etc.; cheat at. Y'abbira mu kubuuzibwa. He cheated in the examination, bbirako, warn/tell privately. Anzibiddeko bubbizi. He simply warned me in private, awatali na kusooka kubbirwako, without being informed privately/in advance.

okusooka, okutanula, okutandika, okuyinama, okubanga, okubulula, okukkirira.

oluberyeberye, okusooka, entandikwa.

o- (bu/-) great open space, awe some expanse; middle (of the sea, the heavens), obwengula bw'ennyanja, the open sea, the high seas. Ani eyasooka okugenda mu bwengula bw'ebbanga? Who was the first one to travel in space?

okusooka, okutanula, okutandika.

okusooka, oluberyeberye.

okusooka.

kasookedde conj. since, since the time that. cf. sooka, sookera.

o-: Olusookoomwaka or Oiusooka omwaka, New Year's Day. cf. sooka.

Mmande, Olw'okusooka, olw'ebbalaza.

adj., a kusooka, olubereberye.

okusooka, olubereberye; use v., okusinziira, okuvaamu; (cause) ensonga.

stall; make idle/false excuses. Yasooka kupalappalanya nga bw'atalina ssente. At first he made the excuse that he didn't have any money.

ebigambo ebisooka.

ebisooka.

conj., kasooka, kasookedde.

hurl; throw down; overthrow (a government); throw back; knock over; let fall, drop; lose; outdistance, leave behind, okusuulawo ebigambo, to say a few words, abantu abaasooka okwagalana okusuula enjuba, people who at first liked each other very much/extremely, abo bonna abamusudde omukono, all those who have helped him/given him a hand. Yagaana okusuulawo akagambo konna. He refused to give the slightest hint. Sitaani ensi eno ajja kugisuula wala. Satan is going to destroy this world.

njasamye) v.i. open the mouth; be open, open (of the mouth); fig. open, open up (something which can be compared to the mouth). Yeegombanga ettaka lyasame limumire. He used to wish that the earth would open and swallow him up. Ky otonnalya tosooka kwasama. (prov.) lit. What you have not yet eaten, do not first open your mouth (in anticipation). Don't count your chickens before they are hatched. okwasama inf.

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

pick off; snatch from; quote, cite. Ebba- luvva ye esooka n'ebigambo bye yanokodde mu kitabo. His letter begins with words he has cited from a book. cf. ^noga.

v.i. be first; be the first one to; do first. Si ye yasooka okulaba ensi- buko y'omugga ogwo. It is not he who was the first to see the source of this river.

okole kino. Do this first.

put in first position. cf. kasooka, kasookedde, omusoosi.

o- (mu/ba) originator, author; the first one (to perform an action), cf. sooka.

-esooka (-esoose) v.i. & tr. refl. be first; do first; go first; precede. Ajja okubeesooka mu Bulaaya. He will get to Europe before they do. Okubwesooka si kubulya. /prov.) The first to arrive is not (the one) to eat it (bu = busera, porridge). The early bird does not get the worm.