tereevu, agaagavu, beebeetavu, a kibuutabuuta, a lutentezi; be f.,

refuse, okuguguba.

okupanka, okuwaana, okunyumiikiriza, okubinaabina, okujaaka, okwegonza, okuwenda, okwekugga; f. oneself, okwetenda;

omupansi.

obupansi.

akawuna.

mmandadde) v.i. take a long time, spend a long time; delay, tarry; spread out (in space); be spread out flat. cf. olubandaasi.

less common var. of babaatala. be flat,-flattened. cf. -bebeetavu.

o- (bu/-) width; breadth; thickness, okugwa obugazi, to fall flat on one's back. cf. -gazi.

etc. Emmotoka bw'etambulako katono emipiira ebiri ne gibwamira ettaka. When the car had advanced a short distance two of the tires got stuck in the ground or had punctures/became flat.

e- plur. amalebe (li/ma) [Sw.,Hind. ] large tin can, 4-gallon tin container used for storing kerosine. Ennyumba y'amalebe, a house the roof of which is made out of flattened tin cans. cf. endebe, ekirebe.

be, okufootoka.

flat sound; croak (as a frog).

soften; appease; make obedient; flatter, ‘soften up.'

flat sound; croak (as a frog).

reject categorically.

okufuuwamuomukka, okuwaga.

a muwuwo.

reach a high point of intensity; be involved/ complicated (referring to a situation, either in a favorable or unfavorable sense). Gu- jabagidde: ng'omunafu azadde kaiiira. iii (low high low) interj. expressing surprise and flat contradiction I just don't believe you. (prov.) It is complicated affair, just as when a lazy cultivator gives birth to a heavy eater.

cf. omu- jajjassi.

e- (ki/bi) something which is wide and short; something which is flattened.

e- (ki/bi) something flattened out /esp. of food, such as a boiled plantain which has been flattened out, a flat broad a grandchild.

e- (ki/bi) kind of flat-tailed rat often found among bunches of bananas.

nninye) v.tr. step on; tread on; ascend; climb; mount, v.i. go up; increase (of price), kulinnya nnyonyi, to board an airplane, kulinnya mu kyoto, to refuse flatly, butalinnya wa muntu, to stay away from a person's house, kulinnya mu mboozi, to interrupt/butt in on a conversation. kulinnya gye gava, lit. to step on it (i.e., amazzi, water, implied by ga-) where it comes from, to cut off something good at the source, to spoil one's chances, ruin an opportunity, uw'aliiiuju mu mm ere nuya buli. I like him (her) very much, lit. even if he (or she) steps in the food, I will eat it anyway.

o- (lu/n) flat tray (made from the fibers of papyrus or other plants; often used for winnowing). Emimwa gye gya lugali. His lips are flat and spread out (as opposed to thick and protruding). Wa lugali. He has a ‘big mouth.' Nzigyako olugali. Shut your big mouth, cf. walugali.

o- (lu/n) wooden bowl; round flat papyrus basket; mold (for bricks).

hatch (eggs); incubate; extend over, spread over, cover. Twalengedde olufu nga lumaamidde ekiwonvu kyonna. We saw that the fog had spread over the entire valley. Yali akyamaamidde ku bukulu bw'essomero. He was still the principal of the school, lit. covering the head position. Eggaali emaamidde. The bicycle has a flat tire, kumaumira ga butembetembe, to remain in a place without budging.

e- (n/n) flatulence, gassiness in the stomach; fig. rancor, wrath, okukuba empiiyi, to belch. Akumma ebijanjaa- lo akuwonya mpiiyi. (prov.) He who refuses you beans spares you from being afflicted with a gassy stomach. Perhaps similar to sour grapes.

e- (n/n) flat basket in which food is placed and offered to guests, cf. ]ya, liira.

e- (n/n) string snare, okukuba enkanda wansi, to refuse angrily/stubbornly/flatly.

e- (n/n) kukuba nkannansi, to refuse flatly, cf. kannanta.

standing on one's head, okusimba or okwesimba nnaka- kongo, to stand on one's head; to refuse flatly, take a strong stand against, put one's foot down.

flatter; tell/narrate in detail.

shove in; fig. urge, persuade, okupika omupiira, to blow up a ball; to inflate a tire.

e- (n/n) [Sw. ] charcoal iron for ironing clothes; flatiron, kukuba ppaasi, to iron.

level, level off. cf. -seeteevu, omuseetwe.

level (earth); push back.

become loose; lessen; be or get deflated; become relaxed, be relieved; ease up (of an illness).

loosen; lessen; deflate; relax.

mpaanye) v.tr. praise excessively; flatter.

praise all the time.

mpaze) v.tr. inflate, blow up. okuwaga omupiira, to blow up a ball.

mpenze) v.tr., arch, flatter; incite.

spread out, flatten.

v.i. stand/rise to one's feet with effort/in a clumsy manner; recover (from an illness); make a dull/flat sound; croak (as a frog).

fool, deceive; cajole, humor; flatter.

o- (mu/ba) flatterer, cf. panka.

inflate (e.g., a ball); blow on, play (a flute, or similar instrument). okufuuwa lulimi (olugwira), to speak a (foreign) language fluently, kufuuwa mukka mu kisero, to waste one's time/breath, lit. blow air into a basket, kufuuwa kintu mu jinombe, to lose something, give up something for lost, lit. blow something through a trumpet, kufuuwa malenge, to do to extremes; to be extreme, lit. to blow on reed pipes. Tanywa mwenge afuuwa malenge. He drinks to great excess, okufuuwa omukka, euph. to pass wind, okuluuwa oluwa, to whistle, kufuuwa muntu bigambo, to rush to tell something to a person. Mukasa ye yabitu- fuuwa. Mukasa broke his neck to tell us about it. kufuuwa muntu ssente, to give a person money voluntarily as a token of appreciation. ekintu okujjula ne kifuuwa, to overflow, be completely full. Enkuba yatonnye n'omugga ne gufuuwa. It rained and the river flooded over. Yafuuwa ekiwa ng'akizza munda. He drew in his breath in surprise, lit. blew a whistle and brought it back inside, kafuuwe or (more often) kikafuuwe! God forbid! Don't say things like that! kufuuwa musaayi, to spurt blood, kufuuwa taaba, to smoke (tobacco). Nnabbubi yamufuuye. The spider got on him and caused a rash. Ofuuwako? colloq. Do you drink (alcohol)?

o- (mu/ba) flatterer, cf. jajjatta.

v.i. be crushed/flattened.

extend, be extensive; be stout; be flattened. Entebe ey'aba- biri mu bbaasi ayagala agituuleko bw'omu ayagaagale nga Lwera. He likes to take a double seat in the bus and spread all over it like Lwera (a flat treeless area between Buddu and Mawokota). okwagaagala inf.

be or become well-established through constant use or development, cf. -kuukuu- tivu.

o- (mu/mi) plain; plateau; level area, with the -a of rel. flat, level. Ensi yali ya museetwe. The country was flat/ level, cf. seeteera. charges, one who sells at exorbitant prices; swindler, cf. ^seera.

v.i. be flat/level.

o- (mu/mi) flat rump, emmotoka ey'omuserebende, sedan, saloon car.

o- also omuwaanirizi (mu/ba) one who engages in constant flattery. cf. waana.

v.tr. appl. 2 caus. Akuwaaniriza okulinnya bw'ogwa y'akuyita ‘kadduwannema.' (prov.) He who flatters you when you climb up calls you lame when you fall down. cf. bampaane, omuwaanyirizi.

okutuyira olw'obu- sungu, to burst with rage.

v. i. be flattened/ spread out/squashed; sit in a sprawled out manner.

byabyatala.

o- (mu/ba) flatterer; praiser, glori- fier; pamperer. cf. suuta.

okukaŋŋanta emiggo, to beat (with sticks), administer a beating, cf. enkaŋŋansi.

v.tr. flatter.

v.tr. flatter.

to refuse flatly, lit. to lick that which digs (enkumbi, hoe, is implied). okukomba obulamu, colloq., to enjoy life, have a good time, okukomba amazzi, colloq., to drink a great deal of beer, okukomba amannyo ng'embwa, to lick one's chops in anticipation of food or (more frequently) drink, okukomba ssente, to acquire money without much effort, to ‘clean up.' okukomba ku kantu, to eat a little bit, taste a little bit; to drink a little bit. Ge balira ge bakomba. They are in great distress, lit. The tears (amaziga is implied) they weep they lick. Yasula takombye ku mpeke ya tulo. He didn't get a wink of sleep all night.

v.tr. pamper; flatter.

v.tr. partial redup. praise highly; flatter; be familiar with; be lenient with.

v.i. be flattened/ spread out/squashed; sit in a sprawled-out manner.

(-byabyatazizza) flatten out; squash. cf. babaatala.

v.tr. ingratiate oneself to; flatter. cf. -gonvu, obugonvu.