take away. cf. -etegula (under tega).

scare.

shake, shiver; glitter, sparkle.

n., essimu.

v., okukuba essimu.

n., essimu.

gaalubindi.

okubuulira, okugamba. t. tales of, okuloopa, okuneeneeka. t. a fable, okugera olugero.

omuloopi.

perform, (in a play). Gundi atemba butembi. So-and-so is just joking, cf. katemba.

climb up; seize, take possession of. Ki ekimutembye? What has gotten into him? Ebyo byonna byantemba ku mutwe. All these things kept going through my mind. Nnyinimu w'ataba, ebikere bitemba enju. (prov.) When the owner is not present, the frogs take over the house. When the cat is away, etc. Nnamusanze kimutembye. I found him in a bad mood, lit. a bad spirit (kizimu is implied by ki-) had taken possession of him.

q.v. carry in one's arms (esp. something heavy); be loaded down with, okutembeeta olubuto, to be far advanced in pregnancy.

be manageable. Usually in the neg. Ta- tembeka. He is intractable/not easily governed/hard to deal with.

cf. entembo.

omutemwa, ettemankima.

etc.; dig up (earth, rootsK Ekiteeso kya- temerwako ettaka. The proposal was buried/ defeated, okutemera mu myaka..., to be ... years of age. Atemera mu myaka ana egy'obukulu. He is forty years of age.

obusungu, obulalu, ekkayu; be in a t., okwewagala.

omwoyo.

okwegendereza, okweziyiza.

be, okwegendereza.

e bbugumu.

kibuyaga, enkuba, kikuŋŋunta, omuyaga.

Yeekaalu; (heathen) essabo; (of head) ekyenyi.

maseeneeko; do t., okumala gassaawo.

okukema, okusendasenda, okukwenyakwenya.

ekikemo, okukemebwa.

omukemi.

murder, assassinate; assault with murderous intent.

be killed, etc. cf. obutemu, omutemu, omutemuzi, ettemu.

v.i. blink, okutemya n'okuzibula or okutemya ekikowe, in the i.winkling 01 an eye, very quickly, kutemya bukofu, to be alert/wide awake, lit. blink like a guinea fowl, ow'erimu kutemya ku w'abiri, a person with one (eye, eriiso implied) to blink at one with two (eyes). This is used of an event, gathering, celebration, etc., which is very impressive or of enormous magnitude, okutemyako, to give a hint to by winking. Akutemyako, oyagala wa mbazzi? (saying) He has winked at you, do you want the one with the ax (to tell you)? Do you need a roof to fall down on your head?

ekkumi.

omusenze, omwesengeze.

okukuuma, okujjanjaba.

commend, speak well of; describe, tell of, tell about.

ettendekero.

train, instruct; initiate, induct into membership by special rites.

q.v.

v., okuwa, okuwekereza.

adj., gonvu.

recount to.

praise highly; glorify.

be, okukwatibwa ekisa.

obugonvu.

iden.

olutegetege, ekinywa, ebikya, omuziisa, olunywa.

etc.

okuyigiriza, enjigiriza.

etc.

etc.

q.v.

etc.

captivate, win over. Omuwala yamutengula omutima. The girl won his heart.

cause to ripen/become rotten.

be disobedient to.

n. (meaning), amakulu.

eweema.

blab, okutentegula ebigambo, to talk loosely/without discretion.

crush; beat soft.

be on, okutuula ama tiritiiri.

tengesa (-tengesezza) v.tr. caus. 1 & 2 cause to wag/shake, etc. cf. Mutengaggulu.

q.v.

do usually (followed by an inf.); be on the point of doing (followed by an inf.); do quickly or do early (followed by a finite verb). Twa- teranga okusisinkana mu butale. We used to meet each other at the market. Yali anaa- tera okufa. He was on the point of dying. He was about to die. Otera n'omala. Try to finish quickly. Otera n'ojja. Try to come.

despair; give up; panic.

calm down; appease.

etc. cf. -tereevu, obutereevu

drawl.

put aside; lay up, store; deposit (money); reserve.

etc. Katonda ky'aterekera omulamu te- kivunda. (prov.) lit. What God keeps in store for a live person does not rot. What will be will be.

etc. cf. ekitereke, etterekero.

olusoma, ettaamu.