okugaba, okugabira; d. among selves, okugabana; d. spoil of war, okugereka.

bunyisa (-bunyisizza) v.tr. caus. 1 & 2 spread; scatter; distribute; propagate; spread with/using. Leka kubunya bisasiro wano. Stop scattering trash here. Ebifo byonna ebikulu mu Qulaaya yabibunya. lie covered/visited all the major places in Europe.

legs); distribute widely. Tongaayuulirako mimwa! Don't give me any of your talk, lit. spread your lips to me! Bakigaayudde ng'enkoko eriibwa abantu omusanvu. (prov.) lit. They distributed it like the chicken which is eaten by seven people. (Said when the provisions of food or beer are insufficient for the guests). cf. olugaayu.

distribute among; allot; arrange to have divided/shared.

apportion, parcel out; distribute; assign; estimate, omusolo omugereke, poll tax. Gy'otosula togerekerayo bibya. (prov.) Where you do not live, you do not apportion the dishes. It is best to mind one's own business. cf. omugereko, omugeresi.^engereka, Nnamugereka.

apportion; appoint, designate (e.g., a general as chief of a military expedition). Ky'ofa togabye, Walumbe y'akigaba. (prov.) What you have not given away by the time you die, Walumbe (death) gives it away.

share with one another; distribute; be alloted, have a share. Ggwe wagabana ki? What was your share? What did you get? Okunoga emmwanyi ennaku zino kutuga- banye. At present (these days) the harvesting of the coffee is keeping us completely occupied/is our exclusive preoccupation. Enkomerero y'omwezi eneetuuka ddi ne tugabana? When will the end of the month come so that we can get paid?

inflammatory leaflets usually distributed at night; blackmail note. The lit. meaning is: night (kiro) takes (-kitwala) the poor man (omunaku).

o- (mu/ba) generous person, liberal person; one who distributes, distributor. omugabo w'awata, milk distributor (mu/mi) divisor in arithmetic, cf. gaba.