v., okulaba, okulengera.
dig up (e.g., potatoes, plants with deep roots, etc.); fig. view with contempt, shrug one's shoulders at (as an expression of contempt).
buulira and buuza. appear to be derivatives of the Same rout buul-. They are here treated separately, primarily for reasons of tradition and practicality. cf. ekibuuliriro, embuulira, omubuulirizi, omubuulizi, nnantabuulirirwa.
okugaaya ebi- gambo, to talk over matters, carry on a discussion with a view to reaching a decision.
okulaba
-kiiyizza) v.tr. disdain, view superciliously, view with contempt.
be rude to; view with hostility /contempt. cf. kimba.
to showoff, put oneself in the limelight. Laba erikuleese. Go away. Get out of here, lit. See (the road, ekkubo is implied by eri-) which brought you. Gundi oyo talaba! So-and-so is very proud/putting on airs. Ng'olabye. I am sorry for you now. I sympathize with you. Nkukubye nga ndaba. I have hit you on purpose/intentionally. Obalaba. Say hello to them for us. En- nyumba yaabwe eraba buvanjuba. Their house faces east. Bwali tebunnalaba. It was before dawn (bu- implies obudde). Ndaba ku ki? lit. What do I see? (A friendly greeting to a guest, particularly an unexpected one). Bo bakola nga bwe balabye. They do just as they please, mu kulaba kwange, in my view, according to the way 1 see it. Tandabamu kantu. He despises me/ has no respect for me. Onookiraba. You will be sorry. You will find out, lit. you will see it.
ndozze) v.tr. tell, recount, narrate, okulojja omukwano, to declare/express one's love. Kye nnalaba mu ... ndi fa nkirojja. What I saw in ... I will remember as long as I live, lit. I will die recounting it. Amulojja temumala. He is really amazed at him (in either a good or bad sense). Buli omu alulojja bubwe. Everyone tells it/describes it from his own point of view (said when different people give different reports of the same incident).
o- no plur. (lu/n) direction; side; party, faction, ku ludda olulala, on the other hand, viewing things from a different point of view, amawanga agatalina ludda, the unaligned nations, nze nga nnyimiridde erudda ne munnange erudda, and I was standing on one side and my friend on the other. Ali ludda wa? Where is he?
nnunze) v.tr. herd, tend (cattle); fig. keep in view; keep following around (someone who does not want to be followed ).
come into view Kemp, te Ke seer.,
e- (n/n) way of seeing; view, judgment, opinion, okusinziira ku ndaba ye, according to his view/outlook, cf. laba.
e- (n/n) way of thinking; thinking, thought, idea, concept; point of view. cf. lowooza.
look down on, view with contempt; make light of; show disrespect for. cf. obunyoomoofu, nyooma.
n. (view), okulengera.
filter; purge; fig. censor, submit to censorship; weigh (opposing views); consider carefully. okusengejja omuntu, to observe a person closely, scrutinize a person critically.
‘let oneself go;' be visible from a distance/exposed to view/clear. Nkweta mulanga. I am not concerned/involved. It is not my affair.
v.tr. caus. cause to grimace. Yankongooza ebigere. lit. He made a gesture of contempt at me with his feet. He viewed me with contempt. cf. ekikongoolo.
o- (mu/ba) spectator, viewer. cf. laba.
v.tr. view with disgust/disdain/contempt; show an aversion to.
v.tr. make friends with. v.i. be in harmony/agreement. Ebirowoozo byabwe nga tebikwana na byaffe. Their views are not in agreement with ours.
v.i. have a look of disgust. v.tr. view with disgust/scorn; look at threateningly; be rude/insolent toward. cf. kimbuula.
rare in fu- ganda~\ view with contempt, cf. nnugunugu.
despise. cf. ekiziimuziimu.
v.tr. appl. 2 keep trampling on; ride roughshod over (the views or proposals of other people).
get a look at; see for oneself, erolera is also used intransitively in as sociation with ku. okwerolera ku raajjankunene, to get a look at the amazing spectacle. cf. ekyerolerwa, omulolo.
carry out a riemnncjtratinrr mil. march in review, nass in review, cf. omwekalakaasi.