q.v.

omwenge, amalwa; vide enkenku, ekibombo, omuyiiro, enkaatu, entwere, essuumwa.

beerera appl. forms of ba, q.v.

mbedde) v.tr. help, assist.

keep (someonej company (a sick person, a child, a person who is lonely). Genda obeesebeese omwana aleme kukaaba. Go and stay with the child so that he doesn't cry.

ekiwuka, empanga, essikissiki, evvuuvuumira.

beezesa appl. caus. forms of ba, q.v.

beezesa (-beezesezza) v. tr. appl. caus. 1 & 2 cause to be; keep alive; maintain; cause to continue. Yamu- buuzizza ekyamubeezesa n'ebintu ebibbe. He asked him what caused him to be in the possession of stolen property.

okubaako, okubeerako, okutuukako.

mumaaso ga; (of time) edda; also use the “ not yet ” tense.

okukwana na, okubeera, okuyamba.

okusaba, okwegayirira; okusabiriza.

apportion (food).

spy on; detect, ferret out; follow for purposes of surveillance, ‘tail.' cf. mbega.

shoulder, cf. ekibegabega.

be easy to serve (of food).

etc. Nkubegereyo eryokya? May I serve you a hot portion (of plantains)?

okuzaala.

go.

omusabi, omusabirizi, omupeekerezi, kacoolo.

a bukodo.

okusooka, okutanula, okutandika, okuyinama, okubanga, okubulula, okukkirira.

oluberyeberye, okusooka, entandikwa.

okusendasenda, okusemya, okulimba.

divide into portions; open partly, okubegulula emimwa, to purse the lips (as one just beginning to cry), okubegulula amatama, to laugh foolishly, guffaw. cf. akabezo, olubega, (o)mbegedde.

on, kubwa, kulwa.

okukola, okuyisa.

empisa.

ennyuma, emabega; as prep., ennyuma wa.

okulaba, okutunuulira.

okugwanira, okusaanira.

n., obuntu.

cf. ekibejjagalo; bajjagala.

okukuba ennyo; vide thrash.

be, vide okuzibirira.

okubejjagala, okukuba empiiyi.

okulumba, okuzingiza, okutaayiza.

Omubirigi.

okukkiriza.

okukkiriza.

ekide.

omulwanyi.

v., okuŋooŋa.

omuvubo.

olubuto.

wansi, emmanga; as prep., wansi wa.

olukoba, amanzambu, omukandala, siripi omusipi.

mmembye) v.i., rare in the simple form, form a scab; form a crust.

particularly in the sense of team, abound. Oluggya lu- bemberedde abajaasi. The courtyard is swarming with soldiers.

mmembezezza) v.tr. handle with care, treat with consideration.

wound, etc.).

bembulukuka (-bembulukuse) v.i. conv. 1 & 2 come off (of a scab, scales); peel (of skin); become unstuck, get detached. Langi yonna yabembulukuka ku kisenge. All the paint came off of the wall.

bembulula (-bembuludde) v.tr. conv. 1 2 remove (a scab); detach; unstick; peel off (skin). cf. ekibembe, emmembe.

okukaabirira.

arch, perhaps, maybe.

n., akabina.

v.i., okugota, okuwetuka; (under weight) okuguggubira; b. down, okuvuunama, okuleeba.

v.tr., okuweta, okumenya; (bow) okujuta.

mmenzebenze) v.i. hobble along, walk painfully, walk with the back bent forward, bendegera (-bendegedde, mmendegedde) v. tr. make restitution for; reimburse; pay for (lit. and fig.); be accountable to. Ojja okubende- gera ebinaddawo. You will suffer the consequences (lit. that which will follow). Aliba abatutteyo alimmendegera. Whoever takes them there will have to answer to me for it.

e- (n/n) [Sw., Port.'] flag, banner.

pain (of the back).

wansi; as prep., wansi wa.

okusabira omukisa.

ekirabo, ekitone.

omugabi.

obugabi.

v., okuyamba, okubeera, okugasa.

mmenze) v.tr. fill to the brim; whet, sharpen (a knife, spear, etc.). cf. olubengo, Mmengo.

bum fiercely.

etc.