adj., ggavu; be s. in, okw egumika.

v., okusiba, okuggalawo; vide close: (mouth), okubunira, okubuniza akamwa; (umbrella) okumenya; s. up (slang), v.i., okutoowa.

n., olubaawo lw'eddirisa.

obutanta.

be quiet; be closed (of a door).

o- (bu/-) shuttle used for embroidering by hand.

nzigadde(wo)) v.tr. shut, close; inclose; bring to an end; fig. discontinue. Amawanga ago gajja kuggalawo okukolagana ne Bungereza. These countries will discontinue their cooperation with England. Tumuggaddewo. We have refused him/ turned him down.

etc.; lock up, imprison.

a- (ka/bu) mouth, kamwa koogera or nze kamwa koogera, I the speaker, I myself, kuta kamwa, to be quarrelsome. Mba sinnaggya bigambo mu kamwa emmotoka n'egwa. I hardly got the words out of my mouth when the car turned over. Tonjasa- miza akamwa! Shut up! (See yasama.) cf. omumwa.

shut in; finish, end at/for, etc.

bar, shut up (e.g., a hole).

o- (lu/n) flat tray (made from the fibers of papyrus or other plants; often used for winnowing). Emimwa gye gya lugali. His lips are flat and spread out (as opposed to thick and protruding). Wa lugali. He has a ‘big mouth.' Nzigyako olugali. Shut your big mouth, cf. walugali.

e- (n/n) trigger (of a gun or trap); accelerator (of a car); shutter release (of a camera); switch, cf. banduka.

chew quietly and slowly with the mouth shut.

etc.; do until dark. Obudde Lukwago yabuzibiza wano. Lukwago was here until dark.

o- (mu/ba) youngest child, last born of the family, lit. close-womb. cf. lggala, enda. contr. muggulanda. deaf person, lit. one whose ears are shut. cf. l ggala, -ggavu.

akanasula ebifaananyi, shutter release of a camera.

close.

obuggalamatu, obuggavu, kiggala, omuggalanda, omuggavu, omuggazi. Contr. %guka, ggula.

closed, omuggavu w'amatu, a deaf person, cf. Iggala, obuggavu.