nyiikivu, a maanyi; be d., okunyiikira, okufuba.

o- adv. like a needle, kuwenja buyiso, to search diligently for, search high and low for. kukutuka buyiso, to be terminated/broken off (of a frie ndship). cf. empiso.

nzijumbidde) v.tr. take a great interest in; be diligent in; be zealous about, cf. -jjumbizi, obujjumbizi.

nnunze) v.tr. season, flavor, add flavor to; salt, okulunga taba mu mmindi, to fill a pipe with tobacco, okulunga kintu mu mmindi, to lose out on, fail to get., Bw'otoolime nnyo pikipiki gy'osuubira oku- gula ojja kugirunga mu mmindi. If you are not diligent with your cultivating you can forget about the motorcycle you were hoping to buy.

v.i. be diligentAard- working/industi'ious; persevere.

v.tr. appl. caus. cause to be diligent in/at; encourage in.

hearten. cf. -nyiikivu, obutiyiikivu.

v.tr. appl. 2 caus. look for diligently; investigate thoroughly; research.

well; intensively. Omulimu baguddusa kinnawadda. They are doing the job effectively.

check carefully.

-efunyirira (-efunyiridde) v.i. appl. 2 refl. work very hard; apply oneself diligently; concentrate (on a task).

energetic, hard-working, persevering, cf. nyiikira.

industrious, cf. tengejja.

zealous; devoted; interested, concerned r f. jjumbira.