v.i., w. away (in sickness), okukonvuba, okukoozimba, okuwolongoka.

ebisasiro, amasengere.

be, okujoogoola; vide nnalyambe.

the sound of crackling, splutter (of a fire when it is initially being induced). Bbugubugu, si muliro. (prov.) Mere spluttering is not a fire. Haste makes waste, cf. bugujja.

e- plur. .(ki/bi) waste stalks, waste products of sesame.

e- plur. (ki/bi) the waste of semsem.

o- (bu/-) wasteful generosity, prodigality, cf. gabangula.

o- (bu/-) freehold estates of the clans; ancestral home; place where one was born, home, kugwa butaka, to be fruitless, have no result. Enteesaganya zigudde butaka. The negotiations have fallen through. Ssente zaffe zigudde butaka. Our money has been wasted. cf. ettaka, omutaka.

nzize) v.i. return, come back; go back; go; come up (of crops); take effect (of medicine), kudda mu mbeera, to return to normal, kudda mu maziga, to burst into tears; kudda mu ddiiro, to do a job over (because it was poorly done the first time); to dance again, kudda ngulu, to regain consciousness; to wake up. kudda buto, to become childish, enter one's second childhood (see buto for additional meanings). kudda ku mabbali, to stand aside, kudda mu bi- gere bya..., to follow in the footsteps of, succeed. Tayinza kudda awo kumala bi- seera bye. He can't just stand around and waste his time, abanlu abatalina kadda eri mumwa, people who have nothing to eat, lit. who do not have (a little thing, kantu implied) which returns to the lip. Emmere ezze. The food has been vomited up or The crops have come up.

e- plur. amalungu (li/ma) dessert, wilderness, wasteland, cf. akalungu.

e- usually plur. amalusu (li/ma) spit, saliva, okumira ku ddusu, to experience a feeling of-relief (after a period of tension); to take a break/breather, okufiirwa amalusu, to waste one's time in talking to someone who will not listen, lit. to waste one's spit, ekibuuzo ekitu- maze amalusu mu kamwa, a question which has preoccupied us very much, lit. which has exhausted the spit in our mouths, cf. akalusu, olulusu.

waste, squander.

squander,

go to waste, be bungied/messed up; taik nonsense.

waste, squander, vf. uiibuuda.

discharge, okuduumuula ensimbi, to waste money, oknduumuula ekyasi, to fire a shot.

etc.; spray (e.g., insects), kufuuyira mbuzi mulere, to waste one's time/breath, lit. blow a pipe for a goat, kufuuyira malenge, to drink a lot without having one's thirst assuaged, kufuuyira mmindi, to smoke an empty pipe while reciting incantations for the purpose of putting a hex on someone; to wish someone bad luck.

consume slowly (of a disease), v.i. be dilatory, ‘beat around the bush.' (probably the redup. caus. of gaga, q.v.)

squander.

a- (ka/bu) small deserted area, wasteland, cf. eddungu.

e- usually with the -a of rel. useless; wasted; of no purpose; not being fully utilized. Omulimu guno gwali gwa kifamukokko. This job was a waste of time. Ekifo kiri awo kya kifamukokko. The place is there going to waste/serving no purpose. eby'ekifamukokko, things acquired without any effort; useless things.

e- (ki/bi) trip, fall; throw in wrestling; wrestling; wrestling match, kukuba kigwo. to throw (in wrestling), kukwata kigwo, to wrestle, omukubi w'ekigwo, wrestler. Ngudde kigwo. I have fallen/tripped, kugwa kigwo, to be wasted/squandered. Essente ze nnawaayo okusomesa omwana oyo zaagwa kigwo. The money I spent to educate that child was utterly wasted, cf. gwa.

e- (ki/bi) deserted stretch of land; wasteland, ekkubo ery'ekikande, a road in a deserted or barren place.

e- (ki/bi) time; period of time, ekiseera ekinene, a long time, ebiseera eby'eddembe, leisure time, ebiseera eby'omu maaso, the future, abakozi ab'eki- seera, temporary employees, gavumenti ey'ekiseera, provisional government, ebiseera eby'akabenje, period of emergency, okukuuma ebiseera, to be on time, okumala ebiseera, to waste time. cf. akaseera.

waste away from illness; suffer from an incurable disease.

waste away from illness; become atrophied.

weaken, cause to waste away.

okuteeka. l. aside, okutereka. l. eggs, okubiika. l. on top of, okubambika. l. hold of, okukwata. l. a table, okutandiika emmeeza, l. waste, okuzikiriza. l. mats, etc., okwala. l. under one's head, okwezizika.

o- (lu/n) uninhabited country; wasteland; wilderness; desert, cf. munnalukoola.

a- plur. (li/ma) slag, waste from smelting; kind of reddish-brown rock found in barren areas.

a- plur. (li/ma) [Lunyoro] iron ore; waste from the smelting of iron ore.

e- (n/n) flour, okusiwa nsaano ku mazzi, to add flour to water, i.e., to waste one's breath/time; to be too little/insignificant.

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

food); be roasted; be wasted. Eyanjalula esiridde. Woe is me. I am really in a terrible condition, lit. the pot (ntamu is implied by the e- of eyanjula) used in my naming ceremony (cf. yalula) has been burned.

add (an ingredient to food or drink to flavor it, such as salt to meat, sorg/ium to beer, etc.). okusiwa nsaano ku mazzi, lit. add flour to water, i.e., to waste one's breath; to be little/insignificant. okusiwa ekiyobyo, to waste one's effort/breath, okusiwa amazzi, to

mpolongose) v.i. become emaciated, waste away from disease or dissipation; languish, pine; go bad (of food left lying around after cooking).

nnyonoonye) v.i. sin, commit evii, do wrong, v.tr. spoil; make dirty; ruin, damage; mess up. okwonoona ebiseera, to waste time.

v.i. dishonor oneself; lower/demean oneself; lose all reserve; be wasted/squandered/spoiled.

squander.

v.i. perish; die; be ruined; be utterly destroyed; be utterly wasted; pour in torrents (of rain).

waste away; fail to achieve progress/ growth.

inflate (e.g., a ball); blow on, play (a flute, or similar instrument). okufuuwa lulimi (olugwira), to speak a (foreign) language fluently, kufuuwa mukka mu kisero, to waste one's time/breath, lit. blow air into a basket, kufuuwa kintu mu jinombe, to lose something, give up something for lost, lit. blow something through a trumpet, kufuuwa malenge, to do to extremes; to be extreme, lit. to blow on reed pipes. Tanywa mwenge afuuwa malenge. He drinks to great excess, okufuuwa omukka, euph. to pass wind, okuluuwa oluwa, to whistle, kufuuwa muntu bigambo, to rush to tell something to a person. Mukasa ye yabitu- fuuwa. Mukasa broke his neck to tell us about it. kufuuwa muntu ssente, to give a person money voluntarily as a token of appreciation. ekintu okujjula ne kifuuwa, to overflow, be completely full. Enkuba yatonnye n'omugga ne gufuuwa. It rained and the river flooded over. Yafuuwa ekiwa ng'akizza munda. He drew in his breath in surprise, lit. blew a whistle and brought it back inside, kafuuwe or (more often) kikafuuwe! God forbid! Don't say things like that! kufuuwa musaayi, to spurt blood, kufuuwa taaba, to smoke (tobacco). Nnabbubi yamufuuye. The spider got on him and caused a rash. Ofuuwako? colloq. Do you drink (alcohol)?

be ruined. Obugagga obwo bwonna bwagonnomoka. All that wealth went to waste/was spoiled.

o- with the -a of rel. wasted, squandered (esp. of money).

grow rigid; euph. die; become well established (of a practice); be firm/resolute; stand up for oneself, okukala amaaso, be be brazen-faced, erinnya ne likala, and the name ‘stuck.' Bw'otokala tolya. If you don't stand up for yourself, you will never get ahead.

to go for nought, be wasted. Ensimbi ze zaafa mafaaya. His money just went down the drain.

okukalanga amalusu, to waste one's time/ breath.

to go to waste (of things); to perish completely, kutta ttogge, to destroy completely; to massacre/exterminate completely.

kusiriiza (ku) ssente, to waste money for foolish purposes. cf. akasiriiro, akasirinza, ekisirinza.

pass (time). kukulunga kirevu wansi, to rub one's beard on the ground, i.e., to be obsequious/ highly deferential, okukulunga amalusu ng'enkuyege ey'ekyanda, to roll saliva like termites in the dry season, i.e., to waste one's time/breath.

o- (mu/mi) cabbage tree, Anthocleista schweinfurthii. generous giver; one who gives wastefully or to excess, cf. gaba, gabangula.

abuse.

play the clown; waste one's time on attempting the impossible.

-eyagaagula (-eyagaagudde) v.i. refl. be dissolute/dissipated; waste one's substance; give away lavishly.

-ediibuuda (-ediibuuze) v.i. refl. waste oneself; act in a spoiled manner.cf. -diibuuzi; duubuuda.

prodigal, cf. diibuuda.