n., ekibiina; in crowds, kumukumu.

v., okunyigiriza, okufuutiika.

v.i., okuyigaana, okukumuka, okusombooka; be crowded, okufembekera, okugoggottera.

ekifuko.

foam, foam up; overflow. Ebibimba bikka. Things which boil up (ultimately) simmer down. What goes up comes down. Kyabimba (nga) si kisaanikire mu maaso ga kkanisa. There was an enthusiastic/lively crowd in front of the church.

crowd.

ekiziyiro, ekiziyiza, ekiziyizo. -zivivu adj. crowded; dark. cf. ziyira. ziza caus. of zira, -q.v.

pile together; crowd together; heap carelessly.

a- (ka/bu) small group; cluster; small crowd; clique; caucus, cf. eki- kuukuulu.

a- (ka/bu) small crowded space; small corner; recess; niche; crevice.

a- (ka/bu) stew (of plantains, beans, peanuts, etc., or a combination of these); fig. cramped quarters, confined space; difficult/messy situation. Tuli mu katogo. We are in cramped quarters/crowded together or We are in a difficult fix.

a- (ka/bu) press, crowd, crowding. cf. nyiga, nyigana.

e- (ki/bi) class (in school); crowd, gathering; association, society; organization; group; (political) party, ekibiina ky'abakozi, labor union, ekibiina ky'obu- fuzi, political party, cf. munnakibiina.

e- (ki/bi) group; crowd; flock; swarm.

e- crowdedness, usually as an adv. or with the -a of rel. close together, crowded; abundant, plentiful. Ejinaano ya kifuko. The wheat is thickly sown. Aba- karamoja bazimba kifuko. The Karamoja build (their houses) close together, cf. fuka.

cf. fuutiika.

e- (ki/bi) cluster; group; crowd; gang; concentration, ekikuukuulu ky'abantu, a group of people (concentrated in one area). cf. akakuukuulu.

e- (ki/bi) group, flock, band, crowd, throng.

e- (ki/bi) tramping of feet; rush of a crowd; abundance, as an adv. in a crowd. Bagenze kirinnimuko. They have all gone in a group/crowd, cf. linnimuka.

crowd together.

o- adv. close together, right next to each other, one after another; in crowds, in great numbers, ebibuuzo eby'omukumu- kumu, a barrage of questions, one question after another.

scatter, break up (e.g., of a crowd). cf. enkumu.

nninimuse) v.i. go/move along (in a crowd); rush (in), flood (in); make a tramping/rumbling noise.

crowd); pour/throw down heavily; bestow in abundance; swamp, overwhelm, okulinnimula emisinde, chase, chase after. Nnatandika okukabassana n'olugandu lw'ebintu ebyatulinnimulirwako okuyiga. I began to struggle with the mass of things which were poured on us to learn (or with which we were swamped/overwhelmed).

o- no plur. (lu/n) large number, multitude, crowd, olufulubenje lw'ebi- buuzo, a large number of questions, olufulu- benje lw'abaana, a great many children.

o- no plur. (lu/n) crowd, multitude, large number.

o- no plur. (lu/n) large quantity, great amount. Olwegeenya lw'abantu, crowd of people.

sing, used collectively (la) kind of tiny ant. They collect in large numbers on uncovered meat, bones, etc. munyeera w'abantu, a huge gathering of people, kuteevuunya nga munyeera, swarm/ be crowded together like ants (said of a crowded gathering of people). cf. obu- nyeera.

e- (n/n) great quantity; large number, enkumu n'enkumn y'abantu, crowds and crowds of people, cf. kumuka, Ikuma.

great amount, nnamunkukumbo w'abantu, a great crowd of people, nnamunkukumbo w'ebintu, a lot of things, the whole lot. cf. kukumba.

etc.; exert pressure on; fig. oppress.

be, okuziyira.

bring together in a large group; bring in crowds; remove in crowds.

v.i. be congested/encumbered/crowded. cf. -gogottevu.

v.i. regurgitate/spit up food or drink (as of a child); overflow (as of a crowd or river). Amaaso ge gonna gaabooga ensisi. Her whole face was filled with terror.

v.i. be impeded/blocked/ prevented; be encumbered; be congested/ crowded; be constipated; be dark/impenetrable (to vision).

v.i. congregate; gather in a crowd; go or come in large numbers.

of bees); respond excitedly/enthusiastically (of a crowd of people).

crowd together, cf. ekibimbijjukano.

an exciting/sensational wrestling bout, lit. which causes (a crowd) to gather, cf. gumba.

(-fumbise) also fumbeka (-fumbese) v.i. be jammed/stuffed in; be full/crowded to capacity.

seize (in wrestling); get the better of; surpass, prevail over; treat, behave towards, v.i. behave, act. kuyisa mu muntu lukwe, to incite to join in a plot/conspiracy, kuyisa mumwa mu muntu, to speak slanderously/critically/in a backbiting manner about someone, butabaako w'oyisa kigere, to be crowded/hemmed in, lit. have nowhere to pass your foot, okuyisa etteeka, to pass a law. okuyisa amaaso, to give a quick glanceAook. okuyisa omukka mu nnyindo (mu kamwa), to breathe through the nose (mouth), kuyisa amazzi mu kamwa, to rinse the mouth with water, kuyisa olugero, to cite an example/give an instance (by quoting a proverb, etc.). kuyisa kiwulu, to hold a parade, kuyisa ensana, to plait mats. Yampisaako ow'e Mbuya. He beat me. (ow- implies Kaggo, the ssaza chief of Kyaddondo; kaggo also means small stick). Ekikolwa ekyo ne tukiyisaako buyisa maaso. We simply overlooked/took no notice of this act.

a great many, nnassisi w'abantu, a large number of people, a crowd of people.

move along (of a crowd) cf. enkumu.

-enyigiriza (-enyigirizza) v.i. appl. 2 caus. refl. be pressed/crowded tightly together.

encumbered, crowded, cf. goeottera.

-efuutiika (-efuutiise) v.i. refl. be crowded together; be piled together; abound. cf. kifuutiiko.

form a crowd, come in numbers; drag oneself along ( because of fatigue or illness).

-esomboola (-esombodde) v.i. refl. gather in a crowd. cf. somba.

push one's way (through), okwewagaanya mu bantu, to force one's way through (a crowd of) people. cf. omwagaanya.