v.i. appl. go on
lose flavor; fall into disgrace (of a person); fall into a state of decay (of a place).
v.i. walk quickly; go hurriedly.
ekisaabuuko.
(la) [Siv.] kind of high-grade cotton.
treat with levity; flirt. Osaagiranga ku gwe wali osaagiddeko, evvuvuumira terigwa ku mwennyango. You should joke with a person whom you have joked with in the past; a beetle does not fall into nettle. Avoid undue familiarity.
ekisaagisaagi, olusaago(saago), omusaazi.
of the cf. essaaka.
of a juice), cf. -saakaavu.
add one's voice (e.g., to a chorus of denunciation). okusaakaanya oluyimba, to join in in the chorus of a song.
of a tree with fruit, of a person with parcels), cf. -saakaativu.
v.i. go first; lead. cf. omusaale.
(n/n) [Hind.] (.Indian) sari.
eky'okusaalirwa, regretfully, unfortunately.
v.tr. strike; beat; tap; hit.
gavumenti esaamra abantu b'e Buyonaani, a government which is suitable for/adapted to the people of Greece.
v.i. conv. become uncovered.
of bees); respond excitedly/enthusiastically (of a crowd of people).
infuriate; disturb.
v.tr. caus. cause to melt.
okusaanya olubimbi, to put the finishing touches on a day's work (at cultivating).
v.tr. caus. drown; submerge; destroy.
v.tr. appl. 2 caus. cause to appear right/correct; overlook (a fault); justify.
v.tr. appl. caus. judge/deem/think worthy of; make/render worthy of; wish (something) for (someone).
have pity on, have compassion for; have have mercy on.
v.i. go or wander at random/blindly/aimlessly/in confusion; mill about.
v.tr. jostle; disturb.
v.i. hurry, rush; eat rapidly (as one who is famished), oku- saayirira engere, to walk quickly/fast.
v.tr. appl. 2 caus. cause to clear away rapidly.
(-saayisizza)to clear/clear away; clear away with/using.
v.tr. weld.
v.i. <£ tr. request; ask; ask for; beg; pray.
v.i. & tr. do carelessly; clear land/cultivate quickly and in a careless manner.
v.tr. appl. 2 caus. beg fas a beggar).
v.i. become chafed (of the skin ).
v.i. talk rapidly/indistinctly.
v.tr. conv. 2 unwrap; unwind; unbandage.
shake; fig. pester.
v.i. be or become loose/ slack.
v.i. be joyful/ pleased/exultant.
v.tr. make joyful; please. cf. -saganyufu.
fan away (e.g., flies); beat (the bush in hunting); recruit. Bakusaggira okolola, ak'obugoba k'oya- gala? (prov.) You are coughing while they are driving out (the game). Do you want to lose (your share of) the profit? Yatuuka olulimi lusagga nsowera. (When) he arrived he was dead tired, lit. the tongue was brushing away the flies.
v.i. form (of an abscess); give off pus/water; spurt.
v.i. spread (of a sore); get worse (of an infection); become watery/ tasteless (see sajjulukuka).
v.tr. cause to spread (of a sore); make worse (of an infection).
of vegetables left too long in the ground); fig. become fat/obese (of persons ).
v.tr. conv. make watery; spoil (by wetness).
v.i. & tr. forage for food; go a distance to obtain food either by payment in money or in exchange for services; fig. ferret out, dig up (information), oku- saka amawulire, to go hunting for news, okusaka entalo, to pick a fight, okusaka obulwadde, to contract an illness (which could have been avoided). Yali mu Bu- laaya ng'asaka ku maanyi. He was in Europe recuperating/recovering his strength.
v.tr. beat severely/unmer- cifully. Baamusakata emiggo. They beat him severely with sticks. Enjala ensakata. I am very hungry.
v.tr. attack. Yansakatta n'ebigambo. He attacked me verbally.
allot; abbreviate; cross; decide, kusala kkubo, to cross the street, kusala musango, to judge a case, give a verdict, kusalwako nsiriba, to be very lucky, kusala kirimi, to interrupt (a person who is speaking), kusala magezi, to devise a plan, kusalako bigambo, to slander, speak slanderously, kusala byayi, to relieve oneself, ku sala ku ddoboozi, to lower the voice, kusala ddiiro, to join the opposition (party), kusala mu lugendo, to postpone a trip, kusala ku misinde, to reduce one's speed, kusala mu- wendo, to state a price, kusala ttikiti, to purchase a ticket, kusala mikono, to vaccinate. kusalako, to cross the legs, kusala bintu, to agree on a bride price, okunywa omwenge obutasalawo, to drink beer endlessly/without stopping, ebinyumu ebita- salawo, endless diversions/amusements, okusalawo kwa gavumenti, the decision of the government, buli amusala mu maaso, everyone who passes in front of him. Ebintu byansala. Things have not gone my way.
okusalagana n'ebigambo, to spread lies; to be loose-tongued.
misrepresent, okusalaganya ebigambo, to spread lies/slander, distort the truth, misrepresent matters. cf. akasale, ekisale, olusalosalo, omusale, omusazi, ensala, ensalawo, ensale, ensa- lika, ensalo.
(la) kind of plantain.
v.i. become a Muslim. cf. siramuka.
cf. salabatta.
go across, okusalinki- riza awo mu bitooke, to take a short cut.
be boisterous/ rowdy (esp. of children).
v.i. appl. 2 be amazed/speechless/dumbfounded/startled; stare vacantly/stupidly.
stomp on pedal, put foot on (the accelerator of a car), oku- sambako (more frequently okusambyako) to hurry, hasten, kusamba mwenge, to brew beer, kusamba ttooke, to eat quickly.
cf. samba.
reject (e.g., a statement made by another), cf. samba, akasambajjo.
v.tr. splash; bespatter. cf. akasambattuko.
etc. kusambira waggulu, to be joyously excited.
v.i. & tr. appl. 2 keep kicking; trample.
v.tr. caus. 2 = sambya.