adj., golokofu, tuufu; be come c., okutuuka, okulongoosa.
v.tr., okulongoosa, okutuusa; (punish) okukangavvula.
o- (bu/-) rightness, correctness; justice; legality, cf. -tuufu, tuuka.
chastise; discipline, correct; deal harshly with.
okwogera; p. correctly, okukaza (ebigambo).
nzizizza) v.tr. caus. cause to return/go back; restore, return to; send back; bear, produce (crops), okuzza omu- sango, to commit a crime/offense, okuzza ogwa Nnamunkululu (the name of a very cruel Katikkiro), to commit a serious offense/ an abomination, okuzza mu ddiiro, to make (someone) do over what was done poorly/ incorrectly, okuzza obuggya, to restore, renew. oku zza ekiwa munda, to draw a breath of astonishment, okuzza omuntu ku bbali, to take a person aside/to one side, okuzza ku mumwa, to eat; to spend money, buli we nnazzanga omutwe, everywhere I turned my head, abantu abanaku abatalina ke bazza eri mumwa, poor people who have nothing to eat, lit. to return to the lip. Katonda yazza bibye. God restored his own (said when a seriously ill person recovers ).
v.i. stand up; get up; arise; be straight/erect; be correct; be upright/morally correct.
straighten; correct. cf. -golokofu, golola, obugolokofu.
iron; correct (an examination); correct (a defect, an error), okugolola omukono, to raise one's hand, okugolola emimiro, to clear the throat.
0- more correctly spelled Omunyolo (mu/ba) a native of Bunyoro; loosely a member of any of several Bantu tribes (other than the Baganda) in Uganda.
o- (mu/ba) one who straighens out, examiner, corrector of examinations, omugolozi w'ebigezo, Hen. omugolozi w'emmotoka, one who removes dents from an automobile, omugolozi w'enviiri, hairdresser. omugolozi w'engoye, dry cleaner. cf. golola.
get better; turn out well.
v.tr. caus. straighten out; make ready; correct; cause to improve; make better; med. operate on ( a patient). Kirungi okulongoosa ennimiro nga tonnaba kusimbamu kintu kyonna. It is a good idea to clear up the fields before planting anything there.
etc. cf. -longoofu, eddongooserezo, omulongoosa, omulongoose.
o-: mu buluŋŋamu, in the right/ correct way. cf. luŋŋama.
v.tr. appl. 2 caus. cause to appear right/correct; overlook (a fault); justify.
suffice; be correct; fit, suit. Waddanga erinnya lye lyamutuuka. The name Waddanga suited him. Ebibuuzo byonna yabituuka. He got all the questions right. Mukasa si munafu kutuuka awo. Mukasa is not that lazy/weak. Yatuuka n'agamba nti.... He even, said that... Nteekwa okubawayiza ebyantuukako. I should tell you about the things that happened to me. Awo olwatuuka nga... Once upon a time... bwe gutuuka awo ne gunyuma, that is where things get (the story gets) interesting.
be balanced; settle down (in a chair, to one's work); be peaceful/calm, regain one's composure; get straightened out; be corrected. Tukwate mpola byonna bijja kutereera. Let's take things easy, everything will be straightened out. ku- tereera bubya, to sit like a dish, i.e., to sit doing nothing, sit like a bump on a log.
put in good condition, kutereeza muntu, to lie to a person.
lead. cf. obuluŋŋamu.
confirmed, cf. kakata, obukakafu.
erect; correct, right; upright, just. cf. golokoka.
correct; suitable; perfect. Abakristu abatuufu, real/genuine Christians. cf. tuuka.
complain; answer in a harsh/rude manner when one is corrected.
bent; false, wrong, incorrect, cf. kyama,^obukyamu.