v.i. be broken off; snap off; be finally settled; be clearly defined/ decided; euph. die.

choose, separate (from); travel through, cover far distance). Olukuŋŋaana lwasonjolera ddala ennaku ennungi ssatu. The meeting lasted for three full days.

platform; bus stop.

v.i. drag oneself along with difficulty; be exhausted.

slip over; move along slowly.

v.i. walk in a slow and dignified manner.

gavumenti esaamra abantu b'e Buyonaani, a government which is suitable for/adapted to the people of Greece.

slide along, okusee- ! tula emitala, to move along from hill to hill, okuseetula olugambo, to gossip, okuseetula emboozi, to talk on and on.

okusaanya olubimbi, to put the finishing touches on a day's work (at cultivating).

v.tr. appl. report to; reveal to.

v.tr. insert; slip in; put in; push in.

v.tr. appl. 2 caus. cause to appear right/correct; overlook (a fault); justify.

v.tr. appl. caus. judge/deem/think worthy of; make/render worthy of; wish (something) for (someone).

so.

v.tr. move: displace.

v.tr. tear to pieces; crumble to pieces; peck at furiously; fig. heap abuse on.

v.tr. take bit by bit.

v.i. be crushed; be pounded; fig. be extremely tired/exhausted.

v.i. & tr. sting; smart; burn; hurt.

v.tr. caus. drown; submerge; destroy.

v.tr. crush; pound.

v.tr. defy; provoke. cf. sonsa.

surround, cf. olusegere.

okusima ennyumba, to dig into a house (to burglarize it), okusima omuntu, to pump a person, try to extract information from a person.

At. 3 sugar.

v.i. conv. become uncovered.

v.tr. move; displace. Nnafuna akakisa okwesegulako. I got a chance to move around a little bit.

v.tr. appl. digin/at/for. Simira lumonde oyo aleme kukala. Cover those sweet potatoes with earth so that they do not dry up.

v.tr. caus. cause to to forgive.

of bees); respond excitedly/enthusiastically (of a crowd of people).

(n/n) [lnd.1 triangular snack made out of dough and stuffed with ground meat and/or rice.

infuriate; disturb.

v.tr. caus. cause to move.

v.i. be ashamed.

v.tr. caus. cause to kill; kill with/by means of.

v.tr. caus. cause to melt.

revive (e.g., past memories). oku- simula ebigambo, to use elegant or unusual language. Twasimudde emboozi. We had a long and interesting conversation. cf. ekisimule, omusimi, ensimu; simunkula.

v.i. wander aimlessly; walk/go away dejectedly.

cf. kalusejjera, lu- sejjera.

ku- simba maaso, to look at/watch closely, ku- simba liiso, to stare at. kusimba kabuuzo, to question/grill intensively, kusimba bwanda, to stay put in one place, kusimba makanda, to make one's headquarters or regular base (at), kusimba mboozi na muntu, to have a long conversation with a person, kusimba bigambo, to be an interesting and effective speaker, kusimba nnwe mu mmere, to pick at one's food, kusimba kattabagole (lit. - it kills the newlyweds!, to jab someone with one's elbow, kwegayirira n'osimba n'omutwe, to plead with earnestly, ku- simbako bwala ku muntu, to apprehend/capture a person. Yalwala n'asimbayo ne ki- tooke. He recovered after a long illness which had brought him to the brink of death. Ajjaokusimba ennyo amannyo ku nsonga eyo. He will stress/emphasize (lit. plant the teeth in) this reason. Tugakusimbye okulaba nga... We are watching you to see that... lit., We have planted (eyes; -ga- implies amaaso) on you. kinsimbye (la), sharp pain in the chest; influenza.

v.i. redup. keep laughing; laugh all the time; giggle.

v.tr. appl. caus. cause to move forward/approach carefully; bring carefully towards.

have pity on, have compassion for; have have mercy on.

smile (at). Bwe yandaba n'ansekera. When he saw me he smiled at me. kusekera mu kikonde, lit. to laugh in one's fist, to try vainly to suppress one's laughter (esp. after having beaten somebody at something), kusekera mu ttabi lya ngalo, lit. laugh in the spaces between the fingers = the foregoing.

v.tr. caus. - soobeza. Nnasoobya omukono nkikwateko. I moved my hand slowly forward to touch it. cf. akasoobo; sooboya.

v.i. & tr. appl. 2 caus. cause to laugh at; laugh wholeheartedly; laugh to attract attention; begin to develop (of breasts).

v.i. be straight/ erect; be well proportioned.

c f. ensaata.

v.tr. caus. make laugh; cause to smile.

no plur. (la) dew.

v.i. go or wander at random/blindly/aimlessly/in confusion; mill about.

era nga tuga- simbaganye, and we stood confronting each other (-ga- implies amaaso, eyes).

v.tr. jostle; disturb.

v.i. conv. 2 stop laughing.

go off, go away, ku- simbuka misinde, to start to run very fast.

pr.n. the name of a former Kabaka. Gutufudde Ssuuna n'Abaziba. I no longer like you. Our friendship is over.

v.i. start off, depart (of a car or vehicle), kusimbula makanda, to start off, go (away), kusimbula misinde, to start running at a great speed, kusimbula muntu luyi/muggo, to give a person a hard slap/severe beating, nnali nnakasimbula ebigere bisatu, I had just taken three steps, bw'abasimbulako amaaso n'agazza ku ffe, when he took his eyes from them and looked at us, lit. returned them to us.

v.i. be first; be the first one to; do first. Si ye yasooka okulaba ensi- buko y'omugga ogwo. It is not he who was the first to see the source of this river.

nonsense, trivia.

okole kino. Do this first.

v.i. hurry, rush; eat rapidly (as one who is famished), oku- saayirira engere, to walk quickly/fast.

v.tr. bore into; eat into; enter slowly; penetrate; infiltrate; fig. undermine.

v.tr. appl. 2 caus. cause to clear away rapidly.

v.i. be crushed; be pounded; rumble (of drums).

(-saayisizza)to clear/clear away; clear away with/using.

v.tr. crush; pound; beat; incapacitate; overwhelm.

against) okwesimbaggi- riza ku muggo, to support oneself with a stick, lean on a stick; to walk with a stick.

put in first position. cf. kasooka, kasookedde, omusoosi.

v.i. go beyond; exceed; excel; be on a higher level; get out of line. Bano basooloobye bannaabwe. These individuals have (excelled their comrades. mu nsi ezisoolooba mu 50, in over fifty countries.

(-suganye) also sugasugana (-sugasuganye) v.i. move from side to side; be constantly moving; be restless.