kambwe, kakali, a nkanu. f. person, entakkutakku. turn f., okubama, okutaama. look f., okw'ekajanga, okutunula buswandi. fiercely, bukanga, bukanu.

obukambwe, obulalu.

-bamye) v. i. become wild/fierce; go wild, run wild; act wildly.

bum fiercely.

o- (bu/-) harshness, severity; fierceness, fury, anger; cruelty, cf. -kambwe.

o- adv. at an exorbitant/very high price; fiercely. Kiguze bukanga. It has cost a great deal. cf. kanguka, kanga- luka; obukanu.

o- adv. at a high price, dearly; fiercely (nkanu is more frequently used in this sense), cf. kanuka, enkanu.

o- (bu/-) fierceness, fury, as adv. fiercely, furiously, kutunuza bu swandi, to have a fierce look. Yalwanyisa buswandi He fought furiously.

adj. extraordinary, great, enormous; famous, olukunnaana kakuzzi, a huge meeting, olutalo kakuzzi, a fierce battle.

etc. cf. -kambwe.

e- adv. intently, okulunula enka- kaba, to look sternly/fiercely at.

e- (n/n) harshness, fierceness; arrogance. Ono wa nkanu. He is an arrogant, harsh person. Basaba lwa nkanu. They make their requests in a very rude/demanding way. Ensimbi yawa za nkanu. He paid the money under compulsion, cf. kanuka, obukanu.

quarrelsome (person), omukambwe nnaluwali, a very fierce person.

e- (n/n) kind of reddish-brown soldier ant which bites fiercely.

e- (n/n) kind of large flying ant capable of inflicting a serious sting; fig. a very fierce person, cf. lumba.

be easy to cut; be interrupted; crack; break with, separate from (e.g., a friend), wander about, .walk all over, butasalikako musale, to be furious/enraged; to be fierce/unapproachable. Yazze wano nga takyasalikako musale. He came here in a furious state of mind. Takyasalika mu maaso. He is furious. No one may dare pass in front of him.

enormous; fierce, deadly, ssebukuule w'empo- logoma, a huge lion.

etc.

also twalana (-twalanye) v.i. recip. take each other; fight furiously, attack each other fiercely; swell, swell up.

kawenkene w'omukessi, a dangerous spy. kawenkene w'essota, a deadly snake, kawenkene w'emmese, a monstrous rat. kawenkene w'empologoma, a fierce lion.

rot; deteriorate, get out of control. Kawaali ataamye. Smallpox has broken out.

v.i. be fierce; be cruel; be furious/angry.

etc.

to look fierce, oku- tunuza obumalirivu obwereere, to have a very determined look.

o- (mu/mi) wild dog; wolf, with the -a of rel. wild, unruly; fierce, emisege gy'abaana, wild, bad-mannered children, emisege gy'agabwa, huge, fierce-looking dogs.

v.i. become fierce/ violent (of animals and people); become exorbitant (of prices).

look fiercely at.

v.i. refl. nave a fierce/furious look; storm about in a rage. cf. Mukaajanga.

(la) kind of black soldier ant which bites fiercely. Eyawukana ku mugendo y'efuuka kaasa. (prov.) lit. (The nsan afu) which separates itself from the trail becomes a kaasa (an ant which is even fiercer). (Said of someone who flouts the accepted standards of the community and engages in questionable conduct.)

o- (mu/mi) track, trail (of animals, esp. ants). Eyawukuna ku mugendo y'efuuka kaasa. (prov.) lit. (The nsanafu, a kind of soldier ant) which leaves the track becomes a kaasa (an even fiercer kind of soldier ant). Yayawukana ku mugendo. He left the beaten track. He struck out on his own. cf. genda.

harsh; strong (of drink); spicy (of food); difficult, hard. cf. kaali.

fiery; wild/ia behavior); crazed; highly excited, high-strung, cf. obu- taamaavu: taama.

violent, cruel. eby'okunywa ebikambwe, strong drinks. cf. kambuwala, obukambwe.

stem. cf. -kakali.