okuwandiika.

omuwandiisi.

okwegoloŋoonya, okweziri banga.

okuwandiika, empandiika, omukono.

n., obubi, ensobi.

adj., bi, a nsobi.

v.tr., okwonoona, okukola obubi, okusobya, okusalirira aka nywa; be w.,okusoba; vide. okuwuba.

bubi, mawulu ttundu.

rnpubye) v.tr. slip by, slip out, get by (of an unintended act); be overlooked; miss, be missed; fail. Ekyo kya- mpuba buwubi, tonyigga. This was an unintentional mistake/just slipped by me, don't get angry.

be mistaken/wrong; make a mistake; fail; go astray, bwe mba nga siwubiddwa, unless i am mistaken.

wubisa (-wubisizza) v.tr. caus. 1 & 2 cause to miss/fail; cause to be mistaken; mislead, lead astray.

mpuze) v.i. swim. Ebintu mbiwuzeeko buwuzi. I have merely skimmed the surface of (these) matters.

mpuze) v.tr. dodge, elude (often with reference co football).

etc.

mpuguse) v.i. turn off; turn away; leave, depart; separate oneself; turn one's head to the side.

mpugudde) v.tr. divert; turn; mislead, misdirect; fool, deceive.

mpuguladde) v.i. be stupefied/spellbound/astounded; be stupid.

mpuzze) v.tr. fan. okuwujja oluyi or okuwujja empi, to slap forcefully. Kiki ekikuwujja? What is urging you on/ egging you on/driving you?

mpujjadde) v.i. take a nap, sleep briefly.

etc.

fan all the time.

of a pregnant woman to various types of food).

to listen carefully (esp. to something confidential), cf. oluwawu, omuwawu.

be heard, etc.

make listen; cause to feel/sense/perceive; make obey; hear news of. Sikyamu- wuliza. 1 don't hear from him any more.

become swollen (of the head, neck, face).

mpulubudde) v.tr. speed up, hurry up. kuwulubula mmotoka, to drive a car at a high speed, kuwulubula bigambo, to blurt out a torrent of words (esp. of a critical or hostile nature).

mpulugumye) v.i. roar (of an animal); grumble; thunder; move at a great speed, go like lightning.

dart. cf. kawulukusi.

mpuludde) v.tr. pull down/ off /e.g., berries from a bush); slip off, unstring (beads from a string). Amannyo gampulula. I have a bad toothache. along/slide along very fast (of a snake, a car, etc.). cf. -emulula (under muluka).

mpulumuse) v.i. move/travel at a great speed, okuwulumuka emisinde, iden,

okuwulumula emmotoka, to drive a car at a great speed.

mpulunze) v.tr. roll, mold (clay, dough, etc.). cf. ekiwulungwa; kulunga.

rare be safe; survive, cf. empulunguse.

mpumbye) v.tr. wrap up; enclose, cover up; close (the lips); press/ mold into a homogeneous mass; overwhelm; sum up, summarize (a matter), okuwumba

etc. Emikono ngiwumbidde mu bu- lago. I have put my arms around my neck.

enjala kiwumbyanga- labi, a terrible famine, lit. a famine which causes the drums to become eaten away by insects. cf. -wumbu, empumbu.

mpumidde) v.tr. run into, bump into; stumble upon; mistake, fail to see.

arch, handover fa woman to a man, often on a temporary basis, in exchan ge for military or other s ervic es)

etc.; beat/strike with. Baamuwu- miza amakonde, They punched him severely.

mpummuse) v.i. be pierced/bored.

bore.

mpumudde) v.i. rest, relax; take a vacation; retire from one's occupation. Okuwummula si kutuuka. (prov.) Stopping to rest does not mean that one has reached his destination.

mpumpugumye) v.i. grope, grope about; prowl about.

^q. v.

mpunze) v.tr. decorate; adorn; ornament; embellish; arch, decorate (a gourd) with a pattern of beads.

come down in numbers (as fruit from a tree); be ripped off/plucked off; become undone.

bring down (fruit from a tree); undo; carry off, carry away in large quantity; cook in great quantity; slaughter in great quantity; do on a large scale.

mpunze) v.tr. net, catch (flying insects, particularly ssami, with a net).

rare slap.

mpunguse) v.i. cross, cross over (in a boat); be ferried over. v.tr. cross, pass over (a body of water).

carry (passengers, esp. over a body of water). kuwungula tulo, to take a nap.

katwewungu.

etc.

mpunise) v.tr. fool, deceive; make morose/sad.

mpunze) v.i. move aside; veer; swerve; deviate, okuwunjawunja mu bigambo, to be fickle; to be lacking in decisiveness.

change one's course; swerve; turn off.

turn sideways; part, separate (e.g., curtains).

mpunye) v.i. smell, produce a smell/odor; stink, kuwunya bugobe, to seem to be certain of losing a game/a sporting competition, kuwunya lugendo, to be almost ready to depart, be on the point of departure, kuwunya luliroliro, to smell or look like one who has been working over a hot stove, kuwunya buwunyi ku mmere, to pick at one's food, eat only a little, kuwunyayo buwunyi or kuwunyamu buwunyi, to go to a place and leave soon, stay only for a short time. Era ye munnange mu nju yawunyamu buwunyi nga yeggyawo. And my friend just went into the house briefly and then went right out. Tewali mmotoka egi- wunyamu. There is no other car which is its equal. Obukulu bumuwunyako. Old age is creeping up on him.

to be incomparable/unexcelled; to have a hideous smell. Tawunyikamu mu by'amateeka. He is unequaled in legal matters. cf. ^empunya, empunyiwunyi.

stink. Ennyumba empunyiridde. I am sick of staying in the house. cause to smell strongly (e.g., cooked food); cause (a person) to smell; smell/sniff at.

incline to one side; conclude, finish, oku- wunzika ensonga, to conclude one s arguments. n'awunzika ng'agamba nti..., and he concluded by saying that... ekifo eky'ok uwunzikamu ekiwanga, a place to rest/sleep, lit. to bend down one's skull.

mpusse) v.i. grow watery, spoil (of potatoes or other plants left in the ground too long); grow senile, be in one's dotage.

‘q.v.

mputtudde) v.i. thrash, beat, hit. okuwuttula oluggi, to bang at the door, okuwuttula oluyi, to slap hard.

mpuubadde) v.i. be lonesome, feel lonely, cf. ekiwuuhaalo.

uipuubidde) v.tr. bleed (for medical purposes, e.g., to cure severe headaches), cf. ekiwuubiiro.

etc.

wuubibwa (-wuubiddwa) v.i. pass. be waved/swung, etc.

mpuugudde) v.i. holler, shout; roar; hoot; howl; groan; wail. cf. ekiwuugulu.