okugolokosa; (edge) okukwanya; (oneself) okukotaamulukuka.
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.
a- plur. (li/ma) period of growth; period of sprouting of seeds. Aka- kyama amamera tekagolokokeka. (prov.) The little tree (aka- implies akati) which is crooked when it grows does not straighten up. Evil habits acquired in childhood are not usually eradicated in adulthood. c f, mera.
straighten, straighten out.
disentangle; straighten out. okutandulula ku ki- gere, to start going, start on a trip, n'ata- ndulula ku kigere mu ssaawa ez'akawungee- zi n'agenda mu kibuga, and he started out in the evening hours and went to the town. cf. lambulula.
etc. cf. -tereevu, obutereevu
mpomye) v.tr. propup; shore up, underpin; cover (the reed frame of a house with mud and smooth it down), oku- biwomamu omutwe, to become involved in, take a hand in, take a lead in. Kasita nnaabiwomamu omutwe bijja kutereera. As soon as I get involved/take over, things will straighten out. cf. womeka.
straighten; correct. cf. -golokofu, golola, obugolokofu.
iron; correct (an examination); correct (a defect, an error), okugolola omukono, to raise one's hand, okugolola emimiro, to clear the throat.
get better; turn out well.
v.tr. caus. straighten out; make ready; correct; cause to improve; make better; med. operate on ( a patient). Kirungi okulongoosa ennimiro nga tonnaba kusimbamu kintu kyonna. It is a good idea to clear up the fields before planting anything there.
v.i. conv. straighten up; unbend. cf. kotama.
etc. cf. -longoofu, eddongooserezo, omulongoosa, omulongoose.
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.
v.i. conv. regain the right road; straighten out; be disabused of error; turn away from wrongdoing.
obukyamu, akakyamu.
lead. cf. obuluŋŋamu.
v.i. conv. 2 become straightened out/unraveled/disentangled.
v.tr. conv. 2 straighten out; unravel; untangle; fig. start. Nnali nnambulula olugendo. I was starting my joumey.