n) argument; dispute; strife; contest; competition; game, ow'empaka, an argumentative/contentious person, lwa mpaka, by force, forcefully, empaka z'abalungi, beauty contest, empaka z'ebi- konde, boxing match, okuwalaza empaka, to debate, argue, cf. wakana.

e- (n/n) ring; nut (of a screw), omu- kyala ow'empeta, ring wife, i.e., wife with whom one has been joined in Christian wedlock, as opposed to other wives or concubines. cf. weta, akaweta.

o- also omwetoozitoozi (mu/ba) petty thief, pilferer, cf. toola, -etoolatoola.

e- with the -a of rel. eternal, perpetual, essanyu ery'enkomeredde, perpetual bliss, cf. koma, komerera.

a person who never grows up, a Peter Pan, lit, one who does not leave off being young like the small breast of a bird.

e- (n/n) open area; open field; field where wrestling matches take place, oku- genda mu nsiike, to come into the field (e.g., of political or sports competition).

make a strident noise; blare (as a trumpet); chirp (of crickets); squeak; twitter.

okukola.

a nnakuzonna.

n., empeta, ekigambira; enkata.

empeta.

e- (li/ma) essundiro ly'amafuta, gasoline/petrol station, cf. sunda.

n., eŋŋombe, ekkondeere.

v. (of elephant), okwana.

omukondeere.

engage in competition; race. cf. omuvuga, omuvuganyi, omuvuzi.

have objections; dispute; argue; compete (in sports).

mpunye) v.i. smell, produce a smell/odor; stink, kuwunya bugobe, to seem to be certain of losing a game/a sporting competition, kuwunya lugendo, to be almost ready to depart, be on the point of departure, kuwunya luliroliro, to smell or look like one who has been working over a hot stove, kuwunya buwunyi ku mmere, to pick at one's food, eat only a little, kuwunyayo buwunyi or kuwunyamu buwunyi, to go to a place and leave soon, stay only for a short time. Era ye munnange mu nju yawunyamu buwunyi nga yeggyawo. And my friend just went into the house briefly and then went right out. Tewali mmotoka egi- wunyamu. There is no other car which is its equal. Obukulu bumuwunyako. Old age is creeping up on him.

nnyanjuludde) v.tr. recip. unfold; unroll; open (books, etc.). Yanjuluza ekiwempe ekyo. Unroll/open up that carpet.

nnantawetwa.

plur. bakipamira (la) impetuous/ hasty person

inflate (e.g., a ball); blow on, play (a flute, or similar instrument). okufuuwa lulimi (olugwira), to speak a (foreign) language fluently, kufuuwa mukka mu kisero, to waste one's time/breath, lit. blow air into a basket, kufuuwa kintu mu jinombe, to lose something, give up something for lost, lit. blow something through a trumpet, kufuuwa malenge, to do to extremes; to be extreme, lit. to blow on reed pipes. Tanywa mwenge afuuwa malenge. He drinks to great excess, okufuuwa omukka, euph. to pass wind, okuluuwa oluwa, to whistle, kufuuwa muntu bigambo, to rush to tell something to a person. Mukasa ye yabitu- fuuwa. Mukasa broke his neck to tell us about it. kufuuwa muntu ssente, to give a person money voluntarily as a token of appreciation. ekintu okujjula ne kifuuwa, to overflow, be completely full. Enkuba yatonnye n'omugga ne gufuuwa. It rained and the river flooded over. Yafuuwa ekiwa ng'akizza munda. He drew in his breath in surprise, lit. blew a whistle and brought it back inside, kafuuwe or (more often) kikafuuwe! God forbid! Don't say things like that! kufuuwa musaayi, to spurt blood, kufuuwa taaba, to smoke (tobacco). Nnabbubi yamufuuye. The spider got on him and caused a rash. Ofuuwako? colloq. Do you drink (alcohol)?

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.

abate; be last (in class, in athletic competition).

o- (mu/ba) flute player, (mu/mi) flute; pipe; horn, omulere omuzungu, trumpet, clarinet. Afuuyira embuzi omulere. He is blowing a horn for the goats (to dance), i.e., he is wasting his breath/talking to someone who is not interested. cf. akalere, endere.

o- (mu/ba) one who cuts, omusazi w'ensawo, pickpocket, omusazi w'empaka, judge of a contest/competition, omusazi w'emisango, judge, court judge, omusazi w'enviiri, barber, omusazi w'ebigambo, one who makes false accusations, abasazi b'eddiiro, members of the legislature who join the other party {lit. crossers of the floor). omusazi w'omupiira, referee of a ball game. cf. sal a.

o- (mu/ba) rival; competitor. c f. Ivuga, vuganya.

v.tr. recip. contend with one another; compete with one another.

o- (mu/ba) cheat, cheater; sneak; petty thief, cf. ^bba, bbirira.

to fight furiously; to play/compete furiously (e.g., of two opposing teams ).

o- (mu/ba) disputant; contender, competitor; adversary; one who protests, protester, cf. wakana.

o- (mu/ba) incompetent person, person with no experience; greenhorn. cf. -katagga.

e- (n/n) trumpet; bugle; horn; horn of a car. cf. akagombe.

v.i. bray; trumpet. okwamuza inf. See yana.

crack (as the sound of rifles). okwana inf.

essinzizo.