v.tr., okusitula, bkwetikka, okubutula; (stick) okugalula.

v.i. (as boat to waves), okwetumbikiza.

make an, okufuba, okunyii kira, okukambiriza, okuwaza, okuwanira; lift with an effort, okb bagajja.

a weapon) in order to strike; brandish, flourish.

a- also kasituliro, a- (ka/bu) elevator, lift; hoisting device, cf. situla.

lift up. oku- lalika ebigere, to raise the feet; to be scornful be indifferent.

o- (lu/n) large packet of salt, kusi- tula lubaya, to lift a very heavy load; to attempt a very difficult task (esp. something in which others have failed). Anti laba, zitutte olubaya! Look who has just passed by (esp. of somebody disliked- zitutte = empewo zitutte, the winds have taken). See also ekkerenda.

o-: okulyamu olugaayu or okuyisaa- mu olugaayu, to lift one's leg and pass it over someone sitting down. This was commonly done by children as a sign of disrespect. It was believed that the person over whom the leg was passed would never grow any taller. The phrase may be used figuratively in the sense of look down on, show contempt for, defy. cf. gaayula.

leave (on a trip), v.tr. lift, raise, okusitula olutalo, to start a fight/battle, okusitula oluyombo/empaka, to start or. argument/verbal conflict, okusitula enkundi, to raise a fuss, start quarreling, ‘raise hell.' okusitula embeera z'abantu, to improve the conditions/raise the standards of the people, okusitula ebbala, to look well, ekyuma ekisitula, elevator, lift.

etc.

load (on someone's head); load; lift; hang. v.i. recur. Ennyu- mba bagitisse omuliro. They have set fire to the house. Atamuzadde ye amutikka ejjinja. (prov.) She who has not born it (the child) loads it with a rock. One is aways more solicitous about one's own. Kimutisse. Something has gotten into him. He seems obsessed (e.g., with a great desire to do something).

cause to be renowned; elevate, uplift, raise in stature. cf. -tutumufu, obututumufu. ettutumu.

o- (mu/mi) a banana fiber laid on top of food placed in a cooking pot and used to remove the food from the pot when the food is cooked. Both the food and mugondoli are covered with banana leaves and the ends of the mugondoli are lifted from both sides and tied together at the top. The purpose is to avoid burning oneself.

v.tr. lift up.

uncover.

in wrestling), v.i. be pregnant (of animals). Atalina mwana anaaweeka jjinja, lit. the one who does not have a child will carry a rock, i.e., the anticipated event will be exciting or sensational.

v. tr. lift (something heavy requiring effort). The reflexive form is more usual.

begin all over again. Obul- wadde bubagudde. The disease has recurred.

-ewanika (-ewanise) v.i. refl. elevate oneself; be raised/lifted/suspended; perch; fig. be proud/conceited/insolent; be presumptuous respecting one's abilities. Omutima gunneewanise. I am worried.

-ebagajja (-ebagazze) v. tr. refl. lift with effort; carry (something heavy); shoulder; transport.

-ebagula (-ebagudde) v.i. & tr. refl. lift oneself with a great effort; load oneself down (with a heavy object).