v.i. blink, okutemya n'okuzibula or okutemya ekikowe, in the i.winkling 01 an eye, very quickly, kutemya bukofu, to be alert/wide awake, lit. blink like a guinea fowl, ow'erimu kutemya ku w'abiri, a person with one (eye, eriiso implied) to blink at one with two (eyes). This is used of an event, gathering, celebration, etc., which is very impressive or of enormous magnitude, okutemyako, to give a hint to by winking. Akutemyako, oyagala wa mbazzi? (saying) He has winked at you, do you want the one with the ax (to tell you)? Do you need a roof to fall down on your head?

record; dot; punctuate; cause to drip in; cause to squeeze out. okutonnyeza eddagala ku maaso, to put drops in the eyes.

kibuyaga, enkuba, kikuŋŋunta, omuyaga.

ebisasiro, essanja.

keep drizzling; keep dripping; keep secreting.

tungisa (-tungisizza) v.tr. caus. 1 & 2 cause to sew, etc.; sew with/by means of

Yeekaalu; (heathen) essabo; (of head) ekyenyi.

okutawaana, okulumwi okuzaala.

make peace between. cf. omutabaganya, entabagana, entabiro, entabwe.

maseeneeko; do t., okumala gassaawo.

n., eŋŋendo.

get soaked. Ayambadde n'atonnyo- lokoka. He is all dressed up. He is dressed fit to kill.

okukema, okusendasenda, okukwenyakwenya.

v. okutambula;, t. rapidly, okupaapiira.

engage in war; go to war. v.tr. fight against, fight with; war with.

omutemwa, ettemankima.

olutonnyezi, entonnyeze, ettonyeze.

etc.; undo with/using, kutunguza nsimbi mannyo, to bring out one's money in a hurry (to pay a fine, to make a desired purchase).

ekikemo, okukemebwa.

omutambuze.

climb up; seize, take possession of. Ki ekimutembye? What has gotten into him? Ebyo byonna byantemba ku mutwe. All these things kept going through my mind. Nnyinimu w'ataba, ebikere bitemba enju. (prov.) When the owner is not present, the frogs take over the house. When the cat is away, etc. Nnamusanze kimutembye. I found him in a bad mood, lit. a bad spirit (kizimu is implied by ki-) had taken possession of him.

omukemi.

okuyitamu.

olutabaalo, omutabaazi, entabaazabakadde, ettabaaliro.

perform, (in a play). Gundi atemba butembi. So-and-so is just joking, cf. katemba.

ekkumi.

olubaawo, endiiro; winnowing t., olugali, ekiwewa.

lit. the battle is not small, cf. tala, ssematalo; tabaala.

q.v. carry in one's arms (esp. something heavy); be loaded down with, okutembeeta olubuto, to be far advanced in pregnancy.

etc. cf. ^omutunzi, entungiro.

omusenze, omwesengeze.

a nkwe.

stirred up (of a liquid); fig. become disturbed (of people); go wild; get angry.

lit. don't go away from me. cf. va.

okukuuma, okujjanjaba.

olukwe.

be manageable. Usually in the neg. Ta- tembeka. He is intractable/not easily governed/hard to deal with.

feud.

be grief-stricken.

v., okuwa, okuwekereza.

emisinde, enswagiro.

mix together, mix up; fig. involve. Leka kututabika mu bintu bye tutamanyiko mutwe n'amagulu. Do not involve us in things of which we are utterly ignorant, lit. know neither head nor feet.

cf. entembo.

q.v.

of fruit); be on the point of bursting (of a boil); be inflamed; look nice, have a glowing look (of a person).

adj., gonvu.

v, okulinnyako, okulinnyirira; t. on one's corns, okukosa.

murder, assassinate; assault with murderous intent.

become soiled; act foolishly; talk nonsense, talk in an annoying way.

be, okukwatibwa ekisa.

olukwe.

mix together, mix up; throw into confusion. cf. -tabike, olutabirizo; tabuka.

be killed, etc. cf. obutemu, omutemu, omutemuzi, ettemu.

glow (of the skin, particularly of a pregnant woman).

obugonvu.

obugagga, ekkula, amakuti.

commend, speak well of; describe, tell of, tell about.

move up and down.

olutegetege, ekinywa, ebikya, omuziisa, olunywa.

omuwanika.

etc.

o- also otunnyo (tu/-) pinch of salt, otunnyu twange, my sweet, my dear one. cf. omunnyu.

okuyigiriza, enjigiriza.

eggwanika, enkuluze.

baffle, confuse, mislead.

blaze (of a fire); spring up (of grass, vegetation); rise up in a group (as a flock of birds).

n. (meaning), amakulu.

v., okukola; t. well, okusaanira; (sick case) okuganga, okujjanjaba.

make an embarrassing mistake, err unintentionally.

recount to.