enjogera, ebigambo, e ŋŋombo.

e- no plur. (li/ma) harsh/rude/angry manner of speech, okwogeza ebboggo, to speak harshly/stridently, ‘bark out.' cf. boggola.

o- (bu/-) uncertainty, doubt, hesitancy; hesitancy in speech, stuttering. cf. tamattama.

put in an improper place, okubutika amatama, to say nothing, be speechless.

okufunza.

e- no plur. (li/ma) freedom; opportunity; leisure; lack of worry, peace and quiet, eddembe ery'okwogera, freedom of speech, ebiseera eby'eddembe, leisure time. Atunuza ddembe. He looks relaxed/ composed, cf. akalembe.

okunaanaagira, okujegemera.

okubuusabuusa, okwefettafetta, okutta aga n'aga, okufufuggala, okugalangatana; (in speech) okunaanaagira, okutamattama.

ekiziyiza, kalumanny wera; (in speech) okwogera ekirimi.

a- (ka/bu) small step/stair; platform (e.g., on which political speeches are made), cf. eddaala.

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.

drag out one's speech.

o- adv. far afield, for a long distance; for a long time (of a tedious speechJ. cf. landagga.

namely. It is similar in function, to nti (q.v.) but implies doubt and unc ertainty. Yagamba nti alijja. He said that he would come. Yagamba mbu alijja. He said that he would come (but I am not at all sure that he will), as an adv. it would seem that, apparently, one might get the impression, they say. Mbu omubbi bamukutte. Apparently (I think, I have heard) they have caught the thief.

o- (mu/mi) kind of fetish. title of address corresponding to English ‘Mr.' Mw. Kiwanuka, Mr. Kiwanuka. Ekwata omwami tereka muganzi. (prov.) lit. The habit of speech (e- of ekwata implies eŋŋombo) which affects the chief does not leave his favorite wife (uninfluenced). We are affected by those with whom we associate. cf. obwami.

e- (n/n) manner of speaking, way of talking; saying, dictum; speech; pronunciation. cf. yogera.

okuvulungutana (of speech).

v.i. be tasteless; be tough (of food); be harsh/rude (of speech ).

to be evasive in speech.

okubatika amatama, to fail to respond, remain speechless.

v.i. (in association with a previous verb) be extreme; do to extremes; do very well. Yalidde n'akatagga. He ate too much. Yayogedde n'akatagga. He gave a very fine speech.

e- (n/n) habit of speech; a saying; expression; slogan; vogue.

to speak thickly, slur one's speech (as one drunk).

v.i. be bright; be light; be clear (of the weather); be dumbfounded/ amazed/speechless.

v.i. appl. 2 be amazed/speechless/dumbfounded/startled; stare vacantly/stupidly.

okukulungutanya ebigambo, to be deceptive/evasive in one's speech, engage in double-talk. cf. omukulungutano, omukulungutanya, enkulungutanyi.

o- (mu/ba) one who is deceptive/evasive in speech; secretive person; sly person, cf. kulungutanya.

adopt, pick up (esp. something undesirable or foreign), okuwakula entalo, to pick fights, look for trouble, okuwakula ejin_ambo, to pick up rumors, spread rumors, okuwakula empisa, to take over alien/undesirable customs, okuwakula obulwadde, to contract a disease, okuwakula eŋŋombo, to pick up mannerisms of speech, okuwakula enjuki, to take honey from bees.

o- (mu/mi) riddle, obscure/ enigmatic speech, cf. gerenjula.

-emulugunyika (-emulugunyise) v.i. neut. Enjogera ye teyeemulugonyika. It is hard to complain about his manner of speech.

-eyogera (-eyogedde) v.i. refl. give oneself away (by one's speech); report oneself; confess.