v.tr., okubugumya, okubuguumiriza; w. the body, okwota (omuliro, omusana).

v.i., be w.f okubuguma, okutakata.

n., ebbugumu, akasuususu.

e- no plur. (li/ma) heat, warmth, endwadde ez'omu nsi ez'ebbugumu, tropical diseases, cf. buguma.

particularly in the sense of team, abound. Oluggya lu- bemberedde abajaasi. The courtyard is swarming with soldiers.

o- adv. like tiny ants, in the manner of tiny ants, Ebidduka biteevuunya bu nyeera. The vehicles swarm like ants, i.e., there is a traffic jam. cf. omunyeera.

crowd.

a- no plur. period from about nine to ten in the morning, when the sun begins to get warm, lit., the grasshoppers (mayanzi) become active (lasa).

a- with the -a of rel. lukewarm, warmish (of a liquid). Amazzi ga kasuususu. The water is lukewarm.

a- (ka/bu) small bee; swarm of bees; small insect which resembles a bee. cf. enjuki.

e- (ki/bi) group; crowd; flock; swarm.

e- (ki/bi) cluster (e. g., of fruit); swarm (e.g., of bees), ekivumbo ky'enjuki, a swarm of bees. cf. akavumbo, omuvumbo.

o- (lu/n) warmth, warmness; heat. cf. buguma, ebbugumu.

o- no plur. (lu/n) large number, multitude, oluggube lw'ensiri, a swarm of mosquitoes.

be, okuba n'ekibugumirize, okubaamu ekisuususu.

o- (lu/n) smoldering embers; burning charcoal mixed with ash, used for keeping food warm. Baamuyiwako olunyata. They excoriated him. They rebuked him unmercifully.

collective) swarm of young locusts. An individual specimen is kalu- sejjera, q.v. engatto za lusejjera, tennis shoes, cf. sejjera.

e- (n/n) kind of edible plant, resembling spinach but with smaller leaves. It cooks very rapidly, hence the following idiomatic usage: Embooge teyabuguma nga tutuuse. We arrived in no time at all, lit. the mbooge had not even become warm.

sing, used collectively (la) kind of tiny ant. They collect in large numbers on uncovered meat, bones, etc. munyeera w'abantu, a huge gathering of people, kuteevuunya nga munyeera, swarm/ be crowded together like ants (said of a crowded gathering of people). cf. obu- nyeera.

o- (mu/ba) one who warms oneself by the fire; one who basks, cf. ^yota.

produce smoke; smolder; be rampant, rage (of an epidemic); rage (of a battle); be numerous, swarm, teem. Omukka tegunyooka watali muliro. There is no smoke without fire. Obunafu bw'alina bunyooka. He is terribly lazy.

one who comes. Sserwajja okwota, lukiza nnyinimu entannama. (prov.) The one who comes and warms himself at the fire prevents the owner of the house from squatting down fat the fire), sserwajjo- kwota (la) stranger; foreigner, immigrant.

n. (of bees), akayuki; (of locusts) ekikuukuulu.

v., okubuyaana.

omugano.

abound, be present in great abundance.

food, to be kept for later use); put under cover; hide.

cover completely; spread all over, swarm all over, wembe (n/n) CSu>.] razor, wembe enjogi, a sharp razor blade, cf. aka wembe.

set fire to (with intent of arson); weld (metal). Musoke Baamokwerera. Someone burned down Musoke's house.

njose) v.i. warm oneself (at a fire); bask (in the sun), okwota omuliro, to warm oneself at the fire. okwota inf.

hover around, swarm around, cf. zinga, zingirira.

clot; be covered; swarm, teem. Ebikopo Bayonne bibembeddeko enziro. All the cups are covered with soot.

v.i. have the appearance and taste of old warmed-over vegetables; fig. look sad/dejected; look stupid.

o- (mu/mi) mob, rabble; swarm. Omugenyi asooka, y' ayita banne emigulungu. (prov.) The first guest calls his fellow guests rabble.

o- (mu/mi) swarm of lice. cf. ensekere.

v.i. become warm.

o- (mu/ba) provocative person, one who starts fights, abawakuzi b'entalo, warmongers. cf. wakula.

v.i. be or become warm/ hot (both of things and persons); fig. warm up (to a subject); become excited; get enthusiastic. Olwayanze omupiira luti, embooge yabadde tannaba na kubuguma aba Kenya ne bateeba eggoolo. The game had hardly started when the Kenya team made a goal, lit. the embooge had hardly warmed up. Ebifuba byababugumye. They wrestled furiously.

v.i. appl. 2 be or become lukewarm; begin to warm up; be heated up (from exertion or sickness); fig. become cheered up; become enthusiastic.

v. tr. appl. caus. 2 warm up; welcome warmly.

heat; fig. cheer up; make enthusiastic, kubugumya kamwa, to talk for the sake of talking. cf. -bugumye, ebbugumu, akabuguumiriro; olubugumu, nnabuguma.

v.i. be warmed up; be warmed over (of food).

v.tr. caus. warmup; warm over.

o- also omuswera (mu/mi) swarm of flies, cf. ensowera.

teem. Abanlu abaali ku kisaawe okulinda Kabaka baali bafuluuta bufuluusi. There were droves of people at the airport awaiting the arrival of the Kabaka.

o- (mu/mi) swarm (of insects); line (of people).

o- (mu/mi) swarming (of termites); period/time when termites or grasshoppers swarm in great abundance, cf. eggana, olugana.

-bugumye adj. warm; hot; heated up. cf. buguma.