v.i. grin. Ebbwa limaze okuwena. The sore has opened up. cf. weneena.

okwewakanya, to contradict oneself; self-contradiction.

become dislocated.

v.tr. caus. cause to catch with a net; catch with/using. Essami baliwungisa lutente. They catch lakeflies (ssami) with a net.

v.i. (with obudde as subject) become evening. Obudde bu- wungedde. Evening is coming on.

appropriate, pick up (esp. something undesirable or foreign, such as customs, ideas, etc.) Ebyo ebigoye ebikadde obi- wakan kudd e wa? Where did you ever dig up those old clothes? Awakankudde emize. He has picked up bad habits. cf. wakula, kakankula, papankula.

darkness); do until evening/dark. Yanywa obudde n'abuwungeeza. He drank until nightfall. cf. akawungeezi.

v.i. grin foolishly; show the teeth.

v.tr. caus. overload. cf. akawakatirwa.

v.i. be or act stupid/silly.

(-wungutuse) also wunguutuka v.i. be useless; be in a state of decay; be dried up (of crops); be senile; be silly/ stupid; become stupefied.

adopt, pick up (esp. something undesirable or foreign), okuwakula entalo, to pick fights, look for trouble, okuwakula ejin_ambo, to pick up rumors, spread rumors, okuwakula empisa, to take over alien/undesirable customs, okuwakula obulwadde, to contract a disease, okuwakula eŋŋombo, to pick up mannerisms of speech, okuwakula enjuki, to take honey from bees.

v.tr. cause to dry up; stupefy; make stupid; make senile.

come open (of an article of clothing).

v.tr. cause to come apart; cause to come open; take apart (a bed).

derived from the personal name Mannyowenu, a very easygoing general with the -a of rel. of the character of a joke, ne nseka nga nduyita lwa mannyo wenu, and I laughed thinking it (lit. calling it) a joke. Ebyokulwanyisa ebyakozesebwa byali bya mannyo wenu. The arms which were used were ridiculous/playthings/a joke.

v.i. & tr. appl. 2 be dumbfounded/taken aback/utterly astonished/amazed (at).

v.i. open up; become uncovered; become exposed.

a shout of alarm, help! help!

drag along; haul; carry away.

v.tr. make lame; cause to limp.

move at great speed.

v.tr. appl. smell. Ekimuli kiri kimpunyira bulungi. That flower smells good to me.

v.tr. cause to move at great speed; do quickly.

v.tr. cause to run fast; cause to travel fast.

v.tr. appl. pass. smell (with a personal subject). Mpunyirwa omwenge. I smell beer.

v.i. be hostile; have a feeling of mutual enmity/hostility.

frolic, play (of children); behave foolishly.

harass. cf. walana, -walanagana.

amount to (a number); be quite a few; be quite a lot/ considerable. Essaawa zaali ziwera nga bbiri n'ekitundu. The time was about eight thirty, abantu abawerako, quite a few people. Omuwendo gw'abaminsani gu- weramu. The number of missionaries is considerable.

q.v.

equal; complete (a sum); be of a considerable amount/quantity. Yali aweza emyaka nga musanvu egy'obukulu. He had reached about seven years of age. Yali ensimbi aziweza. He had quite a lot of money. He was well off. Yalina ettwe ng'aliweza. He had a very big head.

v.tr. appl. swear allegiance to; swear vengeance on.

rr."a!addc) v.i. take to flight, fly up; leap, bound. Yadduka ng'ali- ko n'ebiwalala. He ran off at a great rate/ like one with wings.

v.tr. caus. cause to grow watery; make senile.

be adamant/unyielding in an argument.

v.tr. caus. cause to climb.