e ttako, omuzinga.

okufunyaafunya, okugenyaagenya.

e- (n/n) [frag.] bugle; trumpet.

v.tr., okufunyaafunya; be crumpled up, okwevuunya, okufungalala.

keep folding, bending, etc.; crumple.

a- (ka/bu) small horn, akagombe ak'enkomerero, the last trumpet (at the end of the world), cf. ennombe.

a- (ka/bu) start, panicky reaction; stampede; rumpus, cf. gugumuka.

e- (li/ma) trumpet, horn. cf. omukondeere.

o- no plur. (lu/n) uproar; rumpus, okukuba olwogoolo, to boo, shout derision at.

e- (n/n) rump of a fowl.

make a strident noise; blare (as a trumpet); chirp (of crickets); squeak; twitter.

n., eŋŋombe, ekkondeere.

v. (of elephant), okwana.

omukondeere.

o- (mu/mi) cannon, large gun; cylindrical beehive; abscess on the rump of a fowl.

inflate (e.g., a ball); blow on, play (a flute, or similar instrument). okufuuwa lulimi (olugwira), to speak a (foreign) language fluently, kufuuwa mukka mu kisero, to waste one's time/breath, lit. blow air into a basket, kufuuwa kintu mu jinombe, to lose something, give up something for lost, lit. blow something through a trumpet, kufuuwa malenge, to do to extremes; to be extreme, lit. to blow on reed pipes. Tanywa mwenge afuuwa malenge. He drinks to great excess, okufuuwa omukka, euph. to pass wind, okuluuwa oluwa, to whistle, kufuuwa muntu bigambo, to rush to tell something to a person. Mukasa ye yabitu- fuuwa. Mukasa broke his neck to tell us about it. kufuuwa muntu ssente, to give a person money voluntarily as a token of appreciation. ekintu okujjula ne kifuuwa, to overflow, be completely full. Enkuba yatonnye n'omugga ne gufuuwa. It rained and the river flooded over. Yafuuwa ekiwa ng'akizza munda. He drew in his breath in surprise, lit. blew a whistle and brought it back inside, kafuuwe or (more often) kikafuuwe! God forbid! Don't say things like that! kufuuwa musaayi, to spurt blood, kufuuwa taaba, to smoke (tobacco). Nnabbubi yamufuuye. The spider got on him and caused a rash. Ofuuwako? colloq. Do you drink (alcohol)?

(-vunze) more commonly vungavunga (-vunzevunze) v.i. & tr. redup. fold up; fold roughly; crumple; bend out of shape; disfigure. Emmotoka ye baagitomera ne yevungavunga. They ran into his car and it was completely twisted out of shape. Omusango gwe yawawaabira omulangira baaguvungavunga. The lawsuit he brought against the prince was completely hushed up.

o- (mu/ba) flute player, (mu/mi) flute; pipe; horn, omulere omuzungu, trumpet, clarinet. Afuuyira embuzi omulere. He is blowing a horn for the goats (to dance), i.e., he is wasting his breath/talking to someone who is not interested. cf. akalere, endere.

o- (mu/mi) flat rump, emmotoka ey'omuserebende, sedan, saloon car.

cf. ekikuyiro.

v.i. be deadened/ blunted (as an instrument); become crumpled; be crushed/disfigured; become handicapped; be blocked/stymied/frustrated.

e- (n/n) trumpet; bugle; horn; horn of a car. cf. akagombe.

v.i. bray; trumpet. okwamuza inf. See yana.

crack (as the sound of rifles). okwana inf.

o- (mu/ba) trumpeter; horn- blower. cf. ekkondeere.

mess up; trample; crumple/ fold roughly; be harsh/hard on.

o- (mu/ba) lit. blower, one who blows, omufuuyi w'amazzi, beer drinker, liquor drinker, omufuuyi w'omulere, Trumpet/clarinet player. omufuuyi w'omupiira, referee (in football). cf. fuuwa.

collapse.

double oneself up.

funyafunya.

okwekaanya omuntu, to be surly with somebody. Buli ky'omugamba okukola yeekaanya bwekaanya. He whines and protests at everything you ask him to do.