emmere, pposo, entanda.

a magezi.

ettendo.

okusinza, okusuuta.

obukulu; (period) emirembe: (generation) omugigi.

etc.; consider, take into consideration; be concerned about, v. i. crack; become old/ worn out. nga tobaliddeeko, excluding, not counting.

e- (li/ma) celebration, big party; festival; ceremony; show, performance, okunywa omwenge mabinu, to drink large quantities of beer.

mmembezezza) v.tr. handle with care, treat with consideration.

e- (n/n) decoration (on the uniform of a soldier).

obuyonjo, majjolobera.

ekiseera.

obusungu.

ekivume.

olugendo, ssaffaali.

carelessness, inevitability (in the sense of being obliged to do what one does not want to do) and even sheer exasperation. Tumaze ga- gendayo. We sent there just for the sake of going. Mumale gaddamu, temulowooza. Just give an answer, don't think about it first. Mala gakola. Just go ahead and do it. Don't spend too much time on it. Among the younger generation there is a tendency to drop the verbal stem which normally follows ga-. The meaning is implied from context, e.g., Twamala ga-. We simply went there (or simply did something else, dep ending on previous context).

omugigi.

nzigadde(wo)) v.tr. shut, close; inclose; bring to an end; fig. discontinue. Amawanga ago gajja kuggalawo okukolagana ne Bungereza. These countries will discontinue their cooperation with England. Tumuggaddewo. We have refused him/ turned him down.

olugero; (picture) ekifaananyi.

okussaamuomukka; (mental) okuluŋŋamizibwa.

large quantity, katoola w'ebintu, a lot of things, a whole conglomeration of things.

a- (ka/bu) body odor caused by excessive perspiration.

a- (ka/bu) a kind of bean which resembles a lima bean but is much smaller, butter bean. Abantu ba kuno baamutwala teyeesibidde na kayindi. The people here sent him packing or (in a political context) they threw him out of office, lit. took him, he did not tie up beans for himself. (Formerly travelers used to take beans of this sort with them on long trips. The person referred to in the example left so quickly that he could not make the usual preparation.)

a- (ka/bu) anxious/worried preparation, cf. -etereekerera.

e- (ki/bi) abundance (of food, meat); celebration; rejoicing.

e- (ki/bi) rejoicing, merrymaking; great celebration.

e- (ki/bi) marvel, wonder; jubilant occasion, celebration.

e- (ki/bi) feast; celebration; major social event, cf. ^binuka.

e- (ki/bi) measure, measurement; size; build; extent, with the -a of rel. moderate. Kirungi omwenge onywenga gwa kigero. You should drink beer in moderation. Obuyivu bwabwe si bwa kigero eki- bayinzisa okusoma ebitabo bino. Their education is not sufficient to enable them to read these books, cf. ^gera.

e- (ki/bi) celebration; festival; jubilee; party; rejoicing, exultation. Bampi- se ku kijaguzo kyabwe eky'emyaka 25 mu bufumbo. They have invited me to their 25th wedding anniversary celebratiob. c/. j aguza.

e- with the -a of rel. of long duration (esp. of talk), omuntu ow'ekijegera, an incessant talker, cf. jegera.

e- (ki/bi) cluster; group; crowd; gang; concentration, ekikuukuulu ky'abantu, a group of people (concentrated in one area). cf. akakuukuulu.

e- (ki/bi) amusement; entertainment; sport; social gathering, party; celebration, okukoza ekinyumu, to do (something) just for the sake of being sociable, cf. nyuma.

e- (ki/bi) parade; demonstration; rally; display.

e- (ki/bi) plump little child; fat, slovenly youngster; trailer (on a car or truck), ebyana by'ennyaanya, tomato seeds, ebyana by'ebiwuka, eggs of insects. Ebijaguzo bijja kubaako n'ekyana. There will be tremendous celebrations, cf. omwana.

e- adv. of one's own accord; independently, on one's own; after due consideration. cf. ^teesa, -eteesa.

timbulula (-timbuludde) v.tr. conv. 1 & 2 take down (pictures, decorations, etc.). cf. akatimba, ekitimba, olutimba, olutimbe. timpula (-timpudde) v.i. beat, whip, thrash.

o- (lu/n) ravine, crevasse, rift; division, separation; gap.

o- lit. one (ctay, oiunaku, implied), at one time; once, on one occasion, one day. lwali lumu nga..., once upon a time; on one occasion (used at the beginning of a narration of a past event), lumu is the normal form for one with nou-ns of the lu/n class. olulimi lumu, one language, cf. 2.mu,

o- (lu/n) generation, cf. zaala.

a- always plur. (li/ma) the initial stages of an operation, the beginning. Gakyali mabaga. Things have only begun. We still have a great deal to do. cf. baga.

a- plur. (li/ma) jewelry; decorations; ornaments. Yessaako amajjolobera. He puts on airs. He is proud.

a- plur. (1 i/ma) beer drunk at the celebration of a birth.

a- plur. (li/ma) time when the nsejjere appear, kubinuka masejjere, to have a wonderful time/a celebration.

a- plur. (li/ma) decorations; ornaments. The sing, ttiribona is rare.

a- adv. hastily, without proper consideration. Lipoota baagisembya matunnunsi. They supported the report without giving it proper consideration, cf. entunnunsi.

e- also embalabaasa (n/n) kind of small poisonous snake. Mmwe emisota, abaana b'embalasaasa. Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers (Matth. XXIII, 33).

e- (n/n) conversation, talk; account, narration; essay. Emboozi yagwa aroake- rendu. The conversation went very smoothly. They (we, you) had a very fine convex sation. cf. oluboozi.

e- plur. (n/n) disastrous fire, conflagration; forest fire; large fire deliberately started for a constructive purpose (such as clearing a section of land), cf. oluyiira.

the coronation of a Kabaka, a death in the royal family, a declaration of war, etc.). cf. jaguza.

o- (mu/ba) demonstrator, one who participates in a protest demonstration. cf. -ekalakaasa.

e- (n/n) way of separating; separation, division; difference; disagreement. cf. yawuka, yawukana.

e- (n/n) piece of ground recently turned up in preparation for cultivation, omusiri ogw'enkabala, plot/garden which has recently been tilled.

e- (n/n) way of acting/doing; method, practice; way of working; policy; system; brand, make, ennvonyi y'enkola y'Eki- russia, an airplane of Russian make, okuteeka (or okussa) mu nkola, to put into effect, put into operation, cf. kola.

e- (n/n) way of working together/ cooperating; cooperation, cf. kola, kolagana.

e- (n/n) massive gathering of people; great event; big celebration, shindig.

i.e., one who finishes quickly and hustles others, an efficient but intolerable person.

e- (n/n) way of getting along together; cooperation; agreement, cf. ltaba, tabagana.

e- (n/n) preparation(s), arrangements); plan; program, enteekateeka y'eby'obufuzi, constitution, cf. ^teeka, teekateeka.

e- (n/n) manner or way of preparing/ arranging; arrangement; preparation; program, plan, entegeka y'obufuzi, constitution (of a nation), entegeka y'emyaka etaano, five-year plan, entegeka y'emmeeza, setting of the table, cf. tegeka.

e- (n/n) drumbeat, manner of beating drums; celebration at the birth of twins; celebration, party, feast, entujjo eyaliko okusaza entuuyo ebibatu, a tremendous feast, lit. which caused one to wipe off the sweat with the palms ot the hands. cf. tujja.

e- (n/n) sweat, perspiration, okukka entuuyo, to sweat profusely, cf. tuuyana.

okubala.

e- (n/n) manner of running (an operation); direction, management, cf. dduka, ddukanya.

pron. used as adv. then, thereupon. olwali olwo nga (used in the middle of a narration), then one day, then on a certain occasion.

omulimu; (surgery) okubaaga.

ebigambo, okubuulira.

entuuyo.

«., okuteekateeka.

okuzaalibwa obuggya.

etc. Kyatokota si kisaanikire. It was a magnificent event/a great celebration, lit. (the pot) was bubbling up it was not covered up.