omusiru; play the c., okw eginga, okwekonga.

clown, essaati ey'akapere, a checkered shirt.

o- (mu/ba) clown, clownish person, one who makes funny faces, cf. ginga, -eginga.

v.i. appl. 2 play all the time; play the clown.

play the clown; waste one's time on attempting the impossible.

also -emonsoola play around, kid around; play the clown, make faces; act irresponsibly. Beemonkoolera ku mmotoka yange. They are messing around with my automobile.

-eginga (-eginze) v.i. refl. make funny faces; play the clown; be humorous; be frivolous.

-gingeginge, -gingirire, omweginzi.