okuteganya, okunyiiza.

okunyiiga.

be, okunyiiga.

annoy, bother; rush, hurry; importune.

o- (bu/-) annoyance, irritation, anger, cf. nyiiga.

okusabusa; (annoy) okutega nya, okweraliikiriza; be chafed, okusabuka, okukuubuuka, okuyaayuuka.

annoy; disturb, upset.

a-: okusiba akanyaaga, to talk too much, engage in annoying/incessant chatter, oku siba akanyaaga ku muntu, to pester/nag/ behave in a domineering manner towards someone.

e- (ki/bi) irritation; feeling of annoyance; complaint. Kinyiigo tekiyuza lubugo. (prov.) Complaining does not tear the barkcloth. Mere complaining does not achieve anything, cf. nyiiga.

to settle a dispute. Ekimala empaka kusirika. The way to settle a dispute is to keep silent or On points of dispute it is best to wait and see kumala bwoya ku n turn be, to keep (someone) running ragged, annoy (someone) by keeping him on the go all the time, lit. finish off the hair on the calves of the leg. kumala mmya, to put (someone) in his place, take down a peg. kumala muntu maanyi, to take the wind out of someone's sails, kukamala, to cause trouble (ka = akabi or akabaate). Okamaze. Now you have gone and done it.

o- (lu/n) complaint; objection; annoyance. cf. nyiiga.

e-: akambe ak'engera, a knife the handle of which has been broken or removed, kuzir.ys r.gcra, to pester, annoy, persecute.

be annoyed all the time; complain frequently.

annoy; offend. cf. -nyiikaavu.

irritate.

be itchy, v.tr. itch; irritate, annoy, omuntu okubaamu ekimu- siiwa, (a person) to have something itching him, i.e., to be mad, crazy (in a fig.sense). Obusungu bwamusiiwa. He was very angry. Obukaba bumusiiwa. He is immoral/profligate.

soomya (-soomezza) v.tr. challenge; threaten; defy; provoke; annoy; exasperate.

okutakula emisinde, to run/go at a great speed, okutakula omuntu, to annoy /pester/nag a person. Yabatakuddeko olutalo. He provoked them/ picked a quarrel with them. Bakyatakula amazina. They are still dancing.

become soiled; act foolishly; talk nonsense, talk in an annoying way.

v.i. be or become irritated/ annoyed/angry; complain.

v.tr. appl. be annoyed with; complain about.

obunyiivu, ekinyiigo, olunyiigo.

v.i. become irritated/ annoyed; be depressed/sad; be offended/ hurt.

annoy. cf. akateetera, oluteeteru.

v.i. be stirred up/agitated; be upset/troubled; fig. become annoyed.

v.tr. caus. give trouble to; cause to take pains; disturb; annoy.

pester, annoy.

rush; pester, annoy, ‘bug.' v.i. toss about (in illness); be very sick. Baasanga omwana abuga walumbe. They found the child extremely ill.

annoy. Obwedda oyo yajigambiriza nti tugende. He is the one who has kept pestering me to go with him, lit. that we should go.

sunguwala.

overturn; provoke, annoy.

annoyed, cf. nyiikaala.

irritated, angry, cf. nyiiga.

-efuukuula (-efuukudde) v.i. refl. be stirred up/agitated; change rapidly (of weather); be rough (of the sea); grow worse (of illness); fig. become angry/annoyed. cf. -fuukuuvu, amafuukuule.

upset; annoyed; troubled, cf. fuukuuka.

-ekaamwana (-ekaamwanye) v.i. become exasperated/irritated/annoyed. cf. mukaamwa- na.