take, okuyingira, okulya.

emmaali, ebintu, ezziika.

mbadde) v.i. be. In certain tenses ba is replaced by -li, Both may be used as primary verbs or as auxiliaries in compound tenses. bwe tuba mu ssomero, when we are in school. Yabadde anzise. He nearly killed me. Tuli mu kisenge. We are in the room. Twali tuli mu kisenge. We were in the room, ba and -li may be followed by na (-na in the case of -li) to express possession. Tulina ensimbi. We have money. Twabadde n'ensimbi. We had money.

beezesa (-beezesezza) v. tr. appl. caus. 1 & 2 cause to be; keep alive; maintain; cause to continue. Yamu- buuzizza ekyamubeezesa n'ebintu ebibbe. He asked him what caused him to be in the possession of stolen property.

lit. like a stick, without anything, empty-handed; without resources, kusigala buggo, to be left alone, be bereft of friends; to have all one's possessions stolen, kuvaayo buggo, to come back empty-handed, cf. omuggo.

o- (bu/-) a very broad concept implying the possession of courtesy, compassion, good breeding, culture, etc. The editorial writers o/Munno have in the past dedicated considerable space to the definition of the word. cf. obuntu, omuntu bulamu.

o- with the -a of rel. personal, private, ebintu bye eby'obwebange, his personal/private possessions, cf. banga.

e- (ki/bi) thing (physical object); thing, matter, affair, plur. ebintu things; belongings, possessions, wealth. Si kintu. It doesn't matter, okusala ebintu ku muwala, to set a dowry for one's daughter, i.e., the amount given by the groom to the parents of the bride, okugwa mu bintu, to hit it lucky, have a streak of good luck (by acquiring position, wealth, etc.). cf. obuntuntu, akantu, oluntu.

e- (ki/bi) spirit possession. Aliko ekitambo. He is possessed by a spirit. cf. tambulula.

e- (n/n) [Sw., Ar.] wealth; possessions; money.

with (denoting instrument or association), adv. also, too. na is also regularly suffixed to -ii, is, are, io express possession. Alina ensimbi. He has money, na sometimes alternates with ne (q.v.). When na means with it is replaced by ne if the verb is positive. Genda ne Kapere. Go with K. Togenda na Kapere. Do not go with K. The disjunctive pronouns are regularly suffixed to na. nange, and I, I also, naawe (2nd. sing.), naye (3rd sing.), naffe (1st plur.), nammwe (2nd plur.), nabo (3rd plur.).

to remove a spell/incantation/hex. okulambulula omuntu, to exorcise a person, free a person from the effects of a spell or of spirit possession, cf. ekitambo.

climb up; seize, take possession of. Ki ekimutembye? What has gotten into him? Ebyo byonna byantemba ku mutwe. All these things kept going through my mind. Nnyinimu w'ataba, ebikere bitemba enju. (prov.) When the owner is not present, the frogs take over the house. When the cat is away, etc. Nnamusanze kimutembye. I found him in a bad mood, lit. a bad spirit (kizimu is implied by ki-) had taken possession of him.

okuvnvunkana n'emmere, to be greedy about food, be gluttonous, okuvuvunkana n'ebintu, to be greedy about things/possessions.

e- (n/n) property, possessions; money for burial, burial donation, cf. ziika.

o- (mu/ba) heir, one who inherits a part or the whole of the possessions of the deceased, cf, l laama.

take possession of. okwefunza ekintu, to take possession of something. Mwefunzeeko ne bannammwe batuule. Move closer together so your friends can sit too. Yefunzizza ensimbi zaffe. He has kept our money for himself.