(la) CSu>. ] children's nurse.
v.i. appl. 2 be frayed; be worn through; be worn thin (of cloth or clothing). Olugoye lwabiridde. The cloth is worn through.
v.tr. appl. leave; h an do n desert fo rs ak -
v.i. conv. 2 be dispersed/scattered; be tom/tom apart; be dissipated; come apart.
v.tr. conv. caus. cause to disperse; open a way/passage; split; tear open; tear up.
v.tr. caus. go through/ traverse with/by means of; cause to get through; enable to pass through (a period of time).
preferably at least; let alone, to say nothing of; not even. Yadde nno yandimbuulidde nti agenda. At least he could have told me that he was leaving. With the enclitic -ko, yadde means slightly better. Omulwadde ali yaddeko. The patient is feeling slightly better, cf. wadde.
extend, be extensive; be stout; be flattened. Entebe ey'aba- biri mu bbaasi ayagala agituuleko bw'omu ayagaagale nga Lwera. He likes to take a double seat in the bus and spread all over it like Lwera (a flat treeless area between Buddu and Mawokota). okwagaagala inf.
v.i. recip. like each other; love each other. Abagagga n'abagagga baagalana. fprou.J Rich people like each other. Birds of a feather flock together.
v.tr. appl. caus. wish for (someone). Tukwagaliza obu- wanguzi mu bigendererwa byo. We wish you success in your objectives.
v.tr. redup. feel; caress. okwagayaga inf.
v.tr. caus. 2 cause to want/love. Ekigendererwa ekikulu kwe kwagazisa abaana eby'obulimi. The chief objective is to make children like farming.
v.tr. appl. 2 caus. caress/soothe (an animal).
reproach; become angry at.
of the skin); turn yellowish. Ebijanjaalo byakiridde olw'aka- sana akangi. The beans have turned yellow because of too much sun.
v.tr. appl. caus. cause to shine; make shine for.
ekikere kyayaza ennyama ku mutwe. (prov.) That which is inedible does not fail to become more abundant, the the frog has more flesh on the head (than elsewhere). Perhaps = the best things are the least abundant. okwala inf.
v.tr. appl. 2 spread out carefully; keep spreading out. Yaliirira abagenyi omukeeka. Spread out a mat for the guests.
v.i. finish one's turn (in the game of mweso).
v.tr. appl. 2 caus. increase; make adequate/complete. cf. obuyaliri.
v.tr. appl. caus. increase for. Katonda yamwaliza abaana. God biessed him with children.
v.i. recip. help one another.
v.tr. appl. caus. cause to dress for; cause to carry on the person.
v.tr. caus. make dress; dress (another person); clothe.
= yambula.
v.tr. caus. cause to go up; make climb; raise. cf. amambuka.
v.tr. appl. keep urging on; reverberate (of the ears).
v.tr. make dry; brighten; polish; clean cleanse cf. -yamufu.
v.i. bray; trumpet. okwamuza inf. See yana.
crack (as the sound of rifles). okwana inf.
v.tr. appl. 2 be wide open; gaze with amazement; stand gaping/dumbfounded.
protrude on the surface. okwanama inf.
v.i. wait around impatiently/in vain; loiter about; be abandoned/empty/unoccupied. okwandaakalala inf.
insignificant matters/ things; trifles, kutunda bya yanga, to sell at very little profit, kutya bya yanga, to fear every little thing/trifles.
v.i. be empty/deserted/ abandoned/unoccupied. Amaka gangadde. The house is vacant/deserted. okwangaala inf.
v.tr. appl. hurry to; hurry for; be easy for. Ebibuuzo byamwa- nguyira. The questions were easy for him.
v.tr. appl. 2 go hurriedly; do hurriedly; be very light; be very easy.
facilitate. ebbaluwa ezimwanguyiza olugendo Iwe, documents to facilitate his journey.
of a bill in the assembly). cf. -yanje, obuyanja, oguyanja, Jakayanja, 1 muyanja, 2 omuyauja, ennyanja; yanjala.
be unrolled, be opened (of leaves, books, etc.). okwanjulukuka inf.
v.tr. caus. ~ y an j a I ii In.
nnyaŋŋanze) v.tr. face; confront; stand up to; presume; dare, dare to try. okwaŋŋanga inf.
v.i. neut. 2 be approachable; be easy to face/confront.
take out of the limelight.
v.i. blossom; bloom; unfold; fig. flourish. okwanya inf.
v.i. croak in concert (of frogs); make a croaking noise (of a group of people). okwanyaaga inf.
v.i. appl. 2 keep one's mouth open; be wide open.
to open the mouth. cf. -yasaamirivu.
v.tr. caus. make sneeze. cf. omwasi.
v.tr. appl. continually urge on. cf. omwasirizi.
adv. hurriedly; quickly.
v.i. appl. 2 become cracked repeatedly/in many places (rare); be or become famous/well known.
-yatiikirivu, obwatiikirivu, ol watika.
v.i. be or become cracked/ broken. okwatika inf.
don't call out my name at night (because of the popular belief that this can only help potential burglars). cf. enjatula, enjatuza, nnamwatulira.
v.i. be or become poor/destitute. okwavuwala inf.
v.i. be different; be separate; separate. okwawuka inf.
v.i. recip. differ from one another; separate; be divided/split up. Bayawukanye mu ebitundu bibiri. They have split up into two groups.
v.tr. recip. caus. make different; cause to separate; separate; distinguish.
v.tr. appl. caus. share with (someone).
v.tr. caus. multiply; cause to increase/spread; increase/spread by means of/with.
v.tr. caus. make spread/ lay out.
interj. of assent yes.