v.i. & tr. appl. 2 caus. cause to laugh at; laugh wholeheartedly; laugh to attract attention; begin to develop (of breasts).

v.i. conv. 2 stop laughing.

okusembeesa olubuto (or ebbuto), lit. carry around a stomach (or big stomach), i.e., be fat/obese; be advanced in pregnancy, cf. sengeesa; tembeeta.

v.i. recip. approach one another.

v.tr. appl. caus. cause to approach; bring near.

v.tr. caus. approach; bring near; welcome; entertain (guests) with food or drink. Ennaku zinsembeza. Misfortune overwhelms me.

v.tr. caus. cause to be last; bring to an end; cause to be nauseated. cj. -sembi.

see ( someone) on his way.

political party); move (into); settle; immigrate; change one's place of work or residence. ne nsenga mu kibanja kino, and 1 moved into this plot of ground.

struggle with a heavy load.

present.

move away from; leave (e.g., an organization).

sennyenta

v.i. run; move at a trot; walk very fast.

v.tr. hammer smooth; reduce to small pieces; sift.

senserera (-senseredde) v.i. & tr. appl. slip in; penetrate; enter; infiltrate; take hold.

v.tr. caus. slip in; insert; inject; introduce.

v.i. be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds; be smashed/wrecked; be old and broken down; fig. be exhausted/ fatigued.

-sensuse, sensebuka, sesegguka.

among other things, to dance naked at night and to disinter corpses); be a bad omen. v.tr. bewitch, put a hex on. cf. obusezi, omusezi.

v.i. be diluted; be soft/soggy (of food); be weak/limp (of people).

v.tr. caus. dilute; make soft/soggy. cf. -serebevu.

v.tr. caus. diminish; exhaust. cf. ekiserebetu.

v.tr. appl. 2 fill in where the thatch is thin.

reveal. cf. omuseresi, ensereko.

v.tr. thatch; roof; cover up; make a deposit on (an item which will subsequently be purchased).

oluserengeto, amaserengeta.

v.i. lose one's reputation/one's status/one's self-respect; become foolish.

v.tr. push forward bit by bit.

v.tr. caus. push forward.

v.tr. caus. make laugh; cause to smile.

q.v.

v.i. be broken into pieces; be demolished/shattered; fig. walk fast and far.

pound.

v.i. vomit.

demon.

See the explanation under omuseveni.

v.i. travel a long distance; wander far and wide. Emmotoka yatufaako ne tuseyeggera eggendo eppiti- rivn. The car broke down on us and we (had to) walk a long distance.

pack up; imprison; fig. bind, oblige, kusiba kkira, to lag behind. kusiba mmere, to preserve food, store food, kusiba tibitibi, to fasten tightly/securely; kusiba migugu, to pack one's belongings, get ready to move, kusiba nkalu, to trip, tie up (one's opponent in wrestling), kusiba luggi, fasten/lock the door, kusiba kitabo, to bind a book, kusiba mmotoka, to apply brakes to a car. Ansibyeko ekibi. He has accused me of wrongdoing/sin/crime. Teyasibamu n'agenda. He went at once/without hesitation. Walumbe yali akyansibye ensingo. I was still very sick, Lit. Walumbe (death) was still holding me tightly by the neck, ekkolero erisiba ennyama mu mikebe, a meat-packing factory.

put a jinx on.

v.tr. appl. 2 set

v.tr. appl. 2 tie hastily; pack (food for a journey); give a going-away gift to.

have its source (of a river); originate, have its origin.

etc.

v.tr. caus. = sibula.

retain. Omulimu gwe nsigazza kwe kutegeka... The task remaining for me is to prepare... cf. ekisigala, ensigalira.

v.tr. lean; prop up; support.

v.tr. leave as deputy; make ...deputy; entrust to.

v.i. conv. pass. be uprooted; be seduced.

omusiguze, omusiguzi.

okusiguukulula gavumenti, to overthrow the government.

okusiiba enjala, to fast. Osiibye otyanno? (Greeting used after noon.) Osiibye okola ki? What have you been doing all day?

v.i. appl. 2 spend the entire day doing; fast continually. Nga ssente bwe zitakyalabika kati tusiibirira muwogo. Since money is no longer available, we now live on cassava. Basiibirira mazzi nga nkere. They go hungry, lit. spend the whole day on water like frogs.

v.i. caus. pass. be made to fast; be put on a diet.

v.i. take one's leave; depart.

v.tr. take leave of; say good-bye to; dismiss. Yasiibuddwa okuva mu ddwaliro. He was dismissed from the hospital.

v.i. conv. 2 end one's fast. cf. ekisiibo

cf. ^omusiizi.

v.tr. appl. Yasiigira Kabaka omwana we. He put his child in the service of the Kabaka. cf. omusiige.

v.tr. load (esp. of ships or boats); hold (cargo).

v.i. refl. be loaded.

give shade to; prevent from being spen; birip; camouflage.

v.tr. conv. 2 unload.

kusiikuula mi- sinde, to run quickly, take to one's heels, kusiikuula kagaali, to ride a bicycle very fast, kusiikuula nkukunyi, to stir up trouble, lit. fleas.

v.i. recip. be pleased with each other; approve of one another; like one another; love one another.

v.i. pretend to like/approve of.

v.tr. appl. 2 keep rubbing; caress.

v.tr. caus. cause to rub/wipe; rub or wipe with/using.

hint at, touch on, refer to in passing, okusiinya ku_nnoma, to make a few short taps on a drum. Ya- siinya ku ky'okugenda e Kampala. He mentioned the matter of going to Kampala.

v.i. travel with difficulty; journey for a long time.