ensonda, akasassa; (of time) ekiseera, eddakiika; (meaning) amakulu; (of an argument) ekisoko, omusoso; be on the p. of, vide about to; keep to point, okugoba ensonga.

v. (with lips), okutoobeza; (in defiance) okusoomooza; p. out, okulagirira; (sharpen) okusongola.

adj., songovu.

vide ntotto.

okulagira, okussaawo, okuteekawo, okusiiga, okusigira.

make an, okulaalika, okulagaana.

be on the point of burning (of food); produce a burning sensation. Obulago bum- babirira. I have a burning sensation in the throat.

be, okukoŋŋontera; (point) okufuubetera;

mmongoye) v.i., rare be dozing; be on the point of going to sleep; drop off to sleep, cf. kibongoya

buulira and buuza. appear to be derivatives of the Same rout buul-. They are here treated separately, primarily for reasons of tradition and practicality. cf. ekibuuliriro, embuulira, omubuulirizi, omubuulizi, nnantabuulirirwa.

okusaaliza; be disappointed, okufufuggala, okusalirwa.

e- (li/ma) lit. large cloth, okusa- lawo eggoye, to straighten out a misunderstanding, clear up a point, settle an unresolved situation. Eggoye lyasaliddwawo.

mpwedde) v.i. be finished/ ended; be completed (e.g., of a job); be exhausted/worn out. Mpweddemu amaanyi. I have no strength left, obulamu obutaggwa- wo, eternal life, okuggwaamu akakunkuna, to be completely convinced, have one's doubts removed, okuggwa ku muntu, to be ‘finished' with a person, no longer to trust him; to be utterly amazed at a person, ku- ggwaamu mazzi, to be on the point of death; to have just died, lit. to be exhausted of water. Aweddeemu amazzi. He is on the brink of death. Yanywedde n'aggwa. He drank to excess/got drunk. Yayambadde n'aggwa. She was dressed ‘fit to kill.'

reach a high point of intensity; be involved/ complicated (referring to a situation, either in a favorable or unfavorable sense). Gu- jabagidde: ng'omunafu azadde kaiiira. iii (low high low) interj. expressing surprise and flat contradiction I just don't believe you. (prov.) It is complicated affair, just as when a lazy cultivator gives birth to a heavy eater.

be on the verge of. Yali ajula kufa njala. He was on the point of dying of hunger.

a- (ka/bu) sign, indication; symbol; signal; seal; mark; point, grade, akabonero ak'omusaalaba, the sign of the cross, akabonero ak'emikono, gesture of the hands. cf. bona.

e- (ka/bu) point, tip; small spool, akadondi k'ewuzi, a small spool of thread. cf. ekidondi.

a- (ka/bu) nib, pen point; pen. cf. effumu, fumita.

a- (ka/bu) point, goal (scored in soccer), okunywesa akagoba, to score a goal. cf. goba.

a- (la or ka/bu) very weak pulse. Asigaddeko kalasira. He is in very serious condition/on the point of death, cf. lasira.

a- (ka/bu) loose flesh adhering to a wound; hangnail; fig. edge; brink. Obulamu bwabwe bull ku kalebwerebwe. Their lives are in the balance. Bali ku kalebwerebwe k'okutandika emizannyo. They are on the point/verge of starting the games.

project (of eyes); be or become wide open (of eyes, expressing rage, fright, etc.); be on the point of death (suggested by the action of the eyes); be overwhelmed; go up (of prices), amaaso, eyes is frequently used in association with kanuka and kanula. Akanuse amaaso. His eyes are open (with rage, etc.).

a- (ka/bu) extremity; tip; point; pointed end; pointed tooth, canine tooth, obusongezo bw'engalo, the finger tips. cf. songa.

a- no plur. (ka/bu) faint breathing of a dying person. Yasangibwa mu nju ye ng'aliko kateetera. He was found in his house on the point of death, cf. teetera.

a- (ka/bu) point, dot; period; drop. cf. tonnya, tonnyeza.

e- (ki/bi) sac, sheath; fig. source; focal point, center; congested nose, eki- bondo ky'obujeemu, the source/focal point of the rebellion.

e- (ki/bi) point, tip; spool, ekidondi ky' ewuzi, a spool of thread, cf. akadondi.

e- (ki/bi) slope of a hill; descent; trough, low point; escarpment; valley. cf. kka, olukko.

e- (ki/bi) top; height; pinnacle; pointed roof; spire; steeple, cf. tikka.

e- adv. breathing one's last, on the point of death. Baamulaba ng'asigad- deko kiyiriitira. They found him unconscious/almost dead. cf. yiriitira.

to settle a dispute. Ekimala empaka kusirika. The way to settle a dispute is to keep silent or On points of dispute it is best to wait and see kumala bwoya ku n turn be, to keep (someone) running ragged, annoy (someone) by keeping him on the go all the time, lit. finish off the hair on the calves of the leg. kumala mmya, to put (someone) in his place, take down a peg. kumala muntu maanyi, to take the wind out of someone's sails, kukamala, to cause trouble (ka = akabi or akabaate). Okamaze. Now you have gone and done it.

e- (ki/bi) a large bay, gulf; peninsula; cape; point.

ndaalise) v.tr. appoint, assign (a person to a task)\ designate.

point out to; see with/using.

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.

be effective (e.g., of a medicine.); come to pass, turn out to be true. Ebigambo by'omulaguzi byalaka bulungi. The predictions {lit. words) of the seer actually came to pass. Omulimu gulase. The work has reached the point where it is producing results.

etc. Abamu ne batuuka n'okuva ku mulamwa gw'ensonga ne balan- daggira ku birala. Some even get away from the point under discussion and go on at length about other (unrelated) things.

cause to see (at a distance); point out to, show, bring to the attention of.

ndozze) v.tr. tell, recount, narrate, okulojja omukwano, to declare/express one's love. Kye nnalaba mu ... ndi fa nkirojja. What I saw in ... I will remember as long as I live, lit. I will die recounting it. Amulojja temumala. He is really amazed at him (in either a good or bad sense). Buli omu alulojja bubwe. Everyone tells it/describes it from his own point of view (said when different people give different reports of the same incident).

o- no plur. (lu/n) direction; side; party, faction, ku ludda olulala, on the other hand, viewing things from a different point of view, amawanga agatalina ludda, the unaligned nations, nze nga nnyimiridde erudda ne munnange erudda, and I was standing on one side and my friend on the other. Ali ludda wa? Where is he?

o- (lu/n) awl, sharp puncturing instrument; pointed instrument resembling a needle used in weaving baskets; injection, inoculation, okutuula ku nkato, to be in a very difficult situation, cf. ekkato.

0-: okuteekako olukongoolo or okussaako olukongoolo, to point at, point out; to point the finger of accusation against, okusimba olukongoolo, to stress, emphasize, place emphasis on.

o- (lu/n) tongue; language, ow'ennimi (plur. ab'ennimi), gossip, rumormonger. kuggya muntu nnimi, to provoke someone to the point where he becomes angry and makes slanderous statements, cf. akalimi, ekirimi, nnannimibbirye.

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).

o- adv. okutambula olundaya- ndaya, to go by an indirect route, take the long way around, okwogera olundayandaya, to avoid getting to the point (in a discussion ), beat around the bush.

o- (lu/n) index finger. Yamusongamu olunwe. He pointed his finger at him. cf. oraunwe.

a- plur. (li/ma) end, point of stopping. cf. koma.

e- (n/n) splayfootedness; fig. nonconformity, deviation from an accepted pattern of action, ow'embaliga, one who walks with both feet pointed outwards, okusaawa ku mbaliga, colloq. to walk. Yandeeta embaliga mu mwoyo. He caused me to change my attitude towards him (for the worse). Ebintu bigenda mbaliga Things are going wretchedly. , Alima embaliga. He is unconventional/does the opposite of what other people do. cf. baliga.

e- plur. (mu/mi) incessant or pointless talk, blathering, cf. loma.

e- with the -a of rel. quiet; taciturn; withdrawn, introverted; discreet; restrained, temperate, abantu abatalina mitima gya mmizi, people who show no restraint. ebibuuzo ebitaliimu mmizi, meaningless/ pointless question, cf. mira.

o- (mu/ba) presumptuous person; usurper, interloper; self-appointed person. cf. -etulinkiriza.

e- (n/n) border, edge, okuba ku ndeboolebo y'oku..., to be on the point of, be about to... cf. omuleboolebo, enjegoo- yego.

e- (n/n) way of thinking; thinking, thought, idea, concept; point of view. cf. lowooza.

e- (n/n) chatterbox. Enjogezi- yogezi etuuka nnyinimu ku muze. (prov.) The chatterbox gets to the point (where he reveals) the bad habits of the owner of the house, cf. yogera.

e- (n/n) crack, fissure; weak point, flaw, kuggwa nkeka, to be completely satisfied/full (after eating or drinking).

e- (n/n) distant point; remote part; far corner (e.g., of a house).

e- (n/n) kind of grasshopper; grasshopper (in general). Ekika ky'Enseenene, the Grasshopper Clan, omutwe gw'ensee- nene, a head like that of a grasshopper, a pointed head. cf. obuseenene, omuseenene.

e- (n/n) pointed stick for digging up potatoes.

e- with the -a of rel. pointed (of the head), ensoomi y'omutwe, pointed head (when used figuratively this phrase is very insulting). cf. -soomi.

e- (n/n) joint; seam; center, central point, pivotal point; junction, intersection, point of convergence; border, entabiro y'amakubo, crossroads, cf. ^taba.

e- (n/n) destined time; appointed time, designated time; fixed time. Wano we nnagambira mu mutima gwange nti entuuko zange zaali zituuse, saali wa kuwona. At that point I said to myself {lit. in my heart) that my time was up and that there was no escape, cf. tuuka.

songovu.

ekiwagbla, okubangula, okubenga, okubalangula; (point), okusongola.

stay; be left over, okusigala obuggo, to lose all one's friends; to have all one's goods stolen, lit. to remain like a stick, okusiga- lamu akakunkuna, to retain one's doubts, be dissatisfied with an explanation that is offered. Asigaddeko katono afe. Heison the point of death.

deputize for, etc. cf. obusigire, omusigire, nnakasigirwa.

use as a point of departure. Note: This is a word for which a precise English equivalent is lacking. The following phrases illustrate the manner in which it may be used: okusinziira ku lipoota eyafuniddwa olunaku lw'eggulo, according to a report received yesterday. Okufa kwe kwasinziira ku butwa. His death was due to poisoning. Tulina ensonga ejinumu ddala kwe tusinziira ukukkiriza nga waiiwo... We have very firm reasons (from which we start) for believing that_ cf. -sinziivu, ekisinziiro

v., okwebaka; (spend the night) okusula. s. soundly, okugona. put to s., okwebakiriza. s. on (debated point), okusulirira.

n. (point of stopping), amakoma

swoon; be extremely sick, be in agony; be on the point of death.

place; set. okuteekako amaaso, to gaze at, stare at. okuteekako olukongoolo, to single out; to point the finger of accusation at; to keep one's eye on; to ‘tail' (a suspect); to ‘pick , on' (a person), okuteekako omwoyo, to concentrate on, ponder over, okuteekako omu- kisa, relig. to bless, give a blessing, okuteekako omukono, to sign, put one's signature to; to fix, sew on (e.g., a sleeve on a garment), okuteekako emikono, relig. to confirm, administer the sacrament of confirmation. okuteekako omuntu, to include, count in. Mu bagenda e Kampala nange nteekaako. Include me among those going to Kampala, okuteeka etteeka, to make a law. okuteeka ebigambo, to fabricate; to implicate or accuse falsely. Tonteekako bigambo, si nze nnabyogedde. Do not accuse me falsely, I did not say these things, okuteeka olutalo, to start a war/figh^attle. Kale teeka. All right, let's fight, okuteekawo ssente, to bet money, okuteekawo ekibiina, to form/establish an association. Essente za mukyala we ze zimutaddewo. His wife's money has made him what he is today. Ntadde. I am going.