buli gye. . . .

e- (n/n) CSu>.] tent.

mpuludde) v.tr. pull down/ off /e.g., berries from a bush); slip off, unstring (beads from a string). Amannyo gampulula. I have a bad toothache. along/slide along very fast (of a snake, a car, etc.). cf. -emulula (under muluka).

okuwagbla, okubangula.

mpagadde) v.tr. sharpen, grind (knives, etc.); fig. sharpen; improve; colloq. scold, upbraid, okuwagala ku bwongo, to improve one's knowledge, sharpen one's wits, okuwagala amannyo, to chew.

mpeemye) v.i. pant, be out of breath.

mpulumuse) v.i. move/travel at a great speed, okuwulumuka emisinde, iden,

obanga, nnandiki.

okuwulumula emmotoka, to drive a car at a great speed.

ekibangulo, ejjinja eriwa gala.

mpedde) v.i. rest, relax; calm down, quiet down.

mpulunze) v.tr. roll, mold (clay, dough, etc.). cf. ekiwulungwa; kulunga.

inter., ki?

rare be safe; survive, cf. empulunguse.

nga.

weerera appl. forms of ^«a, q.v.

okwekaanya.

mpagamye) v.i. get stuck, get/be jammed.

cf. laba, -eraba.

n., kibooko, kibokko.

v., okukuba n'olukoba.

wagamisa (-wagamisizza) v.tr. caus. cause to get stuck.

.q.v.

v., okuvuuma, okuvuuvuuma, okulinnimuka.

okuzunga; v.tr., okuzunza.

forge, v.tr. make out of metal, okuweesa ensimbi, to mint money.

kibuyaga, embuyaga.

be forged.

mpumbye) v.tr. wrap up; enclose, cover up; close (the lips); press/ mold into a homogeneous mass; overwhelm; sum up, summarize (a matter), okuwumba

fly, enkinga.

etc. cf. oluweesa, omuweesi.

ekirevu; (of cat) obuswiriri.

rare be gigantic/huge. cf. -wagamufu.

'q.v.

v., okwogera ekyama.

mpaganyadde) v.i. be obstinate/stubborn, cf. -waga- nyavu.

mpeevumye) v.i. pant, be out of breath, breathe hard.

etc. Emikono ngiwumbidde mu bu- lago. I have put my arms around my neck.

n., effirimbi, eddenge.

v., okufuuwa oluwa, okufuuwa ekirenge, okufuuwa effirimbi.

?q.v.

v.i., of wind, okuwuuma.

force a way for oneself, open a path/road for oneself (lit. & fig)

mpeeweese) v.tr. rub; rub off; stroke; pat; caress.

akasirikitu.

mpaggiridde) v.i. move quickly, walk very fast.

-mpezzewezze) v.i. pant, breathe hard, be out of breath.

enjala kiwumbyanga- labi, a terrible famine, lit. a famine which causes the drums to become eaten away by insects. cf. -wumbu, empumbu.

eru, eru, erutukutuku; be come w., okutukula, okwamuka.

vide termites,

up; in the air, in the sky; upstairs; loudly, in a loud voice, obuyigirize obwa waggulu, higher education. amatundiro aga waggulu, stores of a better class, ab'awaggulu, people who are high in the social scale, okumanya okwa waggulu, superior knowledge. Ekiyita waggulu, otegera wansi empungu terya bire. (prov.) lit. What travels on high, you trap (when it is) down, the eagle does not eat clouds (but must come down to eat). What goes up must come down. cf. eggulu, kungulu, engulu.

mpejjeese) v.tr. burden with, saddle with, wish off on. Yaleeta omwana n amumpejjeekako. She brought the child and wished it off on me.

mpumidde) v.tr. run into, bump into; stumble upon; mistake, fail to see.

okutukuza, okwerusa.

etc.; beat/strike with. Baamuwu- miza amakonde, They punched him severely.

obweru.

mpagguuse) v.i. be or become tallAigh; be bigAuge. cf. -waguufu.

mpejjedde) v.i. pant, be breathless; talk incessantly; talk nonsense; plead, importune. Twakanda ku- wejjera nga tatufaako. We kept pleading, but he showed no concern for us.

arch, handover fa woman to a man, often on a temporary basis, in exchan ge for military or other s ervic es)

v., okusiiga ennoni.

mpagise) v.tr. support, prop up; wedge in, insert firmly.

mpummuse) v.i. be pierced/bored.

wa? whithersoever, buli gye. . . .

bore.

akadalidali, entunuka.

be detached, be broken off (e.g., of plantains from, the stem).

mpumudde) v.i. rest, relax; take a vacation; retire from one's occupation. Okuwummula si kutuuka. (prov.) Stopping to rest does not mean that one has reached his destination.

Olunakulwa Pentekooti.

snap off; break through (a barrier); force one's way through. Yawagula ensiko. He forced his way through the jungle.

v., okuvuuma, okuvuuvuuma.