be given; be lucky/fortunate. Mpee- reddwa ne sigwa. I was lucky not to fall.
forge, v.tr. make out of metal, okuweesa ensimbi, to mint money.
make give; give with/by means of.
'q.v.
be forged.
etc. cf. oluweesa, omuweesi.
akawuka, enjovu, omusontwa.
mpeevumye) v.i. pant, be out of breath, breathe hard.
mpeeweese) v.tr. rub; rub off; stroke; pat; caress.
okugera, okupima.
obuzito.
zito, a buzito.
-mpezzewezze) v.i. pant, breathe hard, be out of breath.
mpejjeese) v.tr. burden with, saddle with, wish off on. Yaleeta omwana n amumpejjeekako. She brought the child and wished it off on me.
mpejjedde) v.i. pant, be breathless; talk incessantly; talk nonsense; plead, importune. Twakanda ku- wejjera nga tatufaako. We kept pleading, but he showed no concern for us.
adj., a ssanyu.
v.tr., okwaniriza, okusanyukira.
okuyunga, okugatta.
it., oluzzi.
adj., lamu, lungi.
adv., bulungi.
int., kale; w. done, weebale, kulika, yogaayoga, buswagu.
get, okuwona, okussuuka, okulamuka, okwekakamula; make w., okuwonya.
v., okutumbuka.
atiikirivu.
hold up (e.g., a sick person); carry in one's arms; embrace; fondle; pamper.
cover completely; spread all over, swarm all over, wembe (n/n) CSu>.] razor, wembe enjogi, a sharp razor blade, cf. aka wembe.
mpemmense) v.tr. finish, complete; finish off; consume, eat up; drink up; exhaust, use up (e.g., money, supplies); get rid of; wipe out; destroy, exterminate.
cause to feel shame. Yampemukira. He made me ashamed.
omuzaana.
okugenda.
mpenze) v.tr., arch, flatter; incite.
mpendudde) v.tr. hook and draw towards oneself; reach for and encompass; incite, allure, tempt, induce.
okuwenennya n'embwa, to do something to an extreme degree, lit. to cause even a dog to show its teeth. Endiima gye yaliko ng ewe- neenye n'embwa. His speed was amazing/ very great. Oyo omusomesa tomuzannyirako taweneena. Don't kid around with that teacher, he is not the joking kind.
rapeneggeredde) v.i. grin/laugh in a stupid or foolish manner. cf. wena, weneena.
mpenze) v.tr. search for, look for; search in; inspect carefully. Omubbi awenjebwa buseenene. The thief is being hunted everywhere, lit. like a grasshopper.
open up, uncover, okuwenula amannyo, to expose the teeth, i.e., pretend to laugh.
mpenyezza) v.tr, beckon to; wave to; make a sign to.
mpenyedde) v.i. be lame; limp; fig. falter.
etc.; make a sign or signal using/ with.
mpenyuse) v.i. run very fast; travel at a great speed (of a vehicle), okuwenyuka emisinde, to run at a great speed.
mpeze) v.i. pledge, swear; pledge allegiance; arch, brandish weapons in token of loyalty, okuwera enkolokooto, to swear, take an oath.
mpeze) v.tr. forbid, prohibit, ban.
mperebye) v.tr. smear; dab; plaster; infect.
mperekedde) v.tr. accompany, escort; go along with as a companion or associate; see off, accompany part of the way.
carry on with difficulty, have a hard time.
be forbidden.
ebugwanjuba.
a bugwanjuba.
adj., bisi, rel. form of v. follg.; get w., okutoba, okujojobala.
v.tr., okutobya; w. the clothes, okwesona.
ttoggo.
mpese) v.tr. bend; turn. v.i. turn, veer, okuweta ekkoona, to turn a comer, okuweta obuwufu, to retrace one's steps, okuweta ekikonde, to make a fist. Omusajja yawetamu n'addayo. The man turned and went back.
etc. Ekimbe kimuwetedde ku ndiri. A serious disease has confined him to bed.
endiga endaawo.
mpeye) v.tr. winnow; sift; strain, strain out. Bawewa ensiri ne ba- mira eŋŋamiya. They strain at a gnat and swallow a camel, okuwewa olubuto, to draw in the Stomach, okuwewa emmeeme (or amameeme), to whimper, cry. cf. eki wewa.
mpeweenyudde) v.tr. flog; whip; lash; beat, okuweweenyula
skin, etc.); cool oneself off; become cool (of the weather). Olwa leero obudde buwewedde. It has become cool today.
mpewuse) v.i. be light (in weight); be easy (of a job); be swift/ rapid, okuwewuka embiro, to go very rapidly.
make light (in weight); ease, facilitate; cause to move swiftly. cf. -wewufu, akawewuko.
lukwata.
buli with rel. pron.
eŋŋaano.
nnamuziga, ddudumo.
v,, okusindika, okuyiringisa.
okuyiriitira.