nnvenze) v.i. commit adultery; fornicate. okwenda inf. cf. -yenzi, obwenzi, omwenzi.

njolodde) v.tr. help, give assistance to (e.g., a poor/needy person). okwoloola inf.

nnyenze) v.tr. stir and dissolve; dilute; mix. okuyenga enfuufu, to stir up dust; to play in the dirt (of children). Omukisa omuzaale gukira omuyengere edda- gala. (prov.) Good fortune/luck is better than that obtained by mixing medicines.

nnyengeese) v.i. float; move to and fro, wander about. okuyengeeta inf.

njoloomye) v.i. wail; cry out in complaint. okwolooma inf.

etc. cf. yengeetana.

nnyombye) v.i. quarrel; speak angrily. W'ova toyombye w'otera okudda. (prov,) lit. Where you leave without having quarreled is where you are likely to return. okuyomba inf.

quarrel about. Oyombera ki? What are you quarreling about?

etc. cf. yengeeta.

nnyengeetuse) v.i. droop, wither (of plants); become tired out/ exhausted, lose stamina. okuyengeetuka inf.

yombesa (-yombese- zza) v.tr. caus. 1 Sc. 2 make lose (one's) temper; quarrel with; cause to quarrel.

become ripe. Ekyengera amangu, kivunda mangu. (prov.) That which ripens quickly rots quickly. Easy come, easy go. okwengera inf.

oluyombo.

etc.; become red hot (usually of metal); become inflamed (of a boil or abscess). Ennaku zikwengeredde! Onodda wa? Time is running out. The time of the expected event is drawing near. What will you do?

-(y)engerevu, ekyengera.

collect indiscriminately, gather fall sorts of things). okuyomboolcreza inf.

wail; mourn; weep. okuyaaya inf.

nnyonze) v.tr. plait; twine; twist. okuyonda

njaayaanidde) v.tr. long for; crave; desire avidly; be anxiously impatient for; behave impatiently. okuyaayaanira inf.

etc.

nnyenze) v.i. totter, reel; float about, drift; move about aimlessly, roam around okuyenja inf.

etc. cf. kondoba.

grief or terror.

nnyongedde) v.tr. increase; add; give more to; continue, n'ayongera okugamba nti..., and he went on to say that... okwongera inf.

all of which seem to be related and to have some such common meaning as ‘break, tear, break away (depart), thin out.' They are treated here as separate verbs because even if their ultimate unity is allowed, it would be unwieldy to treat them as a unit. See the following entries: yaba, yabika, yabirira, yabiza, yabula

be increased; be given more/in addition.

as well as its pass, and caus. derivatives, are mostly used in association with olumbe, the ceremony of distributing the goods and installing the heir of the dec eased. At the end of the ceremony the period of mourning is terminated. Olumbe lwa Kasule lwayaba. The lumbe for Kasule was carried out/completed, yaba also means be very ill, be on the point of death. Nna- musanga ayaba. I found him very ill/on the point of death. okwaba inf.

njabizza) v.tr. caus. finish the funeral rites/the period of mourning/the ceremony of olumbe; wreck, ruin, overwhelm; rip (e.g., cloth); dismantle, v.i. depart, leave, okwabya olumbe, to carry out/ conclude the ceremony of olumbe. Obusungu Mw. Kintu bw'alina bujula kumwabya mutwe. Mr. Kintu is furiously angry, lit. the anger he has is on the point of splitting his head.

etc. Baamwongeza omusaala. They increased his salary.

nnyongobedde) v.i. wither; be weak/sickly; be dejected/depressed. okuyongobera inf.

njabye) v.i. be weak; be very sick. okuyaba inf.

be easy to equal. cf. obwenkanya, kyenkanyi(nkanyi), amenkanyi, omwenkano(nkano).

etc. cf. -yongobevu, obuyongobevu.

njeze) v.tr. sweep; sweep out; brush. Ababbi banjera. Thieves have stolen all my things. okwera inf.

nnyonze) v.tr. clean; make neat; smarten up; embellish; adorn. okuyonja inf.

njabise) v.i. burst; break apart; blow out (of a tire); be tom; split, kwabika na muntu, to have it out with someone, have a confrontation with someone, kwabika mbiro, to run at a great speed (as one in a race), kwabika nseko, to split one's sides with laughter.

be cleaned, etc.

etc. kwabikira mu nkwawa, to suffer/toil silently.

cause to sweep. cf. 2-yere, olweyo.^omwezi, nnakyeyo.

cause to burst; tear; tear down; split. cf. -(y)abifu. See also the note under yab-

be abundant/ flourishing (esp. of products of the soil). okwera inf.

nnyonse) v.i. & tr. suck, draw liquid (especially mother s milk) into the mouth. okuyonka inf.

suckle. cf. oluyonkante.

njabizizza) v.tr. appl. caus. thin out (potatoes). okwabiza inf.

nnyonoonye) v.i. sin, commit evii, do wrong, v.tr. spoil; make dirty; ruin, damage; mess up. okwonoona ebiseera, to waste time.

be thinned out (of potatoes).

?q.v.

separate oneself; disperse; be scattered; be adjourned; be disbanded. okwabuka inf.

njabudde) v.tr. go through, go over, traverse; live through, pass through (a period of time); dismiss (a meeting), v.i. depart, leave. Bwe yatulengera n'ayabula. When he saw us he went away. Omwaka guno tagwabudde. He did not live through this year. Omugga tugwabudde mu ddakiika ntono. We passed over the river in a few minutes. okwabula inf.

etc.

yonoonesa (-yonoonesezza) v.tr. caus. 1 & 2 cause to spoil/make dirty, etc.

scatter; tear apart.

etc.

suffer a loss/misfortune.cf. -(y)onoonefu, ekyonoono, omwonoonyi.

njesezza) v.i. play the game of mweso, q.v. okwesa inf.

njoogaanye) v.i. shout, make a din, make an uproar. okuvoogaana inf.

njesedde) v.tr. water (farm- animals). okwesera inf.

ekyeserero.

spread out, flatten.

q.v.

etc. cf. ekyosi, olwoso.

Yesu (used by Protestants) pr.n. Jesus.

njosanye) v.i. bargain; haggle. okwosana inf.

njosedde) v.tr. wean too soon.

njagaayaganye) v.i. be ill at ease; be indisposed; be in an awkward/uncomfortable situation.

be weaned too soon. cf. obwosi.

balugu, kaama, kandi, ekisebe; vide ekigalulira, ekikongo.

njose) v.i. warm oneself (at a fire); bask (in the sun), okwota omuliro, to warm oneself at the fire. okwota inf.

oluggya; (three feet) yaadi.

mjagadde) v.tr. want, desire; love; like; as aux. be about to, be on the point of, (to) almost... Okutya kwaya- gala okun.Simla eddalu. Fear almost drove me mad. Enkuba eyagala kutonnya. It is likely to rain.