v.i. be busy/preoccu- pied.

of a truck).

obuzibu obutawaa- nya ennyo ensi yonna mu kaco kano, difficulties which are preoccupying the entire world at the present time. cf. akatawaano, omutawaana.

v.tr. conv. take off (of someone's head); unload.

v.i. be busy; be agitated; be restless; move to and fro. Omutwe gunta- wuka. My head is in a whirl.

v.tr. caus. cause to flow.

oku- tawula omuliro, to brandish/wave a torch.

akeetawulo, ekitawuluzi.

okukuba tayipu, to type, operate a typewriter.

v.tr. caus. cause to bustle about; bother.

appl. 2 of tawa; q.v.

rush. v.tr. graft; tack (on); sew on. kutindigga ggendo, to make a very long trip, kutindigga nnume ya kigwo, to throw (a person) to the ground with force, cf. kantindiggwa, katindiggo, kitindiggo.

1-tebvel v.tr. outwit; foil; hafflo ?( obuteba; tebuka.

v.tr. pile up; pile on.

settle down.

bulge.

become popular. Obutambaala obw'oku mutwe butinse. Head scarfs have become the rage.

take by surprise.

ttwalatugende

v.i. be very busy/ preoccupied/troubled; move about busily.

to sit up all night with one on the brink of death; to go through the night when one is on the brink of death, tebuukye means literally it will not dawn, i.e., before dawn he will be dead. cf. Miya.

v.i. appl. 2 tremble continuously.

conjecture; count on, reckon on. kuteeba ggoolo, to shoot a goal (in soccer).

v.i. run noisily/awkwardly (like a child).

pers. subj. pref.. 1st pers. p/nr. wo

v.tr. tie tightly; hold tightly.

water; otuzzi, a drop of water; a very small amount of water.

v.i. be alone/lonely/ isolated; be depressed.

think about.

be immersed (in mire, etc.). okutubira mu mize emibi, to become enslaved to bad habits, kutunula gatubidde, to look filthy (ga- implies amazzi, water).

to make up/tell stories; slander.

implicate.

hang (a person).

v.tr. conv. release one who is hanging himself or being hanged.

v.i. recip. choke each other; fig. be at each other's throats. cf. tugumbula.

v.i. be arrogant/insolent.

get ‘soused.' Ayambadde n'atoba. He is very well dressed.

v.i. conv. 2 become untied/unknotted; become unfastened; become unraveled.

v.i. appl. 2 get slightly wet; start to get moist.

v.tr. conv. 2 untie; unfasten; unravel.

Queen of Angels, Regina Angelorum. cf. obwakabaka, ssekabaka.

e.g., yera, sweep (imperative); okwera, to sweep (infinitive). Verbs of this type are listed under y- rather than e-. Reflexive verbs with the initial e- are listed immediately under their non-reflexive counterparts: esamba, kick oneself, is contained in the entry for samba, kick. Reflexive verbs which do not have non-reflexive counterparts are alphabetized on the basis of their second letter: -ebaka, sleep, is listed under b.

The lady was extremely worried.

the eyes (while awake); close in (of darkness). Obudde butuzibiridde. It has gotten dark on us.