okufuna, okulaba, okuweebwa.

be, okufunika.

o- (bu/-) fluffy substance resembling cotton often used for stuffing mattresses and pillows; the plant from which this substanceis obtained, cf. olufumbo.

I have failed, kinnemye; (in exam.) okugwa. f. of one's word, okujwaŋŋanya. f. to score, okukubo busu. f. to obtain, okusubwa.

obtain, procure, okufuna olubuto, to become pregnant, okufuna erinnya, to acquire a reputation, kufuna bya kakule or kufuna bya ndola, to I obtain for nothing or to buy at a price far below the normal.

be obtained.

obtain for; get in/at, etc. okufunira ku mukeeka, to get (something) without effort; to acquire by using shrewd means.

be obtainable by straining. cf. ekigeneko, ekigenekere.

in which if a player is found without a stick, he is beaten until he obtains one. (Sn.) cf. omuggo.

a- (ka/bu) strip/fiber obtained from the banana leaf (used esp. in making baskets ).

a- (ka/bu) a burst of laughter (often scornful in character), okukuba akakule, to burst out laughing, okutema akakule, to laugh loudly and scornfully at (with a personal object), okufuna bya kakule, to obtain for nothing; to buy at a price far below the normal.

with the -a of rel. -a kawammansi, hard to obtain, difficult to get. cf. wammanta.

Bauhinia thonningii, from which dye and a substitute for soap are obtained.

e- (ki/bi) kind of yellow flower, resembling a sunflower, from which a reddish dye is obtained; fig. something beautiful/ resplendent. Omwana omuwala oli si kimyula kitalo butalo. That girl is not just beautiful, she is ravishing.

e- (ki/bi) Ensimbi ng'ozi- funye leka zireme kukumezaako biwaawaa- tiro. When you have obtained the money don't let it go to your head, lit. grow wings for you.

e- (ki/bi) kind of plant from which a red dye is obtained.

e- (li/ma) -fruit of the mukobe q.v. (It has a thin skin, a texture resembling that of the potato and is eaten boiled.) Ekika ky'Ekkobe, the Kkobe Clan, kukomba ku kya kkobe eky'ettungulu kiwoomerera, to be frustrated in accomplishing one's objective; fail to obtain what one wants, lit. to lick at the skin (kikuta is implied, by kya) of the kkobe, (whereas) the skin of the ttungulu is the one that is sweet.

cause to emerge/come forth; take out; pull out, drag out; get, obtain.

assault; assail verbally; go to a place to obtain. Emirimu ennaku zino tugirumba Kampala. We go to Kampala these days to get jobs.

o- (mu/ba) lit. one who burns/roasts, omwoki w'enviiri, hairdresser, omwoki wa ggonja, roaster of gonja plantains, abooki b'amanda, charcoal burners, those who bum wood to obtain charcoal, omwoki w'omutwe, one who is too smart for his own good. cf. yokya.

e-i kufuna bya ndola, to obtain for nothing; to buy at a price far below the normal. ndola originally referred either to ‘1) a woman given by her father to a man in return for his labor, or 2) a child taken by its grandfather and redeemed by its father on the payment of money.' (Sn.)

e- (n/n) kind of tree, pipe-stem euphorbia, from which is obtained a sticky sap said to be useful in healing warts (nsundo).

amatu ga nnantooke, very small ears, ears which have not developed normally.

obtain for.

e- (n/n) kind of tree, Ficus bra- chypoda, from which are obtained poles for hut building. The fruit is entonto(golo), q.v.

e- adv. without any right, unjustly. Obwami yalya bwa nsowole. He obtained the chieftainship unjustly, cf. sowoka, sowola.

remove blood from (e.g., to relieve high blood pressure or, in the case of a cow, to obtain blood for consumption).

v., okusiba, okunyweza; (obtain) okufuna.

etc. okutambulira ku bu- nkenke, to walk on tiptoe, okutambulira omuntu, lit. to travel around because of somebody, i.e., to obtain magic formulae, medicines, potions, etc., and use them to hex a person, to bend him to one's will or do him bodily harm.

nnyenze) v.tr. stir and dissolve; dilute; mix. okuyenga enfuufu, to stir up dust; to play in the dirt (of children). Omukisa omuzaale gukira omuyengere edda- gala. (prov.) Good fortune/luck is better than that obtained by mixing medicines.

(la) kind of plant from which a dark purple dye is obtained.

lit. Mr. Cricket-Eater. Sserulya-mayenje ebinnya aleka byasaami- ridde. (prov.) Mr. Cricket-Eater leaves holes gaping open (i.e., he does not fill them in after obtaining the crickets). This is said of a person who leaves jobs half done. cf. lya, ejjenje.

snap; fig. obtain, acquire (a position). Bakoonodde ebifo ebya waggulu. They have gotten good jobs/high positions. cf. -koonofu.

o- (mu/ba) one who goes to forage for food, one who travels about to obtain food either by purchase or in exchange for services.' omusasi w'amawulire, newspaper reporter, one who ferrets out news, omusasi w'ejinambo, gossip, gossiper. cf. saka.

v.i. & tr. forage for food; go a distance to obtain food either by payment in money or in exchange for services; fig. ferret out, dig up (information), oku- saka amawulire, to go hunting for news, okusaka entalo, to pick a fight, okusaka obulwadde, to contract an illness (which could have been avoided). Yali mu Bu- laaya ng'asaka ku maanyi. He was in Europe recuperating/recovering his strength.

(la) meat obtained from the breast of a goat or ox.

o- (mu/ba) getter, one who gets/obtains. cf. funa.

enfuna.

cf. linda, oluzzi.

hurry, rush. v.tr. hurry to, rush to, flee to (esp. to obtain help or protection).

ente enkobe, a cow purchased by two or more people who combine their resources. cf. koba.

information, news, etc.).