akasimu.

a- (ka/bu) nerve, obusimu obuli mu ngalo, the nerves (which are) in the fingers.

e- no plur. (li/ma) staying in one place, sedentariness. Yalaba ng'ettuu- lawamu limuzimbyeko akayumba. He felt that staying in one place was getting on his nerves, lit. building a little house on him.

v.i. be firm/solid; be faithful; be brave/courageous; dare; have the nerve/ boldness (to).

steel oneself.cf. 1 kaka, -ekakaba.

steel oneself, cf. ^kaka, kakaabiriza.

steel oneself, force oneself.

-eziziba (-ezizibye) v.i. force oneself; make a special effort; work up the nerve (to).