gadigadi, gojegoje, bbende.

cf. embu- tanta.

o- neg. inf. of-e sagga, to fan oneself, as adv. without delay, without hesitation; rapidly, quickly.

o- adv. tightly, firmly, closely; rigidly, strictly, okukuuma obutiribiri, to guard closely, okukuuma essaawa obutiribiri, to be absolutely punctual. Omusawo omulwadde amukuuma butiribiri. The doctor is keeping a close watch over the patient.

o- (bu/-) kind of weed which spreads rapidly and is difficult to eradicate, oku- simba obwanda or okutuula obwanda, to take up permanent abode, stay for good.

grin idiotically.

adv. rapidly, at breakneck speed. with the -a of rel. rapid, headlong, embiro z'akafubutuko, breakneck speed, cf. fubutuka.

a- adv. rapidly, swiftly. okudduka embiro za kawewuko, to run very fast. cf. wewuka.

a- adv. at a great speed, very rapidly, cf. wulugutna.

in a hurry.

e- adv. quickly, rapidly; hastily and in a slipshod manner, in a slapdash way. with the -a of rel. hasty, impulsive. Omwa- na oyo wa kipaku nnyo. | That child is very hasty/does not follow instructions.

with great speed.

e- adv. quickly, hurriedly, rapidly; right away.

nnangazze) v.i. stand by idly; loiter; loaf; be tall; be slim.

speak, okugolooma.

ndolobadde) v.i. - lozoolera. stare vacantly/stupidly/idiotic- ally; sit like a bump on a log. cf. omulolo.

nnondobadde) v.i. stare stupidly, look around in a foolish manner; sit with a vacant look. Ekibuga kyali kirondobadde. The city had a hopeless look.

very quickly (esp. of walking ).

o- adv. rapidly; hastily; cursorily. cf. kwakwaya.

to shift one's gaze rapidly, move the eyes quickly from side to side. cf.maga.

e- (n/n) kind of edible plant, resembling spinach but with smaller leaves. It cooks very rapidly, hence the following idiomatic usage: Embooge teyabuguma nga tutuuse. We arrived in no time at all, lit. the mbooge had not even become warm.

e- (n/n) hoe. kusiba nkumbi nkalu, to stand staring idly instead of cultivating.

e- adv. instantly; rapidly, quickly, kuleeta ntatinda, to follow in hot pursuit.

mangu, mbiro.

okwogera, okugamba. s. about, okwogerako. s. loudly, okwogerera waggulu, okuleekaana. s. languidly, okugolooma. s. up, okuvumbula eddoboozi, okuvumbula obulago. s. very fast, okusabiiliza (ebigambo). s. roughly, okuboggola, okukaytika.

kikingirizi; vide okumoga, okumulula.

v. okutambula;, t. rapidly, okupaapiira.

more frequently vulumula (-vulumudde) v.tr. okuvulumula amaaso, to open the eyes wide and move the pupils about rapidly as an expression of anger, okuvulumula emmotoka, to drive a car at great speed.

mpewuse) v.i. be light (in weight); be easy (of a job); be swift/ rapid, okuwewuka embiro, to go very rapidly.

njaayaanidde) v.tr. long for; crave; desire avidly; be anxiously impatient for; behave impatiently. okuyaayaanira inf.

pulsate rapidly or painfully (of the heart, of a headache, etc.); be beaten (of drums). Omu- tima guntujja. My heart is beating rapidly, kutujja muntu kikonde, to give a person a hard punch.

(-duumye) grow rapidly; spring up rapidly. Ensigo endala ne zigwa mu maggwa; amaggwa ne gaduuma ne gazitta. Other seeds fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up and destroyed them. cf. omuduumi.

tompuu- nyeererako. Go away and stop bothering me.

v.tr. eat rapidly and in an uncouth manner.

v.i. = lolobala stare vacantly/stupidly/idiotically; sit like a bump on a log.

v.i. hurry, rush; eat rapidly (as one who is famished), oku- saayirira engere, to walk quickly/fast.

v.tr. appl. 2 caus. cause to clear away rapidly.

v.i. talk rapidly/indistinctly.

o- (mu/ba) one who grows rapidly (e.g., a child, young adolescent). c f. Iduuma.

abakozi abasunda amafuta, gasoline-station attendants, kusunda mata, to deliver milk to customers, kusunda lu- buto, to come empty-handed; to come where one is not wanted/invited, kusundasunda lubuto, to breathe rapidly in and out. kusunda bintu, to buy a lot of things; to dispense many things (as food at a social gathering, etc.).

okubabula emmere, to cook a meal in a hurry, okubabula omu- somo, to finish a course quickly, okubabula emiggo, to beat severely with sticks, okubabula ebigambo, to talk rapidly/volubly. cf. -babule, ekibabu, olubabu; babira.

v.i. appl. 2 be amazed/speechless/dumbfounded/startled; stare vacantly/stupidly.

throb (of the heart), cf. paku(paku), kipaku.

-efuukuula (-efuukudde) v.i. refl. be stirred up/agitated; change rapidly (of weather); be rough (of the sea); grow worse (of illness); fig. become angry/annoyed. cf. -fuukuuvu, amafuukuule.

-esesa (-esesezza) v.i. caus. refl. force a laugh; laugh stupidly; giggle.