adj., lebevu, a mwera; be l., okulebera, okujagaajagana, okunyegenya, okulagaya; break l., okutoloka.

v., okusumulula, okuta; (from trap) okutegula; (goats) okuyimbula.

kadagado, majenjeeke.

o- (bu/-) weakness; tiredness, exhaustion; looseness; softness; viscosity. cf. -lebevu, lebera.

unconfined (of an animal); free, having no commitments (of a person); on the loose, at large (of a criminal); free, offering freedom of movement and expression (of a country), okulya obutaala, to be untethered/free, etc. Omubbi akyalya butaala. The thief is still at large.

e- usually plur. amayuuga (li/ma) jowls, swollen cheeks; loosely, among schoolchildren: mumps, ow'amayuuga, person with jowls.

a- adv. loosely, okwesiba akada- gado, to fasten one's belt loosely, wear one's clothes loosely, okutambula akada- gado, to walk in a loose-jointed manner. cf. dagada.

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.

a mechanism through constant use); rare form, take form (of fruit).

vagabond; loafer, omukazi kireereese, a loose woman.

e- (ki/bi) expression of appreciation to one who has cooked a good meal (e.g., by loosening one's belt), cf. teewuluza.

etc. kukutuza mbuzi (or ndiga), to be very ugly, lit. cause a goat (or sheep) to break loose. cf. -kutufu, ekikutuko, (be) kkutu, olutaku- tuka.

ndebedde) v.i. feel weak; be exhausted/tired; be loose/slack; be soft/viscous.

hang loose at/in, etc.

etc.

loosen, unstring, etc.

ndoose) v.i., also lookalooka (-looseloose) v.i. redup. pulsate in the throat (as a frog, lizard, chicken); be out of hrpath nant ffacn

cause to dream.

ndoose) v.i. dream.

a- adv. loosely. 2 majaga (la) kind of long gonja plantain.

a- adv. loosely; slackly, oku- siba amajenjeeke, to tie loosely, cf. jenjeeka.

o- with the -a of rel. loose (of grains of coffee, etc.); unstrung (of the type of coins which had holes in the middle). emmwanyi ez'omwera, loose grains of coffee. ensimbi ez'omwera, unstrung coins.

become loose (e.g., of a tooth); shake, v.tr. make loose; shake, cf. akanyegenyo.

get away from, get loose from (as of something held in the hand). Enkufiira ye yamupukulako ng'empewo ekunta. His hat got away from him as the wind was blowing.

slide; j fall off/down; become loose; swerve; fig. fall into discredit.

okujenjeeka.

become loose; lessen; be or get deflated; become relaxed, be relieved; ease up (of an illness).

loosen; lessen; deflate; relax.

blab, okutentegula ebigambo, to talk loosely/without discretion.

okusumulula, okuta, okuyimbula.

mpeebye) v.i. wave; flutter; oscillate; move loosely to and fro.

adj. loose, poorly connected.

adj. shaky, loose.

v.i. neut. be rel e as able/ capable of being released/easy to release. Embwa eyo teteeka. That dog can't be let loose.

0- more correctly spelled Omunyolo (mu/ba) a native of Bunyoro; loosely a member of any of several Bantu tribes (other than the Baganda) in Uganda.

v.tr. appl. 2 stitch loosely.

cf. -jenjeefu, amajenjeeke.

(-yonzeeyonze) v-tr. redup. plait loosely; twist carelessly. cf. omuyondo.

king, etc.). eby'okulya, food, okulya obwami, to assume the chieftainship, kulya mu ndago, to sing, kulyamu luyi, to slap, kulyamu kikonde, to punch with the fist, kulya mazzi, euph. to drink a lot of beer, lit. water, kulyamu lukwe, to plot, conspire, kulya kijaja or kigagga, to eat very well/in great style, kulya muntu kimuli, to interrupt a person in bi? conversation. kulya nkoko bbiri, to give one's sister in marriage to two men (thereby receiving the gift of two chickens), kulya misinde, to run very fast, kulya butaaia, to roam at large, be on the loose (e.g., of an escaped prisoner), kulya bulamu, to enjoy life, have a good time, kulya eki- banja/emmayiro, to come into land/an estate, okulya ebbanja, to incur a debt, okulya obugenyi, to receive food or presents while a guest, okulya enguzi, to take a bribe, okulya engere, to walk fast, okulya ensimbi, to steal money, okulya ensowole, to take something (e.g., the chieftainship) when one is incompetent or unprepared. Genda olye enkoko yo. You have had a lucky escape/a narrow escape, lit. go and eat your chicken. Omuwala yamulyamu omwoyo. The girl won/stole his heart. Obusungu bwandya. I was consumed with anger. Mwana muwala, oyo andya omutwe! I am completely enamored of that girl, lit. she eats my head. Baagala kumulyamu maaso. They wanted to bawl him out/upbraid him severely. Okulya ennyingi si kuggwa maddu. (prov.) To eat a lot is not to get rid of one's appetite. The more you have, the more you want. Amaanyi sigalya. (prov.) Force does not prevail. Physical strength alone does not accomplish things. Ky'otonnalya tokyesunga. (prov.) What you have not yet eaten, do not anticipate. Don't count your chickens before they are hatched. Kye walyanga bw'olaba ennaku olekayo. (prov.) What you used to eat — when you experience hard times — you give up. One must adjust to circumstances/ calamaties.

obulebevu; lebaleba.

of a belt), cf. akadagado.

v.i. slip; fall; break loose. E Bu-yindi a bantu batenduka buli lunaku olw'enjala. In India people die every day because of hunger, cf. ekitenduka; teruka.

kuddiriza ku kibone- rezo, to lessen a punishment, kuddiriza ku muwendo, to lower a price.

okufuka amazzi, to urinate, okufuka ebigambo, to let loose a torrent of words (usually of a hostile character).

v.i. be or become loose/ slack.

okusumattula ekikkowe, to let out a sigh.

lit. my stomach is hanging loose.

okusalagana n'ebigambo, to spread lies; to be loose-tongued.

v. tr. fasten loosely; lay out the first stages of; draft (a bill); do temporarily.

v.i. move about; be loose (of a belt); be poorly fastened.

-erippulula (-erippuludde) v.i. conv. 2 refl. unhook oneself; let oneself loose; detach oneself. cf. eddippo.

slack, cf. jenjeeka.

exhausted; loose, slack; soft, viscous, gelatinous, cf. lebera.

-etakkuluza (-etakkuluzizza) v.i. & tr. refl. get oneself free (from); get loose (from). cf. akatakkuluze.

have diarrhea; cry, wail, moan.