n., ensonyi.

v., okukwasa ensonyi, okuswaza.

be, okulembeera.

a nsonyi; rel. form of v. foreg.

omuwemu.

act, okuwemuka.

be, okukwatibwa ensonyi, okuwemuka, okuswala, okukongoba, okwebbmbabomba.

make, okukwasa ensonyi, okuswaza, okuwemuukiriza.

o- (bu/-) wildness, profligacy, shamelessness, cf. -seegu.

o- (bu/-) shame, disgrace, cf. swala.

o- (bu/-) impudence; shame; disgrace; scandal; immorality, okwogera eby'obuwemu, to use bad language, okukola eby'obuwemu, to engage in sexual activities outside of marriage, cf. -wemu, wemuka, omuwemu.

e- (li/ma) egg. amagi amasii ke, fried eggs, kukuba za ku magi, to be a coward, act in a cowardly way, lit. strike the hens (enkoko is implied by za) (who are sitting) on the eggs. Kiriba kya nsonyi bwe mulirya eggi. lit. It will be a shame if you eat the egg. This derives from the proverb okulya eggi okwesub.ya omuwula, to eat the egg and miss the meat. The implication is that if one allows an egg to develop into a chicken the gain will be greater. Bulijjo afuna magi mu kubala. He always gets zeros in arithmetic, cf. ekigi.

a new monarch); lead under guard (prisoners); parade around publicly and expose to shame; direct (one's look), ne nkaazakaaza amaaso, and I looked/directed my gaze.

a- (ka/bu) sensitive plant, plant which contracts when touched; shame. cf. 1 fa, ensonyi.

cf. ggwa, ensonyi.

a- (ka/bu) small load/bundle; trouble, danger; scandal in a family, shameful secret which a family wishes to be hushed up. Onsombedde akagugu. You have caused me trouble. Balina akagugu mu nju. They have a skeleton in their closet, cf. omugugu.

e- (ki/bi) disgrace, shame; abomination; corruption; deceit, ebikolwa eby'ekikolobero, shameful acts. cf. atna- kolobero.

e- (ki/bi) lit. that which is feared, honor, glory; prestige, dignity; respect; reverence; pomp. None of the preceding equivalents expresses the full meaning of kitiibwa which is perhaps the greatest ideal and the most sought after attribute of the Baganda. It has an importune e comparable to that of ‘face' in the Orient, kufa kitiibwa, to feel shame/be ashamed (because of the actions or speech of another). cf. tya.

e- (ki/bi) spot (on cloth); blemish, defect. Aleetedde eggwanga ekizigiro. He has brought shame on the country. cf. ziga.

etc.; take, grasp with/by means of; hand over; trap (an animal); fasten; cause to freeze/curdle, etc. ku- kwasa ensonyi, to shame, put to shame, kukwasa muntu, to catch a person (e.g., in the act of theft); to get hold of a person (who is hard to contact).

be taken, seized, etc. okukwatibwa ensonyi, to feel shame.

be taken in/for, etc. okukwatirwa ensonyi, to feel shame for. Baamukwatirwa ekisa. They felt sorry for him/her.

o- no plur. (lu/n) shame; feeling of shame; bashfulness, shyness, cf. fa, ensonyi.

a- plur. (li/ma) rare shame, shamefulness. cf. -wemu, wemuka.

a- plur. (li/ma) shame, disgrace (particularly that associated with illegitimate birth), embuzi y'amawemuuki- rano, a goat offered by the seducer to the parents of the girl in expiation for his offense. cf. -wemu, wemuka.

e-: okutunula embebere, to look sheepish/embarrassed/ashamed.

nnyinyise) v.tr. dip; immerse; soak; dye; fig. disgrace, bring shame to, spoil the good name of.

e- (n/n) shame; shamefulness; modesty, shyness; embarrassment, okukwasa ensonyi, to put to shame; to embarrass, okuggwa ensonyi, to be shameless/utterly lacking in good manners, cf. sonyiwa, sonyiwala, amansonyinsonyi.

bring shame on. See the references at the end of the previous entry.

be put to shame; be disgraced, okuswala amagulu, to have legs which are small in proportion to the rest of the body, okuswala omutwe, to have a small head.

etc.

-swalizizza) v.tr. appl. caus. cause shame for/in, etc.

cause to feel shame. Yampemukira. He made me ashamed.

njiye) v.tr. spill; pour, pour out/away. v.i. flow, flow out/into (of a body of water); develop a rash; break out of the hill (of termites), okuyiwa Olungereza, to speak English very fluently, okuyiwa amagezi, to spoil/ruin apian, okuyiwa olutiko, to develop goose pimples, okuyiwa ebigambo, to pour out a torrent of words/invective, okuyiwako essubi, to spread grass, okuyiwa(ko) omukono, to sign one s name. Kva nsonvi nnvo okumu- yiwa. It is a shame to fail/disappoint him. Mwana muwala yamuyiwa. The girl jilted him. Omwami yanji(i)yeemu. My husband gave me some money/a treat.

v.tr. caus. put to shame; disgrace.

obuswavu.

unfounded asser- tion(s), untruth; shameful things.

go sour (e.g., of milk), kufa mwoyo, to become disheartened/depressed. kufaako nsonyi, to die of shame/embarrassment. (Ebintu) bifa bantu. You cannot always win/be successful/get what you want (said in self-commiseration after a failure). Akanaafa tekawulira nnombe. (prov.) lit. The little (animal, akasolo, implied) who is to die does not hear (the sound of) the horn. Danger comes unawares. The infinitive okufa or okufa obufi serves as an intensifier for a preceding verb. Yazina okufa. She danced a great deal/ with great intensity. Omuwala yafaanana Nnambi okufa obufi. The girl resembled Nnambi in every detail. She was the very image of N.

put to shame.

v.i. be wild (in behavior//shameless/dissolute/profligate.

o- (mu/ba) dissolute/profligate/ shameless person, cf. -seegu, seeguka.

v.i. be ashamed.

adv. almost. (The verb in a clause containing kata is in the subjunctive. This is usually rendered by an English past tense. Ensonyi kata zibatte. They almost died of shame, lit. shame almost killed them. See katono.

o- (mu/ba) shameless person, one who acts shamelessly, cf. -wemu, wemuka, obuwemu.

v.i. be or become shameless/dissolute/immoral.

disgrace.

v.tr. caus. make shameless/dissolute. cf. -gwenyufu.

v.i. be shameful/shameless; be ashamed.

v.tr. shame, disgrace, dishonor; treat shamefully; put to sh ame.

obuwemu, amawemu, amawemuukirano, omuwemu.

cf. swala.

cf. seeguka, obuseegu, omuseegu.

-etyoboola (-etyobodde) v.i. refl. act in a manner to bring shame or discredit on oneself.

-gwenyufu adj. shameless; immoral; dissolute. cf. gwenyuka.

cf. wemuka, obuwemu, amawemu, omuwemu.

-ebombabomba (-ebombyebombye) v.i. be ashamed; look ashamed.

run away (esp. in shame or humiliation), cf. bomba.