n., ekisiba.

v. (food), okumira bugobo.

o- adv. kumira bugobo, to .bolt down, swallow with one gulp. Tamira bugobo buli ky'asoma. He isn't taken in by everything he reads, ennyanja kamirabugobo, the fathomless sea.

rare draw the bolt of (a gun or rifle).

e- (ki/bi) lit. that which fastens; bolt; bar. cf. siba.

kumira bugobo, to gulp down, bolt; to believe anything one is told, be gullible, kumira maziga, to hold back the tears; to stop crying, kumira ppinu, lit, to swallow a pin, i.e., to be resolute/ determined/brave in the face of impending danger, kumira mangota ng'embuzi, to gulp down noisily, kumira nkambi, to sip. kumira mwoyo, to be brave in the face of pain/danger, keep a ‘stiff upper lip.' kumira mmwan- yi, lit. to swallow coffee berries, i.e., to make a blood brotherhood pact (with someone). kumira ku ddusu, to experience a feeling of relief (e.g., after a crisis). Bye r.ksgambyc Limire. Keep what 1 have told you to yourself.

e- (n/n) lightning; thunderbolt; great flash.

enjota.

okusumulula, okuggulawo.

to bolt (a door); to boycott.