okufunza.

o- adv. without limit/restriction, to an extreme degree, cf. -eddiza (under ^dda).

decline from a better to worse state (esp. in behavior); be a stay-at-home; be restricted to one area for a long time. Yakyala n'akatawala. He overstayed his visit. cf. takawala.

e- (ki/bi) hindrance; restriction. cf. ziyiza.

stop, come to an end, go as far as, reach. Wakoma wa? How far did you get/go? Awo we nkomye. That is all. That is all I have to say (said after recounting an event or story). Nkomye. I have had enough (said when declining an additional portion of food). Yakoma. She has stopped bearing children, kukoma awo, to stop, let matters rest. Erinnya Kayaga lyakomanga ku bawala bokka. The name Kayaga was restricted to girls. Note the additional meanings 0/koma with the enclitics.

hem (cloth); restrict, limit; border; hinder; prohibit, forbid, okukugira ennyumba, to put a fence around a house, cf. olukugiro, omukugiro.

keen-sighted. It is almost exclusively restricted to the following proverb: Embwa ya nnamaaso bw'etebba n'eyigga. When the keen-sighted dog is not stealing, it is hunting. Said of someone who can be either very good or very bad, depending on circumstances.

travel about, roam about without restrictions.

somebody else, abandi others, other people, olundi, sometimes; at another time, awandi, somewhere else.

0- (mu/ba) Negro (usually restricted to African Negroes). Omuddugavu wa katakke(takke), a light-colored African. Omuddugavu wa kagongolo, very dark colored African, cf. -ddugavu, ddugala.

(-kulise) restricted to the imperative in the simple form Kulika! {plur. Mukulike!) Congratulations! Well done!

v.i. be or become narrow; be restricted/confined; keep/appropriate for oneself. Afunze n'ensimbi zaffe. He has kept our money for himself.

have liberty; be without restriction, have a free-hand.

have returned, cause to be returned/restored to oneself; cause to adopt as a totem, obuteddiza, neg. inf. as an adv. without limit/restriction; to an extreme degree.

sit sprawled out; be at ease. cf. gaziwa, gaziya.