v.i., okwatika, okukutuka, okulyebuka.

v.tr., okwasa, okubajjula; (plantain stems) okugogombola, okuwoolera.

break off, break open.

burst open; snap; crack (as of glass); break, break off; break open. Omusana gubanduse. The sun is very hot. Yabanduka enseko. He burst out laughing. Olugoye lwe lubanduse mu nkwawa. Her dress has split open under the arm.

etc.; cause pain (of an internal physical nature); break; beat. Omutwe gumbwatula. I have a splitting headache, okubwatula engalo, to applaud, break out into applause, okubwatula emiggo, to beat severely (with sticks/canes). cf. -bwatufu, kibwatukira.

a- (ka/bu) scattering, dispersal; split, schism, break-up. cf. saasaana.

nderembuse) v.i. be broken/split; fig. burst out laughing; talk loudly, be noisy; quarrel; walk a long way.

break to pieces; split; fig. blurt out, blab out.

o- plur. empagala (lu/n) bunch of bananas split down the middle.

adj. mighty, powerful, lit. splits (-yasa) rocks (-mayinja). emmundu lwasamayinja, a big gun.

njabizza) v.tr. caus. finish the funeral rites/the period of mourning/the ceremony of olumbe; wreck, ruin, overwhelm; rip (e.g., cloth); dismantle, v.i. depart, leave, okwabya olumbe, to carry out/ conclude the ceremony of olumbe. Obusungu Mw. Kintu bw'alina bujula kumwabya mutwe. Mr. Kintu is furiously angry, lit. the anger he has is on the point of splitting his head.

njabise) v.i. burst; break apart; blow out (of a tire); be tom; split, kwabika na muntu, to have it out with someone, have a confrontation with someone, kwabika mbiro, to run at a great speed (as one in a race), kwabika nseko, to split one's sides with laughter.

cause to burst; tear; tear down; split. cf. -(y)abifu. See also the note under yab-

njasizza) v.tr. split; chop, chop to pieces; break. Kendeeza ku ttaala enjasa amaaso. Cut down the light some, it is blinding meAurting my eyes.

etc.

split.

v.tr. split and detach (the layers of a plantain stem preparatory to laying them out for drying).

split.

v.i. be chipped; break off; split off.

v.tr. chip; split off. cf. bajjuka (under bajja).

to quarrel/struggle with a person, okukutuka ekiwalaata, to develop baldness. Obuguzi bukutuka. The deal is settled. The matter is concluded.

v.i. split in half.

divide in half.

v.tr. conv. caus. cause to disperse; open a way/passage; split; tear open; tear up.

unpaved road; (any) road. cf. yasa, olwala.

v.i. tear; get split; burst.

shocking; precious, rare. Emmotoka yajjira ku misinde gya kaasammeeme. The car came at a shocking rate of speed.

omwebasi.

v.i. recip. differ from one another; separate; be divided/split up. Bayawukanye mu ebitundu bibiri. They have split up into two groups.

-(y)abifu adj. torn; split; bursted. cf. yabika.

a small, hard and uncomfortable chair or Stool (esp. one which folds), cf. yasa, ejjute.

cf. yulika.

become split; break open, open (of pods); burst out laughing; talk loud.