okutwala, okutoola, okuwamba, okunayira.

put in one's word when it is not appropriate, intrude in a conversation.

interfere in; take for oneself, appropriate; reserve. Leka kubambira bitakukwatako. Don't get involved in matters which do not concern you.

a former kingdom in Uganda. Obuganda with concords appropriate to nouns of the bu/- class. the entirety of Buganda, Buganda with all of its peoples, resources, etc. cf. -ganda, Oluganda, Omuganda.

have room; correspond to; be equivalent; be fitting/suitable/appropriate, omuwendo ogugya mu nsawo ya buli muntu, a suitable price, a price which ‘fits' everyone' s pocketbook. Omukazi gwe yawasa tamugyamu. The woman he married is not suitable for him. Oba nno ezo emboga zigyamu nsimbi ki? I wonder what that cabbage is worth.

o- indef. interrog. ordinal which in relative order? which ‘oneth?' (a word which unfortunately does not exist in English). ekitabo eky'okumeka? which book? The appropriate reply would contain an ordinal such as first, third, etc. cf. -meka.

appropriate.

put (something) where it is inappropriate or does not belong.

stand up (di srespectfully, inappropriately or in a rebellious manner).

mpambye) v.tr. take prisoner; capture; confiscate; commandeer, appropriate; reserve (an item for purchase), ask a merchant to set aside (an item for subsequent purchase, without however making a deposit).

oku- bulajinanya ensimbi, misappropriate money, embezzle funds.cf. ^ebbula, ebbuliro, embulakalevu, embulakayu, embulakirevu, omubuze, ^wabula.

ba<} habits); be contaminated by; take over, appropriate; get by stealth. cf. papankula, wakankula, wakula.

seize (often, but not always, as surety for a debt), cf. -bowe, embowe, omuboyi.

o- (mu/ba) one who holds or appropriates merchandise (esp. as surety for a bill or debt); one who confiscates, cf. bowa.

be suitable; fit well, fit into place; be harmonious; be presentable; be complete; look satisfied; sit/settle down contentedly/peacefully. Ekiteeteeyi kimubukadde. The dress fits her perfectly. Omwana mwambaze abukale bulungi. Dress the child so that he looks presentable. Enju eyo yabukala bulungi mu kifo omwo. The house was very appropriately situated in this location.

has the following auxiliary functions: 1) kye + va (with the appropriate personal and tense prefixes) + a primary verb express an action or state resulting from a cause (rendered in English by therefore, that is why, that is the reason). Kitange mu- lwadde, kye nva sigenda kulima. My father is ill; that is why I do not go to cultivate. 2) Before the infinitive of another verb va may express recently completed action. Tuva kulima. We have just come from digging. Nva kulya. I have just eaten. 3) The infinitive okuva is equivalent to the English prep, from (referring to either time or space), okuva leero okutuuka mu mwezi ogujja, from today until next month, okuva e Mombasa okutunka e Nairobi, from Mombasa to Nairobi. va is frequently used with enclitics (-wo,

pilfer, steal; adopt, appropriate, take over, okupakula empisa, to adopt a custom (esp. a bad custom).

appropriate, pick up (esp. something undesirable or foreign, such as customs, ideas, etc.) Ebyo ebigoye ebikadde obi- wakan kudd e wa? Where did you ever dig up those old clothes? Awakankudde emize. He has picked up bad habits. cf. wakula, kakankula, papankula.

v.i. be or become narrow; be restricted/confined; keep/appropriate for oneself. Afunze n'ensimbi zaffe. He has kept our money for himself.

abridge, condense; appropriate; include; cut short (one who is speaking ).

act presumptuously; usurp, appropriate, cf. omwetulinkirize.

one thing, ebintu ebimu, some things. The phrase -tali -mu (with the appropriate prefixesj means several, various, different, ebintu ebitali bimu, various things, ensi ezitali zimu, various/different countries. Kamu kamu gwe muganda. (prov.) One by one makes a bundle, cf. bumu, bwomu, kamu, kimu, lumu, omu.

-egumya (-egumizza) v.i. & tr. caus. refl. strengthen oneself; give oneself courage; appropriate for oneself.

be seated (esp. in an inappropriate place and with indifferenc e to the presence of dirt, dust, etc.).

interfere in matters which do not concern one; inject oneself inappropriately. cf. olwetatankirizo.

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.

kwemala ggoga, to do to one's heart's content, kwemala kintu, to appropriate something for one's own use. kwemala mpiiyi (ku mwoyo), to work off one's hostilities, take out one's resentment on. kwemala kiniga ku mwoyo = the preceding. Yeemalamu. He brought disrespect on himself/brought himself into disrepute.

take possession of. okwefunza ekintu, to take possession of something. Mwefunzeeko ne bannammwe batuule. Move closer together so your friends can sit too. Yefunzizza ensimbi zaffe. He has kept our money for himself.

appropriate something, keep something and refuse to give it up.