okuziyiza, okulwana, okuwalira, okukungubala.
e- no plur. (ki/bi) irresistible urge/impulse; excited state, elation. Eki- nyegenyege kyankwata. I got the urge.
be conspicuous; stand motionless, remain, Still exist (as a building after a flood); resist, hold out. Nnalengera mmoloka eku- ngubadde wansi w'emiti. I saw a car standing motionless under the trees.
a- adv. okukwata amavumba- vumba, to hold tightly; to apprehend swiftly (someone unprepared to resist), cf. vumba.
mpalidde) v.i. move reluctantly, hang back, resist, ‘drag one's feet;' refuse.
v.i. resist obstinately; be or become stubborn.
offer resistance; refuse to come.
v.i. be or become dirty/filthy/ stained; be stunted; grow poorly; be badly cooked; become hardened/inured; be resistant to cleaning; become worn (e.g., of a path).
o- (mu/mi) iroko, a kind of very large timber tree the wood of which is highly resistant to termite attack and often used as a substitute for teak, Chlorophora excelsa.
o- (mu/mi) one who swallows, swallower; glutton. Ekizikiza kiyamba mumizi. (prov.) Darkness helps a greedy eater (because no one is watching). Basisinkanye omumizi n'omuwuwuttanya. (prov.) lit, They have met the glutton and the one who gulps hot food. An irresistible force has met an immovable object, cf. mira.
okukaŋŋanta emiggo, to beat (with sticks), administer a beating, cf. enkaŋŋansi.