take place. Ebyafa mu nju endala saabimanya. I did not find out what happened in the other house. Agafaayo? What's new? What is happening at your place? What's happening over there? The reply is usually Ekyali. cf. ekyafaayo.
faayo v.i. care, be concerned/interested; pay attention. Mukasa afa nnyo ku banne. Mukasa cares a great deal/pays attention to his companions. Omwana oyo talina amufaako. That child has no one who cares about him/ no one to take care of him. Nze sifaayo oba Byekwaso anajja oba tajje. I don't care whether B. comes or not.
toil, exert oneself; bother, trouble oneself.
trouble oneself over.
fail; be destroyed/ruined/wrecked; be exhausted/tired out.
be like; look like; be similar; seem, appear. Obulwadde buno bulaanana kawaali. This disease resembles smallpox. Mwenna mu- faanana. You are all alike. Banno ba- faanana batya? What are your friends like? Afaanana ng'alya. He seems to be eating, obutafaanana nga bulijjo, unlike the usual situation, in an unusual manner. oku- faanana ne + noun = like, just like. okufaanana n'amawanga amalala, just like other nations.
olugero.
okuyiiya.
a kitalo,a lugero.
n., amaaso; make faces at, okukongoola.
v., okukobojjana.
ekigambo, ensonga.
a nnyombo, yombi.
kukaddiwa, kuwotoka; (colour) okufuma, okupeeruuka, okusa nguka.
ekinywa, olusekese, omuganda, omuwakata.
I have failed, kinnemye; (in exam.) okugwa. f. of one's word, okujwaŋŋanya. f. to score, okukubo busu. f. to obtain, okusubwa.
okuzirika.
adj., lungi.
munnono.
omwala.
okukkiriza; (in religion) eddiini.
esigwa.
obwesigwa.
v., okugwa, okwetujja ekigwo; (err) okukyama; (rain) okutonnya. f. from hand, okusumattuka. f. backwards, okugalanjula, okugwa bugazi. f. off stalk, okudyebuka. f. in, okwegulukuka. f. into debt, okugwa mubbanja. f. one on another, okwetlnda. f. to pieces, okumogoka. f. apart, okubumbulukuka. f. off head (of load), okutikkuka. f. open, okuwenjuka. fall, n., ekigwo; (roof) okwesulika.
ekiyiriro.
a bulimba, limba.
obulimba.
talk, okukekkera.
okunaanaagira, okujegemera.
entegetege ne zimu- famba, and he became timid/he stood shaking in his boots, lit. his tendons became weak.
n., olulanga, ekitiibwa, okwatii kirira.
ekiyiboyibo, olummanyi mmanyi, olusuusuuto.
ekika, oluse, eŋŋanda, olula, olulyo; large f., oluseregende.
enjala.
be, okulumwa enjala ennyi ngi.
atiikirivu; be f., okwatii kirira.
n., ekiwujjo.
v., okuwujja, okuwewa; f. one self, okwesaggira.
v., okulowooza; okwagala.
omulaka.
erinnyo.
adv., wala; vide okukunukkira, okutwaliriza.
weeraba; bid f., okusiibula.
vide okuvoogoola.
okuloga.
omulaka.
v., okukola, okubumba, okutonda; be in f., okuyiita.
n., ekisiibo.
adj., angu, ambiro.
adv., mangu, mbiro.
v., okusiiba enjala, okulaagira.
make, okusiba, okunyweza, okunyuunyuula, okumyumyula.
okusiba, okulijja, okunyweza.
ekisiba.
be, okwenaanya, okwenankanya, okwekanala; a f. person, omwenanazzi.
amasavu, omuzigo, amafuta; roll of f., ekitogi.
adj., gevvu; (animals) sava, a ssava; vide omugo, nyeefu, agaa gavu, bikokye, bigoto; be very f., okufeeta, okugonnomoka, okw agaagala; grow f., okugejja, okunyeeta, okutinduuka; (animals) okusaatawala, okusavuwala.
kitange, kitaawo, kitaawe, kita ffe, kitammwe, kitaabwe. f. of twins, ssaalongo. my father, int., Taata! my f.inlaw, mukoddomi, sse zaala, ssewamuko. grandfather, jjajja.
mulekwa, omufuuzi.
okutegeera.
v., okukooyesa, okukooya; be fatigued, okukoowa, okufuuyi rira.
okugezza; (animals) okusavuwaza.
omusango, ensonga, ekyonoono; relapse by one's own f., okwettula; find f., okuyomba, okujuuka, okujuukirira.
vide okusolottoka.
ekisa, omukisa. be in f., okuganja. go out of f., okugooka. curry f., okweroloma, okweguya.
v., okwagala; okuyamba, okubeera.
lungi.
n., omuganzi, omubiito, omwettanirwa; (girl) nnakabiito; be a f., okuganja; make a f. of, okubiibiita.
adj., ganzi.
obuganzi.