omupunga.

obukodo, omululu.

rice, etc.)y produce fruit.

e- (n/n or li/ma) price; expensive price, ebbeeyi eza wansi, low prices, engoye ez' ebbeeyi, expensive clothes.

o- adv. at an exorbitant/very high price; fiercely. Kiguze bukanga. It has cost a great deal. cf. kanguka, kanga- luka; obukanu.

o- adv. at a high price, dearly; fiercely (nkanu is more frequently used in this sense), cf. kanuka, enkanu.

o- (bu/-) in-laws; relationship acquired by marriage; relationship of a man to his wife's brothers; disease or misfortune due to the violation of any of the prohibitions relating to in-laws; Parkinson's disease, eby'obuko, bride price. Tugenda ku buko. We are going to visit our in-laws. cf. ebiko, ^njuko.

o- (bu/-) overcharging, asking too high a price, cf. ^seera.

o- as an adv. or with the -a of rel. extremely expensive. Emiwendo gikyali gya buwanana. Prices are still very high.

enkovu.

adj. (of price), kanufu; vide okuseera; beloved, agalwa.

ekifaananyi; vide situfu; (price) omuwendo.

obtain, procure, okufuna olubuto, to become pregnant, okufuna erinnya, to acquire a reputation, kufuna bya kakule or kufuna bya ndola, to I obtain for nothing or to buy at a price far below the normal.

have room; correspond to; be equivalent; be fitting/suitable/appropriate, omuwendo ogugya mu nsawo ya buli muntu, a suitable price, a price which ‘fits' everyone' s pocketbook. Omukazi gwe yawasa tamugyamu. The woman he married is not suitable for him. Oba nno ezo emboga zigyamu nsimbi ki? I wonder what that cabbage is worth.

adj., wanvu, gulumivu; (honourable) a kitiibwa; (price) kanufu; at a h. price, bukanga; on h., waggulu.

be, okugulumira; (of price) okukangaluka; vide okuseera.

v. (rice), okutwanga.

a- (ka/bu) a burst of laughter (often scornful in character), okukuba akakule, to burst out laughing, okutema akakule, to laugh loudly and scornfully at (with a personal object), okufuna bya kakule, to obtain for nothing; to buy at a price far below the normal.

rare be excessive (of prices); be very hot (of the sun ).

bargain for. Waaliwo kopi ya ... emu ne ngikansa ngigule. There was one copy of ... left and I offered to pay a good price for it.

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.).

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.

nzise) v.i. go down, come down, descend; sink. Omuwendo gusse. The price has gone down, kukka ntuuyo, to sweat profusely, kukka maziga, to weep silently, kukka kitakata, to have a lucky/ narrow escape, kukka bbeeyi, to go down in price; (of people) to become a has-been/ a nobody.

come to an agreement, v.tr. agree on, come to an agreement on. Twakkaanyizza omuwendo. We agreed on a price.

at wholesale prices, with the -a of rel. wholesale, emiwendo egya kolijja, wholesale prices. contr. lejjalejja.

nnamudde) v.tr. judge; arbitrate; set a price (on the part of the seller). Bwe bagenda okukola kawungeezi y'alamula. When they go to work they do not come home until evening.

to bargain on a price. cf. -lamule, -lamuzi, obulamuzi, eddamula, omulamuzi, nnamula.

nninye) v.tr. step on; tread on; ascend; climb; mount, v.i. go up; increase (of price), kulinnya nnyonyi, to board an airplane, kulinnya mu kyoto, to refuse flatly, butalinnya wa muntu, to stay away from a person's house, kulinnya mu mboozi, to interrupt/butt in on a conversation. kulinnya gye gava, lit. to step on it (i.e., amazzi, water, implied by ga-) where it comes from, to cut off something good at the source, to spoil one's chances, ruin an opportunity, uw'aliiiuju mu mm ere nuya buli. I like him (her) very much, lit. even if he (or she) steps in the food, I will eat it anyway.

e-i kufuna bya ndola, to obtain for nothing; to buy at a price far below the normal. ndola originally referred either to ‘1) a woman given by her father to a man in return for his labor, or 2) a child taken by its grandfather and redeemed by its father on the payment of money.' (Sn.)

e- (n/n) laugh, laughter. Kigulwa nseko. It may be purchased at a ridiculously low price, cf. seka.

n., omuwendo; (for wife) obuko, akasimo; vide kuwasiriza.

v., okulamula.

tagulika, a muwendo mungi nnyo.

omuwendo omulamule.

okulamula omuwendo; (saying) okujulira.

okusitula, okuyimusa; (price) okuwanika. raise to life, okuzuukiza. r. the alarm, okukuba enduulu. r. oneself to a position, okwesusunkula.

v.tr., r. up (price), okuwanika omuwendo; r. down (abuse) okugeya, okuvuma.

decide for/in, etc; charge (a person a price). Kisalidde mu ntamu (ki- = ekiso). I am lucky. Things are going my way. Nsa- liddwa ogw'okufa (ogwa = omusango). I have been condemned to death. Baamusalira mangu ebintu. They quickly settled the matter of the bride price with him.

emirundi esatu.

in a, amangu ago, bekkwa.

etc. okutuulira omwana, to kill a child (at birth), mukunnaanya atatuulira mazima, an editor who does not sit on the truth, ‘i.e., who will tell the truth at any price.

mpanise) v.tr. hang; hang up; raise; hoist, okuwanika emikono, to raise the hands, to surrender, okuwanika omuwendo, to raise the price, okuwanika omutima gwa..., lit. to raise the heart of, i.e., to worry, ekintu ekiwanise emitima ky'abantu, the thing which has worried the people. Atuwanikako bulala empale. He is very proud in his dealings with us.

v.tr. caus. ask the price of.

o- (mu/mi) [Su>.] rice; rice plant; in the plur. kinds of rice. See omuceere.

promote; popularize, okutumbula ku ddoboozi, to raise the voice, okutumbula ebbeeyi y'emmwanyi, to raise the price of coffee, ebintu ebisinga okutumbula ku busuubuzi. the things which are most conducive to promoting/developing trade.

okutunda omwoyo, to risk oneself or one's life in doing something difficult or dangerous. Okugenda ewaabwe nga kutunda omwoyo ng'enkoko emira ensanafu. Going to their place was taking one's life in one's hands, lit. like the chicken who swallows biting ants. Ebigere bintunze. My feet have betrayed me/led me into trouble, kutunda buliwo, to sell for cash, kutunda layisi, to sell at a bargain price/on a sale.

v.tr. appl. caus. keep up; raise (a price); overestimate; exaggerate. cf. wanika.

selling at bargain prices, as an adv. cheap(ly), at reduced price, omukazi owa layisi, a woman of ill repute.

o- (mu/mi) plain; plateau; level area, with the -a of rel. flat, level. Ensi yali ya museetwe. The country was flat/ level, cf. seeteera. charges, one who sells at exorbitant prices; swindler, cf. ^seera.

kuddiriza ku kibone- rezo, to lessen a punishment, kuddiriza ku muwendo, to lower a price.

(n/n) [lnd.1 triangular snack made out of dough and stuffed with ground meat and/or rice.

eruulu ennungi, the pearl of great price (Matth.Xlll, 45)- cf. eddulu.

v.tr. raise (a price) excessively. c f. obukanga.

v.i. become fierce/ violent (of animals and people); become exorbitant (of prices).

v.i. be or become loud and hostile (of the voice); speak loudly and menacingly; less commonly go up (of prices).

o- (mu/mi) rice.

put in an uproar; raise (a price). okukangula ku ddoboozi, to raise the voice.

increase ( esp. prices).

o- (mu/mi) number; price; value; sum. amayinja ag'omuwendo, precious stones.

allot; abbreviate; cross; decide, kusala kkubo, to cross the street, kusala musango, to judge a case, give a verdict, kusalwako nsiriba, to be very lucky, kusala kirimi, to interrupt (a person who is speaking), kusala magezi, to devise a plan, kusalako bigambo, to slander, speak slanderously, kusala byayi, to relieve oneself, ku sala ku ddoboozi, to lower the voice, kusala ddiiro, to join the opposition (party), kusala mu lugendo, to postpone a trip, kusala ku misinde, to reduce one's speed, kusala mu- wendo, to state a price, kusala ttikiti, to purchase a ticket, kusala mikono, to vaccinate. kusalako, to cross the legs, kusala bintu, to agree on a bride price, okunywa omwenge obutasalawo, to drink beer endlessly/without stopping, ebinyumu ebita- salawo, endless diversions/amusements, okusalawo kwa gavumenti, the decision of the government, buli amusala mu maaso, everyone who passes in front of him. Ebintu byansala. Things have not gone my way.

v.i. be cheap (of price).

v.tr. buy at a low price; acquire with little effort.

-eramula (-eramudde) v.i. refl. demand a high price (for a product).

to use things which were acquired illegally or stolen, lit. for which a price had not been stated, c/. lamina.

suitable; mild (of tobacco), emiwendo emisaamusaamu, moderate prices, ebibonerezo ebisaamu- saamu, light sentences, moderate punishment. ebbanga essaamusaamu, a short time. Olungereza olusaamusaamu, a smattering of English.

be high/exorbitant (of prices); become furious; go off half-cocked, attempt what one cannot do. cf. wanika.