kadde, a nvi.

o- (bu/-) cooperativeness (of consumers, those engaged in commercial activities, etc.). cf. gatta, -egatta, -egassi.

v., okwonoona, okutta ttana; be damaged, okwonooneka.

okusuubiza; (agree) okulagaana; (for work) okugulirira, okusenza, okupakasa, okuwendula; (marriage) okwogereza; be engaged (work), okuba n'emirimu, okutawaana; (marriage) okwogere zebwa; (fight) olutalo.

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.

nnennenyuse) v.i. become tired out; become old/worn out; get damaged, cf. -gejnnenyufu.

bend down, bend over; be bent; be warped; be crooked; be wrecked/damaged.

boom forth; become enraged, rise up in anger; talk in a harsh/abusive tone of voice.

a-: from linnya, ascend, q.v. Used in the phrase: Olabye malinnya amakka ga- naabula. You have managed to climb up, but you will have a hard time coming down. It is easier to get into trouble than to get out of it.

e-: okuyomba entulumuko, to become enraged, lose one's temper, cf. tulumuka.

be easy to cut; be interrupted; crack; break with, separate from (e.g., a friend), wander about, .walk all over, butasalikako musale, to be furious/enraged; to be fierce/unapproachable. Yazze wano nga takyasalikako musale. He came here in a furious state of mind. Takyasalika mu maaso. He is furious. No one may dare pass in front of him.

cf. -tuuluuvu.

ripen incompletely (of bananas).

pr.n. the name of a former Ka- baka who died in a war waged against the Banyoro.

of food, milk or fig. of a child); go wrong morally; get damaged/ ruined (e.g., of a mechanical implement). Yayonooneka omutwe. He went insane.

v.i. become old/aged (of people and animals); become old/worn out (of things).

upbraid.

occur; fail (in an examination), kugwa butaka, to fail to hit the mark, fail, be unsuccessful, kugwa mu bintu, to hit upon a good thing, have a stroke of luck, get a high or rewarding position, kugwa nsimbi, to go bankrupt, kugwa muntu, to become enamored of/‘fall for' a person, kugwa ku muntu, to backbite/ slander a person in his absence, butagwa kintu, not to miss anything. Omukazi oyo tagwa mikolo. That woman never misses any big occasions, kukigwako, to experience misfortune/tragedy/disaster. Abaana abo bakiguddeko. Those children have really had their share of misfortune, kugwa mu ttaano, to finally receive/get what one has anxiously wished or expected, lit. to fall in five (fingers). Ku Lwomukaaga omu- fumbi w'ettooke ajja kungwa mu ttaano. On Saturday I am getting married/the girl will finally be mine, lit. the cooker of matooke will fall in my five (fingers), kugwa mu buwufu, to follow in the footsteps of; to follow what anotheris saying, ‘catch on.' Yali tannaba kumalayo bigambo ne mmugwa mu buwufu. I understood what he was saying before he was finished talking. Akabenje ak'amaanyi kaaguddewo olunaku lw'eggulo. A serious accident happened yesterday. Kino kyamuguddeko bugwi. This came to him as a great surprise. Ekigambo kino olwamugwa mu kutu... When she heard this..., lit. when this word fell in her ear. Abagenyi baatuguddeko bugwi. The visitors came to us unannounced/unexpectedly.

become worried/troubled; become down- hearted/discouraged.

v.i. be bitter/sour/unpleasant to the taste; become enraged/quarrelsome; become serious/bad (of a situation). Obudde abange bukaaye, omukyala wunno ataawa. The situation is indeed grave, the lady is on the brink of death.

-ebyala (-ebyadde) v.i. refl. Weebyale! Thank you for planting (a greeting to a woman so engaged). Mammonde! You are welcome (the usual reply).

-eyogerezaako (-eyogerezzaako) v.tr. appl. 2 caus. refl. try to talk to (someone) who does not want to be engaged in conversation; impose oneself/one's conversation upon.

-epima (-epimye) v.i. refl. measure oneself; hang oneself; become enraged; have a stem/harsh look.

-etulumula (-etulumudde) v.i. refl. become enraged. cf. entulumuko.

-ecwacwana (-ecwacwanye) v.i. refl. become furious/outraged/very angry; make a great commotion.

ruined; damaged; sinful, depraved, cf. yonooneka.

aged (of people and animals); old, worn out (of things), cf. kaddiwa, ^obu- kadde, omukadde, nnakkadde, ssekkadde.

-tuuluuvu adj. middle-aged. cf. tuuluula.

-nyage adj. plundered; pillaged; robbed; stolen; carried off. cf. nyaga.

okwefundikira embiro, to go at top speed.