kibanubanu, makutu.

e- adv. unexpectedly.

e- adv. suddenly; unexpectedly. with the -a of rel. sudden; unexpected. Yafa kibwatukira. He died suddenly. cf. bwatuka.

e- adv. suddenly, precipitously; unexpectedly; in a sloppy/messy manner.

o- (lu/n) tube; stem (of a pipe); straw (for drinking), kugguka nga luseke, to arrive unexpectedly/by surprise, cf. ekisekeseke.

meet unexpectedly, surprise.

collapse; drop dead, die unexpectedly fas from a heart attack or stroke).

occur; fail (in an examination), kugwa butaka, to fail to hit the mark, fail, be unsuccessful, kugwa mu bintu, to hit upon a good thing, have a stroke of luck, get a high or rewarding position, kugwa nsimbi, to go bankrupt, kugwa muntu, to become enamored of/‘fall for' a person, kugwa ku muntu, to backbite/ slander a person in his absence, butagwa kintu, not to miss anything. Omukazi oyo tagwa mikolo. That woman never misses any big occasions, kukigwako, to experience misfortune/tragedy/disaster. Abaana abo bakiguddeko. Those children have really had their share of misfortune, kugwa mu ttaano, to finally receive/get what one has anxiously wished or expected, lit. to fall in five (fingers). Ku Lwomukaaga omu- fumbi w'ettooke ajja kungwa mu ttaano. On Saturday I am getting married/the girl will finally be mine, lit. the cooker of matooke will fall in my five (fingers), kugwa mu buwufu, to follow in the footsteps of; to follow what anotheris saying, ‘catch on.' Yali tannaba kumalayo bigambo ne mmugwa mu buwufu. I understood what he was saying before he was finished talking. Akabenje ak'amaanyi kaaguddewo olunaku lw'eggulo. A serious accident happened yesterday. Kino kyamuguddeko bugwi. This came to him as a great surprise. Ekigambo kino olwamugwa mu kutu... When she heard this..., lit. when this word fell in her ear. Abagenyi baatuguddeko bugwi. The visitors came to us unannounced/unexpectedly.

v.i. recip. fall on one another; come upon one another unexpectedly.

v._tr. take by surprise. Abagenyi bano batugimbye. These guests have taken us by surprise. Otulo tuba- gimbye. Sleep has come upon them unexpectedly.