be, okugwana.

fitting, etc.

have room; correspond to; be equivalent; be fitting/suitable/appropriate, omuwendo ogugya mu nsawo ya buli muntu, a suitable price, a price which ‘fits' everyone' s pocketbook. Omukazi gwe yawasa tamugyamu. The woman he married is not suitable for him. Oba nno ezo emboga zigyamu nsimbi ki? I wonder what that cabbage is worth.

adj. tight, tight-fitting, empale kamiimo, very tight-fitting pants, cf. miima.

okusaanya olubimbi, to put the finishing touches on a day's work (at cultivating).

v.tr. appl. be suitable/seemly for; be fitting for; be worthy of; behoove. Kiryowa agwanira obwami. K. should be made chief. He is worthy of chieftainship.

be dressed (in a uniform/formal clothes/garments for an official or special occasion); be dressed in tight-fitting garments. cf. -ekapika.