be, okwegendereza.

o- (bu/-) temperateness; temperance; abstemiousness; restraint, self-control, cf. tangira, -etangira.

tamiivu; be i., okutamiira.

e- with the -a of rel. quiet; taciturn; withdrawn, introverted; discreet; restrained, temperate, abantu abatalina mitima gya mmizi, people who show no restraint. ebibuuzo ebitaliimu mmizi, meaningless/ pointless question, cf. mira.

-etangira (-etangidde) v.i. refl. be temperate/abstemious. v.tr. refl. refrain from; abstain from; hold oneself back from. cf. obwetangize.