(also ssaa- and sse-) non-class noun prefix. Many nouns with this prefix signify males of high station. The plural is usally bassa-.

non-class noun prefix. See ssa-.

ssenga, nge, wo, we, etc.

sseruwale, empale,

omugole; father of b., ssewamuko, ssezaala; mother of b., nnyazaala.

ente ennume, sseddume.

ekikwasi, ssere.

o- (bu/-) freehold estates of the clans; ancestral home; place where one was born, home, kugwa butaka, to be fruitless, have no result. Enteesaganya zigudde butaka. The negotiations have fallen through. Ssente zaffe zigudde butaka. Our money has been wasted. cf. ettaka, omutaka.

sseffuliya, entamu.

ssennyiga.

old, int., baaba, wattu; poor c., ssempala.

olugoye; see also amerikaani, bafuta, ejjowo, kitaani, kkaniki, enguuwo, ekiremba, e ssuuka, ekikwe mbe, leesu, empemba, ssemaaniini.

empanga, sseggwanga, enkoko endaada;

n., empewo, obutiti, omutinti, obunnyogovu, ekinnyogoga (rel.); c. in the head, ssennyiga.

ssebusa.

gevvu, nene; vide di byoto, omuwaladdume, ssebinaagina, ssekimpanika; become c., okugejja, okusembeesa ebbuto, okusunguka olubuto.

empooza ; c. house, eggwoolezo; c. officer, ssentala.

e- plur. amalembwe (li/ma) large kirembwe (a kind of large ant). Enswa emu ekira eddembwe. (prov.) One nswa (small, edible termite) is better than a large, inedible ant. Usefulness cannot be measured by size, cf. ekirembwe, ssekirem- bwe.

e- plur. amalimu (1 i/m a) big job, great work, large undertaking, eddimu ssemalimu, enormous job, huge undertaking. cf. omulimu.

e- plur. amalume (li/ma) large male animal (used particularly of ruminants), cf. -lume, sseddume.

ssekalootera.

n.,eŋŋoma, sserumbeete, enga labi, engaabe, embuutu, endooda, enduubirizi, enkalaabirizi, entamiivu, entenga, ennyeenya.

kitange, kitaawo, kitaawe, kita ffe, kitammwe, kitaabwe. f. of twins, ssaalongo. my father, int., Taata! my f.inlaw, mukoddomi, sse zaala, ssewamuko. grandfather, jjajja.

ekyennyanja. names of f., emmale, ejjamba, aka lende, ekisinja, embegedde, embovu, omukene, omunyala, nnandere, endulumba, engagala, engege, enningu, enkakaalukanyi, enkejje, enkokoto, enkuyu, enkyulukyulu, ensoga, ensonzi, ensuma, ssemutundu. f. net, ekiragala. f. trap, ekigu, omugomo. f. hook, eddobo. f. line, omugonjo.

n., omusiru, kabandu, omutette, ssekibette; as int., kidoma!

omuluvu, ssedduvu, dduma bikalu.

profit, gain. Mu ppamba we yagobololamu ssente eziwera. He made quite a bit of money in cotton (lit. It is in cotton where, etc.). cf. goba, amagoba.

as an aux. verb before a following inf. denoting desirability, suitability or obligation Ogwana okugenda okulaba ssengaawo. You ought to (should, have to) go and see your aunt.

sanyufu, assanyu; be h., okusanyuka, okwesiima; h.go-lucky, nnakigwanizi, sserulyamayenje.

ebbalwa, ssekanyolya, eki mbala.

ssemaka, nnannyini nju.

akawuka; vide akasisi, ekitaakule, ssekirembwe, ekisokondwe, jjegeju, kasennyanku, kawuuzi, ekikutuzi, empuluwujju, enfuuyirizi, nkuuwe, endyabalangira, entonnyeze, endya menvu, enzirugaze, enziiziiri, ssemukkuto.

e- plur. amayenje (li/ma) kind of large edible cricket. Kwali kumenya mu jjenje kkalu. It was extremely easy to do, lit. breaking into a dry cricket, cf. Sserulya-mayenje.

e- plur. amayute (li/ma) boil. Sserukama mayute: olunyiga ku lirye ng'akaaba. (prov.) lit. Mr. Squeezer-of- boils: when his is pressed, he cries. He can dish it out but he can't take it. cf. mwasajjute.

Ssewanaku, Nnyinibulamu, Nnyiniggulu, Liisoddene.

a- (ka/bu) tiny fowl flea, okutwala ssente buloolo, to be very expensive, require a great deal of money. Ku mbaga kwabaddeko abantu buloolo. There were a great many people at the wedding.

a- (ka/bu) short post supporting the roof of a hut. cf. ssendwe.

a- (ka/bu) large amount, large quantity, akeesedde k'abantu, a large number of people, akeesedde ka ssente, a great deal of money.

e- (ki/bi) kind of large ant., cf. eddembwe, ssekirembwe.

e- (ki/bi) also sserinnyabbi (la) kind of plant resembling a cactus.

e- (ki/bi) tip of a blade of ssenke grass, cf. ettutu.

e- (ki/bi) wound. Ekiwundu kyasamba eddagala. The situation is very serious/bad lit. the wound kicked the medicine cf. sseziwundu.

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.

ndeese) v.tr. bring; conduct; cause, produce. Ssengaawe zireese. His aunt has arrived, unfortunately, lit. the winds (empewo is implied by zi-) have brought his aunt. Akyogerako si ye akireeta. (prov.) The person who talks about it is not the one who causes (the misfortune) to happen. Kaakati obireese! Now you have really done it! Now you have started something bad. (-bi- of obireese implies ebi- gambo, matters).

nnimbye) v.tr. lie to; cheat, deceive, v.i. lie; fail in an objective. Owange Ssemutikke, otulimba ki ebiro bino?

ssekalootera.

0- (lu/n) Luganda, the language of Buganda; without caps, brotherhood; relationship. ow'oluganda, relative, relation; member of a brotherhood, amawanga agali mu luganda olumu ne Bungereza, the British Commonwealth, plur. ejinanda, relations, relatives. Ab'oluganda bita, bikonagana ne bitayatika. (prov.) Relatives are like calabashes, they knock together but do not break. Blood is thicker than water, cf. Obuganda, Omuganda, sseruganda.

o- (lu/n) seam in cloth; scar; crack which has been repaired; patched-up part. Ekita ekitava ku ssengejjero ye wankindo. (prov.) lit. The gourd which does not leave the place where beer is strained is the one with the scars. The best way to avoid trouble is to stay out of harm's way. cf. kinda.

0- no plur. (lu/n) the language of the Ssese Islands. It is closer to Lunyoro than to Luganda.

o- (lu/n) cross reeds/sticks on the wall or ceiling; seam of a garment, cf. ssezzizi.

a- plur. (li/ma) strength; power;potency; force; violence, with the -a of rel. strong; powerful, omusajja ow'amaanyi, a strong, powerful man. Kizzaamu amaanyi okulaba nga..., It is encouraging/heartening to see that... Amaanyi tegalya. (prov.) Strength (alone) does not prevail. Perhaps the opposite of Might makes right, cf. kiri- maanyi, olwanyiyanyi, lyanyi (eryanyi), sseryanyi, otwanyi.

a- plur. (li/ma) household, house, home, amaka ge, his home, eby'omu maka, things in the house, household furnishings, furniture, cf. eka, ssemaka, awaka.

vide ssemwandu (vagrant).

e- (n/n) kind of catfish = ssemu- tundu, q. v.

e- (n/n) pair of pants/trousers/ knickers; underwear, cf. akawale, olu- wale, sseruwale.

e- (n/n) cock; kind of large beetle, enkoko empanga, cock. cf. 2ekiwanga, sseggwanga.

o- (mu/mi) beer made from the juice of a special type of banana (such as mbidde, gonja or kisubi) and fermented with sorghum; beer (in general); liquor, intoxicating drink. cf. obwenge, ebyenge, Ssegamwenge, otwenge.

o- (mu/mi) moon; month, omwezi omuto, the new moon, okulwala omwezi, to be in a menstruation period, omwezi omukazi (- ttoggo, q.v.), the rainy season between February and June, lit. the feminine month, omwezi omusajja (= ddumbi, q.v.), the rainy season between August and November. The Luganda names of the months are: Gatonnya, January; Mukutulansanja, February;. Mukulukusabitungolungo, March; Mugulansigo, April; Muzigo, May; Ssebaaseka, June; Kasambula, July; Mwaka musajja, Muwakanya, August; Mutunda, September; Kafuumuulampawu, October; Museenene, November; Ntenvu, December.

e- (n/n) wind which moves northward from the Ssese Islands in the direction of Entebbe.

cf. -kadde, ssekkadde.

the poor lady (in the sense of unfortunate, not necessarily impoverished), cf. ssempala.

cf. ssemwandu.

ssezaal a.

e- (n/n) a number (of units) less than ten; excess, some in addition (with the number not explicitly expressed). With the -a of rel. some odd, some in excess of, some few. ssiringi ttano ne ssente ez'en- susuuba, five shillings and some odd cents. Abaana ababaddeyo baabadde mu nsusuuba. The children who were there were less than ten. cf. suusuuba.

e- (n/n) domestic bovine, cow, bull, ox; in the plur. cattle, ente enduusi, cow. ente ennume, bull. Ekika ky'Ente, the Cow Clan. cf. obute, akate. akooye, easy chair, sofa. cf. akatebe, ekitebe, omutebe, ssentebe.

ente ennume, sseddume.

stall; make idle/false excuses. Yasooka kupalappalanya nga bw'atalina ssente. At first he made the excuse that he didn't have any money.

eky'ekitalo, akatazi, ekikuuno, kiberengeru, ekijjo, ssebitalo.

empagi, olukoma, omukwero; centre p., eggwagi, sserugi; side p., essendeke, akasendwe; (office) omulimu.

n., okuteesa; to no p., busa, mukokko, ssemadaane.