a malala, rel. form of v. okw enyumiriza; (foolish) siru; be v,, okwenyumiriza.

in, bwereere, busa, bekkotoggo, bireebwe, bukumbu; go in v., okugubagguba.

o- adv. in vain, vainly, unsuccessfully. Kye yava anvaako bukumbu. For that reason he left me empty-handed. He did not get anything from me.

o- adv. in vain; to no purpose; empty-handed, with nothing; naked, abawala ab'obusa, single/unmarried girls. Tali busa (or Tali yekka). He is not alone (implying that he is relying on the aid of spirits, that there is more to his situation than meets the eye, etc.). cf. -sa.

o-: nga buteerere adv. in vain, vainly, without result, to no avail.

o- adv. with nothing; empty-handed; naked; in vain; without cause, without reason; gratis, free, without charge. Oku- yingira kwa bwereere. Admission i'S free. Eky'obwereere kyaggwawo dda. (The time when you could get something) for nothing has long since passed, cf. -(y)ereere.

do insistently, keep on (followed by the inf. of another verb). Nnakanda kulinda nga tajja. I kept waiting but he did not come. Nnakanda kwegayirira nga bwereere. I kept pleading but all in vain.

plead (often in vain).

etc. Bannange lubamenyedde busa. My friends, you have come here in vain (-lu- implies lugendo, trip).

persevere (vainly, futilely).

rub smooth; grate fin making powder); stir in order to dissolve, kusira kiyobyo, to waste one's time, do something in vain.

etc. kuteganira busa, to trouble oneself in vain.

mpazeewazeko) v.i. keep trying; try vainly, make a futile effort.

okulinda, okulindirira; (vainly) okwandaakalala. w. upon, okuweereza. w. a bit! lindako! ogira otuula awo! w. at table, okusumaama. w. over a day, okwosa. lie in w., okuteega. w. about, okuzimbirira.

etc. Baabinjokerawo nti teri mulimu. They told me right off that there was no work, lit. burned words (-bi- implies ebigambo) at me. Omusana gunjokedde busa. have troubled myself/worked in vain, lit. the sun has shone on me in vain, kukwokera Katebo, to be depressed at not getting what one wants, labour in vain, Katebo is a port on Lake Victoria).

ideo. absolutely, completely; in vain. Nnenze okukuwata mu nsawo nga nkalu be ppe. When I went to take out my wallet it was completely empty, cf. pepepe.

v.i. struggle in vain.

ideo. in vain, without profit, cf. kotoggera.

v.i. work futilely/in vain; go away dejectedly/rebuffed/empty-handed. cf. koggoka; sottoka.

smile (at). Bwe yandaba n'ansekera. When he saw me he smiled at me. kusekera mu kikonde, lit. to laugh in one's fist, to try vainly to suppress one's laughter (esp. after having beaten somebody at something), kusekera mu ttabi lya ngalo, lit. laugh in the spaces between the fingers = the foregoing.

denial or futility. Go on! Nnagezaako okumwega- yirira naye nno nga wa! I tried to implore him but in vain!

violent arguments; vain arguments, arguing for the sake of arguing.

v.i. wait around impatiently/in vain; loiter about; be abandoned/empty/unoccupied. okwandaakalala inf.

plur. bakatongolekkungu (la) an extremely vain and conceited person; great boaster/braggart.

omuntu ata- linnyikako, a person who is exceedingly vain/proud.

put on airs.

-ebaalinga (-ebaalinze) v. i. refl. try to do what nnp is impossible of doing; exert oneself in vain; walk/act in a careless or hasty manner. cf. akabaalingo.

vain. cf. wulira, -ewulira, obwewulize.

act in a vain and boastful manner, be filled with self-conceit.