okulumba, okulwanyisa, okunaawa.
okwaŋŋanga, okuguma, okw ewanga; d. to attack, okutantala.
e- plur. amateme an insect resembling a caterpillar which attacks young shoots, esp. those of the cotton plant.
assault; assail verbally; go to a place to obtain. Emirimu ennaku zino tugirumba Kampala. We go to Kampala these days to get jobs.
omulumbaganyi, entalumbwa.
be attacked.
e- (n/n) kind of larva which attacks ntula or njagi fruit.
e- with the -a of rel. hard and black (of plantains attacked by a kind of parasite).
e- (n/n) insect which attacks corn/ maize.
e- (n/n) a disease of the eye which attacks the pupil and the iris. Eriiso lyatise ensenke. A film has formed over the eye. See ejjanga.
okuteeka, okussa. s. down, okussa wansi. s. upright, okusimba, okuwangiza. s. sail, okuwanika amatanga. s. in line, okukolonga, okusimba olunyiriri. s. apart, okwawula, okutereka. s. the stroke, okulamba. s. at naught, okunyooma. s. a table, okutandiika emmeeza. s. out on a journey, okusitula. s. forth (explain), okutegeeza, okunnyonnyola. s. on (attack), okulumba. s. on fire, okwokya, okwokerera. s. a trap, okutega. s. right, okulongoosa. s. side by side, okuliraanya, okusengeka. s. to work, okukolo, okukoza. s. (dog) on, okuweerera. s. limb, okuyunga. s. teeth on edge, okunyenyeera.
order (e.g., an army for combat), okutaza amaaso, to move the eyes from side to side, look around. Taza! interj. Attack! Come on! (used in games). cf. akeetalo, olutalo.
also twalana (-twalanye) v.i. recip. take each other; fight furiously, attack each other fiercely; swell, swell up.
kwambalagana n'emi- somo, to struggle/work hard at one's studies.
etc.; carry on one's person (a rifle, weapon, etc.); upbraid, dress down; attack. Nlwambalire nga tannadduka. Attack him before he runs away.
collapse; drop dead, die unexpectedly fas from a heart attack or stroke).
to chase after a person, pursue with the purpose of attack. Nnalaba ogusolo emabega waffe nga gutu- mezeeko, I saw a huge animal behind us pursuing us hotly. Maama we olwavaawo woowe (or yaaye) n'amera ku mumwa. As soon as his mother went away he started crying, kumera lutiko, to break out in goose pimples, kumerako bwebindu, to act very important, put on airs, kumerawo, to succeed, come next.
(la) insect which attacks fig trees. The forms kajegeju (plur. bujegeju/ also occur.
o- (mu/mi) iroko, a kind of very large timber tree the wood of which is highly resistant to termite attack and often used as a substitute for teak, Chlorophora excelsa.
charge, okutala ejjoba, to shave the head except for one tuft of hair.
o- (mu/ba) attacker, assailant. cf. lumba, lumbagana.
o- (mu/ba) attacker, assailant; aggressor, cf. lumba.
v.tr. caus. cause to attack; attack with/by means of.
v.tr. attack. Yansakatta n'ebigambo. He attacked me verbally.
be at the throat of; strike, afflict (of an illness ).
meet; argue; struggle, fight, attack each other; seize, grasp. cf. embaso; bakula.
storm; plunder; take by surprise, cf. ekizindo, omuzindo, “mmuzinzi.