v.i., okuvuga, okukomola.

v.i. speak deliberately; speak in such a way as to imply indifference/ lack of concern.

v.tr. spend lavishly (money); consume to excess (e.g., beer).

eggemo.

significant), cf. -botofu; bomoka, toboka.

okugoba.

v.i. be shiny/glossy/ attractive (as the skin of a prospective bride smeared with butterJ; rare be Stuck together/ sticky. Omugole abereesedde. The bride looks beautiful.

seize (often, but not always, as surety for a debt), cf. -bowe, embowe, omuboyi.

v.tr. jump over; leave out, skip, omit, kubuuka be ceoppa, to run in leaps, kubuuka bibanda, to romp, frolic, kubuuka mugwa, to skip rope, kubuuka mmere, to interrupt one's meal, particularly to take care of something urgent, kubuuka nga muddawo, to enjoy oneself, have a wonderful time (esp. at a party). Kyatu- buukako okuwulira nti yasenguka. It surprised us very much/took us aback to hear that he had moved. Olubuto lubuuseemu. There was a miscarriage. She has had a miscarriage. Gabuuse ensaka. The meal has been magnificent, lit, they (matooke implied) have jumped the pot. amaaso ne gabula n'okumbuuka mu kiwanga, and my eyes almost jumped out of my skull, i.e., I made a grimace of pain or gave a look of shock/amazement. Enviiri zaamubuuka ku mutwe. His hair stood on end.

ebendera.

see boowo.

embaga.

v.tr. caus. cause to jump; make fly. kubuusaawo kintu. to eat up completely; to finish completely (a task). Tayinza kubuusa bigambo ebyo maaso. He cannot overlook/ignore these matters. Yabuu saamu olubuto lwa myezi mukaaga. She had a miscarriage after six months.

okukiina, okusaaga, okuyee yereza, okuduuluka.

pr.n. county of Buganda.

okubatiza.

hesitate, v.tr. redup. doubt, have doubts about; suspect, awatali kubuusabuusa, without any doubt whatsoever. okubuusabuusa omwana, to throw a baby playfully up in the air.

okubatizibwa, (R.C.) batiisi mu,

v. tr. appl. 2 = intens. of above.

embereko.

v.tr. caus. redup. cause to doubt/suspect/ waver.

n., ekisiba; b. of kraal, omuyingo.

bambula, bambulukuka, bambulula conv. forms o/bamba, q.v.

v.i. be shattered; break into pieces.

v., okuziyiza.

v.tr. shatter; break into pieces.

v.i. recip. fly off together; jump off together. Taludde abuukanye n'omusajja omulala. Before long (lit. she did not delay) she ran away with another man. cf. bbuukamaziba, bbuukamugogo, bbuukizi, omubuusi.

mu nnaggwanga.

a- pron. some (people), adj. some (with plur. nouns of the mu/ba and la classes), abantu abamu, some people. The sing, is omu. cf. ^mu.

obukambwe, obukaali.

see bandira.

uncover.

kambwe.

ekisinja.

v.i. take a short time to cook; be cooked slightly; act/do quickly; be done quickly; stay for a short time. Wano yabandagaddewo bubandagazi n'agenda. lie just stopped here for a short time and left.

v.tr. tell; inform; proclaim; preach.

omumwi,

v. tr. caus. cook lightly/hastily; make short/brief. Nviirako ddala oba oli mugezi sikubanda- gaza effumu lyange Kiribaki. You will leave me alone if you are wise, else I will hurl my spear Kiribaki at you.

v.i. hobble along; limp; struggle along.

enkonkonamuti.

a- pron. others, other people; master, person in authority, ekikopo kya bandi, the master's cup. musajja wa bandi, the poor man. bakazi ba bandi, the poor women. Leka kwonoona bintu bya bandi. Don't damage other people's goods, cf. ^-ndi.

adj., erefere, eru, sa.

v.i. turnoff; cut across; make one's way. Twabandira mu nsiko. We cut across the jungle.

v.tr. put down/lay down carelessly.

an official; be or become officially recognized.

v., okulamula, okugulaana, okwasana.

(la) weak/feeble person; female.

eryato.

n., ekikuta, olukusakusa; b. of plantain, olugogo, ekigogo, ekyayi.

v.tr. crush; crumble; squash; chew up; consume; eat up.

v., okubo ggola, okusama.

to slap hard, okubandula oluggi, to push a door open with force. Kale tubandule. Well, let's be off.

v.i. be crushed/ crumbled.

v.i. be or become completely ripe.

olubugo; also vide empampagalu, ekitentegere, omusala, omutetere, nnakasatwe, endeebeeso, endogo, e nnenge, ssango. b.c. tree, omutuba. b.c. mallet, ensaamu, ensaasi, empuuzo, enzituzo, ensera. b.c. log, omukomago. b.c. maker, omukomazi. b.c., to make, okukomaga, okutenga,okuttula.

ssayiri.

v.i. neut. be crush- able; be easy to crush/squash. cf. -betentevu.

ekizimbulukusa.

v.i. sit in a sprawled out manner; plop down.

eggwanika.

cf. embubu.

v.tr. cover completely; envelop completely.

eppipa; b. of gun, omudumu.

v.i. be constantly moving about; be a vagabond.

swell up; be obese; take up a lot of room (e.g., in sitting down).

see. Yagendako mu Buddu abuuze ku bakadde be. He went to Buddu to visit his parents.

ekigo, ebbooma.

olukomera, ekisaakaate.

v. tr. caus. cause to stick out. cf. -bangalavu.

okusuubula, okugulaana.