v., okutundula.

akambe.

spy on; detect, ferret out; follow for purposes of surveillance, ‘tail.' cf. mbega.

to stand at attention; to stand motionless/ rigid without moving, kwetikka butengerera, to balance on the head, kujjula butengerera, to be full to the brim. cf. tengerera.

o- neg. inf. of yenkana- nkana. obutenkanankana mu kusuubula- gana, unfavorable balance of trade.

a- (ka/bu) loose flesh adhering to a wound; hangnail; fig. edge; brink. Obulamu bwabwe bull ku kalebwerebwe. Their lives are in the balance. Bali ku kalebwerebwe k'okutandika emizannyo. They are on the point/verge of starting the games.

e-: okutunula ekiisooso, to avert one's gaze; to look askance, cast an uneasy/suspicious glance, cf, ekiiso, eriiso.

e-: okutunula ekimogo, to cast a furtive/coy/shy glance. Saamukubako kimogo. I did not catch a glimpse of him. cf. moga.

e- (ki/bi) kind of shrub/tree which grows to 30 ft., Maesa lanceolata Forsk.

o- plur. enziso (lu/n) long glance; sharp look. cf. liiso (eriiso), olusooso.

glance from side to side (in a single or sudden movement).

e- (n/n) louse. Ekifaananyi kissa ensekere. (prov.) lit. Resemblance (to a guilty louse) kills the (innocent) louse. An innocent person may suffer because of his resemblance to a guilty person, cf. omu- ^ sekere.

ekifaananyi.

ekifaananyi.

etc. okusuuliza eriiso, to cast a glance/look.

a thorn); be lanced (of an abscess).

okutunula.

ebbalirirwe, obubazi, akatabalika, ^einbala, embalirira, ^omubazi.

v.ir. appl. look furiously at (with amaaso as object). Yamuvulumulira amaaso. He looked furiously at him/cast a furious glance at him.

n. (scales), minzaani.

v., okutengerera; b. self, okwetengeka.

v.tr. caus. liken to; make like; compare to; cause to resemble; find resemblances with. Omwana bamu- faananya kitaawe. They say the child looks like his father.

remove (a chigger, a thorn), okutundula envunza, to remove a chigger.

v.i. balance oneself; stand without moving; stand without supporting oneself (of a child learning to walk).

akamagumagu; -emagaza, maggula, maguka.

be balanced; settle down (in a chair, to one's work); be peaceful/calm, regain one's composure; get straightened out; be corrected. Tukwate mpola byonna bijja kutereera. Let's take things easy, everything will be straightened out. ku- tereera bubya, to sit like a dish, i.e., to sit doing nothing, sit like a bump on a log.

v.i. slip; stumble; trip; lose one's balance.

o- (mu/mi) partial opening (esp. indoor). as adv. ajar, slightly open. Nnasuuliza eriiso mu muwogo ogwali mu luggi. I cast a glance through the slight opening in the door. cf. omwogo.

mu maaso ga..., in front of... mu maaso gaffe, in front of us. kugenda mu maaso, to go forward, progress. Okubuuli- riza kukyagenda mu maaso. The investigation is still going on. ebiseera eby'omu maaso, the future, kukuba maaso ku muntu, to see/catch sight of a person. Yakubayo eriiso limu. He gave one glance, cf. akaaso, kaliisoliiso, ekiiso, Liisoddene, oluuso.

seize (in wrestling); get the better of; surpass, prevail over; treat, behave towards, v.i. behave, act. kuyisa mu muntu lukwe, to incite to join in a plot/conspiracy, kuyisa mumwa mu muntu, to speak slanderously/critically/in a backbiting manner about someone, butabaako w'oyisa kigere, to be crowded/hemmed in, lit. have nowhere to pass your foot, okuyisa etteeka, to pass a law. okuyisa amaaso, to give a quick glanceAook. okuyisa omukka mu nnyindo (mu kamwa), to breathe through the nose (mouth), kuyisa amazzi mu kamwa, to rinse the mouth with water, kuyisa olugero, to cite an example/give an instance (by quoting a proverb, etc.). kuyisa kiwulu, to hold a parade, kuyisa ensana, to plait mats. Yampisaako ow'e Mbuya. He beat me. (ow- implies Kaggo, the ssaza chief of Kyaddondo; kaggo also means small stick). Ekikolwa ekyo ne tukiyisaako buyisa maaso. We simply overlooked/took no notice of this act.

bwe nningizza mu kisenge, when I glanced/peeped into the room.

-etengerera (-etengeredde) v.i. refl. balance oneself; balance what one is carrying on the head; stand rigid/erect. Omwana kati yeetengerera. The child now is able to stand/bas passed the creeping stage. cf. obutengerera, entengerera.

smooth; calm. Gundi oyo omutwe gwe gulinga ogutali mutereevu. So- and-so acts as if he is not quite levelheaded/as if he is mentally unbalanced, cf. tereera.