v., okukwata, okuwambaatira, okukwatirira.

e- (ki/bi) safety pin; brooch; clasp, cf. kwata.

etc. Kwatirira omulwadde aleme kugwa. Keep holding on to the patient so that he does not fall.

clasp each other; become entangled with one another; crisscross, intertwine; tie, reach a tie (in an athletic contest). cf. -sibe, obusibe, ekisiba, ekisibo, olwesibyo, omusibe, omusibi, ^ensibo.

release the hold on; release (e.g., a spring); unclasp.

okuta, okusumulula.