v.i., okubeera, okusimba ama kanda, okusimba akanywa, okutuula obunkonge; (of sediments) okw esengejja.
v.tr., okugonza, okukkakkanya; (dispute) okumalawo empaka, okusonjola; (adjust) okulongoosa.
omuwaŋŋanguse.
take refuge; settle, dwell; take rest/repose. cf. obubudamo, omubudami.
e- (li/ma) lit. large cloth, okusa- lawo eggoye, to straighten out a misunderstanding, clear up a point, settle an unresolved situation. Eggoye lyasaliddwawo.
disentangle, unravel; straighten out, settle. cf. -gombye, eggombolola.
nnonjodde) v.tr. settle, put in order; rectify, regularize, straighten out.
take a seat; sit at one's ease; settle down.
to settle a dispute. Ekimala empaka kusirika. The way to settle a dispute is to keep silent or On points of dispute it is best to wait and see kumala bwoya ku n turn be, to keep (someone) running ragged, annoy (someone) by keeping him on the go all the time, lit. finish off the hair on the calves of the leg. kumala mmya, to put (someone) in his place, take down a peg. kumala muntu maanyi, to take the wind out of someone's sails, kukamala, to cause trouble (ka = akabi or akabaate). Okamaze. Now you have gone and done it.
-radde) v.i. be or become calm/fc>eaceful/settled. Eradde? lit. Is it calm/f>eaceful? The meaning is lost and the word is used as the first of a series of greetings, equivalent to How are you? The reply may be Maamu! Maamu, mirembe! etc. cf. mulaala.
a- plur. (li/ma) establishment; permanent or long-term location, kusimbn: makanda, to settle (in); to make one's headquarters or regular base (at), kusimbu- la makanda, depart from a place where one has been for a long time, ‘pull up stakes.'
decide for/in, etc; charge (a person a price). Kisalidde mu ntamu (ki- = ekiso). I am lucky. Things are going my way. Nsa- liddwa ogw'okufa (ogwa = omusango). I have been condemned to death. Baamusalira mangu ebintu. They quickly settled the matter of the bride price with him.
to quarrel/struggle with a person, okukutuka ekiwalaata, to develop baldness. Obuguzi bukutuka. The deal is settled. The matter is concluded.
drinks, beverages, kunywa taaba, to smoke tobacco, kunywa buzzi, to understand with no difficulty (e.g., a school lesson); to complete without any trouble (a task), lit. to drink like water. kunywamu kendo, to outdo others, lit. to drink from a small ladle, eggoolo okunywa, to be scored (of a goal in football), kunywa mpewo or ku mpewo, to enjoy oneself, have a good time, lit. drink some air. Tanywa gu- teeka. He is not one to be trifled with/to fool with, lit. He does not drink (beer) which has settled down. Zinadda okunywa. There is going to be a showdown. We (they) are going to have it out.
v.i. be broken off; snap off; be finally settled; be clearly defined/ decided; euph. die.
choose, separate (from); travel through, cover far distance). Olukuŋŋaana lwasonjolera ddala ennaku ennungi ssatu. The meeting lasted for three full days.
v.i. settle down/reside in a place for a long time; become a mutaka (q.v.).
be balanced; settle down (in a chair, to one's work); be peaceful/calm, regain one's composure; get straightened out; be corrected. Tukwate mpola byonna bijja kutereera. Let's take things easy, everything will be straightened out. ku- tereera bubya, to sit like a dish, i.e., to sit doing nothing, sit like a bump on a log.
put in good condition, kutereeza muntu, to lie to a person.
political party); move (into); settle; immigrate; change one's place of work or residence. ne nsenga mu kibanja kino, and 1 moved into this plot of ground.
be suitable; fit well, fit into place; be harmonious; be presentable; be complete; look satisfied; sit/settle down contentedly/peacefully. Ekiteeteeyi kimubukadde. The dress fits her perfectly. Omwana mwambaze abukale bulungi. Dress the child so that he looks presentable. Enju eyo yabukala bulungi mu kifo omwo. The house was very appropriately situated in this location.
o- (mu/mi) trouble; unsettled condition, cf. galangatana.
etc.; descend upon; begin. Bwe yajja yakkira ku kunvuma. When he came the first thing he did was to insult me. Omanyi ebintu gye byakkira? Do you know how the matters were settled?
sit down; settle down. cf. kka.
-evuuguula (-evuugudde) v.i. refl. be turned up/dug up; fig. become unsettled/ disturbed (of a situation).
settle. cf. akasengejja, essengejjero.
cf. tebenkera.