funyisa caus. 1 & 2 of funa, q.v.

funyisa (-funyisizza) v.tr. caus. 1 & 2 cause to get. okufunyisa olubuto, to make pregnant.

keep folding, bending, etc.; crumple.

o- adv. like a dog. kwefunya bubwa, to huddle oneself up, sit or sleep huddled up. cf. ^embwa.

okufunya; (teeth) okuluma emba, okusimba amannyo.

v., okufunyaafunya.

v.tr., okufunyaafunya; be crumpled up, okwevuunya, okufungalala.

okwefunya, okw ekembakemba.

okuwalula, okukulubeesa; (depict) okukuba ekifaananyi; (water) okusena; (out) okusowola; (near) okusembera; (line) okukuba omusittale; (breath) okussa omukka; (lots) okukuba akalulu; (to a close) okuwungeera; (aside) okuseetula; (at a pipe) okufuuweeta; (out of water) okunnyula; (up legs) okwefunya; (teeth) okwekuulamuamannyo; (in games) okulemagana, okugwa amaliri.

v., okuzinga, okufunya; (arms) okwewumba.

okufunyaafunya, okuzinga.

a- (ka/bu) fuss and bother; intense effort, cf. Ifunya, funyirira.

e- (li/n) area in the upper part of the back, kufunya makuumi, to be proud, act important.

o- (lu/n) fold (esp. in cloth), cf. lfunya, funyira.

e- usually plur. (n/n) lower back, kufunya nkoggo, to walk in an arrogant and swaggering manner.

bent. cf. ^funya.

v., okufunyaafunya; be ruffled, okujagalala.

okufunyaafunya, okugenyaagenya.

okufunya akagalo (or akamwa), lit. to bend the finger (or mouth), i.e., to refuse to provide a person with information or with something which he had desired, okufunya engalo, to clench the fists.

double oneself up.

funyafunya.

'q.v.