v.i. & tr. appl. 2 caus. make repeated exclamations of astonishment; express amazement (at); marvel (at); admire.

v.i. desert, abscond, run away. cf. -kunguzi, amakungula, omukunguzi.

kungulu ku, prep, phrase on, on the surface of. kungulu ku buliri, on the bed, on the surface of the bed. eby'okungulu* the ones on top. cf. eggulu, engulu, waggulu.

(la or n/n) whydah finch.

q.v.

v.i. lose sharpness; become worn down/blunted; be curtailed.

v.tr. appl. caus. wear down completely; exhaust completely.

v.tr. caus. crop; wear down; curtail.

be kkunikkuni. It has grown terribly dark. cf. kunira.

feathers); come out (of hair); come off, drop off (pieces of wool, etc., from an article of clothing).

decompose (of a corpse). Ettooke likunku- muka. The bunch of plantains has ripened to the point that the fruit is almost falling off. Akunkumuka ng'aseka. He is doubled up with laughter.

kukunkumula mazina, to dance a great deal, kukunkumula kidduka, to drive a vehicle very fast, kukunkumula mpaawo, to finish up one's drink (usually of beer or liquor), kukunkumula nsawo, to empty out one's pocket/bag. kukunkumula kutu, to listen. cf. akakunkumuka, olukunkumuli.

cf. akakunkuna.

assemble; come together; convene; meet.

assemble.

v.tr. appl. 2 to cull; gather little by little.

v.tr. caus. cause to blow; cause to go; take (a person). cf. kikuŋŋunta (under Trikunta); kunta.

v.i. blow.

oku- kuŋŋunta obuwunga, to sift flour, cf. ekikuŋŋunta.

t-kiinnuunve) v.i. be stunted/slow in growth.

okukunsa olubimbi, to dig up/cultivate a large patch of ground, okukunsa omulimu, to do a job. cf. ^kikunta, ^kunnunta.

depart.

go beyond. Ng'olugoye 1 wo lukunukkidde! Your dress looks/is lopsided!

(-kununkirizza) also occurs as kunuukiriza & kunukkiriza v.i. & tr. appl. caus. be near (to); approach; reach out (for). Nnalumansi kati akununkiriza emyaka essatu. N. is now almost three years old.

kukunya misinde, to race away, kukunya mubisi, colloq. to brew beer. Enseko zaabakunya. They laughed themselves sick.

v.tr. caus. cause to trot.

v.i. conv. straighten up; unbend. cf. kotama.

to quarrel/struggle with a person, okukutuka ekiwalaata, to develop baldness. Obuguzi bukutuka. The deal is settled. The matter is concluded.

decide on.

cf. -kuubuufu, -kuubukuubu.

a tooth). Yalidde okukuuka. He ate until he could eat no more.

be or become well-established through constant use or development, cf. -kuukuu- tivu.

see kuuka.

v.tr. caus. cause to overflow/flow away. Amazzi gano oluusi gakuuluuza abantu n'ebintu. These waters sometimes carry away people and things.

v.i. be proud/conceited/ standoffish.

v.tr. appl. 2 guard closely; guard continually.

v.tr. appl. 2 caus. cause to guard closely.

v.i. be crumbly /easily broken into crumbs (of sweet potatoes).

v.i. go off; walk off. Ya- kuuna n'ebintu byange. He went off with/ stole my things. Enjala eri mu Buyindi ekuuna. In India famine is stalking the land.

slip away. Akuunyuuse ne ssente zange. He has run off with my money.

v.tr. tear off; tear out; pull out (esp. with the fingers or teeth).

v.i. become dirty/ filthy/soiled.

kukuuta kalevu ku ttaka, to be obsequious, implore abjectly, lit. rub one's chin on the ground, kukuuta bigere, to go very fast.

q. v.

v.tr. appl. (iden.)

cf. ekikuyiro.

boastful, crr.usajjs omwekuza, a proud man. cf. kula, -ekuza.

v.i. walk very fast.

do in a hurry, oku- kwabula emirimu, to do one's work in a hurry.

v. tr. scratch; claw.

v.tr. caus. cause to scratch; scratch with/using. cf. olukwagulo; yagula.

(= kwata + ko) colloq. Here you are! Take it! cf. kwata.

v.i. & tr. do/work hurriedly.

v.tr. make friends with. v.i. be in harmony/agreement. Ebirowoozo byabwe nga tebikwana na byaffe. Their views are not in agreement with ours.

v.i. recip. make friends with each other; be in harmony/conformity.

harmonize. cf. -kwanyi, olukwano, omukwano.

harmonize; put in good shape.

v.tr. caus. 2 = kwanya.

apprehend; arrest, capture; rape; /ig. comprehend, ‘catch on to.' v.i. touch; adhere; turn sour (of milk); freeze (of water); coagulate (of blood); be contagious/infectu- ous (of a disease); be intoxicating (of liquor), okukwata omuliro, to catch fire, okukwata wansi ne waggulu, to become furious, hit the ceiling; to become very dangerous/serious (of a situation), okuwata ku mumwa, to be amazed/astonistad. okukwata amateeka, to obey the laws; to memorize the Ten Commandments, emisomo egikwata ku by'obulimi, courses relating to/about/ concerning agriculture, ebintu ebitakukwata- ko, things which do not concern you. obu- lwadde obukwata obukoko obuto, a disease which strikes young chickens. Obulwadde buno bukwata. This disease is contagious. Yakwata lya mu Buyindi. He started off for India, lit. took (kkubo, road, is implied) to India. Obudde bwali bukutte. It had become dark. Omusango gwabakwata. They were found guilty. Ndese bakutte. I have left them eating. Jjangu tukwate. Come and join US in eating, kllkwata eyr. n'pyr, be very large/extensive. Yazimba enju ekwata eyo n'eyo. He built a large house/a house covering a large area. Yankwata mu liiso. He deprived me of something. He did me out of something. Omwami oyo ebyambalo bye bimukutte bulungi. The clothes of that gentleman are very becoming/fit him perfectly.

come to grips; fight; border (on); have a connection/relation (with); have one's hands full, struggle, okukwatagana na mulimu gwa maanyi, to struggle with a heavy burden/big job.

v.i. redup. recip. = kwatana.

v.i. recip. be clos^ contiguous.

v.i. neut. be easy to hold/grasp; be easy to apprehend; be easy to memorize.

v.tr. caus. make rustle. cf. kwakwaya.

do. Kapitani A. gwe nnali ow'okukwazza naye emirimu, Captain A. with whom 1 was to work.

cf. omukwebero.

obwekwekero, omukwekuzi.

v.i. conv. come out of hiding; be revealed.

bring to light.

v.i. go on a raid/ foray; go on a scouting patrol; make an exploratory trip; move about furtively.