be, okujabagira, okwedubika.

interfere in; take for oneself, appropriate; reserve. Leka kubambira bitakukwatako. Don't get involved in matters which do not concern you.

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.

a- from ekibegabega, shoulder, kuggyawo kabega, to avoid becoming involved, withdraw one's support to avoid complications, lit. take away the shoulder.

a- (ka/bu) accident; misfortune, ebis eera eby'akabenje, period of emergency, kugwa ku kabenje ka mmotoka, to be involved in an automobile accident, kwabula kabenje, to miss being involved in an accident; to come out of an accident unscathed.

involve oneself in, meddle in; become involved with. Lwaki onaayiza ebitakukwatako? Why do you involve yourself in matters which do not concern you">

e- (n/n) flea, kusiikuula nkukunyi, to stir up trouble. Tonsiikuulira nkukunyi. Don't get me involved in trouble. nkukutu or mu nkukutu adv. secretly, in secret.

mpomye) v.tr. propup; shore up, underpin; cover (the reed frame of a house with mud and smooth it down), oku- biwomamu omutwe, to become involved in, take a hand in, take a lead in. Kasita nnaabiwomamu omutwe bijja kutereera. As soon as I get involved/take over, things will straighten out. cf. womeka.

‘let oneself go;' be visible from a distance/exposed to view/clear. Nkweta mulanga. I am not concerned/involved. It is not my affair.

v.i. appl. 2 be very bitter. Amazima gatera okukaayirira abamu. The truth is usually very bitter for some people. Emmere abantu yabakaayirira. The people felt very bitter/the situation was very bad for them, lit. the food became bitter to the people, okukaayirirwa kaamu- lali omuntu gw'aba talidde, to have a bitter taste from peppers one has not eaten, i.e., become worried or involved in matters which do not concern one.

be immersed; fig. become involved. cf. eddubi; -etubika.

join (with). Si kirungi kwetabika mu bintu by'otomanyi. It is not a good idea to get yourself involved in matters which you know nothing about.

become involved in. Naawe weyimbagatanya nnyo mu bintu by'abalaia. You are always involving yourself in other people's affairs.

-ekkya (-ekkizza) v.i. refl. stop; do to excess so that continuation is difficult or impossible. The specific act involved is expressed by a preceding verb. Yalya ne yeekkya. He ate until he could eat no more. Yayogera ne yekkya. He talked himself out.

-egumbulira (-egumbulidde) v.tr. appl. refl. fall into the habit of; become involved in.