okusinga, okukira, okulyamu ensusso.

okukuba, okubaalinga, okuluuta, okusakata, okuwuttula. b. barkcloth, okukomaga, okusaaka; okutenga, okuttula. b. in hunting, okwandaaza. = to surpass, okusinga, okukira. =be too muchfor, okulema.

exceed, be more than; be superior to. Asuubira, akira aloota. (prov.) He who hopes is superior to the person who merely dreams (presumably because hope is followed by action).

be surpassed, etc.

etc.; (more frequently) excel/surpass in. okukiza amaanyi, to excel in strength.

be surpassed by; be directed/led by. Ekitongole kino kikulirwa Mwami Kalyango. This department is under the direction of Mr. Kalyango.

e- (n/n) excess; excessiveness. with the -a of rel. extreme; excessive, essanyu ery'ensusso, extreme joy. obulumi obw'ensusso, agonizing pain, obuyinza obw'ensusso, excessive authority. Amulya- mu ensusso. He surpasses him. Yanjozaa- yoza bya nsusso. He congratulated me profusely. cf. sukka.

be surpassed/beaten, etc. okusingibwa omusomo, to flunk a course of study.

etc. Twase ye yasingira ddala bonna okusamba omupiira. Twase excelled everyone in playing football.

nnyinze) v.i. & tr. be excessive; be too much/too great; do to excess; exceed, surpass; overwhelm. Yatuuka eka ng'obusungu bumuyinze. He arrived home bursting with rage, lit. as rage overwhelmed him.

excel.

eggwanga erisukkulumye ku ganne waalyo, a nation which has surpassed/excelled/gone beyond its fellow nations. cf. -sukkulumu.

surpass; excel, singa is often used in cases where English would employ the comparative or superlative of the adjective. Omulenzi ono y'asinga oyo obuwanvu. This boy is taller

v.i. neut. be easy to excel/exceed. Tasingika. He is unbeatable/ cannot be surpassed.

have a preference for; do homage to; worship, okusinza Katonda, to worship God.

seize (in wrestling); get the better of; surpass, prevail over; treat, behave towards, v.i. behave, act. kuyisa mu muntu lukwe, to incite to join in a plot/conspiracy, kuyisa mumwa mu muntu, to speak slanderously/critically/in a backbiting manner about someone, butabaako w'oyisa kigere, to be crowded/hemmed in, lit. have nowhere to pass your foot, okuyisa etteeka, to pass a law. okuyisa amaaso, to give a quick glanceAook. okuyisa omukka mu nnyindo (mu kamwa), to breathe through the nose (mouth), kuyisa amazzi mu kamwa, to rinse the mouth with water, kuyisa olugero, to cite an example/give an instance (by quoting a proverb, etc.). kuyisa kiwulu, to hold a parade, kuyisa ensana, to plait mats. Yampisaako ow'e Mbuya. He beat me. (ow- implies Kaggo, the ssaza chief of Kyaddondo; kaggo also means small stick). Ekikolwa ekyo ne tukiyisaako buyisa maaso. We simply overlooked/took no notice of this act.

of surpassing quality, cf. sukka, sukkirira.