n., obukulu.

adj., r. smell, entoowooko.

o- (bu/-) chieftainship; position/ status of a high-ranking official, cf. omwami.

e- (li/ma) step; rank; grade, degree. plur. amadaala ladder; stairs, stairway, steps, ow'eddaala, someone who has acquired a high status/position, cf. aka- daala, ekidaala.

obukulu.

title of the chief of the Kabaka's canoes, admiral; title of a high- ranking chief of the Mmamba (Lungfish) Clan.

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.'

a- adv. openly, publicly; frankly.

e- with the -a of rel. pertaining to the office or person of a high-ranking official or a chief, also as adv. okwambala ekikungu, to dress like a chief, cf. omu- kungu.

e- (ki/bi) sheep/goat pen; enclosure for cattle; chicken coop, okuyingira mu kisibo ky'obufumbo, to join the ranks of the married, cf. siba.

make grow; bring up, rear; be a guardian to; promote, advance (in rank); develop; celebrate, emikolo gy'okukuza olunaku Iw'Amawanga Amagatte, ceremonies for celebrating United Nations Day. kukuza mpaka, to be argumentative.

o- (lu/n) belt; strap; bootlace; complexion, appearance, olukoba lw'embwa, leash for a dog (usually made of leather). olukoba olupima, tape measure, enkoba za ggita, the strings of a guitar, omuserikale ow'olukoba, a high-ranking police officer {here olukoba = braid), cf. akakoba, ekkoba.

cf. yatula.

ekifo; (rank) obukulu; (take up a p.) okuyima.

omuzannyo; vide okusukumbula.

get soaked. Yatotobala mu mivuluya gye. He was all decked out in his regalia. Yanywedde n'atotobala. He imbibed too much. He drank to excess.

njogedde) v.i. & tr. speak; talk; say. kwogera ku muntu, to talk about a person, kwogera n'omuntu, to talk with a person, kwogera kaati, to speak openly/frankly, kwogera kuno na kuli, to jump from one subject to the other; to be hesitant/ doubtful in what one says, kwogera nkulu bbiri, to be two-faced/intentionally ambiguous in what one says. Oyogedde kirabika ng'ow'e- jjanga abika. You have said the obvious, lit. like a person with chronic conjunctivitis bringing news of a death. okwogera inf,

o- (mu/ba) prince of high rank who was a potential candidate for the Kabakaship.

o- (mu/ba) guide; leader; fifth chief in rank; first one, first person. Nze nnali omusaale ku muyiira. I was the first one to arrive at the fire. cf. lsaala.

o- (mu/mi) barkcloth tree, a tree of the genus Ficus possessing a strong, fibrous inner bark from which barkcloth is made; one of the sub-divisions of a clan; a rank of chieftainship, cf. olutubatuba.

o- (mu/mi) hand; arm; sleeve; handwriting; measure of length, arm's length, omukono omusajja, the right arm/hand, omukono omukazi, the left arm/hand, omukono gwa ddyo, the right side, omukono gwa kkono, the left side, omwoleso gw'eby'emikono, exhibition of handicrafts, omukolo ogw'okussa omukono ku kiwandiiko, the ceremony of signing the document, oku- kunkumula omukono, to strip of office/power/ wealth/prestige (e.g., a high-ranking official). Tewali ankuba ku mukono. Nobody can tell me what to do, lit. strike me on the hand. Yakkiriza okujja okutusuula omukono. He agreed to come and give us (lit. throw us) a hand. Nnamukuba omukono. I flagged him down/stopped (e.g., a car) by the movement of my hand. cf. akakono, ekikono, olukono, enkonokono.

o- (mu/ba) deputy, one who is second in command; chief of second rank. cf. 2myuka.

darkness); do until evening/dark. Yanywa obudde n'abuwungeeza. He drank until nightfall. cf. akawungeezi.

o- (mu/ba) high-ranking chief; high- ranking official; dignitary. cf. ekikungu, kkungu.

bare; cleared; naked; alone; mere, just, only; ordinary, ennaku enjereere, week days, ennyumba enjereere, an empty house; just a house, only a house. Abakristu abereere, ordinary Catholics, the rank-and-file Catholics. Yamuwadde kisero ky ereere. He gave him only a basket. Yamuwadde ekisero ekyereere. He gave him an empty basket, cf. obwereere, ekyererezi.

-eyala (-eyaze) v.i. refl. spread oneself out; prostrate oneself (before someone of high rank).