njise) v.i. pass (in time, through space), kuyita ku muntu kkuutwe, to pass a person without greeting him. kuyita mu mannyo ga mpisi, to have a narrow escape, lit. pass through the teeth of the hyena, kuyita ku luti, to slip off of the skewer, i.e., have a narrow escape, kuvitako wa fOmiilangirn) Ssegaamwenge. to get drunk, lit. pass by (Prince) Beer, kuyita ga mpiteeyite, to pass/go here and there, kuyita kuli, to be arrogant/insolent, kuyita mu mankwetu, to use secretive/ questionable methods, act on the sly. kuyita Ttembo (a Kabaka who went mad), to go crazy, okutuuka nga buyise, to arrive late. Ekyo kyamuyita ku nviiri. That left him indifferent. He didn't care, lit. it passed over his hair. Amazzi gayita kuli. The waters (e.g., in a river) are flooding/overflowing. Omulimu gwange gwa kiyita mu luggya. My job is only temporary, lit. passing through the yard. Yayita eby ama- teeka. He passed his course in law. Tujja kubuyitamu. (-bu- implies bulwa, danger.) You and I are going to have trouble. You and I will have it out. Bw'oyita n'omubi obijja. If you associate with an evil person you will become corrupted. Tell me who your friends are and I will tell you what you are.

pass around. Atannayitaayita y'atenda nnyina okufumba. (prov.) He who has not traveled around praises his own mother's cooking. Okuyitaayita kulaba. (prov.) To travel around is to see. Live and learn.

njitabye) v.i. answer (when called); answer, respond (to a need).

yitiŋŋana, yitaŋŋana (-anye) v.i. recip. call each other, call to each other. cf. -yite.

be called, etc.

be passable (of a road, forest, etc.).

njitimuse) v.i. grow, develop; flourish; become famous/renowned.

etc.; slip out (e.g., a careless remark). okuyitirayo, to pass by (a place); euph. to die. okuyitira(mu), to inform of, fill in on. Mpitiraamu nga bwe byagenze. Fill me in on how things went.

do to an extreme degree. v.i. be excessive, act in an excessive manner.

njiye) v.tr. spill; pour, pour out/away. v.i. flow, flow out/into (of a body of water); develop a rash; break out of the hill (of termites), okuyiwa Olungereza, to speak English very fluently, okuyiwa amagezi, to spoil/ruin apian, okuyiwa olutiko, to develop goose pimples, okuyiwa ebigambo, to pour out a torrent of words/invective, okuyiwako essubi, to spread grass, okuyiwa(ko) omukono, to sign one s name. Kva nsonvi nnvo okumu- yiwa. It is a shame to fail/disappoint him. Mwana muwala yamuyiwa. The girl jilted him. Omwami yanji(i)yeemu. My husband gave me some money/a treat.

etc. cf. lyiika, enjiyiro.

yizisa (-yizisizza) v.tr. caus. 1 & 2 cause to learn.

yirisa (-yirisizza) v.tr. caus. 1 & 2 cause to rumble/roar, etc. rumble/roar with/by means of.

q.v.

yizzisa (-yizzisizza) v.tr. caus. 1 & 2 cause to hunt; hunt with/ using, akuyiggisa emmundu, to hunt with a gun.

q.v.

rare be lonely/sad/ depressed. okwobeera inf. cf. ekyobeera.

up to, as far as. Bbaasi teyimiriramu okuviira ddala wano yogaayoga Toro. The bus does not make any stops from here all the way to Toro.

njogedde) v.i. & tr. speak; talk; say. kwogera ku muntu, to talk about a person, kwogera n'omuntu, to talk with a person, kwogera kaati, to speak openly/frankly, kwogera kuno na kuli, to jump from one subject to the other; to be hesitant/ doubtful in what one says, kwogera nkulu bbiri, to be two-faced/intentionally ambiguous in what one says. Oyogedde kirabika ng'ow'e- jjanga abika. You have said the obvious, lit. like a person with chronic conjunctivitis bringing news of a death. okwogera inf,

talk to one another.

etc.; speak on behalf of. kwogerera waggulu (ng'ow'ebiwundu ali ku lunnyo), to shout out loud (like a w'ounded person on a stretcher), i.e., to give orders in a loud and pompous manner. Yanjogerera ebigambo. He spoke to me very sternly.

be said/ spoken.

etc.; speak with, kwogeza kisa, to speak with kindness, kwogeza kkinyi, to speak insolently/with disrespect, kwogeza kamwa bumwa, to be all talk, be long on talk and short on action.

of knives); fig. become sharpened/acute (of the sense); be intelligent/quick to comprehend. okwogiwala inf.

make acute; make intelligent. cf. -yogi, obwogi.

also used to give an emphatic force to certain other verbs, kuvuma kwogoloza, to curse heartily, curse out. kubba kwogoloza, to steal everything, to ‘clean out.' okwogoloza inf.

n., ekikoligo; (pair) omugogo.

v., okuyunga, okugatta.

be burned, etc.

set fire to (with intent of arson); weld (metal). Musoke Baamokwerera. Someone burned down Musoke's house.

njokezza) v.tr. burn, burn down; incinerate; roast (e.g., plantains), v.i. be very hot; burn, be burning; blister, kwokya musubi, to run at a very fast rate, kwokya kabuuzo (or kibuuzo, bubuuzo), to cross-examine, subject to a stern interrogation. kujja ng'oyokya, to arrive itching/ burning to say something. Ebigambo bi- mwokya emimwa. He is itching to talk. Ekibuga kyamwokya. He had a very hard time (usually of a financial nature) in the city. Omuliraano gwokya bbiri. (prov.) lit. Being neighbors burns two (houses, ennyumba implied). What affects one affects all. okwokya inf.

njoze) v.tr, carve, make patterns on (e.g., pottery); bring up (a child); tend to, care for /on animal, a plant, etc.).

be carved, etc.

face each other.

omwoleso.

etc.; point at/towards; aim at; face, be opposite; head for fa destination). Yayole- kera eriraga e Masaka. He headed for Masaka. (eriraga = ekkubo eriraga, the road which goes.) Amaka ge goolekedde oluguudo Iw e Masaka. His house faces the road leading to Masaka.

etc.

etc.

q.v.

enjuba y'eggi.

njolodde) v.tr. help, give assistance to (e.g., a poor/needy person). okwoloola inf.

njoloomye) v.i. wail; cry out in complaint. okwolooma inf.

nnyombye) v.i. quarrel; speak angrily. W'ova toyombye w'otera okudda. (prov,) lit. Where you leave without having quarreled is where you are likely to return. okuyomba inf.

oluyombo.

quarrel about. Oyombera ki? What are you quarreling about?

collect indiscriminately, gather fall sorts of things). okuyomboolcreza inf.

yombesa (-yombese- zza) v.tr. caus. 1 Sc. 2 make lose (one's) temper; quarrel with; cause to quarrel.

nnyonze) v.tr. plait; twine; twist. okuyonda

eri, eyo, enzivuunuko.

etc. cf. kondoba.

nnyongedde) v.tr. increase; add; give more to; continue, n'ayongera okugamba nti..., and he went on to say that... okwongera inf.

be increased; be given more/in addition.

etc. Baamwongeza omusaala. They increased his salary.

nnyongobedde) v.i. wither; be weak/sickly; be dejected/depressed. okuyongobera inf.

etc. cf. -yongobevu, obuyongobevu.

nnyonze) v.tr. clean; make neat; smarten up; embellish; adorn. okuyonja inf.

be cleaned, etc.

nnyonse) v.i. & tr. suck, draw liquid (especially mother s milk) into the mouth. okuyonka inf.

nnyonoonye) v.i. sin, commit evii, do wrong, v.tr. spoil; make dirty; ruin, damage; mess up. okwonoona ebiseera, to waste time.

etc.

suffer a loss/misfortune.cf. -(y)onoonefu, ekyonoono, omwonoonyi.

etc.

yonoonesa (-yonoonesezza) v.tr. caus. 1 & 2 cause to spoil/make dirty, etc.

suckle. cf. oluyonkante.

njoogaanye) v.i. shout, make a din, make an uproar. okuvoogaana inf.

njosanye) v.i. bargain; haggle. okwosana inf.

njosedde) v.tr. wean too soon.

be weaned too soon. cf. obwosi.

etc. cf. ekyosi, olwoso.

njose) v.i. warm oneself (at a fire); bask (in the sun), okwota omuliro, to warm oneself at the fire. okwota inf.