n., olufunyiro, eggoda, olukoda.

v., okufunyaafunya.

v.i., okukendera, okuggwerera.

n. (profit), amagoba.

v.i., okukanya, okwala, okwongera; i. in, okweyongera.

v.tr., okwongeza.

diminish, lessen, become less.

etc.

nninye) v.tr. step on; tread on; ascend; climb; mount, v.i. go up; increase (of price), kulinnya nnyonyi, to board an airplane, kulinnya mu kyoto, to refuse flatly, butalinnya wa muntu, to stay away from a person's house, kulinnya mu mboozi, to interrupt/butt in on a conversation. kulinnya gye gava, lit. to step on it (i.e., amazzi, water, implied by ga-) where it comes from, to cut off something good at the source, to spoil one's chances, ruin an opportunity, uw'aliiiuju mu mm ere nuya buli. I like him (her) very much, lit. even if he (or she) steps in the food, I will eat it anyway.

grow up, mature; increase in height, cf. -suumufu.

nnyongedde) v.tr. increase; add; give more to; continue, n'ayongera okugamba nti..., and he went on to say that... okwongera inf.

be increased; be given more/in addition.

etc. Baamwongeza omusaala. They increased his salary.

proliferate, multiply, v.tr. (rare) disown.

-zaaliranwa, obuzaale, obu- zaaliranwa, oluzaala, oluzaalo, oluzaalwa, amazaalibwa, omuzaaliranwa, omuzaalisa, omuzaazi, omuzadde, nnakazadde, enzaala, enzaalwa, ssezaala, ezzaaliro, ezzadde.

(la) fold; crease.

ekikere kyayaza ennyama ku mutwe. (prov.) That which is inedible does not fail to become more abundant, the the frog has more flesh on the head (than elsewhere). Perhaps = the best things are the least abundant. okwala inf.

v.tr. caus. multiply; cause to increase/spread; increase/spread by means of/with.

v.tr. appl. caus. increase for. Katonda yamwaliza abaana. God biessed him with children.

v.tr. appl. 2 caus. increase; make adequate/complete. cf. obuyaliri.

increase ( esp. prices).

v.i. increase; abound; be abundant Prolific. Ewamm-e enkuba. yakanyeeyo? Did it rain a great deal at your place? Bw'agaana ggw'okanya kukaaba. If he refuses, you just keep crying all the more. (mod. form -kanyizza) v.tr. produce in abundance, okukanya emirimu, to work very much, produce a lot of work, okukanya ebigambo, to have a lot to say, keep talking. Olusuku lukanya emmere. The plantain garden produces a great deal of food.

become greater.

keep on; do again. Amagezi ge geeyongera. His knowledge/wisdom increased, yeeyongedde n'agamba nti, he went on to say that, he further stated that. Nneeyongerako mu maaso ne nsisinkana omujaasi omulala. I continued on a short distance ahead and met another soldier.

funyafunya.