be, okulumwa ennyo enjala.

eat, okubwagula, okuvuunya, okuliisa enjala, okwevumba emmere, okuwuwuggana.

eat up ravenously.

eat ravenously.

eat ravenously; eat with zest/ gusto.

vuunyuula (-vuunyudde) v.tr. eat ravenously, gobble up.

grasp; eat ravenously, okukwata amavumba- vumba, to hold tightly, okuvumba ekiwundu, to dress a wound.

kuliisa bijanjaalo mpiso, to be careless/indifferent about things, kuliisa bujiiko, to be high and mighty, be ostentatiously rich, be ‘highbrow,' lit. to eat with (European) teaspoons, kuliisa maaso, to look at carefully, kuliisa ngalo, to eat with one's fingers, kuliisa njala, to eat ravenously. Jjangu ondiiseliise. Come and keep company with me while I eat.

v.tr. devour; fig. overwhelm. Enjala ebakayaggula. They are ravenously hungry.