gwa ggabogabo..

be, okuwera.

be, okutereera.

kulu; vide musera.

okujjula, omusera.

be put out, issued, etc.

lose color; become tarnished; fig. fade (of memories); become rusty (of knowledge, skills); fall into disrepute.

recount (a legend, tradition, fable, tale). Bwe ndigenda e Kampala nga musigadde kunfuma bugumu When I go to Kampala you will never see me again. Jjajjange kati tufuma mufume. My grandfather is long since dead, lit. we talk (of him) only in legends.

cram in; sweep, push (e.g., rubbish into a corner); corner (e. g., a criminal, a rat); solve, get to the heart of (a crime, a problem). cf. effumbiko.

fumbekera (-fumbikidde, -fumbe- kedde) v.i. appl. Twasanze ekkanisa efumbikidde (or efumbekedde).

etc. okufumbira omuntu omutwe, to outsmart/ outwit somebody.

get married, be joined in marriage.

cause to cook; cause to marry, marry off fa woman).

okuwammanta, okuyanza engalo.

fumbukuka (-fumbukuse), fumbulukuka (-fumbulukuse) v.i. (conv. in form) be poured out/emptied out; come out (of the contents of a container); come apart; issue forth (as smoke from a fire).

fumbisa (-fumbisizza) v.tr. caus. 1 Sc 2 make cook, cause to cook; cook with/using. Afumbya masannya- laze/nku. She cooks with electricity/firewood.

okunyiikaala, okusunguwala, okuloma; give off fumes, okufuumuuka, okunyooka omukka.

be told/ recounted (of a tale).

consider carefully; reflect, v.tr. ponder, think over carefully; figure out.

spear; stab, pierce; prick.

etc. v.i. begin to sprout/grow (of hair, down, etc.).

issue forth.

enfumo.

dig out; fig. probe.

make, okukiina, okuduula.

obtain, procure, okufuna olubuto, to become pregnant, okufuna erinnya, to acquire a reputation, kufuna bya kakule or kufuna bya ndola, to I obtain for nothing or to buy at a price far below the normal.

omulimu.

cram into; drive into a corner.

knot. (The

knot; bring to an end, conclude, oku- fundikira omugwa, to tie a knot in a rope, okufundikira enviiri, to braid the hair into knots, okufundikira olukunnaana, to close a meeting, okufundikira obuliri, to tuck in the sheets and blankets (when making a bed), okufundikira essaati, to tuck in one's shirt.

finish, okwabya olumbe.

shatter, etc.

be obtained.

obtain for; get in/at, etc. okufunira ku mukeeka, to get (something) without effort; to acquire by using shrewd means.

establish oneself, get oneself situated.

e bbinikiro, omuzindaalo.

pummel one another, fight one another, punch one another.

funyisa caus. 1 & 2 of funa, q.v.

funyisa (-funyisizza) v.tr. caus. 1 & 2 cause to get. okufunyisa olubuto, to make pregnant.

keep folding, bending, etc.; crumple.

etc.

q.v.

ebyoya; (on tongue) omutetere, engeru.

a busungu; be f., okuswa kira, okwekalaga, okusunguwala ennyo.

ccocce.

okufunyaafunya, okuzinga.

okuwummula.

ekyoto.

ebintueby'omunnyumba.

akasalosalo; (wrinkle) omutaafu, olulanga.

era, ate.

kiserebetu.

obusungu, obukaali.

fukisa (-fukisizza) v.tr. caus. 1 & 2 cause to pour/spill; pour with/ using.

v., okusaanuusa.

n., amalunya, emirerembe, endoo looto; make a f., okugaŋŋamuka, okukakyana, okutayira.

n., ennakuezigenda okujja; in the f., edda.

belittle; despise; abuse; undermine.

q.v.

q. v.

change constantly.

more emphatically fuukanafuukana v.i. (redup.) become unrecognizable; become completely changed/ transformed; become disfigured, fuukanya (-fuukanyizza) v.tr. caus. alter/change completely; change beyond recognition. cf. kyefuula, omufuusa, munnanfuusi, enfuukafuuka, -nnanfuusi.

agitate; upset, trouble.

pile together; crowd together; heap carelessly.

cigarettes, etc.); blow, blow out. oku- fuuweeta oluyimba, to whistle a tune, okufuuweeta olulimi, to speak a language fluently, kufuuweeta bbidde, to drink alcohol. okufuuweeta erapewo, to show off, be snobbish/supercilious/high-hat. ennambo ezibadde zifuuweeta mu Kampala, the rumors which were spreading around Kampala. Omuntu oyo afuuweeta nnyo ebigambo. This person gossips a lot. cf. fuuwa.

carry away (of a storm or hurricane).

be blown, etc.

etc.; spray (e.g., insects), kufuuyira mbuzi mulere, to waste one's time/breath, lit. blow a pipe for a goat, kufuuyira malenge, to drink a lot without having one's thirst assuaged, kufuuyira mmindi, to smoke an empty pipe while reciting incantations for the purpose of putting a hex on someone; to wish someone bad luck.

fugisa (-fugisizza) v.tr. caus. 1 & 2 cause to rule, etc. okufugisa eryanyi, to rule by force.

q.v.