astound.

abridge; shrink. cf. -yimpi, -mpi, kumpi, wampi.

v.tr. make dry; brighten; polish; clean cleanse cf. -yamufu.

v.i. bray; trumpet. okwamuza inf. See yana.

v.tr. tease; mock.

crack (as the sound of rifles). okwana inf.

cf. yina.

protrude on the surface. okwanama inf.

v.tr. appl. 2 be wide open; gaze with amazement; stand gaping/dumbfounded.

v.i. be menacing/threatening (of the weather). Bw'eyinda si bw'elonnya.

astound.

(prov.) lit. As it threatens is not how it rains. The end is not necessarily like the beginning.

v.i. wait around impatiently/in vain; loiter about; be abandoned/empty/unoccupied. okwandaakalala inf.

v.tr. appl. 2 be far too much/too great for; overwhelm.

-yingirivu, obungi, ejjingirizi.lkayingo. For further references see under yinza.

insignificant matters/ things; trifles, kutunda bya yanga, to sell at very little profit, kutya bya yanga, to fear every little thing/trifles.

(la) feng.] engineer.

v.i. be empty/deserted/ abandoned/unoccupied. Amaka gangadde. The house is vacant/deserted. okwangaala inf.

put in; import (commodities); bring in. ebirimibwa cbiyingiza ennyo ensimbi mu ggwanga, crops which bring much money into the country, okuyingiza abagoberezi abaggya mu kkanisa, to induct new members into the church, okuyingiza omukazi, to live in sin with a woman.

v.tr. appl. hurry to; hurry for; be easy for. Ebibuuzo byamwa- nguyira. The questions were easy for him.

facilitate. ebbaluwa ezimwanguyiza olugendo Iwe, documents to facilitate his journey.

(n/n) Cf Eng.J inch.

v.tr. appl. 2 go hurriedly; do hurriedly; be very light; be very easy.

(n/n) [Eng.~\ insurance.

seduce, entice (to evil, rash or dangerous action).

v.i. be possible; be manageable. Tckiyinzika. It is impossible.

omuyinza; yinga.

disappear.

take out of the limelight.

v.i. redup. recip. quarrel; argue.

okuyiribya enkumbi, to cultivate very quickly, t>ku- yiribya emisinde, to chase/pursue.

etc.

of a bill in the assembly). cf. -yanje, obuyanja, oguyanja, Jakayanja, 1 muyanja, 2 omuyauja, ennyanja; yanjala.

v.tr. caus. cause to roll down; roll with/using.

v.i. = yiringita.

oluyiringito.

be unrolled, be opened (of leaves, books, etc.). okwanjulukuka inf.

v.tr. caus. ~ y an j a I ii In.

v.tr. redup. call repeatedly.

etc.

v.tr. appl. 2 keep calling; call insistently.

v.i. blossom; bloom; unfold; fig. flourish. okwanya inf.

v.tr. appl. caus. call with insistence.

v.i. croak in concert (of frogs); make a croaking noise (of a group of people). okwanyaaga inf.

v.i. appl. 2 be extreme/ excessive/beyond measure; be prolonged.

nnyaŋŋanze) v.tr. face; confront; stand up to; presume; dare, dare to try. okwaŋŋanga inf.

v.i. neut. 2 be approachable; be easy to face/confront.

seize (in wrestling); get the better of; surpass, prevail over; treat, behave towards, v.i. behave, act. kuyisa mu muntu lukwe, to incite to join in a plot/conspiracy, kuyisa mumwa mu muntu, to speak slanderously/critically/in a backbiting manner about someone, butabaako w'oyisa kigere, to be crowded/hemmed in, lit. have nowhere to pass your foot, okuyisa etteeka, to pass a law. okuyisa amaaso, to give a quick glanceAook. okuyisa omukka mu nnyindo (mu kamwa), to breathe through the nose (mouth), kuyisa amazzi mu kamwa, to rinse the mouth with water, kuyisa olugero, to cite an example/give an instance (by quoting a proverb, etc.). kuyisa kiwulu, to hold a parade, kuyisa ensana, to plait mats. Yampisaako ow'e Mbuya. He beat me. (ow- implies Kaggo, the ssaza chief of Kyaddondo; kaggo also means small stick). Ekikolwa ekyo ne tukiyisaako buyisa maaso. We simply overlooked/took no notice of this act.

v.i. appl. 2 keep one's mouth open; be wide open.

to open the mouth. cf. -yasaamirivu.

v.i. recip. also yisiŋŋanya (-yisiŋŋanyizza) v.i. & tr. recip. caus. pass each other; grip each other fin wrestling); become intertwined; treat each other. Asuubira ng'abantu bonna bajja okuyisinnanya ng' ab'oluganda. He hopes that all people will treat each other like brothers, okuyisinnanya obwala, to shake hands.

lit, his veins were intertwined.

v.tr. caus. make sneeze. cf. omwasi.

rope). cf. -yitirivu, akayisanyo, ekiyitirirwa, amayisa, amayitire, empisa, empisiiyisi, empitambi, empitanya, empitiro, omuyise.

v.tr. appl. continually urge on. cf. omwasirizi.

v.i. recip. answer each other. cf. ekyeyitabya.

adv. hurriedly; quickly.

v.i. be or become cracked/ broken. okwatika inf.

v.tr. yitimusa (-yitimusizza) v.tr. caus. cause to flourish; make famous/renowned. cf. -yitimufu.

v.i. appl. 2 become cracked repeatedly/in many places (rare); be or become famous/well known.

-yatiikirivu, obwatiikirivu, ol watika.

dissipate.

v.tr. appl. 2 keep pouring/spreading; pour/spread all over.

don't call out my name at night (because of the popular belief that this can only help potential burglars). cf. enjatula, enjatuza, nnamwatulira.

interj. Congratulations! Well done! cf. yozaayoza.

v.i. be or become poor/destitute. okwavuwala inf.

v.i. be different; be separate; separate. okwawuka inf.

v.i. recip. differ from one another; separate; be divided/split up. Bayawukanye mu ebitundu bibiri. They have split up into two groups.