Luganda-English Dictionary
This dictionary was written by a learner and a native speaker of Luganda. It was meant to provide a basic vocabulary for
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Luganda-English Dictionary Leah Sternefeld and Sseguya Francis Nickshere
2015
Preface This dictionary was written by a learner and a native speaker of Luganda. It was meant to provide a basic vocabulary for learners of Luganda with an indication of the class of a noun and the modified stem of a verb. It is however not a scientific result of research. By asking native speakers of Luganda we tried to include various modern-day meanings of a word and even slang. We thus apologize for possible spelling errors or insufficient translations. Nevertheless, we are confident it can be used as a helpful source for learners of Luganda to understand the general meaning of a word.
Use of the Dictionary
1. Nouns The nouns are given in their original form including the initial vowel that is sometimes dropped in Luganda. The classes are defined by number:
Class I Sg I Pl II Sg II Pl III Sg III Pl IV Sg IV Pl V Sg V Pl VI Sg
Class Prefix (o)mu (a)ba (o)mu (e)mi (e)n (e)n (e)ki (e)bi (e)ri/(e) (a)ma (a)ka
example omuntu abantu omucungwa emicungwa ente Ente ekitabo ebitabo ettooke amatooke akatunda
VI Pl
(o)bu
obutunda
VII Sg VII Pl IX Sg IX Pl X Sg
(o)lu (e)n (o)ku (a)ma (o)tu
olulimi Enimi okutu amatu otuulo
translation person people orange oranges cow cows book books banana bananas passion fruit passion fruits language languages ear ears sleep
2. Verbs In order to achieve alphabetic order the oku- prefix for the verb has been dropped and only the stem of a verb is given in the first column. In the second column the modified stem for the past tense and sometimes the irregular first person singular can be found.
Personal Prefixes: S I N G P L
Per son 1. 2. 3. 1. 2. 3.
Subject
Prefix
Nze (I) Gwe (You) Ye (He/she) Ffe (We) Mwe (You) Bba (They)
noatumuba-
Example okusamba nsamba osamba asamba tusamba musamba basamba
Negative Prefix sitotatetutemuteba-
Example okusamba sisamba tosamba tasamba tetusamba temusamba tebasamba
Class verb-prefixes:
Class I Sg I Pl II Sg II Pl III Sg III Pl IV Sg IV Pl V Sg V Pl VI Sg VI Pl VII Sg VII Pl IX Sg IX Pl X Sg
Class Prefix (o)mu (e)mi (e)n (e)n (e)ki (e)bi (e)ri/(e) (a)ma (a)ka (o)bu (o)lu (e)n (o)ku (a)ma (o)tu
Example
Translation
ffenne omucungwa emicungwa embuzi embuzi ekitabo ebitabo eryenvu amenvu akatunda obutunda olweyo enjeyo okutu amatu otuulo
jackfruit(s) orange oranges goat goats book books banana bananas passion fruit passion fruits broom brooms ear ears sleep
Verb Prefix agugiezikibiligakabuluzikugatu-
example awooma guwooma giwooma esamba zisamba kizitowa bizitowa liwooma gawooma kawooma buwooma luzitowa zitowa kuluma galuma tuluma
it is delicious it is delicious they are delicious it is playing they are playing it is heavy they are heavy it is delicious they are delicious it is delicious they are delicious it is heavy they are heavy it hurts they hurt it hurts (bothers)
Negative Prefix tategutegitetezitekitebitelitegatekatebutelutezitekutegatetu-
3. Adjectives Adjectives are given without a prefix, except for ‘kya’-constructions in which ‘kya’ (class IV) has to be adjusted to the noun.
Class
Noun
I II III IV V VI VII IX X
omuntu abantu omucungwa emicungwa engato engato ekitabo ebitabo eriyenvu amenvu akaana obwana oluviiri enviiri okutu amatu otuulo
Adjective Adjective Adjective -lungi -mpi negative -bi mulungi balungi mulungi mirungi nungi nungi kirungi birungi dungi malungi kalungi bulungi lulungi nungi kulungi malungi tulungi
mumpi bampi mumpi mimpi Mpi Mpi kimpi bimpi limpi mampi kampi bumpi lumpi enyimpi kumpi mampi tumpi
si mubi si babi si mubi si mibi si mbi si mbi si kibi si bibi si libi si mbi si kabi si bubi si lubi si mbi si kubi si mabi Si tubi
‘to be of’ kya mugaso
Verb used as an adjective
wa mugaso ba mugaso gwa mugaso gya mugaso ya mugaso za mugaso kya mugaso bya mugaso lya mugaso ga mugaso ka mugaso bwa mugaso lwa mugaso za mugaso kwa mugaso ga mugaso Twa mugaso
Omunto azitowa Abantu bazitowa Omucungwa guwooma Emicungwa giwooma Ensawo ezitowa Ensawo zizitowa Ekitabo kizitowa Ebitabo bizitowa Eriyenvu lyengedde Amenvu gagengedde Akaana kazitowa Obwana buzitowa Oluviiri lugonda Enviiri zigonda Okutu kwange kunnuma Amatu gange gannuma Otuulo tunnuma
Written source: Murphy, John D.: Luganda-English Dictionary, The Catholic University of America Press, 1972
abantu abeeka abiri abooluganda akaalo akaama akaana akaato akaayo akabaga akabakko akabalagala akabangirizi akabasa akabenje akabi akabiite akabina akabondo akabonero akabuvubuka akabwa akaduukulu akafumu akagaali akagaali k'abalema
noun; I noun; I noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
I VI VI; Pl.: obwama VI; Pl.: obwana VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI
akagere akagga akaggo akajanja
noun; noun; noun; noun;
VI VI VI VI
toe; small foot small river/stream small stick/cane nosiness; insolence; imprudence; pushiness; gall; bumptiousness
akakaaya akakadde akakiiko akakisa akakodyo akakofiira akakofu ka mukono
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
VI VI VI VI VI VI VI
veil; ladies' scarf million committee; commission opportunity; chance trick; technique; ruse; stratagem cap bracelet
akakofu k'omubulago
noun; VI
necklace
akakongovvule akakookola akakowekowe akakukufa akakulwe
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
ankle mask eyelash clitoris tadpole
VI VI VI VI VI
people; Pl. of muntu People at home twenty; 20 relatives small village whisper; whispering baby; small child canoe clamor; uproar small party; small reception cheekbone banana pancake area trouble; danger accident; misfortune danger; harm sweetheart butt; buttocks; ass; curve; bend strategy sign; label; indication; symbol; signal; mark adolescence puppy jail; prison; prison cell nib; pen point bike; bicycle; small vehicle wheelchair
akaleega akalevu akaliga akalo akalogoyi akalondoozi akalulu akalulwe akambe akamogo akamunye akamwa akamwenyumweny u
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI
bra; brassiere chin; goatee lamb millet; finger millet small donkey investigation vote; lot; lottery gallbladder; hostility; bitterness knife crack; flaw; blemish; stain; spot; defect hawk mouth smile; constant/continual smile
akamyu akapiira akapusi akasaale akasale akasambula akasassiro akaseera
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
VI VI
akaseko akasengejja akasenya akaserengeto akasero akasiisira akasimu akasiriikiriro akasolya akasozi akasubi akataayi akatabo akatale akatambaala akatemerero akatikitiki akatiko akatimatima akatimba akatimba k'ensiri akatogo
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI
akatonnyeze
noun; VI
rabbit; hare condom kitten; pussycat arrow; dart; sharp pain in the chest stroke; dash; comma July dry season trash; rubbish; garbage; junk short time; short period of time; chance; opportunity smile filter toothbrush slope; incline; downhill basket small hut nerve; cellphone; mobile phone silence; quietness roof; head of a clan hill blade of grass swallow booklet; brochure market handkerchief; hankie; napkin; small cloth a rather long distance; rush; hurry second mushroom hatefulness; rancor net; small net mosquito net stew; hotpot; mulligan; cramped quarter; difficult situation point; dot
VI VI VI VI VI
akatono akatto akatulututtu akatunda akatungulu akatunguluccumu akaveera akawale akawuka
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
akawumbi akawundo akawunga
noun; VI noun; VI noun; VI
ten million bat maize porridge; posho; powder; maize flour; ugali
akawungeezi akayozi akayumba akayuuguumo akeedimo akooya ali amaalo amaanyi amaanyi g'enjuba amaaso amadda amaddu amadinda amafuta
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
VI VI VI VI VI VI
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
V V V V V V V V
evening jumping rat; kangaroo rat; jerboa hut; cabin commotion; turmoil; state of unrest strike; riot single hair; small hair/feather he/she is backwardness; primitivism power; strength; energy; potency; force solar; solar energy eyes; Pl. of eriiso return journey intense desire; craving xylophone petrol; gas; benzoin; petrol station; gasoline; oil; grease
amagenda amagenda n'amadda
noun; V
outward journey to and fro
amagezi amagye amajaani amaka amakoloni amakulu amakungula amakya amalaalo amalusu amambuka amanda amanzaali amasanginzira
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
wisdom; intelligence; advice; knowledge army tea leaves family; home; household spaghetti; noodles; pasta importance; significance; meaning; sense harvest morning tomb (of royalty) saliva; Pl. of eddusu north; (the) going up; uphill charcoal; Pl. of eryanda curry powder junction
VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
a bit; a little bit small cushion/pillow pimple; blister; sore; rash passion fruit onion garlic plastic; polyphone bag; plastic bag underwear; panties; knickers; boxers virus; small insect; germ; microbe; small bug
amasannyalaze
noun; V
amasavu amasekati amaserengeta
noun; V noun; V noun; V
amasira amata amataba amateeka amatigga amatooke
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
amawanga amagatte amawulire amazaalibwa amazima amazina amazuukira amazzi amazzi g'obusajja amyuka ani anna anti
noun; V
asatu ataano ate ateera awaka awo ba
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
V V V V V V
V V V V V V V
Pl.: Baani
noun; wa verb;
badde; often replaced by -li
ba ku bunkenke
verb;
ba n'ebisaanyizo ba olubuto baaba baasi bagiya bajja baka bakira
verb; verb; badde olubuto noun; noun; III noun; I verb; verb;
electricity; power (electric); energy (electric); numbness; paralysis fat middle south; going down; down hill; slope down; descent pus milk flood constitution; laws tragedy; kind of drumming Matooke; Ugandan plantain; banana; Pl. of ettooke United Nations; UN news; newspaper; report; information birthday truth; honesty; actually; truly; in truth dance; dancing Easter; resurrection water; feces; stool; poop sperm vice who; whom forty; 40 see; you see; as a matter of fact; you know; of course; oh; but; well now thirty; 30 fifty; 50 so; so then; and then; how about and even home; house there; over there; then to be to be anxious; to be tense; to be under pressure to be qualified to be pregnant Older sister/brother/sibling bus snack made out of flour and salt to do carpentry to catch all the time
bala
verb;
balagala
verb;
balagavu balansi bali balula bambi!
adj. noun; I
banja
verb;
bannange batiza baza(amu) baze bba bba bbalaza bbiri bbo bbomu bbongo bbugubugu
verb;
baze
baludde
banze, mmanze; transitive noun; I; verb; batizze verb; noun; I verb; bbye, nzibye noun; I ; Pl.: babba;
noun; III noun; I
bbululu beera
adj. verb;
beera mu mweezi beera olubuto bega bejjagala
verb; verb; verb; verb;
bendera bi
noun; III adj.
bibiri biibiita biici biita biite biki biki bikka bina bisatu bisi bisibisi bisikwiti
beze bejjagadde
verb; biibiise noun; verb; biise adj. verb;
bisse
adj. adj. noun; III
to count; to calculate; to reckon; to consider; to regard to be hot/spicy; to hurt; to sting beautiful; handsome; extremely attractive balance; change they are to flog; to spank expression of sympathy to ask for or demand payment of a debt; to dun my companions; my fellow people; oh my! to baptize to multiply my husband; see bba to steal; to rob husband Monday two; 2 they bomb yoghurt; cheese; curdled milk the sound of crackling; splutter (when a fire is initialized) blue to be; to stay; to live; to be in/at; to dwell; to reside; to remain to menstruate; to have one's period to be pregnant to spy (on); to detect; to tail to belch flag bad; ugly; evil; dangerous; in bad condition: dirty two hundred; 200 to pamper; to make a favorite of beach to pamper; to spoil pampered; spoiled; idolized so and so; and so on; this and that to cover; to cover up four hundred; 400 three hundred; 300 raw; fresh; wet raw biscuit
bitano
five hundred; 500
bizinensi boggola
noun; III verb; boggodde
bojja bonaabona boneka bonereza
verb; verb; verb; verb;
bozze bonyeebonye bonese bonerezza
bonyaabonya boola
verb; verb;
bonyaabonyeza bodde
boowa bowa
verb; verb;
boye
Bubirigi
noun; I
budaabuda
verb;
budalasini buddo Bufalansa
business to bark (dog); to speak in a harsh/angry/loud manner to ; to pick up; to bite (snake, etc.) To suffer to become visible; to be new (moon) To punish
To torture to discriminate; to shun; to disown; to expel (from school); to show prejudice against to be boring to confiscate; to seize Belgium
buzeebuze
to be considerate of; to be helpful; to extend good treatment to noun; VI; also: modalasini cinnamon Slang 500 Shillings; five hundred Shillings noun; I France
bufofoofo Buganda
noun; I
in all corners Buganda
buguma
verb;
to be or become warm; to begin to warm up
bugumya bula
verb; verb;
bugumye; intransitive bugumizza buze; intransitive
Bulaaya bulaaza bulangiti bulawuzi buli buli kaseera buli kimu buli kiseera buli lwe buli muntu buli wantu buli wonna bulijjo
noun; noun; noun; noun;
III I; Pl.: babulaaza III III
to warm up; to heat up to become lost; to go astray; to disappear; to be lacking; transitive; to be lost to someone Europe brother blanket blouse every; each; all always; all the time: every moment everything all the time whenever everybody; everyone everywhere everywhere normally; regularly; always
bulungi
good; well
bulyomu
everybody; everyone
bumba bumbulukuka
verb; verb;
bumbye bumbulukuse; intransitive bumbuludde; transitive buuse
bumbulula
verb;
buuka
verb;
buulira buulirira buusabuusa
verb; verb; verb;
buuza buzaabuza bwe bwino byombi byonna caayi cakala camufu
verb; verb;
camuka camula canga
verb; verb; verb;
cokoleeti
noun; III
cupula cupuli daaga
verb; adj. verb;
daaze
daagira
verb;
daagidde
to fake; to forge fake; artificial; bogus to lament; to mourn; to wail; to weep; to suffer; to be homeless to beg; to mourn for; to appeal for
dda
verb;
zze, nzize
to return; to come back; to go back; to go
dda ngulu ddaabiriza
verb; verb;
ddala ddamu ddayo ddensite ddi
verb; verb; zzeyo, nzizzeyo noun; III
buusizzabuusizza buuzizza
noun; I
noun; I verb; cakadde adj.
camudde
daabirizza, nziraabirizza
to make pottery; to form/mold clay; to sculpt to fall apart; to crumble; to disintegrate to cause to crumble; to wear away to jump; to hop; to fly to tell; to preach; to inform; to proclaim to council; to exhort to doubt; to be doubtful; to have doubt; to hesitate; to waver; to suspect to ask; to greet; to visit; to see to confuse if; when; as ink both; the two all; any tea to enjoy oneself; to have a good time cheerful; pleasing to be/become excited; to be cheerful to cheer up; to amuse; to give pleasure to to play with someone; to shuffle (playing cards); to mix chocolate
to regain consciousness to repair; to renovate; to fix up indeed; very; extremely; completely; really to reply; to repeat; to answer; to do again to go back (there) when; at what time?
ddira
verb;
To follow
ddirira ddugala
verb; verb;
to follow; to be next to be dirty
ddugavu
adj.
dduka
verb;
ddukanya ddumbi dduukirira
verb; dukkanyizza noun; I verb; dduukiridde
ddyo diba dibya diguli disitulikiti doodo doola duulu duumira e ebaasa ebaka ebala ebaza ebbago ebbala
ddugadde, nzirugadde becomes nzirugavu for Cl. III dduse, nziruse
verb; verb; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; verb;
dibye dibizza; transitive III III I III I duumidde
noun; verb; verb; verb; noun; noun;
V ebase ebaze ebazizza V V
black to run; to jog; to run away; to flee to run; to manage September rains to come to somebody's rescue; to run to the help of right; right hand side to be canceled; to go out of date to get rid of; to throw away; to cancel; to annul (academic) degree district spinach dollar chess to command; to order to; at; in; from envelope to sleep; to go to sleep to be thanked to thank bill; draft spot; mark; stain; brand; birthmark
ebbali ebbali (wa)
noun; V; Pl.: Amabbali
side of a thing aside; to the side
ebbaluwa
letter; mail
ebbaluwa ebanja ebbanga ebbanja ebbatirizo ebbavu ebbeere ebbeeyi ebbenseni ebbinika
noun; III; Pl.: Amabaluwa (Cl. V) noun; III noun; V noun; V noun; V noun; V noun; V noun; III or V noun; III noun; III
ebbinu ebbiring'anya ebbogo
noun; V noun; III noun; V
show; party; celebration; festival eggplant angry manner of speech
invoice period; time frame; time; space; gap; distance debt; loan; obligation baptistery blister breast price basin kettle
ebbuba ebbugumu ebbujje ebbumba ebbumbiro ebbwa ebibikka ebijanjaalo ebikkirira ebikomo ebikonde
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; verb; noun; noun;
V V III V V V IV IV ebikkiridde IV IV
jealousy (especially between the sexes); envy heat; warmth; hotness infant; baby clay pottery shop wound; sore bed sheets; bedding; covers beans; Pl. of ekijanjaalo to cover oneself jewelry boxing; Pl. of ekikonde
ebikunta ebikyaafu ebimu ebinyeebwa ebinzaali
noun; IV noun; IV noun; IV noun; IV
bedding pollution; dirt some g-nut-sauce; g-nuts; peanuts; Pl. of ekinyeebwa curry powder
ebisale
noun; IV
amount; bills; fees
ebisasiro
noun; IV
trash; rubbish; litter
ebiseera
noun; IV
season
ebiseera bya bukalu noun; IV ebiseera noun; IV by'ebugumu ebiseera by'enkuba noun; IV
dry season summer
ebiseera by'omu maaso ebiseera ebimu ebiseera ebisinga ebiseera eby'eddembe ebiseere ebijja ebisesa ebisesemye
noun; IV
future
noun; IV
sometimes; seldom most of the time; often free time; spare time
noun; IV noun; IV noun; IV
future jokes; comedy vomit
ebisolo by'edda ebisooto ebitoomi ebitunda by'ekyama ebiwoomerera ebugwanjuba ebula
noun; noun; noun; noun;
dinosaur mud mud; slush private parts
IV IV IV IV
noun; IV noun; III
wet season
sweets west; lit.: (where) falls-the-sun remaining
ebungulula ebuvanjuba ebweru (wa) ebyabufuzi
verb; ebunguludde noun; III
to encircle; to surround east; lit.: (whence) comes-the-sun outside (of); abroad; out politics
ebyafayo ebyamaguzi ebyamazzi ebyambalo ebyemizannyo
noun; IV; also: eby'obufuzzi noun; IV noun; IV noun; IV noun; IV noun; IV
ebyenfuna ebyenjigiriza ebyentambula ebyobugagga
noun; noun; noun; noun;
eby'obuko ebyobulamu ebyobulimi eby'obusuubuzi ebyobutonde eby'obuwandiisi
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
eby'obuwangwa eby'obwereere ebyokusoma
noun; IV noun; IV noun; IV
tradition; culture freebies; free things education
eby'okuzanyisa by'abaana ebyokwerinda eccupa edda
noun; IV
toys
noun; IV noun; III
eddaala
noun; V
security; safety bottle a long time ago; long ago; in former times; afterwards; in a short time; later grade; step: Pl: ladder
eddaame
noun; V
will; last will
IV IV IV IV; also: ebyabugagga IV IV IV IV IV IV
history merchandise water (matters concerning water) clothing; clothes; outfit sports (matters concerning sports) economics education Transport treasure; wealth; riches; fortune bride price health agriculture commerce biology
eddagala noun; V eddagala erigema noun; V okuzaala eddagala eriggyamu noun; V embuto
medicine; drug; chemical contraceptives
eddagala ly'amannyo eddakiika eddembe eddembe ly'obuntu
noun; V
toothpaste
noun; III noun; V noun; V
minute freedom; liberty human rights
medicine that terminates a pregnancy
eddiba eddiini eddinisa eddira eddiro eddoboozi eddogo eddundiro eddungu eddusu edduuka
noun; noun; noun; verb; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
V; Pl.: amaliba III or V V; also: eddirisa eddidde V V V V; Pl.: amalundiro V V III; Pl.: Amaduuka
skin; cover; hide; leather religion window adopt as a totem dining room; living room; sitting room voice; sound magic; witchcraft; charm; spell ranch; stock farm dessert; wilderness spit; saliva shop
edduyiro eddwaaliro ediima efeebya
noun; noun; verb; verb;
III V; also: Eddwaliro ediimye efeebyezza
effeeza effirimbi effitina effujjo
noun; noun; noun; noun;
III III V V
exercise; work out hospital to strike to degrade oneself; to weaken oneself; to belittle oneself silver whistle jealousy; hard feelings; rancor madness; craziness; insanity
effumbe effumbiro
noun; V noun; III
civet cat; Civet Cat Clan kitchen
effumu efiiriza efuula
noun; V verb; efiirizza verb; efudde
spear to sacrifice; to deprive oneself of; to lose out to pretend; to disguise oneself
efuulira
verb;
efuulidde
egaali egaali y'omukka egatta egayirira egazaanya
noun; noun; verb; verb; verb;
III III egasse egayiridde egazaanyizza
egema okuzaala egendereza
verb; verb;
egemye okuzaala egenderezza
to turn against a person; to change one's feelings about a person; to give somebody a cold shoulder bike; bicycle train to join; to unite; derived meaning: to have sex to plead; to beseech; to make a plea to to act or behave in a free/easy/unrestricted manner; to be at ease to practice birth control to be careful
eggama
noun; III
mug
eggana eggego eggi
noun; V noun; V noun; V
herd wisdom tooth; molar tooth egg
eggolu
eggonjebwa
noun; V; Pl: amawolu; also: eggwolu noun; III; Pl.: amagombolola noun; V
eggoonya egguggwe eggulu
noun; III; also: goonya noun; V noun; V
meekness; humbleness; courtesy; politeness; kindness; gentleness crocodile lung sky; heaven; afternoon; early evening
eggumba eggwanga eggwanika eggwolu
noun; noun; noun; noun;
bone nation; state; tribe cupboard; place of storage; treasury; safe leftover plantain; leftover foods
egomba
verb;
ejjambiya ejjeerera
noun; V verb; ejjeeredde
ejjembe ejjiiko ejjinja ejjobyo ejjoogo ejjovu
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
ejjukanya ejjuuni ejunya
verb; ejjukanyizza noun; V; Pl.: Amayuuni verb; ejunye
to revise yam to revise
ejusa eka
verb;
to regret at home; home(wards)
ekaaliisa ekakasa
verb; verb;
ekaaliisizza ekakasizza
ekalakaasa ekanasa ekanga
verb; verb; verb;
ekalakaasizza ekanasizza ekanze
ekebejja ekengeera
verb; verb;
ekebezze ekengedde
ekereziya ekibabu ekibajje ekibajjo
noun; noun; noun; noun;
III IV IV IV
eggombolola
V V V; Pl.: amawanika V; Pl: amawolu; also: eggolu egombye
V; Pl.: amayembe III V; Pl.: Amayinja V V V
leftover plantain; leftover foods region; county; state; sub-county
to admire; to desire; to crave machete to be found innocent; to receive a verdict of not-guilty bad spirit; demon; spell; hex spoon stone; rock bitter green; spinach supremacy; disrespect; contempt; insolence bubble
to show off; to put on a show to be confident; to be self-confident; to be selfassured to demonstrate; to protest to be picky; to be finicky to be/get shocked; to be startled; to be astonished; to be alarmed to investigate; to inspect carefully to be suspicious; to have suspicion; to suspect; to be reluctant; to hesitate; to be hesitant roman catholic church misfortune furniture part; slice
ekibala ekibanda ekibangirizi
noun; IV noun; IV noun; IV
fruit bar; warehouse; moment; space park; open area/space
ekibanja ekibatu ekibbo ekibe ekibegaabega ekibi ekibiina
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
IV IV IV IV IV IV IV
ekibinja ekibira ekibiriiti ekibooko ekibuga ekibumba ekibumbe
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
IV IV IV IV IV IV IV
ekibuuzo ekibuyaga ekicupa
noun; IV noun; IV noun; IV
plot; building site palm (hand) basket fox; jackal shoulder sin; wrong; bad; evil; misdeed Classroom; committee; association; class; crowd; organization gang; crowd; group; pack forest match stroke; whip; whipping town; city liver piece of pottery; something made out of clay; sculpture question; exam wind (big) bottle
ekiddukano
noun; IV
diarrhea
ekide ekidiba ekidomola ekiduula ekifaananyi ekifaananyi ekiraga eby'omunda mu mubiri ekifaananyi ekiraga ekifo ekifo ekifuba ekifulukwa ekigaali ekigambo ekigendererwa ekigere ekigere ky'ensolo
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
bell pond; pool jerry can party; social gathering picture; image; photograph; painting X-ray
ekigezo
noun; IV
IV IV IV IV IV IV
noun; IV
map
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
place; seat chest; cost (cough) deserted house; deserted place large vehicle; cart; trailer word purpose; intention; goal foot paw
IV IV IV IV IV IV IV IV
exam; test; examination
ekiggo ekiggwa
noun; IV noun; IV
ekigimusa ekigoma ekigongo
noun; IV noun; IV noun; IV
big stick; cane shrine of a lubaale; place of burial for elders of the clan fertilizer trench pipe back; backbone
ekigwo ekigwo ky'abafumbo ekijambiya ekijanjaalo ekijiiko ekijjukizo ekijjulo ekijuujuulu ekika ekikajjo ekikapu ekikere ekikirira ekikko ekikofiira ekikokko ekikolimo
noun; IV noun; IV
fall; seminary institution of marriage
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
IV IV IV IV IV IV IV IV IV IV IV IV IV IV IV
machete bean spoon memorial meal; dinner; feast babe; pretty girl; young person; young cockerel type; clan sugarcane bag; baggage frog; toad street sloping down slope of a hill; valley; descent helmet riddle; mystery curse; evil thing
ekikolo ekikolobero ekikololo ekikolwa ekikomando ekikomera ekikomo ekikomo ky'omubulago ekikonde ekikoola ekikoosi ekikooyi ekikopo ekikumi ekikunta ekikuubo ekikwekweto ekikyamu ekimera ekimuli ekimyanso
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
IV
root wrong doing; misdeed; disgrace; shame cough verb; act; action chapatti and beans fence bracelet; copper necklace
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
IV IV IV IV IV
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
IV IV IV IV IV IV IV
IV IV IV IV IV IV
fist leaf gang; group belt of the gomesi cup hundred; one hundred; 100 bedsheet alley; large passage/corridor operation; raid; foray; scouting patrol mistake; wrong; false; misdeed crop flower flash; gleam; lightening
ekinaabiro
noun; IV
washroom; bathroom
ekinazi ekindi ekindi ku mubiri ekinnya ekinnyi ekintu ekinusu ekinuuna
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
IV IV IV IV IV IV IV IV
ekinya ekinyebwa ekinyolo ekinyonyi ekipande ekipimo ekiraalo ekiraamo ekirabo ekirabo (2) ekiragiro ekirango ekire ekirevu ekiriisa ekirime ekirindi ekiro ekirombe ekirooto ekirowoozo ekirungo ekiruubirirwa ekisa
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
IV IV IV IV IV IV IV IV IV IV IV IV IV IV IV IV IV IV IV IV IV IV IV IV
coconut palm tree part body part hole; pit pubic region thing coin sponge; object that sucks things out of anything gecko peanut; g-nut; groundnut door lock bird poster; billboard; chart; sign quantity; amount; measurement area where cows are kept; kraal will; last will; final testament present; gift; prize restaurant; barroom; bar order; command announcement cloud beard nutrition crop; plant group; crowd night pit; mine; insect hole dream opinion; theory; thought; idea spice intention; goal pity; grace; mercy
ekisaakaate
noun; IV
fence; reed fence
ekisaakaate ekisaanikira ekisaansa ekisaanyizo ekisaasaazi ekisaawe ekisaawe ky'emizannyo ekisaawe ky'ennyonyi
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
reed fence; chief's compound lid; cover palm tree qualification pity; sympathy; compassion field; pitch; derived meaning: bed (sex) stadium
IV IV IV IV IV; also: ekisaasizi IV IV
noun; IV
airport
ekisago ekisaka
noun; IV noun; IV
wound; injury thicket; bush
ekisale ekisambi ekisanirizo ekisanja ekisanyi ekiseera ekiseera kyonna ekiseera wakati w'enkuba n'omusana ekiseke ekisenge ekisenge kinene ekisenyi ekisero ekisige ekisiibo ekisiige ekisiikirize
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
noun; IV
bill; fee thigh comb; hair brush term; term in office caterpillar moment always autumn; fall
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
IV IV IV IV IV IV IV IV IV
wrist room; wall; lounge hall swamp basket eyebrow fast; time of fasting; Lent painting shade; shadow
ekisimbe ekiso ekisobyo ekisodde ekisoko ekisolo ekisooka ekisooka mu byonna ekissi ekisu
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
IV IV IV IV IV IV
plant; young tree; shrub knife; sword mistake; wrong; misdeed gorilla idiom; metaphor animal; mammal first first and foremost
noun; IV noun; IV
weapon; arm nest
ekisulo ekisumuluzo ekisuubizo ekiswa ekita ekitabo ekitabo ekitukavu ekitalo
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
ekitambaala ekitamiiza ekitanda
noun; IV noun; IV noun; IV
hostel; dormitory; student hall key promise anthill large calabash; large gourd book bible wonder; marvel; what a pity!; expression of condolence cloth alcohol bed
IV IV IV IV IV IV
IV IV IV IV IV IV IV IV
ekitebe ekiteeso ekiteeteeyi ekiti
noun; noun; noun; noun;
IV IV IV IV
embassy; headquarter resolution; proposal; bill dress log
ekitiibwa ekitiiyo ekitikkiro ekitogi ekitole ekitone ekitongole ekitongole kigabi obuyambi ekitontome ekitoogo ekitoogo ekitooke ekittabantu ekituli ekitundu ekituufu ekivu ekivundu
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
IV IV IV IV IV IV IV IV
respect spade; shovel place where cows are sold collar mass; lump; piece; portion talent organization; department aid agency
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
IV IV IV IV IV IV IV IV IV IV
poem wetland papyrus matooke plant; plantain of matooke genocide hole half; place; area fact tsetse fly strong smell; door; stink; bad smell
ekivvuulu ekiwaawaatiro ekiwalaata ekiwandiiko ekiwanga ekiwato ekiwayi ekiwempe
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
IV IV IV IV IV IV IV IV
concert wing baldness document skull waist part; piece; portion mat made out of plantain or papyrus fibers
ekiwendo ekiwojjolo
noun; IV noun; IV
order; command butterfly
ekiwonvu ekiwuduwudu ekiwuka ekiwummula ekiyenje ekiyigo
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
ekiyiriro ekiyumba ky'ebisolo ekiyungu
noun; IV noun; IV
valley headless corpse insect break; rest cockroach toilet; bathroom; restroom: ladies' room; latrine waterfall barn
noun; IV
kitchen
IV IV IV IV IV IV
ekizaalagguma ekizibu
noun; IV noun; IV
family planning; contraception problem; issue
ekizigo ekizikiriza ekizimba ekizimbe ekizinga ekkalaamu ekkalaamu enkalu ekkalaamu eya bwiino ekkanisa ekkanzu ekkerenda ekkolero ekkolokooni
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
IV IV IV IV IV III III III
Vaseline; lotion; oil darkness swelling; tumor; boil building island pen; pencil pencil pen
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
III; Pl.: amakanisa III I V V
church tunic; traditional Ugandan tunic for men lump; mass; pill; tablet factory jail; guardhouse
ekkomera
noun; V
prison; jail
ekkoona
noun; V
corner
ekkooti
noun; III
court
ekkovu ekkowe ekkubo ekkufulu
noun; noun; noun; noun;
snail; slug classification; link; mesh of a net road; street padlock; lock
ekkula ekoba
noun; V verb; ekobye
ekobaana ekuuma
verb; verb;
ekuumiro ly'aba mulekwa ekuusa ekwasa ekwata ekweka ekwekula ekyaabwe ekyaalo ekyaasa ekyaffe ekyalaani ekyama
noun; V
something very precious/rare to conspire; to collaborate; to act together; to plot to connive; to complot; to conspire; to plot to take care of oneself; to beware of; to watch out for orphanage
verb; ekuusizza verb; ekwasizza verb; ekwase verb; ekwese; intransitive verb; ekwekudde Class IV noun; IV noun; IV Class IV noun; IV noun; IV
to rub oneself; to refer (to); to relate (to) to make excuses; to give excuses to reserve; to stick to to hide oneself to come out of hiding; to reveal oneself their; theirs village century our; ours sewing machine secret
V V V III
ekobaanye ekuumye
ekyamaguzi ekyamazzi ekyambalo ekyambuka ekyammwe ekyange ekyangwe ekyapa ekyapa ky'ettaka ekyasi ekyasimulo ekyayuuyo
noun; IV adj. noun; IV noun; IV Class IV Class IV noun; IV noun; IV noun; IV noun; IV noun; IV noun; IV
good liquid garment; article of clothing street going up your; yours my; mine sponge print; type; poster land title bullet sneeze yawn
ekye ekyeggulo ekyejo ekyejo ekyekiro ekyekwaso ekyemisana ekyenda ekyenkya eky'ensi ez'enjawulo ekyensuti ekyenyanja ekyenyi ekyetaago ekyewunyisa ekyeyo ekyo
Class IV noun; IV noun; IV noun; IV noun; IV noun; IV noun; IV noun; IV noun; IV
his; her; this dinner; supper insolence; outrage impertinence; insolence; outrage supper excuse; pretext lunch; luncheon intestine breakfast international
noun; noun; noun; noun;
tail feather; tail (of an airplane) fish forehead need; requirement surprising; strange working abroad this; that; your
IV IV IV IV
noun; IV Class IV
ekyokubiri
secondly; second
ekyokulabirako eky'okunywa ekyokusatu
noun; IV noun; IV
example drink; beverage third
ekyokwesa ekyombo eky'omu maaso ekyoto ekyoya ekyuma
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
ekyuma kya ssente
noun; IV
excuse vessel; ship; boat; spaceship; starship future fireplace feather metal; metal sheet; machinery part; tool; anything made of iron cash machine
emala
verb;
to be self-sufficient; to be independent
IV IV IV IV IV IV
emaze
emalirira
verb;
emaliridde
to be self-sufficient; to be independent
ematira embaata embaga embalaasi embalabe embalirira embazzi embeera
verb; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
ematidde III III III III III III III
embeera y'abantu embeera y'obudde embeerera embira embiro
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
III III III III III
to be confident; to be satisfied with oneself duck; goose party; wedding; feast horse pimple budget axe situation; state; mood; character; being; condition mentality; society weather; climate virgin bead as an adv.: quickly; diarrhea
embizi
noun; III
pig
emboga embogo embooko
noun; III noun; III noun; III
cabbage buffalo stroke; beating; caning
emboozi embuga embuyaga embuzi embwa emeeri eminyira
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
emirannamiro
noun; II
emirembe emitala wa emitala w'amayanja emmale
noun; II
conversation; chat; discussion territory; sphere; court of law wind; storm goat; derived meaning: virginity dog ship; boat mucus of the nose; trouble; difficulties; problems foot of the bed; as an adjective: at the foot of the bed peace; quietness over; across; see omutala overseas
noun; III
mudfish
emmamba emmanju
noun; III
lungfish; Lungfish Clan backyard
emmeeme emmeeza
noun; III noun; III
soul; heart; seat of the emotions table
emmere emmese
noun; III noun; III
food; dish; meal rat; mouse; derived meaning: vagina
III III III III III III II; only Pl.
emmindi emmisa emmotoka emmotoka z'empaka emmunye y'amaaso emmwanyi emotya
noun; noun; noun; noun;
III III III III
empaanyisaganya empafu
noun; III noun; III verb; motyezza; also: emotymotya noun; III noun; III
empagi empaka
noun; III noun;
empala empalana empale
noun; III noun; III noun; III
empanga empeera empeewo empeke empereza empeta empewo empingu empisa empisi empiso empiso y'eddagala empologoma empooma empuku empulira empuliziganya empummumpu empungu empuuta emu emulugunya emulula emundu emunyeenye enda endabirwamu
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
endagaano
noun; III
verb; verb; noun; noun; noun; noun;
III III III III III III III III II III III III III III III III III III emulugunye emuludde III III III III
smoking pipe mass car; vehicle; truck; van racing cars eyelid coffee berry; coffee in the natural state to be shy; to be bashful; to beat around the bush exchange; mutual exchange carnolia-nut; fruit of the muwafu-tree resembling an olive pillar; pole competition; argumentativeness; stubbornness; argument; dispute impala grudge pants; trousers set up pay; salary; reward oribi antelope; Oribi Antelope Clan pill; seed; grain service ring coldness; air; wind; breeze handcuffs manners; upbringing hyena needle; injection syringe lion taste; flavor cave; hideout; basement; cellar feeling communication flower sheath of the matooke plantain eagle; space; gap Nile perch one; 1 to complain to slip away; to creep away; to glide away gun star; planet womb; inside of the stomach mirror agreement
endagiriro endali endasi endere endiba endiga endiima endogoyi endoko endokwa endongo endowooza enduula endwadde y'olususu endya
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
III III III III III III III II III
noun; III
act or manner of eating; feeding
endyambi enenya enfa enfaana enfaanana enfo enfudu enfuli enfunda enfuufu eng'aali
noun; verb; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
III enenye III III III III III II III III III
bad eating habits; poor table manners to blame oneself death tape worm appearance hideout tortoise; turtle labia minora time; occasion dust crane; crested crane
eng'aano engabi engabo engajaba engalo ensajja eng'amira engatto engege engeri engeye engiri engo engoba engoma engombe engoye ez'omunda engule engulu
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
III III III III III III III III III III III III III III III III III
wheat bushbuck; Bushbuck Clan shield lazy person; useless person; underachiever thumb camel shoe tilapia way colobus monkey; Colobus Clan wart-hog tiger; leopard; Leopard Clan drum drum horn underwear; panties; knickers; boxers crown; royal headdress above; up
III III III III
address crossed-eyed; squint strength chatter; flute football sheep; lamb; mutton speed (when driving) donkey; ass sprout; shoot for transplanting sprout kind of harp theory; thought; idea; point of view alarm rash
enguuli eng'uumi enguzi enjaba enjaga enjaga y'ebiragala enjala eluma enjawulo enjaza enjiibwa enjiri enjogera enjokyo enjovu enjuba enjuba y'eggi enjuki enkaayana enkalakkalira enkalamata enkali enkambi enkambi enkana enkanyanya
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
III III III III III III
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
III III III III III III III III III III III III III III III III III III
very strong liquor resembling gin fist bribery scorpion marijuana; drug cocaine hungry difference reedbuck; Reedbuck Clan pigeon gospel saying tribal marking (produced by a hot iron) elephant sun the yolk of an egg bee dispute permanence thirst urine camp sip size; degree; scope wrinkle
enkeera enkejje enkerebwe enkima enkizi enkizo
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
III III III III III
early in the morning; the next morning sprat squirrel monkey spine; spinal cord; backbone advantage; surplus; interest
enkofiira enkoko enkoko enkazi enkoko ensajja enkolagana enkomerero enkonge enkovu
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
III III III III III III III III
hat chicken hen; female chicken cock; male chicken teamwork; collaboration; cooperation end; finish seaweed; moss; stump of a tree scar
enku enkuba enkula enkulaakulana
noun; noun; noun; noun;
III III III III
tenacious grass rain rhinoceros development
enkulungo enkumbi
noun; III noun; III
enkwawa
noun; III
enkwawa enkwe enkya enkyuka enkyukakyuka ennaku ennamba ennanaansi enneeyisa enniimu ennimiro
noun; III noun; III
ennoni ennono
noun; III noun; III
ennyaanya ennyama ennyama y'embizi ennyama y'endiga
noun; noun; noun; noun;
ennyama y'ente ennyamira ennyamivu
noun; III verb; ennyamidde adj.
ennyange
noun; III
ennyanja ennyimba ennyindo ennyondo ennyongeza ennyonnyola ennyonta ennyonta eluma ennyonyi ennyuma (wa) ennyumba
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; verb; noun;
eno ensalessale ensalo ensambaggere ensawo
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
III III III III III III III III
III III III III
III III III III III ennyonnyodde III
noun; III noun; III; Pl.: Amayumba (Cl. V) Class III noun; III noun; III noun; III noun; III
circle; orbit; roundabout hoe; derived meaning: piece of underwear used by Baganda to clean up after sex armpit cattle tick betrayal; conspiracy tomorrow change; way of changing developments; several changes; revolution grief; sadness; sorrow number pineapple behavior lemon garden; farm chalk heritage; origins; culture; meaning; significance; source; tradition tomato meat pork; ham mutton beef to be depressed; to be very sad to be disappointed; to be depressed; to be very sad egret; Egret Clan lake; sea music; manner of singing nose hammer bonus to express oneself thirst thirsty airplane behind; in back of house that; that deadline border; boundary kick bag; pocket
ensawo y'omukono enseko ensenene ensi ensi ekulaakulanye ensibuko ensigo ensigo (2) ensiitano ensiko ensimbi ensimbuko ensingo ensiri ensiring'anyi ensisi ensisinkano ensobi ensonda ensonga ensonyi ensowera ensujju enswa enswaswa entaana entamu entandikwa entangawuuzi entasiima ente ente ensajja
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
III III III III III III III III III III III III III III III III III III III III III III III III III III III III III III III III
handbag laughter grasshopper; Grasshopper Clan land; earth; world; globe developed country cause; source; origin seed kidney; ovary big effort; hard struggle bush money departure neck mosquito worm fear of heights; trauma meeting mistake corner purpose; matter; reason; issue shyness; shame fly; house fly pumpkin ant alligator grave; graveyard; cemetery saucepan beginning; origin ginger an ungrateful person cow; cattle bull
entebe enteekateeka enteeko enteesaganya entegeka entiisa entikko entimba
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
III III III III III III III III
chair; bench plan socket; original position; former position discussion; talk; negotiation program; plan; order tragedy top; peak TV station
entobo
noun; III
bottom
entonda entugga entula
noun; III noun; III noun; III
creation giraffe type of fruit resembling an eggplant
entulege entumbwe entungo entuuyo enva enva endiirwa enviiri
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
III III III III III III VII
zebra calf of the leg sesame sweat; hard work sauce vegetables hair
envubu envuma enyigira enyumiriza enyweza
noun; noun; verb; verb; verb;
III III enyigidde enyumirizza nywezezza
hippopotamus loot; profit to press oneself in; to participate; to engage in to be proud; to praise; to flatter; to boast to get ready; to prepare oneself
enzijanjaba enzikkiriza enzikkiriziganya enziku enziro enzivuunula epanka
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; verb;
III III III III III III epanse
epankira eppaapaali
verb; epanikdde noun; V
treatment; nursing faith; belief agreement gonorrhea; venereal disease dirt; filth; slanderous reproach translation; manner/way of translating to flatter oneself; to boast; to become selfimportant to play around (with); to be insolent (towards) paw
eppamba eppeera eppeesa era
noun; I noun; V noun; V
wool; cotton; pad guava button and; in addition; also; too; besides
eraga
verb;
to show off
eraliikirira eri eriggwa erigomba
verb;
eriiso erindaazi erinnya erinnyo erondalonda
noun; noun; noun; noun; verb;
erumika erumya enjala eryanda eryato
eraze
noun; V verb; erigombye V V V; Pl.: amannyo V eronzelonze; also: okweronda verb; erumisa verb; erumye enjala noun; V noun; V; Pl.: amaato
to be worried where there is thorn to get intimate; to have sex; to act foolish; inf.: okwerigomba eye Ugandan doughnut; fried dough name; reputation tooth picky to have a nosebleed to starve oneself battery; charcoal canoe; boat; ship; steamer
eryenvu esammula esiga esigwa esiiga esiima
noun; verb; verb; adj. verb; verb;
V esammudde esize
esimbawo esimbu esirisa esogga
verb; adj. verb; verb;
essa
noun; V
sweet banana; yellow banana to shake off; to reject; to refuse; to deny to trust; to rely on; to have faith in trustworthy; faithful; reliable to smear on oneself; to rub oneself to be lucky; to be fortunate; to be blessed; to be happy to contest; to compete upright; of integrity to sulk; to be deliberately silent to enter abruptly; to spear oneself; to plunge into position; place; compartment; stage; level
essa essaala essaati
verb; essizza noun; III noun; III
to place oneself; to put oneself down prayer shirt; T-shirt
essabbiiti essabbuuni essabo essafaali essanga essanyu essasi essaza essigiri essimu
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
Sabbath; Saturday; week soap shrine journey; safari ivory; tusk joy; happiness bullet district; state; county stove phone; cellphone; telephone; mobile phone
essira essomero
noun; V noun; V
emphasis; special attention; stress school
essowani essubi essuubi essuula esunga esweeta etaaga etaba etala
noun; noun; noun; noun; verb; noun; verb; verb; verb;
III; Pl.: Amasowani V V III esunze III etaaze etabye etaze
etamwa etegereza etereka etikka etonda etooloola
verb; verb; verb; verb; verb; verb;
etamiddwa
plate grass; spear grass hope chapter to look forward to sweater to need; to require to participate; to indulge; to take part in to move to and fro; to move about; to pace up and down to become completely disgusted with to take note; to pay attention to keep oneself in reserve; to be in reserve to carry to apologize To beat around the bush; to go around
esiize esiimye
esirisizza esozze
III I V III V V V V III III; Pl.: Amasimu
terekese etisse tonze etoolodde
etoowaza etta ettaala ettaayi ettabi
verb; verb; noun; noun; noun;
etoowaziza esse V or III III V
to be humble to kill oneself; to commit suicide light; lamp; lantern tie twig; palm leaf; branch
ettaka ettale ettama ettanira
noun; noun; noun; verb;
V V V ettanidde
ettawulo etteeka ettemu ettendekero ettendo ettima ettima ettofaali ettondo ettooke ettosi ettu
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
III V V V V V V V V V V V
soil; ground; earth veldt; uncultivated land; pasture; grazing land cheek to have an extreme liking for; to crave; to long for towel law; rule murder institution; college glory; honor; praise cruelty malice; ill will; spite brick; charity drop; spot banana; plantain; Matooke mud package; packet
ettumbi ettuntu
noun; V noun; V
midnight afternoon
ettutumu ettwale
noun; V noun; V
fame colony; domain
etuga eviivi evinnyo evuunika
verb; noun; noun; verb;
evviini
noun; III
to hang oneself; to strangle oneself knee wine to be turned upside down; to be turned over; to be face down wine
evviivi evvu evvuuvuumira ewakana ewandiisa ewanika
noun; noun; noun; verb; verb; verb;
V V V ewakanyizza ewandiisizza ewanise
knee ash; ashes buzzing beetle to contradict oneself to register; to sign up; to enroll oneself to be conceited
eweema eweta ewola ewombeeka
noun; verb; verb; verb;
III ewese ewoze ewombeese
tent to bend oneself; to turn to borrow (money) to be humble; to humble oneself
etuze V III evunise; intransitive
ewulira
verb;
ewulidde
to be conceited
ewunya ewuunyisa ewuzi ewuzi ya nnabbubi
verb; verb; noun; noun;
ewuunyizza ewuunyisizza III III
to wonder; to marvel (at); to be amazed to surprise; to amaze; to astonish thread spider web
eyagala eyagaliza
verb; verb;
eyagadde eyagalizza; inf.: Okweyagaliza
to enjoy oneself to wish for oneself
eyagazi eyambula
adj. verb;
eyambudde; inf.: Okweyagaliza eyanjula verb; eyanjudde eyanze verb; eyanzizza eyattayimu noun; I eyazika verb; eyazise eyimbamu muguwa verb; eyimbyemu mugwa eyisa verb; eyisizza eyo Cl. III singular eyokya verb; eyokezza eyongera verb; eyongedde
proud; self-loving to undress oneself to introduce oneself to thank; to be grateful; to do homage to airtime to borrow to hang oneself to behave this; that to burn oneself to continue; to keep on doing; to increase
eyunya eziike
verb; eyunye noun; III
to rush; to hurry; to hasten gorilla; chimpanzee; ape; Slang: 5000 Shillings
ezziga fa fa kikutuko faako faanana
noun; verb; verb; verb; verb;
faayo
verb;
tear to die to die suddenly to care; to be concerned; to mind to resemble; to be like; to look like; to be similar to care; to be concerned; to mind
famire fayiro feeba
noun; III noun; III verb; feebye
feebya fera
verb; verb;
ffala ffe ffena ffenne ffiga fiira mu ssanya fiirwa
noun; I; Pl.: Abafala
noun; noun; verb; verb;
V; Pl.: Amaziga fudde fudde kikutuko faananye
feebyezza
I III fiiridde mu ssanya ffiriddwa
family file to be degraded; to decline in importance; to diminish; to abate to degrade; to disparage; to belittle to steal; to commit theft; to rob nerd; geek we; us together; all of us jackfruit figure to die in childbirth; to die in labor to lose; to miss; to miss out
fikka firimu fu fuba fubutuka fufuggala
verb; noun; adj. verb; verb; verb;
fisse III
fufuggaza fufumya fuga fuka fukamira fukamiza fukumuka fukumula fuluma fumba fumbe fumbirwa fumbo fumita funa
verb; verb; verb; verb; verb; verb; verb; verb; verb; verb; adj. verb; adj. verb; verb;
fufuggazizza
fumise funye
to be left over; to be surplus film; movie wrong; incorrect; false; dead to make an effort; to work hard; to try hard to rush out; to dash out; to burst out to become crumpled; to be crushed; to be blocked to blunt; to crush; to destroy; to disfigure to torture; to make life difficult to lead; to rule; to govern; to control to pee; to piss; to urinate; to pour; to spill to kneel down; to kneel to make somebody kneel; to cause to kneel to be shaken out; to be poured out to shake out; pour out to get ; to come out to cook; to bake; to steam cooked; boiled to get married (woman to a man); to marry married to stab; to pierce to get; to receive; to gain; to obtain
funa olubuto
verb;
funye olubuto
to become pregnant
funda funda fundi funga funvubira
verb; adj. noun; verb; verb;
funze
to be or become narrow tight; narrow; constricted architect to tuck (the kanzu) into the belt to persist; to persevere
funya funze fuuka fuula fuuwa
verb; adj. verb; verb; verb;
funye
fuuwa oluwa fuuweeta fuuyira gaana gaaya gaba gabana gabanya gabi
verb; verb; verb; verb; verb; verb; verb; verb; adj.
fuuye oluwa fuuweese fuuyidde gaanye gaaye gabye gabanye gabanyiza
fubye fubutuse fufugadde
fuze fuse fukamidde fukamizizza fukumuse fukumudde fulumye fumbye fumbiddwa
I funze funvubidde
fuuse fudde fuuye
to bend; to fold; to twist short; brief; shortened to become to change into; to cause to become to blow; to fart to whistle to blow; to smoke to spray; to blow in/on to refuse to chew to share to share to divide generous
gabira (mu)
verb;
gabidde (mu)
to divide
gabula
verb;
gabudde
to give out; to hand out; to entertain
gagga gaggawala
adj. verb;
gaggawadde
rich to become rich
gajambula galamira
verb; verb;
galamiza
verb;
gamba ganyula ganyulwa ganza ganzika
to strangle; to devour to lie down
verb; verb; verb;
gajambudde galamidde; intransitive galamizza; transitive gambye ganyudde ganyuddwa
verb; verb;
ganzizza ganzise
to love; to fancy; to prefer to lay something down on something; to place something on something; to set down January
gatonnya
to lay something down to say; to tell to be profitable; to be of use to gain; to profit
gatta gatte gavumenti gaya
verb; gasse adj. noun; III verb; gaye
to add; to plus; to join; to unite united government to undermine; to underestimate; to scorn; to despise
gayaala gayaavu gazi
verb; adj. adj.
gayadde
to be lazy lazy wide; broad; thick
gaziwa geegeenya gejja
verb; verb; verb;
gaziye geegeenyezza gezze
to become wide to emulate; to mimic; to imitate to gain weight; to put on weight
gema genda genderera genyiwa
verb; verb; verb; verb;
to vaccinate; to immunize to go; to go away to intend to go on a visit; to be on a visit
geya
verb;
gemye genze genderedde genyiye; also: genyiwala geye
geyeena geza
noun; III verb; gezezza
gezaako gezi
verb; adj.
gezezzaako
to backbite; to talk about somebody behind his or her back hell to try; to test; to take into account; to take as an example to try smart; intelligent; clever; wise
ggaamu ggalaama ggalagi ggalawo ggalubindi ggwa ggwaamu amaanyi
noun; noun; noun; verb;
I III III gaddewo, nzigaddewo noun; III verb; wedde, mpwedde verb; weddemu amaanyi, mpweddemu amaanyi
ggwe ggya
verb;
ggya ggya (2)
adj. verb;
ginga gira Girimani goba
verb; ginze; also: jinga verb; noun; III verb; gobye
gobaganya goberera gobola
verb; verb; verb;
ggye, nzigye
yidde, njidde
gum; glue pressure garage to close; to shut glasses to come to an end; to be finished to give up; to have no strength left
you to take away new to burn; to get burned; to be done (food); to get cooked to forge; to falsify; to fake to do; to act Germany to reach; to land; to arrive; to chase away; to dismiss to chase away; to keep chasing To follow; to go after to profit; to make a profit; to gain
gogola golola gomba gomesi gonda
gobanye goberedde gobodde; also: gobolola verb; gogodde verb; golodde verb; gombye noun; III verb; gonze
gondera gonja
verb; gondedde noun; I
gonjoola gonvu gonza
verb; adj. verb;
gonjodde
goya goyeza guba
verb; verb; verb;
goye
gula gulugulu gulumira
verb;
guze
verb;
gulumidde
to mingle; to crush; to mix up to destroy; to ruin to be or become dirty/filthy/stained; to be stunted; to be badly cooked to buy; to purchase; to shop safe; secure; firmly; tight to be very high; to be very tall
gulumiza
verb;
gulumizza
to praise; to make high; to glorify
gonzezza
gubye
to clear up; to clean; to clear to iron; to press; to correct to apprehend traditional Ugandan dress for women to be or become soft to obey; to give in to large sweet banana, eaten after boiled or baked to rectify; to settle; to put in order soft; weak; tender to soften; to appease; to make obedient
guma
verb;
gumye
gumiikiriza gumira gumiza gumu gumya gunda
verb; verb; verb; adj. verb; verb;
gumiikirizza gumidde gumizza
gundi gundiivu
noun; I adj.
so and so; 'what's his name?' prominent; famous; well-known
gunjula
verb;
gunjudde
to educate; to raise; to discipline
gwa gwanyiza gwe gwira gya(mu)
verb; verb;
gudde gwanyizza
adj. verb;
gyidde
to fall; to fail (in an examination) to judge worthy for; to wish for who; whose; his (Cl. II); her (Cl. II) foreign to fit; to correspond; to be fitting; to be appropriate where in the future headmaster; principal; head teacher to disrespect; to misuse; to abuse
gumizza
gye gye bujja heedimasita jaajaamya
noun; I verb; jaajaamizza
jaganya
verb;
jaganye
to preserve; to be patient; to be firm; to be solid; to be brave; to dare to be patient; to endure; to tolerate to endure; to be firm in something to assure; to encourage; to strengthen strong; durable; solid to strengthen; to comfort to hit; to hammer
to celebrate; to be joyful; to be merry; to be jubilant
jangu jeema jeemu jinga
verb; adj. verb;
jja jjaamu
verb; zze, nzizze noun; I
to come; to arrive jam; traffic jam
jjajja
noun;
jjajjange
noun; I
Grandpa; grandma; grandfather; grandmother; granny; great aunt; great uncle; ancestor my grandfather
jjanjaba jjayo
verb; verb;
to treat; to care for somebody to collect; to pick
jeemye jinze; also: ginga
jjanjabye zzeyo, nzizzeyo
jjo
come here!; come! to rebel; to disobey; to revolt rebellious to forge; to falsify; to fake
yesterday
jjukira
verb;
jjukidde, nzijukidde
to remember; to recall
jjukiza
verb;
jjukizza
to remind
jjula
verb;
jjudde, nzijudde
to become full
jjumbira
verb;
jumbidde
jolonga jooga
verb; verb;
jolonze jooze
julira juliza kaaba
verb; verb; verb;
julidde julizza kaabye
to be keen on; to participate; to take great interest in To mistreat; to belittle; to abuse to bully; to be insolent to; to defy; to show contempt for to witness; to call to as a witness; to appeal to refer to; to postpone; to quote; to cite to cry; to weep; to mourn
kaabuyonjo kaabya kaakati kaamulali kaasa kaasi kaawa
noun; VI verb; kaabizza
kaawa
verb;
kaayana kabaka kadde kafuumuulampawu kaka kakali kakasa kakata
verb; kaayanye noun; I adj.
noun; I Slang noun; I noun; I kaaye
verb; adj. verb; verb;
kase
kakobe kala
verb;
kaze
kalambira
verb;
kale kalenda kalifuwa
noun; III noun; I
kalittima
adj.
kaloti kalu kalubo kama kambuwala
noun; III adj. adj. verb; kamye verb; kambuwadde
kambwe kamera
adj. noun; III
kakase
toilet; restroom to cause to cry now; at the present time chili; pepper; green pepper; hot pepper 1000 Shillings; one thousand Shillings cash coffee (already ground and ready for consumption) to be bitter; to be sour; to be unpleasant to taste To argue; to protest; to dispute the king of Buganda old; aged; worn out April To force; to compel fierce; violent; stern; harsh; strong; difficult to confirm; to prove; to assure; to make certain to be certain; to be sure; to be confirmed; to be proven; to become assured purple to become dry; to dry up; to wither; to waste away; to stiffen to refuse; to be obstinate; to persist; to become heated ok; good; bye; all right; now then; very well calendar grass with a pleasant smell; lemon grass; perfume heartless; ruthless carrot dry; empty hard to milk to become harsh; to become tough; to become arrogant strict; hard; tough; rude camera
kammunguluze kamuka
noun; I verb; kamuse
dizziness; giddiness to be squeezed out; to be drained
kamula kandida
verb; kamudde noun; I
to wring; to squeeze out syphilis
kanga
verb;
kanze
kangavvula kanya kasambula kasita kasooli kasuka katakketakke katemba kati katikkiro kato Katonda kaweefube kawo kaza kazambi
verb; verb;
kangavudde
to shock; to tease; to surprise; to startle; to shock; to frighten to punish; to discipline to keep on doing something July; July dry season
noun; I verb; kasuse noun; I noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; verb; noun;
I I I I I; Pl.: obukawo kazizza I
kazooba
so long as; as long as; provided that maize; corn to throw brown; light-skinned theater; play; drama; performance now; at present prime minister; chief younger twin; personal name of a younger twin God; the Creator effort; campaign pea to dry; to make dry dirt; sewage; filth; corruption; foul actions; immorality Monday
kazzi kebera keeki keera
adj. verb; kebedde noun; III verb; kedde
female to check; to investigate; to examine cake to be early; to dawn; to get up early
keerera
verb;
keeredde
to be late; to delay
keerewa keeta kendeera
verb; verb; verb;
to be late to fed up; to trouble; to disturb; to bother to become less; to decrease; to diminish
kendeeza
verb;
keereye keese kendedde; intransitive kendeezezza
kenga
verb;
kenze
ketta ki kidedde kiggala
verb;
kesse
to perceive; to note; to notice; to suspect; to scent to spy out; to spy; to investigate; to explore what?; which? cloudy deaf person
adj. noun; I; Pl.: bakiggala
to decrease
kiki
what
kikkirizibwa
acceptable
kiko
yours
kikye kima kinaana kino kipayoppayo kiragala kiri kitaka kitange
noun; I
his; hers to fetch ; to go for; to go to get eighty; 80 this hurriedly; in a rush green it is brown my father
kiwanuka kka kkaansa kkaanya
verb; sse noun; I verb; kkaanyizza
Thursday to go down; to come down; to descent; to sink cancer to come to good terms; to agree
kkakkamu
adj.
calm; humble; gentle; mild
kkakkana
verb;
kkakkanye, nzikakkanye noun; III; Pl.: Amakampuni (Cl. V) noun; III verb; kkiridde verb; kkirizza, nzikirizza verb; kkiriziganyizza
to calm down; to relax; to sit down
noun; III adj.
course full; satisfied ten; 10 twelve; 12 sixteen; 16 eighteen;18 seventeen; 17 nineteen; 19
kkampuni kkapa kkirira kkiriza kkiriziganya
Cl. III singular verb; kimye Cl. III singular
kkono kkoosi kkufu kkumi kkumi na bbiri kkumi na mukaaga kkumi na munaana kkumi na musanvu kkumi na mwenda
company cat to slope down; to descend to believe; to agree; to believe to agree with each other; to come to an agreement left
kkumi na nnya kkumi na ssatu kkumi na ttaano
fourteen; 14 thirteen; 13 fifteen; 15
kkumi n'emu
eleven; 11
kkusa
verb;
kkusizza
to satisfy
kkuta
verb;
kkuse, nzikuse
to be satisfied/full
kodo kogga
adj. verb;
kojja
noun; I
selfish; cheap; stingy to lose weight; to reduce weight; to become thin Maternal uncle; mother's brother
kola
verb;
koze
to do; to make; to work; to function
kola bya nziro kola dduyiro kola enteekateeka kolagana kolima kolimira koloboka kolobola kolokota kolola koma
verb; verb; verb; verb; verb; verb; verb; verb; verb; verb; verb;
koze bya nziro koze dduyiro koze enteekateeka kolaganye kolimye kolimidde kolobose kolobodde kolokose kolodde komye
komawo komba komera komola kompyuuta komya
verb; verb; verb; verb; noun; verb;
komyewo kombye komedde komodde III komezza
to do evil/nasty things to exercise to plan to collaborate; to cooperate; to work together to curse; to utter curses to curse someone to be scratched to scratch; to scrape; to criticize to scratch; to scrape; to scrape off to cough to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to reach; to go as far as to come back; to return to lick; to lap; to taste to fence in to cut; to trim; to circumcise computer to end; to stop; to cease
kongojja kongojja (2) kongoola
verb; verb; verb;
kongozze kongozze kongodde
to hop on one foot to carry (another person) on one's shoulders to mock; to make faces at
konkomala
verb;
komkomadde
to be kept waiting; to be dejected
konkona
verb;
konkonye
to knock; to tap
konziba
verb;
konzibye
kookolo kookolo wa nnabaana kookoonya
noun; I noun; I
to be or become physically retarded; to become emaciated; to waste away cancer uterus cancer
verb;
kookoonyezza
koona koonakoona
verb; verb;
koonye koonyekoonye
kozze
to tantalize; to tempt; to tease by pretending to offer to knock; to tap; to strike; to hit to knock all the time; to knock repeatedly
koowa
verb;
kooye
kooya
verb;
kooyezza
kotoggera
verb;
kotogedde
kovvu kozesa kozi
adj. verb; adj.
kozesezza
kozza kristu ku
verb; kozzezza noun; I
ku buli kikumi kuba kuba kuba akalulu kuba ebikonde kuba ekifaananyi kuba emmundu
to become tired; to become fatigue; to become fed up to make somebody tired; to tire; to make weary to hinder; to frustrate; to block lean; thin to use hard-working to make thin; to emaciate Christ on; in; at; about; among
verb;
kubye
verb; verb; verb; verb;
kubye akalulu kubye ebikonde kubye ekifaananyi kubye emmundu
percent To beat; to hit; to draw; to strike because; because of; since to vote to box to take a picture; to photograph to fire a gun
kuba empaawa
verb;
kubye empaawa
to gossip; to talk bad about
kuba engombe kuba ku matu kuba manda
verb; verb; verb;
kubye engombe kubye ku matu kubye manda
kuba ng'uumi
verb;
kuba ng'uumi
to honk to get better; to recover to hit on somebody; to flirt; lit,; to beat charcoal to punch (a person)
kuba oluyi kuba omugongo
verb; verb;
kubye oluyi kubye omugongo
kubagiza kubamu akafaananyi kubanga kubira
noun; kubagizze verb; kubyemu akafaananyi verb;
kubidde
because; since to call somebody
kubiriza kubisa
verb; verb;
kubirizza kubisizza
to urge; to call on; to exhort to print; to publish
kuguka
verb;
kuguse
to master; to become an expert
kukusa kula kulaakulana
verb; verb; verb;
kukusizza kuze kulaakulanye; intransitive
to smuggle; to hide; to conceal to grow; to grow up; to mature to develop; to grow; to advance
to slap someone to turn one's back on someone; to neglect somebody; to let somebody down to console; to send condolences; to sympathize to imagine
kulaakulanya
verb;
kulaakulanyizza; transitive kulembedde
kulembera kuliko kulu
verb;
kulukusa kulukuta kuluusana kuluusanya kulwa kulwaaki kuma kumba kumpi (ne) kunama kunga kung'aana
verb; verb; verb; verb;
kulukusizza kulukuse kuluusanye kuluusanyizza
verb; verb;
kumye kumbye
verb; verb; verb;
kung'aanya
verb;
kungubaga kungula kununkiriza kuuma
verb; verb; verb; verb;
kunamye kunze kung'aanye; intransitive kung'aanyizza; transitive kungubaze kungudde kununkirizza kuumye
kuusa kuuta
verb; verb;
kuusizza kuuse
kuutira kuza kwafu kwana kwanaganya kwasa
verb; verb; adj. verb; verb; verb;
kuutidde kuzizza; transitive
kwata
verb;
kutte
kwatirira kweka kwekula
verb; verb; verb;
kwatiridde kwese; transitive kwekudde
kwekweta
verb;
kwekwese
to go on a raid; to go on a scouting patrol; to make an exploratory trip of
kya
verb;
kedde
to dawn; to set up
kya beeyi
adj.
adj.
kwanye kwanaganyizza kwasizza
kya
to develop; to cause to grow to lead; to go first; to go ahead including old; important; grown; mature; grown-up; adult to make flow; to drain; to pour to flow to work hard; to tire oneself To force somebody to work hard for; because of; on behalf of; for the sake of why to make a fire to march close; near; near by; almost; about to expose oneself indecently to mobilize; to campaign; to assemble to meet; to come together; to gather; to convene to collect; to gather; to bring together; to assemble to mourn to harvest; to reap to come close to; to be near (to) to protect; to preserve; to guard; to maintain; to keep; to watch over to be hypocritical; to be a hypocrite to rub; to smear; to scrub to recommend; to appeal; to urge to raise; to make grow; to bring up; to develop dark in color; dense to woo; to flirt; to befriend; to make friends to mediate; to harmonize to infect; to spread a disease; to transmit; to take; to trap to touch; to hold; to catch; to grasp; to reach; to arrest; to rape to stick to; to keep holding on to to hide; to conceal to reveal; to bring out of hiding
expensive
kya bulabe kya bulijjo
adj. adj.
dangerous normal; usual; average; common; simple
kya bulyomu kya buntu
adj. adj.
public humane
kya buseere kya buseere
adj. adj.
expensive expensive
kya bwerere kya ddala kya layisi kya makulu
adj. adj. adj. adj.
free; for free actual cheap important
kya mateeka kya minaku
adj. adj.
legal sad
kya mugaso kya munda kya njawulo
adj. adj. adj.
important; useful internal special; unusual; different
kya sanyu kyaafu kyala kyawa
adj. adj. verb; verb;
also spelled caafu kyadde kyaye
pleasant dirty to visit; to make a visit to hate; to dump someone; to detest; to loathe
kyawagana kyaza kyenda kyenvu kyenyini
verb; verb;
kyawaganye kyazizza
kyewuunyisa ky'obutonde
adj.
adj.
kyokka kyonna kyuka kyusa laajana laalaasa laavu laawa laba laba ennaku
to hate one another to host; to receive a visitor/guest ninety; 90 yellow own; itself surprising; surprisingly natural alone; just; but; however; only
whole kyuuse; intransitive to change; to turn; to turn around kyusizza; transitive to change; to turn; to convert lajaanye to call out for help; to scream for help; to cry; to plead; to beg pitifully verb; laalaasizza to reveal; to blab; to spread (a rumor); to pass on (news) noun; III love verb; laaye, ndaaye to castrate; to neuter verb; labye, ndabye to see; to look; to watch; to perceive; to greet verb; labye ennaku to suffer trouble verb; verb; verb;
labika
verb;
labise, ndabise
labira labirira
verb; verb;
labidde labiridde
labisa labuka labula laga
verb; verb; verb; verb;
labisizza labuse, ndabuse labudde laze
lagaana lagajjala
verb; verb;
lagaanye lagajjadde
lagira lagula lakasira
verb; verb; verb;
lagidde lagudde lakasidde
lala
adj.
lalu laluka lamaga lamba lambika lambula lambulukufu lambulula
adj. verb; verb; adj. verb; verb; adj. verb;
lamu lamula lamusa
adj. verb; verb;
lamudde, namudde lamusizza
lamuzi landa langa langi layira leediyo leekana leero leeta leka
adj. verb; verb; noun; verb; noun; verb;
lanze, nnanze lanze, nnanze III layidde III leekanye
verb; verb;
leese, ndeese lese, ndese
crazy; mad; insane to become mad to make a pilgrimage; to make a long journey whole; entire; full to portray; to depict; to explain to travel; to tour; to visit transparent to straighten out; to unravel; to untangle; to start alive; healthy; fit; well to judge to greet; to salute; to bring back to life; to bring health to judicial to climb; to creep; to wander around to accuse; to advertise; to announce color to swear; to vow radio to be loud; to make noise; to shout today to bring; to conduct to leave; to allow; to permit
lekulira lema
verb; verb;
lekulidde lemye
to leave (a position); to resign to fail; to be too much for somebody
laluse, ndaduse lamaze lambise lambudde lambuludde
to appear; to look (a certain way); to seem; to be seen to give one's person regards to another to look after somebody; to take care for somebody; to watch over; to oversee to put in the spotlight; to show to be warned to warn; to alert to show; to demonstrate; to advertise; to announce; to indicate; to point out; to go to agree; to make an agreement To neglect; to ignore; to be careless; to be indifferent; to be absentminded to direct; to command; to order to prophesy; to foretell; to predict to remain longing for something; to become very thirsty other; different
lema
adj.
crippled; lame
lemala
verb;
lemaza lemesa lemesebwa liigi liisa
verb; lemazizza verb; verb; noun; III verb; liisizza
To cripple somebody; to make lame to hinder; to block; to sabotage; to frustrate to be frustrated league to feed
liisa amaanyi likodi lima limandi limba lina lina akajanja lina amaalo lina ebbuba lina empaka lina lugezigezi lina mputo
verb; noun; verb; noun; verb; verb; verb; verb; verb; verb; verb; verb;
to rape record to dig; to dug; to cultivate; to grow (plants) prison; remand to lie; to deceive; to cheat to have to be finicky; to need attention to be primitive; to be backward jealous to be argumentative; to be stubborn to be picky; to be finicky to be big-headed; to be stubborn
linda linga lingiriza linnya lipoota liraana lisiiti loga lojja loka lokoka londa
verb; verb; verb; verb; noun; verb; noun; verb; verb; verb; verb; verb;
londe londoola
adj. verb;
longooka
verb;
londodde, nnondodde longoose
longoosa
verb;
longoosezza
loole loopa loota
noun; III verb; loopye verb; loose
lemadde
III limye III limbye, nnimbye
linze, nninze linze, nninze lingirizza linnye, nninye III raanye III loze lozze lose lokose, ndokose lonze, nnonze
to become crippled
to wait to spy out; to look for to be nosy; to peep at to climb; to board; to step on report to neighbor; to adjoin; to be adjacent receipt to bewitch to tell; to narrate to put up shoots; to sprout to save; to get saved (religious) to elect; to choose; to find; to stumble upon; to vote; to select; to pick elected; chosen to stalk; to monitor; to track; to follow to be put to rights; to be straightened out; to be corrected; to improve; to become clean; to get better to clean; to straighten; to correct; to operate; to perform surgery truck; lorry to report; to accuse; to expose to dream
looya lowooza
lawyer to think
lubaale lujuuju luka
noun; I verb; lowoozezza, ndowoozezza noun; I noun; I; Pl.: balujuuju verb; luse
luma lumba lume lumika lumonde lumya lunda
verb; verb; adj. verb; noun; verb; verb;
lumise I lumizza lunze, nnunze
to hurt; to bite; to sting; to pinch to attack; to assault male (of mammal animals) to eavesdrop on; to spy on sweet potato to injure; to hurt to keep animals; to herd
lungi lutaggwa luubiragana
adj. luubiraganye
good; nice; pleasant; beautiful; pretty all the time; endlessly; constantly to compete with one another
luubirira
verb;
verb;
lumye, nnumye lumbye
native god; space; sky; heavens heavy drinker; drunkard to weave; to plait
luubiridde, nduubiridde noun; III
to aim at; to try hard; to exert oneself
lwa lwa (2) lwaaki lwaasa lwadde lwala lwana lwanagana lwanyisa lwaza lya
verb;
ludde, ndudde
Slang adj. verb; verb; verb; verb; verb; verb;
lwadde, ndwadde lwanye lwanaganye lwanyisizza lwazizza lidde
to take long; to delay; to be late on account of; because of why 1000 Shillings; one thousand Shillings sick; ill to fall sick; to get sick To fight; to struggle; to make war to fight each other to fight against to make sick to eat; to consume
lya nguzi lyamu olukwe lyoka
verb; verb; verb;
lidde nguzi liddemu olukwe lose
to take a bribe to betray; to plot against and then; so that
maama
noun; I
mother; mum; mom; mummy; maternal aunt
maama omuto
noun; I
aunt
luula
ruler
maamira
verb;
maapu mabega (wa) makanika makansi
noun; III
makkati mala
noun; V verb; maze
malaaya malamu malayika
noun; I verb; mazemu noun; I
malirivu maliriza Mande mangadda
adj. verb; malirizza noun; noun; I; Pl.: obumangadda
mangu manvuuli manya manyi manyiira manyika manyisa matira matiriyo mativu matiza mayiro mbega mbi
mbu meeya meggana menya menya mateeka ministule y'ebyensimbi ministule y'ekikula ky'abantu ministule y'ensonga z'ebweru
maamidde
to hatch; to sit on (eggs); to spread over
map behind (of); rear; back noun; I; Pl.: Abamakanika mechanic noun; I scissors
noun; III verb; manyi adj. verb; manyidde verb; manyise verb; manyisizza verb; matidde noun; III adj. verb; matizza noun; III noun; I ffembi - both of us; mmwembi - both of you; bombi - both of them noun; I; Pl.: bameeya verb; megganye verb; menye verb; menye mateeka noun; III
middle; middle part to end; to finish; to be enough; to spend; to complete; to climax prostitute to empty; to finish angel determined to end; to finish Monday tangerine fast; quickly; soon; at once umbrella to know; to know how to; to learn; to find out known; well known To get used to something; to become accustomed to; to become experienced with to be famous; to be knowable to inform; to cause to know to be satisfied material glad to satisfy; to please mile spy; detective both
that (but expressing doubt); namely mayor to battle; to challenge; to wrestle; to wrestle with to break; to destroy to break the law ministry of finances
noun; III noun; III
ministry of foreign affairs
ministule y'ensonga z'omunda minzaani mira Misiri mma mmange mmeka mmemba mmuka mpaka z'ensi mpi
ministry of the internal noun; verb; noun; verb;
III mize III mmye, nyimye
noun; I noun; verb; noun; adj.
I; Pl.: bammemba mmuse; nnyimuse III Cl. III, Cl. VII Pl. Stem: yimpi
scales (for weighing) to swallow Egypt to deny somebody something; to refuse to give; to grudge; to withhold my mother how much; how many member to be active; to be lively world cup short; brief
mpola mpolampola mpozzi
slow; slowly; gently gradually; slowly unless; how about; maybe; perhaps
mu mu bifunze Mu bufunze mu bugenderevu mu bulumi
in; inside; among in short; in brief In short; long story short intentionally; on purpose in vain
mu butanwa mu butuufu mu kyama mu lujjudde mu maaso (ga) muganda mugulansigo mukaaga mukama mukasa mukasitoma
unintentionally actually; in fact secretly in public; publically in front (of); forward Sibling ; cousin march six; 6 lord; god; master; manager; boss; chef Wednesday customer
mukoddomi mukulukusa mukutulansanja mulamu mulekwa muli muluka munaana munda munisipaali
noun;
noun; I noun; I noun; I
noun; I noun; I; Pl.: bamulekwa verb;
muluse
noun; III
brother-in-law of a man October February Sister-in-law; brother-in-law orphan you are to slip away; to glide away; to disappear eight; 8 inside; interior
munnabiikira
noun; I
nun
munnabyobufuzi munnadiini munnafuusi munnakatemba munnakibiina munnakibuga munnakyalo munnakyemalira
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
politician cleric; member of the clergy hypocrite actor; actress party member urban person; city dweller peasant dictator
munnakyewa munnamagoye munnamagwanga
noun; noun; noun;
munnamagye munnamateeka munnamawulire munnamukisa
noun; noun; noun; noun;
munnange
noun; I
munnansi munnasaayansi
noun; I noun; I
munnayuganda mupaapaali mupeera musangi musanvu museenene musoke mutabani mutunda muwakanya muzadde muzigo mwannyinaze mwattu mwe mwebale mwenda mwenya
noun; noun; noun; noun;
mweraba
I I I I I I I I; also: nnakyemalira I I I; also: munnamawanga I I I I
I II II I
noun; I noun; I
noun; noun;
verb;
mwenye
volunteer albino foreigner soldier lawyer journalist; reporter successful person; lucky person my fellow person; my person; my companion; oh my! citizen scientist
Ugandan pawpaw tree guava tree wife's sister's husband seven; 7 November rainbow; common name Son (more often: omwana) September; rain of mid-August August/September; Lit.: the month of struggle Parent May my sibling of the opposite gender please you (Pl.) thank you (Pl.) nine; 9 to smile bye (to several people); farewell
naaba
verb;
naabye
naaza
verb;
naazizza
naddala nafu nafuwa nakuwala
adj. verb; verb;
nafuye nakuwadde
to wash oneself; to shower; to bathe; to clean up to wash somebody; to clean somebody; to bathe somebody especially; in particular lazy; weak; feeble to become weak; to become lazy to become miserable; to be sorrowful
nakuwavu nakuwaza
adj. verb;
nakuwazza
sad; sorrowful; unhappy to make somebody miserable
nange naye ndi ndiizi ne nedda neera nene nenya
noun; I; Pl.: bundiizi
adj. verb;
nenye/nenyezza
and I; with me but I am small yellow bananas; bananas and; with no again big; fat; huge; great; large to scold; to pick a bone with someone; to blame; to criticize although; though Thanks a lot! when; like; as; as if; about; approximately; how; while (in conjunction with bwe); if; before (with the 'not yet'-construction) more; many; a lot; lots of sixty; 60 queen Mother of twins uterus; womb spider
newankubadde neyanzizza nga
also: newaakubadde
ngi nkaaga nnaabakyala nnaalongo nnabaana nnabbubi
adj.
nnabi nnagawonye nnakalyakaani
noun; I; also: omunnabi noun; I
prophet Friday communist; socialist; socialism
nnakanyama nnakati
noun; I noun; I
muscle fatigue; stiffness greens; spinach
nnakinku
noun; I
professional; expert
nnamung'oona
noun; I
white-shouldered crow
nnamuwandu
noun; I
widow
nnamuziga
noun; III
wheel
noun; I noun; noun; I or III noun; III; Pl.: binnabbubi
nnannyini nnansi
noun; I noun; I
owner nurse
nnawolovu nnazirwanaki nnya nnyabo nnyazaala nnyini nnyo nnyogoga
noun; I; Pl.: bunnawolovu noun; I
chameleon veteran four; 4 Madame Mother in law owner a lot; very; much; so to be cold; to be cool; to be frozen
nnyogoza nnyonnyola
verb; verb;
noba
verb;
n'olwekyo nona noonya noonyereza nsanvu nsonyiwa ntakeera ntenvu nti nti nno
noun; noun; I verb;
verb; verb; verb;
nnyogoze, nnyinyogoze nnyogozza nnyonnyodde, nnyinyonnyodde nobye
nonye noonyezza noonyerezza
nunula nuuna nyaga nyagukula nyiga
especially for indirect speech verb; nunudde verb; nuunye verb; nyaze verb; nyakudde verb; nyize
nyiiga nyiikira
verb; verb;
nyiivu nyiiza nyirira
adj. verb; verb;
nyonyogera nyooka
verb; verb;
nyoola
verb;
nyooma
verb;
nyiize nyiikidde
to freeze; to cool to explain; to describe; to define to run away from one's husband; to leave therefore; hence to fetch; to get; to go for to search; to look for to investigate; to research seventy; 70 I'm sorry day in day out; constantly December that; namely that to save; to rescue; to redeem; to recover to suck; to lick to plunder; to rob; to steal to steal; to rob; to seize; to plunder to squeeze; to press; to oppress
to get pissed; to get annoyed to make an effort; to be diligent; to be hardworking angry; annoyed; irritated nyiizizza To annoy; to upset; to irritate nyiridde to shine; to look good; to have an attractive appearance nyonyogedde to tickle nyoose; intransitive to smoke; to produces smoke; to rage; to swarm nyodde; transitive to twist; to wind up; to mispronounce; to speak badly nyoomye to underestimate; to take for granted; to despise; to belittle; to look down on
nyuma
verb;
nyumye
nyumirwa nyumya nyuvu
verb; verb; adj.
nyumiddwa nyumizza
nywa nywa ssigala nywa taaba nywegera nywera nyweza nze oba obubaane
verb; verb; verb; verb; verb; verb;
nywedde nywedde ssigala nywedde taaba nywegedde nywedde nywezezza
noun; VI
to be enjoyable; to be pleasant; to be interesting; to be smart (fashion) to enjoy; to have fun to converse; to chat good; interesting; enjoyable; entertaining; tasty to drink to smoke to smoke tobacco to kiss to be firm; to hold firm; to stand steady to tighten; to make firm; to overpower I; me or; if; whether; perhaps; maybe incense
obubaka obubaka obuyozayoza obubbi obubeerevu obubeezi obubonero obujulira obubudamo obucaafu obudde obudde bukya obuddu obuddukiro obudongo obufere obufumbo obufuzi obufuzi bw'amatwale obugaayavu obugagga obuganga obuganzi obugassi obugazi obugenyi obuggya obuggya (2) obugimu obugole obuguminkiriza
noun; VI noun; VI
message; mission; assignment congratulations
noun; noun; noun; noun;
theft; robbery virginity help; assistance quotation marks
VI VI VI VI
noun; VI noun; VI noun; VI noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
VI VI VI VI VI VI VI
refuge; asylum dirty time; weather dawn slavery refuge; shelter mud; mortar of clay used for building theft; robbery marriage rule; government colonialism
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI
laziness wealth; riches; fortune gunpowder; dynamite; firecracker(s) affection union; joining; adding width; thickness visit; visiting jealousy; envy newness fertility; vigor; vitality wedding patience
obugunjufu obugwenyufu obujama obujjanjabi obujji obujjukizi obujulizi obukaawu obukaayi obukakafu obukalu obukambwe
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI
civilization; culture stupidity dirt; filth treatment porridge memory evidence; witness statement; testimony bitterness bitterness certainty; confirmation; sureness; evidence dryness; drought harshness; severity; cruelty
obukazi
noun; VI
female private part; vagina
obukedde
noun; VI
dawn
obukenuzi obukessi obukiika obukkakkamu obuko obukodo obukodyo obukofu obukoowu obukristaayo obukristu obukugu obukulembeze obukulu obukumpanya obukunya obukyawaganyi obukyayi obukyayi obulabe obulabirizi obulago obulago obulambuzi obulamu obulemu obulenzi obulimi obuliri
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI
corruption espionage; spying side; direction calmness; humility; quiet in-laws selfishness; stinginess tricks; gymnastics jewelry weakness; tiredness; fatigue Christianity Christianity expertise; specialization leadership; lead age; importance; seniority; high position theft; misuse naked; with nothing mutual hate hatred hatred danger; hostility; enmity bishopric; office of overseer neck; throat advertisement; ads tourism life; health disability; danger; misfortune boyhood agriculture; farming bed
obulogo
noun; VI
witchcraft; magic; sorcery
obulokofu obulombolombo obulumbaganyi obulumi obulungi obulwadde obulwadde bwa ssukaali obulwadde bw'ensolo obulyake
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
salvation heritage; tradition attack pain beauty; goodness; good; quality disease; sickness; illness diabetes
obumalirivu obumanyirivu obumonde obunafu obunene Obungereza obunkenke obunnabi obunnafuusi obunnansi obunnya obunnyogovu obuntu obunyiivu obunyikivu obunzaali
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
VI VI VI VI VI III
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI
obusa obusa (2) obusajja obusambattuko obusawo obuseegu obuseezi obusenge obusenze obusera obusika obusiraamu
noun; VI
VI VI VI VI VI VI VI
noun; VI
rabies
noun; VI
extortion; thievery; injustice; unfairness; hate; bad feelings determination; resolution experience potato; Irish potato weakness; dullness; laziness size; area England on tiptoe; on pressure (ready for action) prophecy hypocrisy citizenship large hole; pitch coldness; cold humankind; humanity; manhood anger; irritation dampness; moistness curry powder
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI
obusobozi noun; VI obusosoze noun; VI obusosoze mu langi noun; VI
dung; excrement of animals in vain male private part; penis; masculinity problems medicine (subject) pornography; shamelessness overcharging apartment tenancy in another land millet porridge inheritance; heritage Islam ability; capability; competence isolation; segregation racism
obusungu
noun; VI
anger
obusuubuzi Obusuuli obusuulo obuswavu obutabanguko obutabi bw'omuti obutafaanana obutafaayo obutakkaanya obutakkiriziganya obutakwatagana obutamanya obutambuze obutamiivu obutamiivz
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
VI III VI VI VI VI
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI
business; trade; economics Syria rent shame; guilty conscience; disgrace unrest; chaos; upheaval; dispute twig unlike indifference; unconcern disagreement disagreement not-getting-along ignorance; not- knowing pilgrimage; promiscuity drunkenness intoxication; drunkenness
obutanseera obutanwa obutasalawo obutawanka obutebenkevu
noun; VI noun; VI noun; VI noun; VI
not-overcharging unintentionally; accidentally indecisiveness; not-deciding stability peace
obutemu obutemu obuti obutiiti obutiitiizi
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
VI VI VI VI VI
murder murder fear; timidity waist bands (worn by children or women) fear; fear of failure; reluctance; being a coward
obutiti obuto Obutonda obutonde obutto obutujju Obutuluki obutuufu obutuuze obutwa obuvumu obuvunaanyizibwa
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
VI VI VI VI VI VI III VI VI VI VI VI
coldness; chilliness childhood heaven nature; environment cooking oil terrorism Turkey rightness; correctness; justice citizenship; residence poison courage; boldness responsibility
obuvvoozi obuwagizi obuwala
noun; VI noun; VI noun; VI
blasphemy support; backing girlhood; female sex (of children)
obuwale obw'omunda obuwanguzi obuwangwa obuwanvu obuwombeefu obuwoowo
noun; VI
underwear; panties; knickers; boxers; pajamas
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
VI VI VI VI VI
success; victory; conquest tradition; heritage; culture height; length; depth humility; deference perfume
obuwulize obuwunga obuwuulu obuyambi Obuyindi Obuyindi obuyinike obuyinza obuyizzi Obuyonaani obuyonjo obuyunzi obuzibu obuzigu obuzito
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
VI VI VI VI III I VI VI VI III VI VI VI VI VI
obedience powder bachelorhood help; assistance India India grief; sorrow; misery authority; power; ability hunting (of game animals) Greece hygiene; cleanliness; neatness; toilet; restroom bone-setting difficulty crime; terror weight
obuzzi bw'emisango obwagazi obwakabaka obwamalaaya obwangu obwannakyemalira obwannalukalala obwannannyini obwavu obwedda obwegassi obwegendereza obwenzi obwerabize
noun; VI
crime
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
VI VI VI VI VI VI VI VI
noun; noun; noun; noun;
VI VI VI VI
passion; love; liking kingdom prostitution speed; hurry dictatorship terrorism private ownership; ownership poverty all this long; all the time cooperativeness care; attention adultery; promiscuity; infidelity forgetfulness
obweraliikirivu obwereere obwesige obwesigwa obwetaavu obwogi obwomu
noun; VI noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
VI VI VI VI VI
worry; concern with nothing; naked; free; without charge trust; confidence faithfulness; trustworthiness; fidelity; reliability need; requirement sharpness loneliness
obwomu buluma
to be lonely
obwongo odii ogwekumi
noun; VI noun; I noun; II (omewzi implied)
brain g-nut-paste October
ogwekumin'ebiri ogwekumin'ogumu ogwokubiri ogwokuna ogwokusatu ogwokutano ogwomukaaga ogwomunaana ogwomusanvu ogwomwenda ogwosooka okubaka okubala okugeza okuggyako okugulu okugwa kw'enjuba okukakasibwa okukukusa abantu okulabikirwa okulambula okuli okulmwa olubuto okulonda okulumwa mutwe okusinziira ku okutu okutuusa okuva
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
II (omewzi implied) II (omewzi implied) II (omewzi implied) II (omewzi implied) II (omewzi implied) II (omewzi implied) II (omewzi implied) II (omewzi implied) II (omewzi implied) II (omewzi implied) II (omewzi implied) IX IX
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
IX; Pl.: Amagulu IX IX IX IX IX
December November February April march may June august July September January netball mathematics for example except for; besides leg sunset confirmation human trafficking vision adventure among them/these stomachache election headache according to; depending on ear until from
okuva lwe okwagala ensi yaabwe okwanjula okwegaana okwelimba okwetooloola oli oluba olubaawo olubalama lw'enyanja
verb; noun; IX
noun; IX; Pl.: Amakutu
noun; IX noun; IX noun; IX noun; IX
noun; VII noun; VII noun; VII
ever since patriotism; to love one's country introduction ceremony denial denial around you are jaw board; timber; plank; board shore; beach; coast; bank
olubalaza olubimbi olubiri olubiriizi olubu olubugo olubumbiro
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
olubuto oludda
noun; VII noun; VII
belly; stomach; pregnancy side; direction; fraction
olufalansa olufu olufumo
noun; VII noun; VII noun; VII
French mist; fog legend; epic; long tale
olugalo olugambo oluganda olugave olugendo olugero
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
finger gossip; nosiness Luganda; brotherhood; kinship anteater; pangolin; Anteater Clan journey; voyage; trip proverb; tale; saying; story
olugezigezi oluggi oluggya olugirimani
noun; noun; VII; Pl.: Enzigi noun; VII noun; VII
cunning; shrewdness door compound; courtyard; yard German
olugogo olugoye oluguudo olujegere olukalala olukalu
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
fresh banana fiber clothes road; path; street chain list; menu dry land
olukedde olukiiko olukoba olukokola olukokwe olukomera olukonko olukujjukujju olukumi olukung'ng'aana
VII VII VII VII VII VII VII
VII VII VII VII VII VII
VII VII VII VII VII VII
veranda; porch task; day's cultivation palace; house of the king's family; royal palace rip row; line; list; category bark-cloth potter's wheel
noun; noun; noun; noun;
morning meeting rubber rope elbow eyelash
noun; VII
fence; hedge; barrier gap; valley; canyon; tunnel; separation cleverness; intelligence one thousand; thousand 1000 meeting
VII VII VII VII; also: olukowekowe noun; VII noun; VII noun; VII
olukusa olukusenes olukuta olukuubo
noun; noun; noun; noun;
VII VII VII VII
authorization; permission measles peel; skin; rind aisle; long passage; stripe
olukwe olulagala olulimi olulimi lwannsi olulimi oluzadde
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
VII III; Pl.: endagala VII VII VII
conspiracy; plot; betrayal; stratagem banana leaf language; tongue native language; mother tongue mother tongue; native language
olulira olumbe olumu
noun; VII noun; VII
olumuli olunako lw'okukuuma eddembe ly'abakozi olunaku olunaku lukulu olunaku lw'omwezi olunwe Olunyankole olunyiriri Olunyoro olupapula olupapula lw'amawulire olusaago olusambaggere oluse oluse olumu ne bungereza olusegere oluseregende
noun; VII noun; VII
umbilical cord funeral rites; period of mourning one day (olunaku implied); one time; on one occasion; at once reed international labor day
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
VII VII VII VII VII VII VII VII VII
day; date public holiday date; day of the month index finger Lunyankole; language of Ankole line; linage; verse; row Lunyoro (language of Bunyoro) paper; exam; page newspaper
noun; noun; noun; noun;
VII VII VII VII
joke kick pack; bracket commonwealth
noun; VII noun; VII
vicinity row; pack; large number; long list
olusiring'anyi
noun; VII
earthworm
olusoma olusozi olusozi luwanda omuliro olusu olusuku olususu
noun; VII noun; VII noun; VII
term mountain; hill volcano
noun; VII noun; VII noun; VII
smell; scent garden skin
oluswayiri
noun; VII
Swahili
olutabaalo olutalo olutambi olutentezi
noun; VII noun; VII noun; VII
battle; military engagement war; battle lamp wick; tape; tape recording persistent; constant; repeated
olutikko olutimbe olutindo
noun; VII noun; VII noun; VII
cathedral screen; curtain; monitor bridge; dam
olutobazzi oluusi oluuyi oluvannyuma (lwa) oluviiri oluvuvuumu oluwago oluwalo oluwombo
noun; VII
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
VII VII VII VII VII
oluwummula oluyi oluyimba oluyombo oluzungu oluzzi olwa olwaasa olwala olwanvu olwazi olweggulo olwendo olweyo olwokubiri olwokunna
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
VII VII VII VII VII VII; Pl.: enzizi
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
VII VII; Pl.: enjala VII VII VII VII VII; Pl: enjeyo
wetland; swamp sometimes side; faction after hair rumor; chit chat; buzzing; gossip; murmur large bladder turn; shift special banana fiber used to cook vegetables or meat; meat cooked in banana fiber vacation; rest; holiday slap song; hymn quarrel English well on account of millennium nail; fingernail; toenail; claw distance; length rock evening; afternoon ladle broom Tuesday (lit.: second day) Thursday (lit.: fourth day)
olwokusatu olwokutaano olwomukaga omubaka Omubazi wa ebitabo omubbi omubeezi omubiikira
noun; VII; Pl.: enjuyi
noun; I noun; I
Wednesday (lit.: third day) Friday (lit.: fifth day) Saturday (lit.: sixth day) member of parliament; messenger; prophet accountant
noun; I
thief
noun; I noun; I
assistant; helper nun; sister
omubiri omubirigi omubisi omubisi gw'enjuki omubulaaya omubuulirizi omubuulizi omubuulizi w'enjiri omuceere omucholi omucomo omucotala
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
II I II II I I I I II I II I
omucuzi omuddo omuddu omudidi omudongo omuduumizi omufalansa omufaliso omufere omufu omufumbi omufumbo omugaati omugabe omugabo omugagga omuganda omuganzi omugaso omugejjo
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
II II I II I I I II I I I I II I II I I I I II
body Belgian; Belgian person syrup; local juice; sweet banana juice honey European one who gives advice; adviser preacher preacher of the Gospel; evangelist rice a native of grilled meat on a stick half-breed; mixed person; person of mixed blood sauce; gravy grass; hey slave large amount; large sum musician inspector French person mattress thug dead person cook spouse bread; loaf general; commander share; portion rich person Ganda person boyfriend; girlfriend benefit; advantage; function weight
omugenyi omugenzi omugga omuggo omuggo gw'abalema omugirimani omugoba omugoberezi
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
I I II II II
guest; stranger; foreigner the deceased river; stream stick; cane crutch
noun; I noun; I noun; I
German; German person driver; pilot follower
omugogo omugole omukazi
noun; II noun; I
pair; couple; banana fiber bride
omugole omusajja omugoma omugongo omugugu
noun; noun; noun; noun;
I I II II
groom drummer back pack; load; luggage; suitcase; obligation
omuguwa omuguyira omuguzi omugwenyufu
noun; noun; noun; noun;
II; also: omugwa I; also: omugwira I I
rope foreigner customer; buyer; client stupid person; uncivilized person
omugwira
noun; I; also: omuguyira
foreigner
omugya omujaasi omujaluo omujama omujega omujjama
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
co-wife soldier a member of the Luo tribe dirty person; filthy person non-professional; layman; amateur fellow Muslim; member of the Muslim faith
omujjanannyina
noun; I
step-daughter; step-son
omujjanjabi omujjuzo omujjwa omujoozi omujulizi omukaamwana
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
nurse flood; deluge man's sister's child; nephew or niece jersey; t-shirt witness; martyr daughter in law
omukaawonawo
noun; I
survivor
omukadde omukago omukatoliki omukazi omukeeka omukene omukenenya omukessi omukinjaagi omukira omukisa
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
I II I I II II II I I II II
parent; elder blood brotherhood a Catholic woman mat silver fish HIV spy butcher tail; derived meaning: penis luck; chance; fortune; opportunity
omukisa omubi omukisa omulungi omukka omukkiriza omuko
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
II II II I II
bad luck good luck smoke; gas; air; vapor believer page; layer; fold
I I I I I I
I II I II I I
omuko (2) omukolo omukono omukozi omukozi wa gavumenti omukozi wa waka omukubi w'ebifaananyi omukugu omukukusa
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
I II II I I
brother-in-law of a man function; ceremony; parade arm worker civil servant
noun; I noun; I
maid photographer
noun; I noun; I
expert; professional smuggler
omukukusi omukukusi wa njaga omukulembeze omukulisitu omukulu omukulu w'ekibuga omukulu w'essomero omukungu omukungubazi omukutu omukuumi omukwano omukwasi wa ggoolo omukwatampola omukyala omukyusi omulaalo omulaawe omulabe
noun; I noun; I
smuggler drug dealer
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
I I I I I
leader Christian elder; adult mayor headmaster; principal; head teacher
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
I I II I II I
official; high-ranked official moaner canal; channel; website; trench security guard love; friend; dear; friendship; affection goal keeper
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
I I I I I I
humble person; quiet person; gentle person wife; lady; Mrs.; Ms. fickle person; one who keeps changing herdsman eunuch enemy
omulabirizi w'ekkanisa omulabirizi w'abaana omulaka omulamazi omulambo omulambuzi omulamu
noun; I
reverend; preacher; bishop
noun; I
nanny; house girl; babysitter
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
force; stress; drive; interest pilgrim corpse tourist healthy person; living person
omulamuzi omulamwa omulanga
noun; I noun; II noun; II
II I II I I
judge; magistrate; justice agenda; motto outcry
omulangira omuleebeesi omulema omulembe
noun; noun; noun; noun;
I I I II
prince beggar disabled person; crippled person; lame person era; generation
omulenzi omulere omulere omulerembe
noun; noun; noun; noun;
I I II II
boy flute player flute; pipe; horn conflict; quarreling; trouble; dispute
omuli omuli w'enguzi omuli w'enkwe omuligito omulimba omulimu omuliraanwa
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
eater; glutton taker of bribes traitor trend liar work; job; occupation; activity; project neighbor
omuliro omulirwaano omulogo omulokole omulondo omulongo omulongo omulongoosa omulongooti omulonzi
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
I I I II I II I; Pronounced: omulirwaana II II; also: omuliraano I I II I I I II I
omuluka omulumbaganyi omulumbi omulundi omulunnyanja
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
II I I II I
sub-district; parish attacker; assailant attacker; assailant; aggressor time sailor
omulunzi omuluulu
noun; I noun; I
animal keeper; herdsman a member of the Alur tribe
omulwadde
noun; I
patient; sick person
omulyango
noun; II
doorway
omumakolero
noun; I
factory worker
omumbejja noun; I omumbuti noun; I omumenye etteeka noun; I
fire neighborhood witch; wizard; magician born again kind of creeping plant with edible roots twin twin surgeon mast; flagpole voter
princess dwarf; pigmy law breaker
omumerika omumiro omumisiri omumuli omumuli omumwa omumwa gwe kinyonyi omumyuka omunaala
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
I II I I II II II
noun; I noun; II
deputy tower
omunazi omungereza omunnyo omunoonyi omunoonyi w'obubudamu omuntandisi omuntu omuntu yenna omuntumulamu
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
coconut tree English; British person salt seeker refugee
omunwe omunya omunyaguluzi omunyakuzi omunyazi
noun; II noun; II noun; I noun; I
unit lizard thief; robber thief robber; thief
omunyolo
noun; I; also: omunyoro
a native of Bunyoro
omupakasi omupangisa omupiira
noun; I noun; I noun; II
laborer tenant ball; tier; football; soccer
omupolositante omusaabaze
noun; I noun; I
protestant passenger
omusaala
noun; II
salary
omusaalaba omusaayi
noun; II noun; II
cross blood
omusajja omusale omusale (2) omusambi omusamize
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
man tribal marking; mark cut on the body person with a bodily part cut off football player one who is the vehicle for spirit communication
II I II I I
noun; I noun; I noun; I
I II I I I
American throat; inner throat Egyptian farmer torch; flashlight lip beak
founder; originator person; human anyone soft-spoken person; humane person; gentle person; well-bred person
omusana omusango omusanvu omusasi omusava omusawo omusawo w'amannya omusawo w'ebisolo omusawo w'ekinnansi omusazi omusazi w'ensawo omuseegu omusege omusenyu omuserikale omusezi omusibe omusibi w'enviiri omusigire omusika omusingi omusingo omusino omusipi omusiraamu omusiri
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
II II II I II; also: amasava (Cl. V) noun; I noun; I
sunshine; sun case; crime; charge obstacle; obstruction reporter; one who goes to forage food fat
noun; I noun; I
vet; veterinarian witch doctor; healer
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
I I I II II I I I I I I II II II II I II
doctor dentist
omusiru omusisi
noun; I noun;
one who cuts pickpocket shameless/dissolute person wolf sand officer; solider cannibal; night dancer prisoner; inmate hair dresser deputy; assistant heir; successor foundation; principle pledge; guarantee; deposit; hostage clitoris belt Muslim bundle; bouquet; pack; bunch of potato plantations; cultivated plot fool; silly person earthquake
omusiwa omusoga omusolo omusomaali omusomesa omusomi omusomo omusono omusonyiwe omusonyiyi omusoso omusota omusu omusubbaawa omusujja
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
vein; artery a native of Busoga tax nail teacher student; reader course style; fashion; trend one who is forgiven; penitent one who forgives; forgiver detail; characteristics; requirement; condition snake edible rat candle fever; malaria
II; also: omusuwa I II II I I II II II II II II II II II
omusujja gw'ensiri omusujja gw'omu byendo omusulo omusulo omusumba omusumeeno omusuubuzi
noun; II noun; II
malaria typhoid fever
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
omusuwa omuswaaki
noun; II; also: omusiwa noun; II
omutabufu w'omutwe omutaka
noun; I
dew urine herdsman; pastor; shepherd saw business man; business woman; trader; merchant; dealer vein; artery toothbrush; piece of twig used to clean the teeth insane person; mad person; crazy person
noun; I
senior citizen; head of clan
omutala
noun; II
omutamiivu omutango omutawaana omutegesi omutego omutembeeyi omutemu omutemwa omutendera omutendesi omuti omutiitiizi omutima omutindo omuto omutongole omutonzi omutto omutuba omutujju omutuluki omutume omutunzi
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
I II II I II I I III II I II I II II I I I II II I I I I
village; newly acquired place; land between two swamps or streams used to measure distance alcoholic; drunkard fine problem; trouble; difficulty organizer; arranger trap; bow; snare; pitfall hawker murderer; killer; assassin assessment; allocation; apportionment stage; step; degree coach; trainer tree coward heart quality; standard; degree child; younger child; younger sibling official creator pillow; cushion backcloth tree terrorist; assassin Turk; Turkish person apostle; one who is sent salesman; seller
omutunzi (2) omutwalo omutwe omuvubi
noun; noun; noun; noun;
I II II I
tailor ten thousand, 10000; bundle head; chief fisherman
II II I II I
omuvubuka omuvuganyi omuvuyo omuvuzi omuvvoozi omuwaabi wa gavumenti omuwabuzi
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
I I II I I I
noun; I
advisor
omuwagizi omuwala omuwalabu omuwambi omuwanguzi
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
fan; supporter daughter; girl Arab captive; prisoner winner; victor
omuwanika
noun; I
treasurer
omuweereza
noun; I
servant; waiter; waitress
omuwendo omuwogo omuwuulo omuwuwuttanyi omuyaaye omuyaga omuyaga (2)
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
II II I I I II I
price; amount; value; number cassava bachelor striker (football) crook; bum storm; typhoon
omuyambi omuyiggo omuyima omuyimbi omuyindi omuyitale omuyizi omuyizzi omuyonaani omuyudaaya omuyunzi omuzaalise omuzabbibu omuzadde omuzannyi omuzannyo omuze omuzeeyi omuzibizi omuzigiti
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
I II I I I I I I I I I I II I I II II I I II
assistant hunt; manhunt a muhima singer an Indian Italian student; pupil hunter Greek; Greek person Jew somebody joining things; orthopedic therapist midwife grape; vine parent player; actor; actress game; match bad habit; evil custom; addiction old person; elder person defender (football) mosque
I I I I
youngster; youth; teenager rival; competitor chaos; mess driver blasphemer prosecutor; accuser
omuzigo omuzigo (2) omuzigu omuzikiti omuzimbi omuzimu
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
omuzimya-mwoto
noun; I
firefighter; fireman
omuzindaalo omuzinga omuzinyi omuzinzi omuzira omuziro (2) omuziro (3) omuziziko
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
II II I II II I II II
omuzizo omuzungu omuzzukulu omwagalwa omwaka omwala omwala (2) omwalo omwami omwana omwana wa ng'oma omwango omwasirizi omwavu omwenge omwenkano
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
II I I I II II II; Pl.: emyala II I I I
microphone; loudspeaker cannon; rocker launcher dancer strength; vigor snow; frost; hail hero totem log used to bank up earth; log at the entrance of a house used as a step; threshold; obstacle taboo; sin; no-go white person; British person; English grandchild; descendant loved one; beloved; lover year; season muscle stream; water channel; drain port; shore chief; master; husband; Mr. child; nephew; niece royal descendent
omwenzi omwepansi omwepiskoopi omweru omwezi omwogezi omwolereza omwoyo omwoyogwaggwan ga ono
II II I II I II
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
single room apartment fat; butter; oil; lotion fugitive; one who is being tracked down religious place builder spirit; spook; ghost
II I I II II; also: omwenkanonkano noun; I noun; I noun; I
frame of a door or window backer; one who encourages; cheerer poor person alcohol; beer equality
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
month; moon speaker; spokesman advocate; lawyer spirit; soul nationalist; patriot
II I I II; Pl.: emyoyo I
Cl. I singular
adulterer; adulteress; promiscuous person pompous, self-important person; show off bishop white person
this; this person
otulo otuta otuzzi ovaceddo owa ddembe owa kisa owa'mpisa
noun; noun; noun; noun; adj. adj. adj.
X X X I
sleep tiny drop of milk a little drop of water avocado peaceful goodhearted; merciful; kind good mannered
owange ow'eggonjebwa ow'ejoogo ow'endali ow'ettulu
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
I I I I V
my person; my partner a polite/respectful person an insolent person a cross-eyed person; person with a squint person blind on one eye
ow'oluganda oyo paaka ya takisi
noun; I Cl. I singular noun; III
relative; kin that; that person taxi park
Paapa paasika paka
noun; I noun; III
pope Easter until; up to
paka lasti pakasa pakira palamenti pamiti panga pangisa panka pasipoota patana
forever to work for wages; to work for a living pack; load parliament permit to set up; to pile; to assemble to rent; to hire to flatter passport to come to an agreement; to come to terms
verb; verb; noun; noun; verb; verb; verb; noun; verb;
pakasizza pakidde III III panze pangisizza panse III patanye
peeka
verb;
peese
peni pilo
noun; III noun; III
to beg for; to push somebody to do something; to ask for persistently pen pillow
pima PK
verb; pimye noun; I
to measure; to weigh bubblegum (PK brand)
pokopoko
noun; I
propaganda
poliisi polofeesa pooca
noun; III noun; I verb; pooce; also spelled pokya
police professor to be very ill; to be feverish
ppikipiki pulani puleesa pulezidenti puliida pulogulaamu pulojekiti pya rolex saaga saala saamusaamu
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; adj. noun; verb; verb; adj.
III III III I I III III
saana
verb;
saanye
to be supposed to; ought; should; must
saanika saanyaawo saasaana
verb; verb; verb;
saanise
saasaanya saasira saawa
verb; verb; verb;
saasaanyizza saasidde saaye
to cover; to cover up to destroy to scatter; to be scattered; to spread; to disperse to distribute; to scatter; to disperse to pity; to feel sorry for to clear; to clear away; to cut down
saba
verb;
sabye
sabika sabiriza sajja sajjuka
verb; verb; adj. verb;
sabise sabirizza sajjuse
to ask for something; to appeal; to pray; to request; to beg to wrap; to wrap up to beg male (animal) to get out of order; to get worse
sala sala amagezi sala emiwendo sala ensawo sala kkubo sala oluguudo sala omusango sala weyiti salawo salawo mu bwangu salira
verb; verb; verb; verb; verb; verb; verb; verb; verb; verb; verb;
saze saze amagezi saze emiwendo saze ensawo saze kkubo saze oluguudo saze omusango saze sazewo sazewo mu bwangu salidde
to cut; to chop; to decide; to cross to make a decision bargain to pickpocket to cross the street to cross the road decide a case to lose weight; to reduce weight to decide to rash to judge
samba samira sammuka
verb; verb; verb;
sambye samidde sammuse
sammula
verb;
sammudde
to kick; to stamp to communicate with spirits to be scattered; to be spilled; to come to an end (rain) to sprinkle; to scatter; to splash; to shake off; to reject
III saaze sadde
saasaanye
motorcycle plan high blood pressure president lawyer program project new; fresh chapatti with eggs to joke; to be kidding to pray (of Muslims) fair; mild; reasonable; suitable
sanga sanguka
verb; verb;
sanze sanguse
to meet; to find; to come upon to be wiped off; to be eradicated; to be eliminated to wipe off; to erase; to eliminate to brush; to comb to be or become numb; to grow stiff; to feel paralyzed happy; joyful; glad; pleased to celebrate; to be happy; to be glad to delight; to impress; to please; to make somebody happy to pay to panic; to move about restlessly
sangula sanirira sannyalala
verb; verb; verb;
sungudde saniridde sannyaladde
sanyufu sanyuka sanyusa
adj. verb; verb;
sanyuse sanyusizza
sasula sattira
verb; verb;
sasudde sattidde
sattulula sava
verb; adj.
sattuludde
sazaamu seegu seera seesa seeyeeya seka sekeeterera
verb; adj. verb; verb; verb; verb; verb;
sedde seesezza seeyeeye sese sekeeteredde
sekerera
verb;
sekeredde
sekula semba semba
verb; verb; verb;
sekudde to pound; to grind; to crush sembye; intransitive to be last sembye to recommend; to back up; to support
sembera
verb;
to come close; to approach
sembeza
verb;
sena
verb;
sembedde; intransitive sembezza or sembezezza senye
sengejja sengeka
verb; verb;
sengezze sengese
to filter; to strain to align; to arrange; to put in order; to categorize
senguka sengula senya amannyo sereka sesa
verb; verb; verb; verb; verb;
senguse sengudde senyezza amannyo serese sesezza
to move to move to brush teeth to roof; to cover; to thatch to be funny
sesema
verb;
sesemye
to vomit; to throw up; to puke
to undo; to unravel; to take apart fat; thick; good to cross obscene; shameless; wild (in behavior) to overcharge to push forward; to advance to float; to drift to laugh to eat into; to enter slowly; to penetrate; to undermine to make fun of; to ridicule
to bring close to fetch water; to draw out
si kyamateeka
adj.
siba
verb;
siga sigala
illegal sibye
to plait; to rap; to lock; to tie; to bet
verb; verb;
sigadde
to plant; to sow to stay; to remain; to be left
siibuka siibula
verb; verb;
siibuse siibudde
siiga
verb;
siize
siika siike siima siimuula siiwa siiya sika sika sikaala sikaati sikambula sikiriza sima simattuka simba simbuka simbula simbula sim-sim simula sindika singa
verb; adj. verb; verb; verb; verb; verb; verb; noun; noun; verb; verb; verb; verb; verb; verb; verb; verb; noun; verb; verb; verb;
siise
singa sipensulo sirifu siriimu sirika siriyaasi siru sisinkana sitaani sitama sitayiro siteegi siteringi
siimye siimudde siiye siiyizza sise sise III III sisambudde sikirizza simye simattuse simbye simbuse simbuddewo
I simudde sindise sinze; used for comparing also: ssinga noun; III adj. verb;
sirise
adj. verb; noun; verb; noun; noun; noun;
sisinkanye I sitamye III III III
to take one's leave; to depart to discharge; to release; to say farewell; to say goodbye; to dismiss to paint; to spread; to infect; to smear; to rub; to contaminate to fry; to roast fried to appreciate; to be grateful to mop; to wipe; to polish; to rub to itch to hiss; to make a hissing sound; to hiss away to pull; to stretch to inherit; to be an heir scholarship skirt to pull (against resistance); to pull roughly to entice; to attract to dig; to dig into to survive; to escape to plant; to stand; to park to say farewell; to depart to take off; to go off to uproot sesame; sweet sesame balls to mop; to dig up to send; to push to exceed; to excel; to surpass; most; more if special hire quiet AIDS to be silent; to be quiet serious stupid; dumb; foolish; idiotic to meet Satan; devil to squat; to squat down style stage steering wheel
situka situla
verb; verb;
situse situdde
to rise; to arise; to stand up; to be well built to lift; to raise; to set out
situnkana
verb;
situnkanye
siwiiti siyagguka soba
noun; I verb; siyagguse verb; sobye
to be restless/fidgety/uneasy; to keep moving about candy; sweets to go/walk a long distance; to travel far more than; to be over and above
sobera
verb;
sobedde
to confuse; to baffle; to perplex
soboka sobola sobozesa sobya
verb; verb; verb; verb;
sobose sobodde sobozesezza sobezza
sogga soggola sogola
verb; verb; verb;
sozze soggodde sogodde
to be possible; to be manageable to be able to; can to enable; to make possible to do wrong; to spoil; to make a mistake; to err; to rape to pierce with a spear to dig up (potatoes); to dig into; to investigate to crush; to brew; to tread on (bananas which are used to make banana beer)
sojja solooza
verb; verb;
sozze soloozezza
soma somesa sonda
verb; verb; verb;
somye someseza sonze
songa songoka
verb; verb;
sonze songose
songovu sonyiwa sooda sooka soona
adj. verb; noun; verb; verb;
sonyiye I soose soonye
sosola
verb;
sosodde
ssa
verb;
ssizza, nzisizza
ssa wansi
verb;
ssaabalabirizi
ssizza wansi, nzisizza wansi noun; I
ssaabalongo
noun; I
ssaabaminista ssaabasajja ssaabawandiisi
noun; I noun; I noun; I
to provoke; to pick on; to peck to collect (money, taxes); to gather; to assemble to read; to study; to learn to teach to gather together little by little; to arrange a collection; to collect money to poke; to pierce; to point out to come to a point; to be pointed; to be sharp sharp; pointed to forgive; to pardon soda to be first; first; to begin by to beat somebody to; to triumph over somebody to pick out; to be selective; to be choosy; to discriminate to breathe; to set down; to lay down; to establish; to set up; to put; to place to lay down archbishop title of the kabaka (whose honor is even greater than the one of a father of twins) prime minister king; first among men; title of the Kabaka general secretary; chief secretary
ssaako ssaako essira ssaalongo
verb; ssazzeko essira noun; I
including to emphasize; to stress Father of twins
ssaamu kitiibwa ssaawa ssalongo Ssande ssanduuko
verb; noun; III noun; I
ssapatu ssatiza ssatu ssebo ssedume sseebaaseka
noun; III verb;
sseggwanga ssekkokko ssekukkulu ssemaka ssemateeka ssemazinga sseminti
noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun; noun;
ssemutundu ssemuwandu ssenga
noun; I noun; I noun; I
catfish widower Paternal aunt
ssengange ssennyiga ssente ssente enkalu
noun; I noun; III noun; III
my ssenga; my aunt cold; flu money; cash liquid money; cash
ssentebe ssezaala ssigala
noun; I noun; I noun; I
chairperson; chairman Father in law cigarette
ssiringi
noun; III
shilling
sso sso ssonga ssukaali ssuuka suba
noun; III
noun; I noun; I
I I I I I I III; also: ssementi
noun; V sso nga noun; I verb; ssuuse, nzisuuse verb; subye
to honor hour; clock; watch; o'clock father of twins Sunday casket; box
flip-flops; sandals to make somebody panic three; 3 mister; sir; Mr. male animal; bull June rooster; cock; a title of the Kabaka turkey Christmas head of family constitution continent cement
yet; so point whereas; yet sugar to improve (health); to get better; to recover to miss; to miss out on
subwa suffu sukka
verb; adj. verb;
subiddwa
sula
verb;
suze
sulirira
verb;
sumagira sumbuwa suna
verb; verb; verb;
sumagidde sunye
to doze; to be sleepy to disturb To pinch; to scratch
sunguwala sunguwaza sunsula supu susa
verb; verb; verb; noun; verb;
sunguwadde sunguwazizza sunsudde III susizza
to become angry To anger; to make angry to pick out (winner of a contest); to sort out soup; gravy to peel
suubira suubirwa suubiza
verb; verb; verb;
suubidde suubiddwa suubizizza
to hope; to anticipate; to expect to be supposed to; to be expected to to promise; to cause to hope
suubula suula
verb; verb;
suubudde sudde
suulirira suulumba suulumba (2) suumusa suza swakira swala
verb; verb; verb; verb; verb; verb; verb;
suuliridde suluumbye suluumbye suumusizza suzizza swakidde swadde
to make business; to trade; to deal in to dump; to throw; to knock over; to drop; to leave behind To neglect; to throw away; to abandon to menstruate to wander about; to roam around; to loaf to carry; to take; to transport to accommodate; to quarter to be furious; to lose one's temper to be ashamed
swankula swaza
verb; verb;
swankudde swazizza
ta
verb;
tadde
taaba
noun; I
tobacco
taasa taata taata omuto taataaganya tabuka tabukira tabula takisi
verb; noun; noun; verb; verb; verb; verb; noun;
to protect; to defend father; dad; daddy; paternal uncle uncle to agitate; to disturb; to upset to be mixed; to be stirred; to be disturbed To get aggressive to mix; to stir; to stir up taxi
susse
taasizza I; Pl.: abataata I taataaganyizza tabuse tabukidde tabudde III
to miss; to miss somebody; to miss out excellent, amazing; extreme; excessive to exceed; more; more than; to pass; to go beyond to spend the night; to sleep; to remain; to stay; to live; to dwell to expect
to eat noisily; to chew noisily to make somebody ashamed; to embarrass somebody to release; to let go of; to set free
talaaga tama
verb; verb;
talaaze tamye
tambula tambuza tambuza ebigere tamiira tamwa tamya
verb; verb; verb; verb; verb; verb;
tambudde tambuzizza tambuzizza ebigere tamidde tamiddwa tamizza
tandika
verb;
tandise
to start; to begin; to commence
tangaala tangaavu tangira tawaanya tayipu tebenkera
verb; adj. verb; verb; noun; verb;
tangadde
tebenkevu tebenkeza teebereza
adj. verb; verb;
tebenkezezza teeberezza
teeka
verb;
tadde
to be bright; to be light bright; light; clear to prevent; to restrain; to hold back to disturb; to preoccupy type to become calm; to become peaceful; to settle down peaceful; calm; serene to make calm; to make peaceful to guess; to estimate; to approximate; to suspect; to speculate; to imagine to put; to place; to set
teekamu kitiibwa teekateeka teesa
verb; verb; verb;
teeseteese teesezza
to respect to plan; to make ready to negotiate; to suggest; to discuss; to settle
tega tegana
verb; verb;
teganya
verb;
tegeera tegeeza tegeka
verb; verb; verb;
tekikirizibwa tekula tema temula
verb; verb; verb;
temye temudde
unacceptable to scratch to cut; to chop To murder; to kill; to assassinate
temya
verb;
temezza
to blink
temyako
verb;
temezzako
to alert; to give a hint
tangidde tawaanye III tebenkedde
to surround; to encircle; to go around To fed somebody up; to make somebody pissed; to piss somebody off; to disgust; to sicken to walk; to march to cause to go; to walk by means of to walk on foot to get drunk to become disgusted with To make somebody hate something; to cause to disgust
teze to stretch; to strain; to set (a trap); to trap teganye; intransitive to trouble oneself; to make an effort; to take pains; to be bothered; to be disturbed teganyizza; to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give pain transitive tegedde to understand; to recognize; to notice tegezezza to inform; to let somebody; to tell; to mean tegese to organize; to put in order; to arrange; to prepare
tenda
verb;
tenze
to praise; to speak well of
tendeka tendeke
verb; adj.
tendese
to train; to educate professional
tendereza tera
verb; verb;
tenderezza teze
tereera tereevu tereka teta tewali tewali muntu tiimu tiisa
verb; adj. verb; verb;
teredde
to glorify; to praise highly to do something on a regular basis; to do usually; to be about (nnaatera) to get well; to be straight; to be balanced smooth; calm; level to put away; to put aside; to store; to reserve to burn; to burn down nothing; there is no no one; nobody team To threaten; to scare; to frighten; to intimidate
terese tese
tiketi tiketi y'ennyonyi tikka tikka olubuto tikkira engule tikkirwa tikkula timba tinda
noun; III verb; tiisizza; also: okutiisatiisa noun; III noun; III verb; tisse verb; verb; tikkidde engule noun; tikkiddwa verb; tikudde verb; timbye verb; tinze
tingidda
verb;
tingizze
to walk quickly; to rush; to hurry
tinta to toba tokosa toloka tolotooma
verb; adj. verb; verb; verb; verb;
tinse
tomera
verb;
tolose tolotoomye; also: tolooma tomedde
to flourish; to prosper young; small to get wet; to struggle; to fight with something to boil to escape; to run away; to flee to murmur; to complain; to grumble; to mutter
tomereganaa
verb;
tomereganye
to knock into; to knock down; to crash; to bump into to crash into one another
tonda tongoza
verb; verb;
tonze tongozezza
to create to establish; to make official
tonnya tono
verb; adj.
tonnye
to drizzle; to rain small; little; tiny; few
toola (ku) towolokoka
verb; verb;
tobye
towolokose
ticket air ticket to load (on somebody's head); to put; to lift to impregnate to crown to graduate to unload; to take off somebody's head to decorate; to hang; to bind; to lash to make a bridge over; to bridge
to subtract (from); to take (from) to feel free; to be relieved; to feel relief
tta ttaabu ttaano ttena ttimba ttingana
verb; sse noun; III noun; III noun; I verb; ttinganye
to kill; to murder; to destroy problem; trouble; difficulty; hardship five; 5 tennis python to kill each other
ttivvi
noun; III
TV
ttoggo ttottola
noun; I verb; ttottodde, nzitotodde verb; ttunse
march rains to narrate; to clarify; to reveal
ttunka tubasanyukidde
tubira tuga tuga tukula
to burn; to get heated; to be angry; to struggle welcome (to several people)
tubidde tuze tuze tukudde
to get stuck to choke; to strangle to hang; to choke; to strangle to be clean; to be clear
verb; verb;
fulise tulugunyizza
welcome (to one person) holy; clean we are to burst; to explode; to burst out laughing To harass; to treat harshly; to fasten; to bind
tuma
verb;
tumye
to send; to assign
tumbuka tumbula
verb; verb;
tumbuse tumbudde
tunda
verb;
tunze
to swell; to spread; to expand to increase; to swell; to spread; to promote; to develop to sell; to betray
tunga
verb;
tunze
to repair; to stich; to sew
tunula tunulira
verb; verb;
tunudde tunulidde
to be awake; to look to stare; to look at
tutumuka
verb;
tutumuse
tutumula
verb;
tutumudde
tuufu tuuka
adj. verb;
tuuse
to become famous/renowned; to become wellknown to make famous; to promote; to elevate; to uplift right; correct; actual to reach; to arrive; to be enough; to be correct
tukusanyukidde tukuvu tuli tulika tulugunya
verb; verb; verb; verb;
adj.
tuula
verb;
tudde
to sit; to reside; to dwell
tuuma
verb;
tuumye
to name; to give a name to
tuuyana tuuza
verb; verb;
tuuyanye tuuzizza
twala
verb;
tutte
to sweat to make sit; to make rest; to seat; to offer a seat to take; to carry; to lead; to be in charge of
twalira amateeka mu ngalo tya
verb;
twalidde…
to perform self-justice
verb;
tidde
tya tyaboola
Has to be adjusted to the subject. verb; tyabodde
to fear; to be scared; to be nervous; to be anxious; to respect how?; in what manner?
va
verb;
vudde
to disrespect rights; to deprive somebody of his or her rights to come from; to come out
vaawo
verb;
vuddewo
get out; to go away
viiramu visa y'abalumbuzi vuba vubufu
verb; viiriddemu noun; III verb; vubye adj.
to get out; to get away from tourist visa to fish adolescent; youthful
vuga vuga endiima vuga ggaali vuganya vuma vumbula
verb; verb; verb; verb; verb; verb;
vuze vuze endiima vuze ggaali vuganyizza vumye vumbudde
to drive; to pilot (an airplane) to speed to ride a bike; biking to compete; to contest; to race To mistreat; to abuse; to insult to discover; to find; to find out
vumirira vumu
verb; adj.
vumiridde
to condemn; to curse brave; bold
vunaana
verb;
vunaanye
to blame; to accuse; to hold responsible
vunaanyizibwa vunda vundu
verb; verb; adj.
vunze
to be responsible to rot; to decay; to go bad; to get spoiled rotten; spoiled
vuunika
verb;
vunise; transitive
vuuvuuma
verb;
vuuvuumye
vvoola vvuunula
verb; verb;
vvodde, nzivodde vvuunudde
to turn upside down; to turn over; to turn face down to buzz; to hum; to murmur; to mumble; to mutter to blaspheme to translate; to interpret
wa wa enguzi wa kitiibwa wa magezi
verb; verb; verb; verb;
wa mateeka waaba
adj. verb;
waaba musango waabira
verb; verb;
waata wabula
verb; verb;
wadde wadde enguzi wadde kitiibwa wadde magezi
waabye; also: okuwawaaba waabye; mpaabye waabidde; also: wawaabira waase, mpaase wabudde, mpabudde
wabula wabweru wadde wagira
verb;
wagulu wakabi
noun; I
wakana wakanya
verb; verb;
wagidde
wakanye wakanyizza
wakati (wa… ne...)
to give to bribe to respect to give advice; to advice conservative to complain; to lodge a complaint to file a complaint to accuse; to bring action against; to file a charge against to peel; inf.: okuwaata to correct; to inform; to warn ; however; except; by the way outside though; although; nor; not even; rather to support; to back up up; top; upward; over; high superstar to object; to dispute; to argue to argue against; to oppose; to dispute; to contradict between; in the middle of; middle; center
wakyaalani wala walaggana
noun; I
walagi
noun; I
local brew; Ugandan vodka; waragi; very strong indigenous alcohol distilled from banana beer
walampa waleti
verb; walampye noun; III
to provoke; to climb wallet
wali waliriza waliwo waliyo walula walumbe wamba wamma! wamunyi wanda
verb;
verb;
walagganye
tailor far; distant; far away to have a grudge with someone; to be hostile
there; over there walirizza, mpalirizza to force; to compel there (around); is there? there; over there; is there?
verb;
to drag; to pull
verb;
wambye, mpambye
verb;
wanze, mpanze
Tuesday to take prisoner; to capture; to confiscate I'm telling you!; you see!; oh my!; by the way Saturday to spit
wandiika wangi?
verb;
wangu wanguka wangula wanika
wandiise, mpandiise to write what is it?; I'm here/listening; pardon me?; excuse me? also: owangi Sunday verb; wanguse, mpanguse to be defeated verb; wangudde to win (over); to defeat verb; wanise to hang; to hang up; to raise
wanika emikono wanika omuwendo wanjagira
verb; verb; verb;
wanise emikono wanise omuwendo wanjaze, mpanjaze
wankawanka
verb;
wansewanse, mpansewanse
wannamaddala
adj.
to raise the hands; to surrender to raise the price to plead; to appeal; to beseech; to cry for mercy to be unstable; to falter; to sway; to plant honest (person); true (person)
wano wansi
here down; on the floor; downward; below; under; low underwater underground
wansi mu mazzi wansi mu ttaka wanvu
adj.
long; tall; high; deep
wanvuwa wasa
verb; verb;
wasswa
noun; I
older twin; personal name of an older twin
wattima
adj.
bad hearted; cruel
wattu wawaaba
verb;
wawaabye
please! to complain; to lodge a complaint
wawaabira
verb;
wawaabidde; also: waabira
wayiise we weebale weeraba weerera weereza
verb; verb;
weeredde weerezza, mpeerezza
wanvuye wasizza, mpasizza
wegendereze! wembejja
to become tall/high/long to marry (man to a woman); to get married
to accuse; to bring action against; to file a charge against after (lit.: there passed) where thank you (singular) bye (to one person); farewell to pay fees; to pay for to send to; to pass on to; to serve watch out!
verb;
wembezze
to support; to hold up (a sick person); to carry in one's arms
wemula
verb;
wemudde
wenja
verb;
wenze, mpenze
to curse; to swear; to use profane language; to be vulgar to search for; to look for
wera
verb;
weze, mpeze
to forbid; to ban
werekera
verb;
to accompany; to escort
weta wewevu wewuka weyiti wiigi wiiki wo woggana
verb; adj. verb; noun; noun; noun; suffix verb;
werekedde, mperekedde wese
wola wola (2) wologoma wolu wolutaali woma omutwe womba amaaso wombeefu
verb; verb; verb; adj. noun; I verb; womye; mpomye verb; wombye amaaso adj.
to lend (money) to become cold to roar cold altar to become involved in; to take the lead in to lower one's gaze; to look downwards polite; humble
wona wonya
verb; verb;
to be healed; to be saved; inf.: okwona to heal
woolera
verb;
wooma woomera
verb; verb;
woomerera wootameroni
verb; woomeredde noun;
to be delicious; to be tasty to be delicious to somebody; to be considered tasty by to be sweet; to taste sweet watermelon
wooteri
noun; III
hotel; restaurant; cafeteria
woowa woowoola wowoggana
verb; verb; verb;
marry (used by Muslims) to cry; to cry out to shout; to cry out in alarm
woza
verb;
wooye woowodde wowogganye; also: woggana wozezza, mpozezza
wuga wujjaala
verb; verb;
to swim to rest; to take a nap
wulira
verb;
wuze wujjadde, mpujjadde wulidde, mpulidde
wewuse, mpewuse III III III wogganye; also: wowoggana woze, mpoze woze wologomye
wonye, mponye wonyizza; mponyizza wooledde, mpooledde woomye woomedde
to bend; to turn smooth to be light weight wig week around; here to be loud; to make noise
to take revenge
to plead; to recount; to tell
to hear; to listen; to feel; to be obedient
wuliriza wulize wummula
verb; adj.
wummuza wuniikirira wuniikiriza wunya
wummudde
to listen to; to listen carefully obedient; submissive to rest; to relax; to take a vacation; to retire
verb; verb; verb; verb;
wummuzizza wuniikiridde wuniikirizza wunye;
to give a rest; to refresh; to cause to retire to be taken aback to amaze; to cause to be taken aback smell; to produce a smell
wunyirwa wunzika wuuba wuubaala
verb; verb; verb; verb;
wunyiddwa wunzise wuubye wuubadde, mpuubadde
to smell to conclude; to slant; t incline to one side to wave to be bored; to be lonesome
wuuma wuuma
noun; III verb; wuumye
fork to hiss; to make a buzzing noise
yaayaanira yaba
verb; verb;
yaayaanidde yabizza
to long for; to desire; to crave finish the funeral rights; carry out the 'olumbe'
yabye
to be weak; to be very sick
yabise yabuse yagadde, njagadde yagadde, njagadde yagalanye yagalizza yase yaze; intransitive yambye, nnyambye yambaganye yambadde, nnyambadde yambuse yambudde, nnyambudde
burst; to break apart to separate; to disperse; to be adjourned to love; to like; to want; inf.: okwagala to be curious to love one another; inf.: okwagalana to wish somebody something; inf.: okwagaliza to shine; to burn; to light up to increase; to multiply; to spread; inf.: okwala to help; to assist to help one another to wear; to dress; inf.: okwambala
yaba (2) yabika yabuka yagala yagala kumanya yagalana yagaliza yaka yala yamba yambagana yambala
verb; verb; verb; verb; verb; verb; verb; verb; verb; verb; verb;
yambuka yambula
verb; verb;
yangu yanguwa
adj. verb;
yanjula yasa yasimula yatika yavu yavuwala yawuka
verb; verb; verb; verb; adj. verb; verb;
wulirizza
yanguye yanjudde yasizza yasimudde yatise yavuwadde yawuse
to go; to go uphill; to climb; inf.: okwambuka to undress; inf.: okwambula easy; simple; easy-going; rapid; fast to hurry; to hasten; to hurry up; inf.: okwanguwa to introduce; to present; inf.: okwanjula to burn up; to make shine to sneeze; inf.: okwasimula to split poor to become poor to be different; to be separate; inf.: okwawuka
yawula
verb;
yaudde
yawula (ku) yayuuya yaza yazika ye ye (2) ye nawe
verb; verb; verb; verb;
yayuuye yazizza; transitive
yee yenkana yennyini yera yerabize yereere yeru
also: naye nawe, kyokka nawe verb;
yenkanye
verb; adj. adj. adj.
yeze, njeze
to differentiate; to distinguish; to separate; inf.: okwawula to subtract (from); to take from to yawn; inf.: okwayuuya to multiply; to cause to spread; inf.: okwaza to lend (objects, not money); inf.: okwazika he; she moreover; in addition hey!; that's unfair! yes to be equal; to be like herself; himself to sweep; inf.: okwera forgetful naked; empty; mere white; light-skinned
yesu
noun; I
Jesus
yezu yiga yigga yigiriza yiika yiikiriza
noun; verb; verb; verb; verb; verb;
I yize, njize yizze yigirizizza yiise; intransitive yiikirizza
Jesus to learn to hunt to teach to pour out; to spill; to be poured out to provoke; to bully; to take advantage of; to overpower; to exploit
yiiya yimba yimba (2) yimbula
verb; verb; verb; verb;
yiiye yimbye, nnyimbye yimbye yimbudde
to invent; to compose; to create to sing to join together; to combine to release; to set free
yimirira
verb;
yimiridde
to stand; to stand up
yimiriza
verb;
yimirizza
to stop; to make stand; to establish
yimuka
verb;
yimuse; intransitive to get up; to rise; to stand up
yimusa
verb;
to raise
yinginiya
yimusizza; transitive noun; I
yingira
verb;
to enter
yinsuwa yisa
noun; III verb; yisizza
yingidde
engineer
insurance To treat somebody; to behave; to grab; to overtake
yisirayiri yita yitaayita Yitale yitawo yitirivu
verb; verb;
yise yiseeyise
verb; adj.
yisewo
Israel to call; to pass; to invite; to pass an exam to get around; to move around Italy to pass (here) too much; excessive; superb; extreme; wonderful; excellent there to talk; to speak; to say to whisper; inf.: okwegera mu kaama to be hot; to burn; to melt; to grill; inf.: okwokya burned to catch; to fetch to show; to point out; to exhibit; inf.: okwoleka
yo yogera yogera mu kaama yokya
suffix verb; verb; verb;
yogedde, njogedde yogedde, njogedde yokezza
yokye yola yoleka
adj. verb; verb;
yodde yolese
yomba yongera
verb; verb;
yongeza yonja
verb; verb;
yombye yongedde, nnyongedde yongezza yonze
yonjo yonka
adj. verb;
yonse
yonoona
verb;
yonoonye
yonoona yonoonefu yonooneka yonsa yoola
verb; adj. verb; verb; verb;
yonoonye yonoonese yonsezza yodde
To quarrel; to speak angrily to add; to increase; to give more; to continue; inf.: okwongera to cause to increase to clean; to make neat; to smarten up; inf.: okuyonja clean; neat to draw liquid (especially mother's milk); inf.: okuyonka to spoil; to make dirty; to ruin; to damage; to sin; to do wrong to waste; inf.: okwonoona dirty; spoiled; wrecked; ruined; sinful to become spoiled; to get dirty to breastfeed; to cause to suck to collect; to gather; to pick up
yoyoota
verb;
yoyoose
to make/do/perform extremely well
yoza yoza ebintu yozaayoza yunga yungula
verb; verb; verb; verb; verb;
yozezza yozezza ebintu yozezzayozezza yunze yungudde
yunivasite yuuguuma
noun; III verb; yuuguumye
yuza zaabu zaaka zaala zannya
verb; noun; verb; verb; verb;
to wash (clothes, things, not persons) to do dishes; to wash dishes; inf.: okwoza to congratulate to join; to connect to disconnect; to detach; to choose; to select; to assign; to sort university to shake; to sway; to move irregularly to and fro to tear; to rend gold to be bright to give birth; to produce; to beget to play
yuzizza I zadde zannye
ziba ziba amaaso ziba amatu zibe
verb; verb; verb; adj.
zibu zibuwala ziika ziikula ziipu zimba
adj. verb; verb; verb; noun; verb;
zina
zibye zibye amaaso zibye amatu
to block; to hinder; to obstruct to go blind; to make blind to become deaf blind
ziikudde III zimbye
difficult; stubborn; troublesome; hard to become mean to burry to exhume zipper to build; to construct
verb;
zinye
to dance; derived meaning: to have sex
zinga zingiza zira zirika zito
verb; verb; verb; verb; adj.
zinze zingizizza zize zirise
to fold; to wrap to encircle; to surround to ignore; to forbid; to scorn; to refuse to faint heavy; difficult to deal with
zitoowerera zitowa
verb; verb;
zitooweredde zitoye
to be heavy for someone; to overburden to be heavy; to be hard
ziyira
verb;
ziyidde
ziyiza ziza zuukira zuukuka zuula zza zza gwa nnaggomola zza obuggya zza obupya zza omusango zzaamu amaanyi
verb; verb; verb; verb; verb; verb; verb;
ziyizza zizizza zuukidde zuukuse zudde zzizza zzizza gwa nnaggomola zzizza obuggya zzizza obupya zzizza omusango zzizzaamu amaanyi
to be blocked; to be crowded; to be constipated to prevent; to hinder; to block; to obstruct to abjure to resurrect; to rise from the dead to wake up to find (after searching) to send back; to return to to commit a serious crime; nnaggomola = (name of a very cruel kattikiro) to renew; to recycle to renew; to recycle to commit a crime to motivate
verb; verb; verb; verb;
zibuwadde