(-jaabuludde) also jaabula
v.i. be proud/boastful; put on airs; strut about.
v.i. walk with the legs far apart (due to a pathological condition).
defile; treat with disrespect.
v.tr. flatter.
v.i. talk very fast; jabber.
(-jabudde) or jabulajabula
v.i. move about; be loose (of a belt); be poorly fastened.
v.i. boil; bubble up.
v.tr. caus. cause to boil; cause to bubble up.
revolt; be in a state of disturbance; stand up straight -»nd -‘t'ff <'a* a freshly ironed collar); be disrespectful (to), kujagalala ng'amafumu g'abatabaazi, to stand around doing nothing (of children). Ka njagaiale mbuuze. Let me dare ask a question.
v.tr. pamper; flatter.
v.tr. celebrate (e.g., an anniversary). cf. ekijaguzo, omujaguzo.
v.i. become dirty/ filthy.
a pudding). Ekikubo kyali kijebye. The road had become soft and soggy.
jeeguuka
v.i. dishonor oneself; lower/demean oneself; lose all reserve; be wasted/squandered/spoiled.
v.tr. cheat; defraud.
cf. olujeejeemo.
v.tr. caus. (with additional elements) cause to revolt against.
v.tr. caus. (with additional elements) cause to revolt.
yield, give up; give in, cease one's objections.
obujeemu, omujeemu, omu- jeemusi, majeemulukufu.
v.i. be miserable; be wretched; be destitute/poor/in a state of squ alor.
v.i. carouse; loaf about; become a derelict; become destitute.
v.tr. caus. make miserable; render destitute; mistreat. cf. ejjeeza.
v.i. creak.
v.i. chatter; rain persistently.
v.tr. cut (meat) into very small pieces.
v.i. keep on repeating.
v.i. be weak/slack. cf. -jenjebu.
cf. -jenjeefu, amajenjeeke.
(-jereze) also jerenga (-jerenze) v.tr. deride; belittle; despise.
gnaw away at (of jealousy or strong feelings ).
wound the feelings of. okutunula bijiijidde, to look tearful/woebegone/off the brink of crying. Yasanga omulenzi atunula bijiijidde n'amubuuza ogubadde. He found the boy on the verge of tears and asked him what the matter was. cf. akajiijiiri.
v.tr. sting painfully.
dove; mayiba, doves. Note that the stem is not altered in the plur.
to become furious/ extremely angry.
ancestor; patriarch, jjajja omusajja, grandfather, jjajja omukazi, grandmother.
= jja mangu come! come quickly! cf- jja-
to jack up (a car). Ndi ku jjeeke. I am in trouble/difficulty.
jjegejege
(metal) money, cf. kajegejege.
(la) insect which attacks fig trees. The forms kajegeju (plur. bujegeju/ also occur.
to be elated/exuberant. cf. kajjejjerebu.
the appl. form of ggya.
chance upon. Yajjirira kutuyamba. He came expressly to help us.
jjo luno, recently, not long ago. si lwa jjo, a long time ago. kuba mukalu wa jjo, to be dead, lit. the dry one of yesterday.
(n/n) [from Sw. jobo] woolen material; flannel.
v.tr. caus. 2 cause to remember; remember with. Nze mmujjukizisa bwagazi. I remember him with affection.
jjulume jooma
add the missing parts to. cf. -jjuvu, jjulujulu, omujjuzi, omujjuzo.
luno jjuuzi, just recently; some time ago.
v.i. be or become soaked/completely wet.
v.i. stumble/stagger along in bad weather.
v.i. trudge along; walk gropingly.
(-jubye) also juuba (-juubye) v.tr. help; come to the aid of.
v.i. boil; bubble.
v.tr. caus. cause to shiver.
v.i. grow up quickly (of persons and living things).
v.i. be or become vexed/ exasperated/furious; quarrel.
v.tr. scold.
v.tr. dilute. Enva tozijungulula. Do not put too much water in the sauce.
(-juubye) also juba (-jubye) v.tr. help; come to the aid of.
v.tr. caus. enrage.
invent keep one's word; distort words, distort the (stories, lies); ascribe falsely. okujwaŋŋanya ebigambo, to twist/distort truth, be lacking in credibility.
okuwebwa obutuukirivu.