wekka.

omuvubuka, omulenzirenzi, eki juujulu; obuvubuka, obuto.

etc. cf. -yunzi, obuyunguluzi, obuyunzi, aka- yungirizi, akayungiro, akayungo, akayunzi, ekiyungiro, omuyunzi, nnakayunga.

a buvubuka, lenzirenzi.

be poured out; spill; overflow; fall down, collapse; pour in (as a group of people); fail, come to naught (of a plan), okuyiikamu, to strike it rich; to have a stroke of good luck. Nva kuyiikamu. I have just been paid. Alina amaaso gayiika buyiizi. She has gleaming eyes.

nnyunze) V.TR. cut, cut down (PLANTAINS). ne mbasasira amasasi agaaba- yunja obutooke, and I fired bullets at them which cut them down like flies, {LIT. like plantains).

etc.

etc. Abalenzi baamuyiikira ne bamukuba empi. The boys fell upon him and slapped him.

etc. cf. yiwa, ekiyiifuyiifu.

etc. Omusango gutuyuuzizza. The case has kept us very busy, yuuzavuuza (-vuuzizzayuuzizza) V.TR. CAUS. REDUP. keep shaking, keep causing to sway. cf. yuugana, yuuguuma, yuuya.

nnyiikirizza) v.tr. take advantage of, get the better of, impose onels will on, overpower, exploit; bully.

njiikudde) v.tr. digout, scoop out, excavate.

q.v.

njuuguumye) V.I. shake, sway, move irregularly to and fro.

omwaliiro, ^enjala, enjaliiro.

yiisisa cans, forms of ggya, q.v.

flow all over (of water), flood. Olw'enkuba amazzi gaaladde mu nguudo zonna. Because of the rain, water has spread all over the roads. okwalaala inf.

be in fashion; be the custom, cf. omuyiito.

shake about, okuyuuya ku galiba enjole COLLOQ. to dance, LIT. shake some of the (magumba, bones, IMPLIED BY ga-) which will become a corpse.

njiiye) v.tr. invent, originate, create; design; devise; compose (music). okuyiiya amagezi, to devise a plan, find a way of proceeding. Okuyiiyayiiya kwe kwali kuyitirivu. His ingenuity was very gre at.

ARCH, coax, cajole.

v.tr. keep creating/ composing/designing, etc. cf. -yiiye, omuyiiya, enjiiya.

njuzizza) V.TR, tear, rend.

come out of the egg; arch, become convalescent; recover (from a sickness). Akaana kaffe omula- ngira yali yaakaalukako. Our small child has just recovered from the measles, lit. the prince. okwaluka inf.

cause to hatch; unmake, uncover (e.g., a bed); clear out; perform the birth rites for (a child), give a name to (a child when his head is first shaved). Note: yalula in some of its meanings is a conversive of yala, to spread, q. v.

tinyimye) v.i. stand; be situated; in translation often equivalent to the preposition from. Yayima Busujju n'atu- wandiikira. He wrote to us from Busujju. Ayima atya e Bulemeezi n'amanya ebifa e Busujju? How can he be in Bulemeezi and know what is going on at Busujju? Yayima ku katebe n'awanula engoye zaffe. He stood on a chair and took down our clothes.

nnyambye) v.tr. help, aid, assist. okuyamba inf.

be helped/assisted.

etc.

nnyimbye) v.i. & tr. sing.

yambisa (-yambisizza) v.tr. caus. 1 & 2 cause to help.

etc.

beat the drums for, advocate strongly; cheer for.

yimbisa (-yimbisizza) v.tr. caus. 1 & 2 make sing; sing with/ using, okuyimbisa amayinja, to play phonograph records. cf. oluyimba, nmuyimha, omuyimbirizi, cnnyimha.

omuyambi.

nnyimbye) v.tr. combine, join together; do in addition; tie, tie up. IJanli ba buggy a nr. bnyimbn okwlm nb'rnnl- ml e/.ilntuuln. They were of a jealous nature and, in addition, they were (combined being) excessively loquacious.

nnyambadde) v.i. dress oneself; dress, v.tr. put on, wear. Ng'ayambala! How well he dresses! okwambala inf.

etc.; carry on one's person (a rifle, weapon, etc.); upbraid, dress down; attack. Nlwambalire nga tannadduka. Attack him before he runs away.

combine; mix; do two or more things at one time. Kati- kkiro yayimbagatanya obufazi n'obulatnuzi bw'emisango. The prime minister had executive and judicial functions, lit. combined ruling with judgment of cases.

kwambalagana n'emi- somo, to struggle/work hard at one's studies.

remove the clothing from; divest, take away; remove ( sins).

cause to undress. cf. ekyambalo, ekyambalizo, olwambalizo, omwambazi.

nnyambise) v.tr. put around the neck, hang around the neck. okwambika inf. cf. ekyambika.

become puffed up; become very fat.

nnyambuse) v.i. go up; go uphill; climb. okwambuka inf.

reanimated.

nnyamidde) v.tr. urge on with shouts (e.g., dogs in hunting, a horse in a race); strike, beat, okwamira emiggo, to beat/cane severely. okwamira inf.

nnyimpawadde) v.i. be or become short; shrink; diminish.

nnyamuse) v.i. become dry (of clothing which has been washed); become bright; become dazzling clean, v.tr. leave, depart from. Nnyamuka! Go away from me! okwamuka inf.

nnyimuse) v.i. get up, stand up; rise.

okuyimusa to raise the eyes, okuyimusa eddoboozi waggulu, to raise the voice. cf. yima.

move about in a carefree manner; do whatever one pleases; take things casually lightly; be scornful/contemptuous. Tosuubira nti alikuleka n'oyinaayina emirembc gyonna. Do not expect that he will permit you to keep doing whatever you like forever. Mbwa zaafa, amagunju gayinaayina. (prov.) The dogs died, the wild cats now move about freely. When the cat's away the mice will play. cf. yinala, omuyinooyino.

•nnyinamye) v.i. bow down, bend down.

nnyinze) v.i. & tr. be excessive; be too much/too great; do to excess; exceed, surpass; overwhelm. Yatuuka eka ng'obusungu bumuyinze. He arrived home bursting with rage, lit. as rage overwhelmed him.

rare be ample; be puffed/swollen; spread across. okwandaala, inf.

nnyandaazizza) v.tr. flush out (an animal during a hunt); ferret out. search out; nrnkg; ogy ori_ okwandaaza inf.

arch, trot painfully. okuyandayanda inf.

nnyanze) v.tr. welcome; treat hospitably. Omugenyi teyeyanga nnyinimu y'amuyanga. (prov.) lit. The guest does not take care of himself, (it is the duty of) the host to extend him hospitality.

nnyingidde) v.i. & tr. enter, go into, okuyingira ekkanisa, to enter a church; to inaugurate a new church.

break into (a house, building, etc.). kuyingirira mayu ga bantu, to burglarize the houses of people; to seduce other people's wives.

ekyangaala, omwangaala.

etc. Ggalawo oluggi toiuyingiriza ebiwuka. Close the door so that you don't let insects in on us. cf. ohuyingirwn, ennyingizn.

rare use for the first time. okwangula. mf»

nnyanguye) v.i. be quick; hasten; hurry, hurry up. Yanguwa! Hurry up! okwanguwa inf.

rare bo very sick; be exhausted/tired out.

pursue, go after.

go hurriedly; do hurriedly. Atambula ng'ayanguyiriza. He walks hurri edly.

yanguyisa (-yanguyisizza) v.tr. caus. 1 & 2 cause to hurry; do with haste, do hurriedly, do quickly.

nnyinzizza) v.tr. be able; be able to handle; be able to do; do to excess. tuyinza okukikola, we can do it. Sikiyinza. I cannot do it.

nnyanise) v.tr. put in the sun to dry (clothing, coffee, etc.); fig. expose. Leka kwanika munno bw'otyo. Don't tell all you know about your friend. okwanika inf.