okwaka, okubuubuuka.
bum fiercely.
blaze (of a fire); be burning hot (of a sick person), v.tr. pester; hurry (someone). Leka kumbu- gujja bw'otyo. Don't keep rushing me like that. cf. buga, bbugubugu.
blaze; burn with anger; spring up, grow quickly; walk quickly.
travel from place to place; journey; blaze (of the sun, fire, etc.). Omusana gupekuka. The heat of the sun is very intense.
blaze (of a fire); spring up (of grass, vegetation); rise up in a group (as a flock of birds).
blaze; shine, shine brightly (of the sun); light up; fig. flare up in anger, be burned up;' suffer from great hunger or thirst. Omusana gwagenda ne gwaka e Kalongero okuyitirira, era kati abantu baayo baaka anti emmere tekyala- bika. The sun has been shining with great intensity at Kalongero and now the people are suffering from famine and food is not yet available, n'azikubamu ne zaaka omu- liro, and he clapped his hands excitedly, and he was shocked/stunned, lit. and he struck them (-zi- - ngalo = hands) and they burned like fire. okwaka inf.
v.tr. caus. cause to blaze. cf. nnakibengeyi.
v.tr. cause to blaze; cause to go quickly; do quickly.
v.tr. cause to blaze; cause to rise up; drive away. cf. cuncumuka.
flare up (as a fire); rage, go on, be in progress (often of a violent or emotional event). Olutalo lubumbujja The battle is raging. Omusango gubumbujja. The trial is going on (and it has reached a high degree of intensity). cf. bbumbuzzi; 2bujja.
-ememula (-ememudde) v.i. refl. bum (of light or fire); blaze; shine. Ennyumba twa- girabye nga yememula. We saw the house in flames. cj. mema.