okugaaya, okukambula, okumugunya; c. the cud, okuzza obw'enkulumo, okw'ekuluma.

o- (bu/-) cud. okuzza obweku- lumu, to ruminate, chew the cud. cf. -ekuluma.

chew the, okuzza obwenkulumu, okwekuluma.

okwewala, okwerekera ddala, okwezlra.

okugaaya ebi- gambo, to talk over matters, carry on a discussion with a view to reaching a decision.

e- (li/ma) bone, okusimba eggumba egganda, to walk. 01 uvannyuma lw'okuki- gaayagaaya baakizuula mpozzi nga kirimu eggumba. After thinking it over they realized that it might just be true, lit. after chewing it they found that perhaps it had a bone inside, okuggwa ku magumba, to lose weight, become all skin and bones, oku- tunguka ku magumba, to cook thoroughly (of meat). Ebigezo bino birimu eggumba. These examinations are quite difficult, lit. have some bone in them. Kirimu eggumba okugamba nti... It is difficult to maintain that. It is hard to say that. lit. There is a bone in saying that... Omwavu lw'alya ennyama amagumba asansa masanse. (prov.) When a poor man eats meat, he scatters the bones around (to impress others ).

eat (something which requires an effort to chew).

o- no plur. (lu/n) presumption; vanity; showing off; tendency to attempt what is beyond one's power, okukola ebintu eby'olwetumbu, to bite off more than one can chew. cf. tumbuka.

chew; eat; ruminate, cf. olumenku.

chew, champ on.

chew quietly and slowly with the mouth shut.

e- (n/n) a person who talks before he thinks, lit. one who does not chew. cf. gaaya.

mpagadde) v.tr. sharpen, grind (knives, etc.); fig. sharpen; improve; colloq. scold, upbraid, okuwagala ku bwongo, to improve one's knowledge, sharpen one's wits, okuwagala amannyo, to chew.

v.i. & tr. eat/chew noisily.

to involve oneself in obligations beyond one's capacity; to go into debt; to ‘bite off more than one can chew.'

munch on; chew on.

v.tr. chew (something hard); crunch; nibble at; gnaw. Amagumba gammeketa. My bones ache.

v.tr. crush; crumble; squash; chew up; consume; eat up.

consider carefully.

v.tr. caus. cause to chew; chew with/using cf. entagaaya.

munch on, chew.

v.tr. [Lunyoro~\ eat; chew. cf. nenenkereza.

o- (mu/mi) kind of small bush the roots of which are chewed raw.

-emeketa (-emekese) v.i. refl. act as if one is chewing; smack one's lips.

chew on with the lips closed. Teyemugunya ntama. He does not just kid around. He means what he says. cf. kimugunyu; munkunya.

-egaaya (-egaaye) v.tr. refl. chew. Sirina kye nneegaaya. I have nothing to eat. Ng'essowani z'oyozezza ziriko obugenda bwegaaya. The dishes you washed still have specks on them, lit. (little things) which go chewing.

ruminate, cf. obwekulumu.

overreach oneself, 'bite off more than one can chew;' be presumptuous, show off. Leka kwepampalika ku luku lunene lutyo! Don't struggle with such a large piece of wood (because you cannot manage it).