okusanyusa; be pleased, okw esiima; be pleased with, okusiima.

okusanyusa.

v., okuloga; (snake) okuvumula; (please) okusanyusa.

okunyiiza, okunyiikaaza; be displeased, okunyiiga, okunyiikaala.

to showoff, put oneself in the limelight. Laba erikuleese. Go away. Get out of here, lit. See (the road, ekkubo is implied by eri-) which brought you. Gundi oyo talaba! So-and-so is very proud/putting on airs. Ng'olabye. I am sorry for you now. I sympathize with you. Nkukubye nga ndaba. I have hit you on purpose/intentionally. Obalaba. Say hello to them for us. En- nyumba yaabwe eraba buvanjuba. Their house faces east. Bwali tebunnalaba. It was before dawn (bu- implies obudde). Ndaba ku ki? lit. What do I see? (A friendly greeting to a guest, particularly an unexpected one). Bo bakola nga bwe balabye. They do just as they please, mu kulaba kwange, in my view, according to the way 1 see it. Tandabamu kantu. He despises me/ has no respect for me. Onookiraba. You will be sorry. You will find out, lit. you will see it.

o- (mu/ba) person who is overly agreeable/overly anxious to conform and please, cf. kkiriza, -ekkiriranya.

e- (n/n) neck, okulanga ensingo, to twist the neck as a sign of reluctance or unwillingness, okunyoola ensingo, to be displeased/dissatisfied, lit. to twist the neck.

be pleasing to; be interesting to, interest; amuse, amawulire agatabanyumira, news which does not interest them.

please. cf. -sanyufu, obusanyuukirivu, essanyu.

adj. (with food), kkufu; pleased, siimi; be s., okukkuta, okwesiima, okwesunyako, okumatira.

etc.; appreciate for, etc.

siimisa (-siimisizza) v.tr. caus. 1 & 2 cause to be pleased with; cause to approve.

take pleasure; enjoy.

move about in a carefree manner; do whatever one pleases; take things casually lightly; be scornful/contemptuous. Tosuubira nti alikuleka n'oyinaayina emirembc gyonna. Do not expect that he will permit you to keep doing whatever you like forever. Mbwa zaafa, amagunju gayinaayina. (prov.) The dogs died, the wild cats now move about freely. When the cat's away the mice will play. cf. yinala, omuyinooyino.

v.i. be glad; be pleased; rejoice.

v.tr. please; make happy; gladden.

v.i. recip. be pleased with each other; approve of one another; like one another; love one another.

make discontent.

See wattu.

(plur. battu) lit. ours (- waffe). as an interj. please! Wattu yingira. Please come in. as a term of sympathy or endearment Mu sajja wattu! The poor man! Mwana wattu, ndetera amazzi. Bring me some water, my dear child {or simply dear because the person addressed need not be a child).

v.i. be joyful/ pleased/exultant.

v.tr. make joyful; please. cf. -saganyufu.

pleased, glad, joyous. cf. sanyuka.

v.tr. be pleased with; like; approve of; appreciate. Akutwala ekiro omusiima bukedde. (prov.) lit. He who takes you in the night you appreciate in the morning. Saidof someone who makes hard demands which ultimately turn out to be for one's own good.

-esiima (-esiimye) v.i. refl. be pleased/ happy/contented. Beesiimye abafiira mu Mukama. Blessed are they who die in the Lord.

cause to be pleased; make happy.

akasiimo, omwesiimi, entasiima.

-saganyufu adj. pleased; happy; exultant. cf. saganyuka.

please; cajole; flatter, v.i. refl. be obsequious. Teyeguya kugaggawala. He doesn't stoop to obsequious practices to become rich.

-ejagira (-ejagidde) v.i. & tr. appl. refl. bustle about/be busy with; be excited/ pleased about; be delighted with.

act according to one's own wishes.