okukootakoota, okuvuunama, okukutama; vide okubendabenda, okusensera.

hair); be bent/inclined; be on a slant; stoop, slouch; be poured. Olw'obuwanvu atambula abunduka. Because of his height he walks with a slouch. Ebintu ebiggya mu kiseera ekyo byabundu- kiranga kumu mu Buganda. At that time (all sorts of) new things were coming into Buganda at once.

usually kootakoota (-koose- koose) v.i. (redup.) be bent/bent over; walk with a stoop, okukootakoota mu ga lumonde, lit. to bend over in the sweet- potato leaves (ga implies malagala, leaves), i.e., to try to hide, but to be found out; to want to do something but to fail because of the wrong approach/technique.

bend, bend over.

etc. okukutamya omutwe, to bow the head.

bend down, bend over; bow in respect.

v.tr. caus. cause to stoop/bend.

bent. Omugongo yalina gwa nnalufumba. He had a stooped back. He was round-shouldered.

v.tr. refl. elude, clip by. Abaiujju bagezezzako okuyigga goonya eno kyokka n'okutuusa kati ekyabeekoota. The hunters have tried to hunt down this crocodile but until now it has still eluded them. cf. olukooto.

please; cajole; flatter, v.i. refl. be obsequious. Teyeguya kugaggawala. He doesn't stoop to obsequious practices to become rich.