mpuukedde) v.i. pant, breathe quickly, cf. weekeera, wookeera.

mpuukidde) v.i. swell; fig. choke with rage.

mpuukuumye) v.i, eat compulsively, eat all the time. cf. kawuukuumi.

mpudde) v.i. lose one's wife (through separation, desertion, etc., but not through death).

mpudde) v.tr. thrash; beat (as with a flail); beat hard; throw to the ground; raid (cattle), cf. egguuliro, Kawuula, empuuzo, omuwuuzi.

mpuunye) v.i. make indistinct sounds; moan, groan, v.tr. answer, reply to; reply with a grunt; respond to, react to. Teyampuuna n'akatono. He didn't answer me at all.

mpuunuunye) v.i, groan, moan; make indistinct sounds, mumble, v.tr. admire, express one's admiration of (originally by murmuring appreciatively).

etc. cf. wuuna.

etc.

caus. cause to wander about. Omwana agenda amuwuunyeeza mu masomero. He keeps moving the child from school to school.

mpuuse) v.tr. sup, sip. kuwuuta buva, to do with the greatest of ease, lit. to sup like sauce (cf. enva). Ebibuuzo nnabiwuuse buva. I had no trouble in answering the questions (on the examination). Ekigezo kyamuwuuta buva. He failed the examination completely. cf. Kawuuta.

rare ku- wuutukula mmere, to eat a great deal.

oipuuye) v.tr. pack/place banana leaves over (food in the pot before it is cooked), cf. akawuuwo.

grief or terror.

mpuuyizza) v.tr. abduct, spirit away. cf. omuwuuya.

embuula, omuwuulu.

tnpuuzuumye) v.i. move around in a daze, go blindly on.

mpuwuttanyizza) v.tr. keep turning over in the mouth (hot food), kuwuwuttanya bigambo, to twist the meaning of words; to engage in double-talk. cf. mpuwuttanya.

e- (n/n) [S u>. 1 thread, ewuzi ya nna- bbubi, spiderweb.

wave about; swing; keep (someone) on the go, cause to move about; bother, okuwuuba omuntu ebbaluwa, to write a person a letter, kujja ng'owuuba emikono, to come empty- handed, lit. waving your arms. Yawuubako olubu lw ebigere mu maka ga Mukasa. He dropped over to Mukasa's house.

v.tr. place (a child in the care of another to be brought up).

v.tr. redup. keep vexing/plaguing/persecuting.

v.tr. caus. maltreat; persecute; excite against.

empalana; walaggana.

chase away. cf. emperekeze.

etc.; swing/wave with/using.

Ar. ] alphabet.

v.i. neut. be easy to bend; be bendable; be supple/flexible.

nnantawetwa.

(la) Mr. Bushbuck. cf. engabi.

to do one's Utmost (e$p. with an evil objective). Yankola ogwa walugali. He really played a dirty trick on me. cf. olugali.

v.tr. caus. cause to swell; cause to choke with rage. cf. ekiwuukirizi.

v.i. become hollow/ hollowed out; be dug up; fig. become corrupt.

ebiweweeza emimiro, soft drinks; refreshing drinks (coffee, liquor, etc.). akabaga ak ebiweweeza emimiro, cocktail party. cf. -weweevu.

study. cf. wookoola; kuukuula.

see wannyu.

plur. wiiki or zi wiiki (n/n) [.Eng. ] week.

grumble (of the waves, of a storm); whistle, rustle (of the wind); be confused, be at a total loss as to what to do. Abantu abaa- badde wali nga bawuuma buwuumi. (The number of) people who were there was enormous. Owuumye! You must be out of your mind if you think that I am going to do that!

trachoma, ak'e Wamala, a little bit of food (esp. matooke; aka implies kantu, small thing/amount).

v.tr. caus. cause to hiss etc. cf. ekiwuumo.

plur. iden. (n/n) CSto.] fork.

pull out with a rapid movement. cf. fubutuka, fubutula.

v.tr. appl. 2 moan unceasingly.

calm down; become indifferent, lose interest. Ekiwola bakikwasa engalo. (prov.) lit. That which cools down, they take a hold of it with the fingers. One should not respond to a difficult situation by panicky or impulsive action, engabi eyakula n'ewola, a full-grown bushbuck, lit. one who has grown and cooled.

become quiet. Ng'owoleredde! How is it that you have become so quiet?

tompuu- nyeererako. Go away and stop bothering me.

offer resistance; refuse to come.

v.tr. run off with (the wife or daughter of another).

be wuuu(h) ideo. Nnassa ekikkowe be wuuu(h). I sighed with relief.

(la) Mr. Dog. cf. embwa.

v.i. roar.

sympathy or surprise, or simply to fill a gap in the conversation, my, oh my! say! I'm telling you, you can bet your life! Oyogedde wamma! You said it!

v.tr. cause to roar. cf. empologoma; wuluguma.

search for (that which is difficult to find), cf. wammanta.

(la) [perhaps from Eng. orderly] bodyguard.

feel in the dark. v.tr. grope for, feel around for; look for (something which is difficult to find), cf. kawammansi; wamma.

v.i. have the appearance and taste of old warmed-over vegetables; fig. look sad/dejected; look stupid.

(la) [Eng. J altar.

(la) Mr. Lion. cf. empologoma.

(la) Mr. Edible Rat. Ekkubo limu lyassa Wamusu. (prov.) lit. One road killed Mr. Edible Rat (since because of the regularity of his habits the hunters were able to determine his position). It is always desirable to have more than one way of solving a problem, cf. omusu.

v.i. hold out; make an effort.

v.tr. appl. 2 keep holding up; keep supporting; sustain.

v.tr. appl. caus. keep up; raise (a price); overestimate; exaggerate. cf. wanika.

v.i. cave in; become hollow; become perforated.

v.tr. cause to topple; overthrow. Ab'amagye bawana- ttudde Gavumenti. The army has overthrown the government. cf. walamuka, walannuka, walattuka.

(-womoggodde) i). tr. cause to cave in; perforate.

v.i. rain; pour down; flow freely (of tears).

v.i. appl. 2 recover/heal gradually.

v.tr. caus. 2 heal/cure with/by means of; cause to be treated by; assist (in childbirth). Omusaawo ye yamuwonyesa. The doctor assisted at her delivery.

v.tr. appl. write to.