sirusiru; turn s., okusiruwala, okugulika.

e-: okwogera ebya mpungula-mumwa, to talk nonsense, say silly things.

giggle.

o- also omusirusiru (mu/ba) fool, foolish/silly person, cf. -siru, siriwala, obusiru, kasiru.

o- (mu/ba) stupid/silly person. cf. -buya, buyaabuyana.

(-siriwadde) also siruwala v.i. be or become dumb; be silly/stupid; be dull/retarded.

obusiru(siru), kasiru, omu- siru(siru).

v.i. be or act stupid/silly.

(-wungutuse) also wunguutuka v.i. be useless; be in a state of decay; be dried up (of crops); be senile; be silly/ stupid; become stupefied.

silly, idiotic; naive, ignorant, cf. buyaabuyana.

-erigomba (-erigombye) also -erigoya (-erigoye) v.i. refl. act silly; carry on in a foolish or reprehensible manner; act lazy; be affected/overly coy.

-ekinika (-ekinise) v.i. refl. be fastidious; show a reluctance to do work or do what one is supposed to do; spare/pamper oneself; act in a silly manner, trifle, cf. -eginika.

-eginika (-eginise) v.i. refl. be fastidious; show a reluctance to do work or to do what is supposed to be done; spare/hamper oneself; act in a silly manner, trifle, cf. -ekinika.