akafumu.

okuliisa essimbo.

be obtained.

etc.

a- (ka/bu) nib, pen point; pen. cf. effumu, fumita.

Ssewanaku, Nnyinibulamu, Nnyiniggulu, Liisoddene.

gnaw at, nibble.

be befriended.

possessor of (followed immediately by the governed noun without the -a of rel.). buli nnyini mmotoka, every automobile owner. Nnyini Ggulu, the Owner of Heaven, God. Nnyinibulamu, the Master of Life, God. nnyinimu, owner of the house, master of the house. Nnyinimu! or Bannyi- nimu! Is anybody at home? (Asked by someone outside who really doesn't know.) cf. obwannannyini, nnannyini,2

ekkalaamu ya bwino; (nib) akafumu; p. holder, ekijugo.

-vunaanibwa (-vunaaniddwa) v.i. pass, be held responsible. Avunaanwa ogw'okutta muganda we. He is charged with the murder of his brother.

break, get broken.

be praised/boasted about.

v.tr. chew (something hard); crunch; nibble at; gnaw. Amagumba gammeketa. My bones ache.

v.tr. redup. bite at everything; nibble; gnaw; hurt slightly.

v.tr. appl. 2 keep biting at; nibble; gnaw; hurt slightly.

nibble on; eat out of the palm of the hand.

v.i. pass. be met.

evil; dangerous; in poor condition; dirty; Ugly. Saali mubi ne nneefubitika rnnvyniba. I did not hesitate but rushed into the house, cf. obubi, akabi, ekibi, embi.