okuwulira, okutega amatu.

omuwulizi.

all the while, all along; lately; on that occasion; already, conj. all the time that, while. Bakira oli ludda wa? Where were you all the while? Bak ira nkugamba ggwe nga towulira! I kept telling you but you wouldn't listen!

e- usually plur. amalusu (li/ma) spit, saliva, okumira ku ddusu, to experience a feeling of-relief (after a period of tension); to take a break/breather, okufiirwa amalusu, to waste one's time in talking to someone who will not listen, lit. to waste one's spit, ekibuuzo ekitu- maze amalusu mu kamwa, a question which has preoccupied us very much, lit. which has exhausted the spit in our mouths, cf. akalusu, olulusu.

etc.; stress, emphasize, be firm about; affirm confidently, assert; be hard on, put pressure on. okukaliriza amaaso, to look intently, okukaliriza amatu, to listen intently, okukaliriza olutalo, to prolong a battle.

o- plur. amatu (ku/ma) ear. okumalira amatu wansi, to be sound asleep, be dead to the world, okukuba amatu or okukubaakuba amatu, to become convalescent, kugwa mabeere mu matu, to have a disease of the ear (believed to be caused by the spilling of mother's milk into the ear); to be obsti- nate/stubborn/pigheaded (esp. of children). okutega amatu, to listen attentively. Amatu agataddemu ebisubi. He is deliberately inattentive/refuses to listen, lit. has placed grass in his ears.

glisten.

glisten.

maggot, insect (the subject of a familiar tale); an obstinate person, one who will not listen to good advice.

glisten; be shiny/glossy; be oily (of the skin), cf. nyereketa.

glitter, glisten; be illuminated.

strain; set fa trap, omutego); trap; trip (in football), okutega emikono, to stretch out the hands (with palms open to receive something), okutega amatu, to perk up the ears, listen attentively, okutega amannyo, to look foolish, laugh foolishly.

v.tr. listen to; pay attention to.

mpeereddwa) pass, be given. Gakuweebwa munno. (prov.) (Advice — amagezi) is given to you by your friend. It is good to listen to other people's advice.

to listen carefully (esp. to something confidential), cf. oluwawu, omuwawu.

make listen; cause to feel/sense/perceive; make obey; hear news of. Sikyamu- wuliza. 1 don't hear from him any more.

kukunkumula mazina, to dance a great deal, kukunkumula kidduka, to drive a vehicle very fast, kukunkumula mpaawo, to finish up one's drink (usually of beer or liquor), kukunkumula nsawo, to empty out one's pocket/bag. kukunkumula kutu, to listen. cf. akakunkumuka, olukunkumuli.

shine, glisten.

glisten, shine.

obey, be obedient to; feei, perceive, sense. Simuwuliddeemu. I defeated him easily.

v.tr. appl. caus. listen to; listen carefully to; listen with a stethoscope; feel.

-ewulize, obuwulize, obwe- wulize, eggulire, ekiwulirizo, empulirizo, munnamawulire, nnatnpulirazibi.

e- (n/n) shoe; boot; sandal, kukuba ngatto ddagala, to shine shoes, eddagala ly'engatto, shoe polish. Bw'ova ku byange ogenda ku wa ngatto. If you don't listen to my advice you won't succeed in your endeavor, lit. if you depart from mine you go to the cobbler. Yabissaamu engatto n'agenda. He went off, lit. he put his shoes into them (-bi- implies bigere, feet) and went.

follow carefully.