v.tr. appl. 2 caus. prop up; lean; support; establish.

okwegeka amaaso, to stare at. Baatwegeka amaaso. They stared at us. okwegeka inf.

cf. kiyegu.

v.tr. move/push along carefully.

move to and fro; be in a hurry. Ekibalesa ensi yaabwe ne bagenda nsa bavengeetanira mu za bannaabwe kwe kunoonya ensimbi. What has induced them to leave their country and move about in the countries of others is the search for money. okuyengeetana inf.

tire out. cf. yenjebuka.

find out about, var. of yungu- lula, q.v.

v.i. be weak; be exhausted/tired/worn out; be worn out (of things). okuyenjebuka inf. cf. yengeetuka.

v.i. appl.t iden.

v.i. appl. 2 continually float about; keep wandering around.

reach; (followed by an abstract noun, often the equivalent to the English comparison of equality). Ennyumba ye yenkana n'eyaffe obunene. His house is as large as ours. Benkana obukulu/amaanyi. They are of the same age/equal in strength. Eki- banja kyo kyenkana wa? How big is your piece of land, lit. extends where? buli Muganda w'afa yenkana, every Muganda, no matter who he may be. okwenkana awo, to that degree, to that extent. Wamukubira ki okwenkana awo? Why did you strike him so much/to that extent? kyenkana, lit. it is equal, often used as an adv., equally, in the same manner. Kyenkana okugamba nti..., It is the same as saying/it is equivalent to saying... Amala gavuga kyenkana nga bwe yandibadde omu ku nsi. He drives just as if he were the only person on earth. okwenkana inf.

okwenkana- nkana, complete equality.

v.tr. caus. liken; compare; make equal to; equate; divide equally.

clear (e.g., a yard).

v.i. be or become white; be light/bright; be clear (of the sky).

become clear; clear up. Obudde bwerudde. The weather has cleared up. v.tr. clean out, clear out; cause to appear; bring to light; reveal, expose, okwerula ekibanja, to clear a plot of land.

v.i. appl. 2 be or become pale.

of cloth). okuyeyuka inf.

v.tr. cause to flourish/ abound. cf. omwero.

v.i. recip. hunt each other.

obuyigirize, ejjigirizo, omuyigiriza, omuyigirizwa, omuyizi, enjigiriza.

v.tr. appl. learn; learn at/ in/for.

v.tr. appl. caus. teach; preach.

adv. with difficulty/hardship.

v.tr. conv. cause to give way/fall/collapse; tilt. Ekyo kyali tekinjigula ttama. That did not disturb me in the least. cf. yegeka.

njigulizza) v.i. stand in a position in which one hip is higher than the other, okutuula ng'oyigulizza, to sit with one hip in a higher position than the other.

interj. of surprise.

(n/n) CEng.] acre.

atambula ayiikayiika. N. has become so fat that when she walks she spills over.

perform a gracious act for, help. Omutengu talya kiyiiyize. (prov.) A recalcitrant/disobedient (child) is not the sort one is inclined to lavish favors on.

etc.).

v.tr. caus. make dim/blind.

include, obuvunaanyizibwa buno buyimbagalanye ebintu bingi, This responsibility involves many things.

be sung.

v.i. conv. become released/detached/unjoined.

set free; strip the bark from (a barkcloth tree), kuyimbnla muntu ku mugwa (or ku nkondo), to release a person from a rope (or peg), i.e., give a person freedom to look after himself (sometimes with the implication that he may make bad use of this freedom). kuyimbula muliro, colloq., to drive very fast, step on the gas.'

v.tr. caus. cause to swell up/become fat. cf. zimbulukuka.

v.tr. conv. 2 - yimbula but more emphatic.

stop; maintain oneself/ itself, get along. Eggwanga okuyimirirawo lyetaaga ensimbi. A nation needs money in order to maintain itself/stand/get along, kuyimirira kkongojjo, to stand on one foot.

suspend (an operation, employment, etc.); set up, establish; erect. Obulamu bwe abuyimiri- zawo na bya buvubi. He supports himself [lit. maintains his life) by fishing. Omubaka yayimiriztbwa okumala ennaku ssalu. The representative was suspended for three days.

abridge; shrink. cf. -yimpi, -mpi, kumpi, wampi.

cf. yina.

v.i. be menacing/threatening (of the weather). Bw'eyinda si bw'elonnya.

(la) feng.] engineer.

v.tr. appl. 2 be far too much/too great for; overwhelm.

put in; import (commodities); bring in. ebirimibwa cbiyingiza ennyo ensimbi mu ggwanga, crops which bring much money into the country, okuyingiza abagoberezi abaggya mu kkanisa, to induct new members into the church, okuyingiza omukazi, to live in sin with a woman.

v.tr. tease; mock.

(n/n) Cf Eng.J inch.

(n/n) [Eng.~\ insurance.

seduce, entice (to evil, rash or dangerous action).

(prov.) lit. As it threatens is not how it rains. The end is not necessarily like the beginning.

-yingirivu, obungi, ejjingirizi.lkayingo. For further references see under yinza.

v.i. be possible; be manageable. Tckiyinzika. It is impossible.

omuyinza; yinga.

okuyiribya enkumbi, to cultivate very quickly, t>ku- yiribya emisinde, to chase/pursue.

v.tr. caus. cause to roll down; roll with/using.

v.i. = yiringita.

oluyiringito.

v.tr. appl. 2 keep pouring/spreading; pour/spread all over.

v.i. redup. recip. quarrel; argue.

seize (in wrestling); get the better of; surpass, prevail over; treat, behave towards, v.i. behave, act. kuyisa mu muntu lukwe, to incite to join in a plot/conspiracy, kuyisa mumwa mu muntu, to speak slanderously/critically/in a backbiting manner about someone, butabaako w'oyisa kigere, to be crowded/hemmed in, lit. have nowhere to pass your foot, okuyisa etteeka, to pass a law. okuyisa amaaso, to give a quick glanceAook. okuyisa omukka mu nnyindo (mu kamwa), to breathe through the nose (mouth), kuyisa amazzi mu kamwa, to rinse the mouth with water, kuyisa olugero, to cite an example/give an instance (by quoting a proverb, etc.). kuyisa kiwulu, to hold a parade, kuyisa ensana, to plait mats. Yampisaako ow'e Mbuya. He beat me. (ow- implies Kaggo, the ssaza chief of Kyaddondo; kaggo also means small stick). Ekikolwa ekyo ne tukiyisaako buyisa maaso. We simply overlooked/took no notice of this act.

v.tr. redup. call repeatedly.

v.i. recip. answer each other. cf. ekyeyitabya.

v.i. recip. also yisiŋŋanya (-yisiŋŋanyizza) v.i. & tr. recip. caus. pass each other; grip each other fin wrestling); become intertwined; treat each other. Asuubira ng'abantu bonna bajja okuyisinnanya ng' ab'oluganda. He hopes that all people will treat each other like brothers, okuyisinnanya obwala, to shake hands.

lit, his veins were intertwined.

rope). cf. -yitirivu, akayisanyo, ekiyitirirwa, amayisa, amayitire, empisa, empisiiyisi, empitambi, empitanya, empitiro, omuyise.

v.tr. yitimusa (-yitimusizza) v.tr. caus. cause to flourish; make famous/renowned. cf. -yitimufu.

etc.

v.tr. appl. 2 keep calling; call insistently.

v.i. appl. 2 be extreme/ excessive/beyond measure; be prolonged.