ereere; make v., okudibya; become v., okudiba.

okwewala, okwesamba, okw esuba, okwekooloobya, okwesulubabba.

a- from ekibegabega, shoulder, kuggyawo kabega, to avoid becoming involved, withdraw one's support to avoid complications, lit. take away the shoulder.

bewitch, place a a spell on, put a hex on. okuloga obulwa- dde, to cure of sickness, okuloga ennyon- ta, to assuage thirst. Nzija kukukuba nkuloge eddalu eryo erikuli mu mutwe. I'll give you a beating that will knock that nonsense out of your head. Akuloze mukazi Muyima? Has a Muhima woman bewitched you? What has paralysed your efforts? Why are you there doing nothing (when work must be done or when danger must be avoided)? cf. -loge, obulogo, eddogo, omuloge, omulogo.

o- (lu/n) seam in cloth; scar; crack which has been repaired; patched-up part. Ekita ekitava ku ssengejjero ye wankindo. (prov.) lit. The gourd which does not leave the place where beer is strained is the one with the scars. The best way to avoid trouble is to stay out of harm's way. cf. kinda.

o- adv. okutambula olundaya- ndaya, to go by an indirect route, take the long way around, okwogera olundayandaya, to avoid getting to the point (in a discussion ), beat around the bush.

e-: okukuba enkebunkanya, to be evasive/deceitful; to avoid cleverly.

etc.; make way for, give place to; move away from; avoid.

o- (mu/mi) a banana fiber laid on top of food placed in a cooking pot and used to remove the food from the pot when the food is cooked. Both the food and mugondoli are covered with banana leaves and the ends of the mugondoli are lifted from both sides and tied together at the top. The purpose is to avoid burning oneself.

v.i. neut. be healabie; be easy to heal; be easy to avoid. Lubyamira tawoneka. It is not an easy thing to recover from a case of pneumonia. Omu- lamu tawoneka. (saying) It is hard to avoid a living person, i.e., Am I glad to get rid of him! Am I glad he has gone! cf. obuwonero.

treat with levity; flirt. Osaagiranga ku gwe wali osaagiddeko, evvuvuumira terigwa ku mwennyango. You should joke with a person whom you have joked with in the past; a beetle does not fall into nettle. Avoid undue familiarity.

v.i. & tr. forage for food; go a distance to obtain food either by payment in money or in exchange for services; fig. ferret out, dig up (information), oku- saka amawulire, to go hunting for news, okusaka entalo, to pick a fight, okusaka obulwadde, to contract an illness (which could have been avoided). Yali mu Bu- laaya ng'asaka ku maanyi. He was in Europe recuperating/recovering his strength.

v.tr. refl. keep away from; avoid.

keep one's distance (from); separate oneself; be uncommunicative. See -esulubabba which is more common.

okwebalama ekibuuzo, to avoid a question.

-ebalamya (-ebalamizza) v.tr. caus. refl. cause to avoid.

-ebalankanya (-ebalankanyizza) v.i. refl. act evasively; be evasive; avoid the subject; feign ignorance.

-ewogoma (-ewogomye) v.i. refl. take shelter. v.tr. refl. avoid; take shelter from.

-ekookoota (-ekookoose) v.i. refl. go stealthily; be shy/diffident/evasive; be aloof; avoid being seen; avoid taking a position.

shun. cf. akamansuka; masuka.

v.i. make a detour; be evasive, okwekooloobya eri n'eri, to beat around the bush.

-ewoma (-ewomye) v.i. & tr. refl. dodge; avoid; miss (being hit); slip away (from).

cf. seguka.

avoid; be at a distance from; act spoiled (as of an unruly child).

-ebaalabaala (-ebaddebadde) v. tr. redup. refl. avoid (because of fear); take precautions against.

v.tr. refl. separate oneself from; avoid; be distant from. Omukazi oyo ama- tama gatandise okumwesamba ennyindo. This woman is beginning to show her age, lit. her cheeks have begun to separate themselves from her nose.

hold oneself back (from appropriate action); try to avoid involvement. Leka kwekenenkula otyo, genda oyoze engoye. Don't keep stalling like that, go and wash the clothes.

-esuuba (-esuubye) v.i. & tr. refl. avoid; keep away from; be distant from.

avoid; be at a distance from, be distant from. Okuva ewaffe okutuuka e Nnamayumba weesuddewo ebbanga. It is quite a distance from our house to Nnamayumba. Mwesuule amabanga. Space yourselves out at intervals.

-ewaza (-ewazizza) v.tr. caus. refl. cause to avoid.

-ewazibwa (-ewaziddwa) v.i. caus. pass. refl. be made to avoid; be forbidden. Abaana beewazibwa ensiri baleme kulwala. Children are kept away from mosquitoes so that they won't get sick.

ensonga ezitewalika, unavoidable reasons. cf. 3 wala.

help. Tayinza kukyebeera. He cannot help/avoid it.

be able to be helped (usually in neg). ensonga ezitebeereka, unavoidable reasons. cf. -beezi, obubeezi, omubeezi. beereka neut. of ba, q.v. beesa caus. of ba, q.v.