okumemettula, okumeketa, okubebena, okumegenya.

munch on; chew on.

v.tr. chew (something hard); crunch; nibble at; gnaw. Amagumba gammeketa. My bones ache.

(-memettuse) also mementuka v.i. make a crunching/grinding sound.

(-memettudde) also mementula v.tr. crush; crunch; grind with the teeth.

v.tr. crunch. cf. nena.

v.tr. break; snap off; crunch (as a dog eating food).

munch; pound, cf. akabebenu, ekibebenu.

esp. ma- tooke). cf. bwatuka.