okuleka.

ddala.

okuggyako omusango, okusonyiwa; be acquitted, okusinga omusango, okwejjeerera.

ebiro eby'edda.

adv. and; also, too; besides, era ne, and too. nate era, moreover. Era nno! Quite right!

e- (n/n) [Eng.] drinking glass, tumbler. Ekyo kiri mu ggiraasi. That is quite obvious.

e- (li/ma) bone, okusimba eggumba egganda, to walk. 01 uvannyuma lw'okuki- gaayagaaya baakizuula mpozzi nga kirimu eggumba. After thinking it over they realized that it might just be true, lit. after chewing it they found that perhaps it had a bone inside, okuggwa ku magumba, to lose weight, become all skin and bones, oku- tunguka ku magumba, to cook thoroughly (of meat). Ebigezo bino birimu eggumba. These examinations are quite difficult, lit. have some bone in them. Kirimu eggumba okugamba nti... It is difficult to maintain that. It is hard to say that. lit. There is a bone in saying that... Omwavu lw'alya ennyama amagumba asansa masanse. (prov.) When a poor man eats meat, he scatters the bones around (to impress others ).

profit, gain. Mu ppamba we yagobololamu ssente eziwera. He made quite a bit of money in cotton (lit. It is in cotton where, etc.). cf. goba, amagoba.

bi ddala.

obubi.

a- (ka/bu) reluctance; misgiving; failure to be convinced; regret; defect, ng'asigaddemu akakenyera, and he was not quite convinced, cf. ^kenya, kenyera, enkenyera.

a- (ka/bu) lit. strike-mosquito, a kind of plant which has medicinal uses. cf. kuba, ensiri.

quite a walk. Okuva. e Kampala okugenda e Mubende kasiniino. It is quite a distance from Kampala to Mubende.

a- (ka/bu) small net; small netting; fishing net; mosquito net. akatimba mu ddirisa, window screen, akatimba k'ensiri, mosquito net. cf. ekitimba.

o- adv. near, nearby; almost, nearly. followed by ne = near, close to. okumpi n'ennynmba ye, near his house. Kumpi kikakafu nti..., It is almost certain that... kumpimpi adv. rather near, quite close. cf. -mpi, wampi.

o- no plur. (lu/n) large number, multitude, oluggube lw'ensiri, a swarm of mosquitoes.

lit. that (day, olunaku implied). the day before yesterday; previously, on a previous occasion; the day after tomorrow (In a future context), enkys ob® I”'', tnmnr- row or the next day. luli edda ennyo, a long time ago, quite some time ago.

ensiri; m. net, akatimba k'ensiri.

ekiragala; (mosquito) akatimba; (hunting) ekitimba; also essamba, ekibanyi, olutuula, emi gamba, oluka, emmiimo, omutembo; make a n., okukuba amakowe.

e- (n/n) tenacious grass, couch or quitch grass.

e- (n/n) mosquito; gnat, akatimba k'ensiri, mosquito net. omusujja gw'ensiri, mal aria.

e- (n/n) way of releasing, kuggya nta mu kintu, to give up/quit/abandon something. n'eby'okusoma babiggyamu enta, and they gave up their studies, cf. ta.

okusasula.

njasimudde) v.i. sneeze, v.tr. sneeze out; fig. be disgusted with, give up on, have no more to do with. Nkwasimudde. I have had quite enough of you. okwasimula inf.

v.tr. detach from; separate; acquit (of a charge).

o- (mu/mi) fault; crime; charge, accusation; court case. (Omusango) gu- musinze. He has been found guilty. The verdict is against him. Asinze omusango. He has won the case. He has been acquitted. okuzza omusango, to commit a crime, okusala omusango, to decide a case. okugoba omusango, to dismiss a case.

to prod/poke a fire, keep a fire going; to step on the gas (in driving), okuseesa empale, to pull up one's pants, okuseesa ebigere, to drag the feet, okuseesa omuntu emiggo, to beat a person (with sticks). Ensiri zaata- ndika okutuseesa obunnyo. The mosquitoes began to bite us, lit. push their little teeth. Balamu bas eesa gwaka. (prov.) The living ones keep the fire going. A person is liked as long as he is alive and in a position of respect.

amount to (a number); be quite a few; be quite a lot/ considerable. Essaawa zaali ziwera nga bbiri n'ekitundu. The time was about eight thirty, abantu abawerako, quite a few people. Omuwendo gw'abaminsani gu- weramu. The number of missionaries is considerable.

equal; complete (a sum); be of a considerable amount/quantity. Yali aweza emyaka nga musanvu egy'obukulu. He had reached about seven years of age. Yali ensimbi aziweza. He had quite a lot of money. He was well off. Yalina ettwe ng'aliweza. He had a very big head.

superficial; weak; helpless, enfuna eya kitaawe enjabayaba his father's modest income, omusingi omuyabayaba, a shallow/ superficial foundation/basis. Ennyambala ye njabayaba. His manner of dressing is quite mediocre/leaves much to be desired. Ensawo yange njabayaba. I have no money. I am poor. Emikono gye miyabayaba. His arms are weak. cf. ekiyabayaba.

receive a verdict of not guilty, okwejjeerera omusango, to be acquitted of a charge.

-ejjeereza (-ejjeerezza) v.tr. caus. exonerate; leg. acquit.

smooth; calm. Gundi oyo omutwe gwe gulinga ogutali mutereevu. So- and-so acts as if he is not quite levelheaded/as if he is mentally unbalanced, cf. tereera.

avoid; be at a distance from, be distant from. Okuva ewaffe okutuuka e Nnamayumba weesuddewo ebbanga. It is quite a distance from our house to Nnamayumba. Mwesuule amabanga. Space yourselves out at intervals.

-ewazibwa (-ewaziddwa) v.i. caus. pass. refl. be made to avoid; be forbidden. Abaana beewazibwa ensiri baleme kulwala. Children are kept away from mosquitoes so that they won't get sick.