okwerumata, okwewagala, okwekanama.

a kkabyo; be s., okwewagala, okwekanama.

be slow in cooking; refuse to ripen (of fruit); be stunted in growth (of persons); be silent, refuse to answer; remain motionless (when expected to act); sulk, okukona ku musomo, to fail a course and be obliged to repeat. Embooge ekonye. lit. The mbooge (a green vegetable which cooks easily) has refused to cook. Things have gone completely wrong.

vide sulky,

v.i. be sulky/sul- ien/'morose; pout. cf. nyiiga.