waggulu, kungulu; vide okusomoka, okutinda; be o. (remain), okusigala, okusooba; o. again, nate, omulundi ogw'okubiri; vide again,

okutiisa, okukanga.

be, okukakaatana, oku luwirirwa, oku zimbagatana, okuzitoowererwa.

become, okwebinduula, okubindabinda.

okuseera.

ekizibaawo ekinene

okuwangula.

be, okuziyira.

okwanjaala, okufuuwa, okuwagulula.

okulanda; be overgrown, okuzika; vide ekkwaba, ekikande.

okuleebeeta.

okukebera, okwekkaanya;vide overtake,

okugereka; cause to o., okulimbika.

okubigika, okupiika.

okumma, okulabirira, okw olekera.

okuwangula, okusinga amaanyi.

okwekuluntaza.

okuseera, okukiza, okulimba.

be, okubolerera.

okukuuma, okulabirira, okujjumbira.

omukoza, nnampala.

okusiikiriza.

okusanjaala.

okusukka.

okukwata, okutuukako, okwebinika.

okweginika.

okusuula.

okuvuunika, okusulika, okugalanjula.

v.i., okwevuunika, okuyiika, okulenduka.

okuwaniriza omuwendo.

okufumula, okuseke mbula.

v.tr., okutegunkanya.

get, okukiza.

e- (li/ma) spot; stain; color; mark, brand; birthmark; type, kind, engo y'ama- bala, a spotted leopard, kuggya muntu mu bbala, to alter/damage the appearance of a person (of disease, extreme poverty, etc.) cf. ebibalabala, akabalabala, ekibala, 4mbala.

q.v. come up, emerge (from water); be revived/restored; recover. Bbuka! Gesundheit! (Said to one who has sneezed.)

lit. it jumps over (buuka) drinking pools (maziba).

lit. it jumps over (buuka) the trunk of a cut-down plantain (mugogo).

e- plur. (k j /bi) covers; sheets, bedding, cf. bikka, ekyebikkwa.

e- usually plur. (ki/bi) spoiled food; leftovers (not neces sarily spoiled). Yagenda wa jjajja kulya bigagu. He went to his grandmother's where he knew that he would be pampered, lit. eat bigagu. cf. gaga.

a basket, container); overload (e. g., a person, a ship). Obuvunaanyizibwa yabubigise ku muntu omu. He placed the responsibility on one man. He burdened one person with the responsibility.

cover up; close (a lid, a book), okubikka ku maddu, to restrain one's desires or passions, okubikka ebibiri, to do two things at once, both of which require considerable attention, okubikka emiggo, to give a sound beating to, lit. cover with sticks. Lugaba abadde akyatubisseeko akasubi. God was still protecting us, lit. covering us with a blade of grass.

etc.

bikkibwa (-bikiddwa) v.i. pass. be covered, etc.

foam, foam up; overflow. Ebibimba bikka. Things which boil up (ultimately) simmer down. What goes up comes down. Kyabimba (nga) si kisaanikire mu maaso ga kkanisa. There was an enthusiastic/lively crowd in front of the church.

turn over.

q.v.); turn/roll over and over; push back, repel; hurl, throw.

etc.; cover with/using.

decay; fester (of an ab- cess); become overripe, become bruised and soft (o f fruit).

get soft and mushy. cf. -bolu, -bovu, -bolerevu.

groan (in intense pain); overflow, flood.

okufumiitiriza, okubondeera; (fowls) okumaamira.

o- (bu/-) rule, governing; government. eby'obufuzi, politics, obufuzi bw'amatwale, colonialism, cf. fuga.

o- (bu/-) poverty, poorness.

o- (bu/-) office of overseer; overlordship; bishopric; diocese (Prot.). cf. laba, labiriza, omulabirizi.

formerly the name of the Parliamentary Building of the Government of Buganda; obs. kabaka's court of justice.

o- (bu/-) overdue pregnancy, cf. omulega.

spread over; go/ reach all over; get one's share, get enough; participate; be enough to go around (of food). Abaana bonna babunye. All of the children have gotten enough/their share. Amawulire geeyongedde okubuna wonna mu ggwanga. The news continued to spread all over the country, kubuna kkubo, to stagger along the road (like a drunken man). obudde ne bubuna emiwabo, and it was dawning, lit. was scattering in all directions. Eky'abangi kibuna engalo. (prov.) lit. Something used by many people has finger marks. What is used by many is soon spoiled.

o- (bu/-) distress, misery; poverty. Obunaku si ndwadde. (prov.) Poverty is not a sickness, i.e., a moral stain, cf. -naku, nakuwala, omunaku, ^ennaku.

incline; pour out; spill; overturn.

o- noun used as adv. on tiptoe, okutambuza obunkenke, to walk on tiptoe, okubeera ku bunkenke, to be on one's toes, be ready for action. Akulira oludda olu- tambuliza Gavumenti ku bunkenke. He is the head of the party which keeps the Government on its toes (i.e., the opposition party).

o- (bu/-) poverty, indigence. cf. omunkuseere.

o- (bu/-) humanity; manhood, with the -a of rel. humane. Okuwanika omuntu ku kalabba si kya buntu. It is not humane to hang a man on the gallows, eby'obuntu, human nature, mu buntu, in person, personally. okuddamu ak'obuntu, to recover one's composure. Muntu buntu. He is a mere man. buntu is also the plural of kantu, small thing. From the root -ntu are also derived omuntu, ekintu, akantu, etc.

bunyisa (-bunyisizza) v.tr. caus. 1 & 2 spread; scatter; distribute; propagate; spread with/using. Leka kubunya bisasiro wano. Stop scattering trash here. Ebifo byonna ebikulu mu Qulaaya yabibunya. lie covered/visited all the major places in Europe.

o- (bu/-) poverty; wretchedness. cf. seega.

o- (bu/-) overcharging, asking too high a price, cf. ^seera.

o- (bu/-) dire poverty; misery.

bend over; squat; crouch; sit. cf. ekibutamu.

o- adv. tightly, firmly, closely; rigidly, strictly, okukuuma obutiribiri, to guard closely, okukuuma essaawa obutiribiri, to be absolutely punctual. Omusawo omulwadde amukuuma butiribiri. The doctor is keeping a close watch over the patient.

o- (bu/-) poverty, cf. omuwej- jere.

o- (bu/-) poverty, indigence.