n., eddubuor eddubu.

v., (carry) okwetikka; (children) okuzaala; (puppies) okubwagula; (fruit) okubala; (endure) okugumii kiriza; b. down (in labour), okw ekema, okuweerera ebisa.

ekirevu.

nnamulimi.

lit. it jumps over (buuka) drinking pools (maziba).

engolo.

have pups (of dogs only).

okukoma, okulekeraawo; (come to an end) okumala, okuggwa; (rain), okukya; c. bearing, okusajjawala, okusaatawala.

e- (n/n) [Sw., Ar.J bear.

okugumiikiriza, okuzibii kiriza.

okugumiikiriza.

use rel. form of v. to forbear.

be a witness, bear witness.

cite, quote; cause to bear witness. cf. obujulira, obnjulirwa, obujulizi, omujulirwa, omujulizi.

adj. & adv. with the head or beard cleanly/completely shaven; smooth, without blemish (of the skin). Amwedde omutwe kawerette. He has shaved his head completely.

e- (ki/bi) beard; moustache; whiskers, kukwata mu kirevu, lit. to grab by the beard, i.e., to be insolent towards, to tease (of a child towards an adult), cf. akalevu, amalevu.

e- (ki/bi) plant which bears ttungulu (a kind of onion); onion patch. cf. akatungulu, ettungulu.

stop, come to an end, go as far as, reach. Wakoma wa? How far did you get/go? Awo we nkomye. That is all. That is all I have to say (said after recounting an event or story). Nkomye. I have had enough (said when declining an additional portion of food). Yakoma. She has stopped bearing children, kukoma awo, to stop, let matters rest. Erinnya Kayaga lyakomanga ku bawala bokka. The name Kayaga was restricted to girls. Note the additional meanings 0/koma with the enclitics.

ndigajjudde) v.tr. throw/hurl to the ground; fig. bear (a fine healthy baby).

o- (lu/n) more commonly omusiiti, q.v. kind of shrub which bears hard red seeds (nsiiti). cf. lsiita, ensiiti.

a- (li/ma) extremely large beard. cf. ekirevu.

bear, v., okuttukiza.

e- (n/n) youth, lit. lacking (bula) beard on the chin (kalevu). also as an invar, adj. omulenzi embulakalevu, youth.

gossiper, one who cannot keep a secret.

due to malnutrition, illness, etc.).

nzisizza) v.i. & tr. caus. of kka, q.v. make to go down;'put, place; set up, establish; put forth, bear (fruit, of the plantainj; breathe, okussa ekimu, to agree, come to an agreement; to receive Holy Communion. Bassa kimu nga nkuyege. They get along very well, lit. like termites, okussa ekikkowe, to sigh, okussa omukka, to sigh, draw a breath, okusaako omwoyo, to pay attention, okussa omukono ku nda- gaano, to sign an agreement, okussaamu ekitiibwa, to honor, okussaako, to count in, include, okwo ssaako, and add to that, and besides that, okussaako essira, to stress, emphasize, okussaawo abiri, to look at, just look at (abiri implies maaso, eyes), butassa mukono, without resting, without stopping, kussaawo kikyo (eki- gambo), contribute to a discussion, put in one's own ‘two cents.' kussaawo kakalu, to post bail/a bond. Toliimu kassa. You are really stupid. Yagambye nti amaze oku- ssaawo gavumenti ey'ekiseera. He said that he had set up a provisional government. Nnaalongo teyassaamu kantu nga batambula. The wife did not hesitate and they went off. akalenzi kaba kabissa kati ne..., just as the little boy finished telling these things...

omuloopi.

drain out; strain (vegetables), okuttulula ekirevu ekirungi, to have along, flowing beard, omusajja attuludde mu myaka, an elderly man.

omujulirwa; bear w., okujulirwa; call to w., okujulira.

give birth to; bear; produce; cause, be the cause of. okuzaala omwana mu Batiisimu, to stand up for a child who is baptized, be a godparent. okuzaala emirerembe, to cause trouble, okuzaala eminene, to cause trouble, LIT. big ones. Okulonda kubiza- dde. The election has caused problems (-bi- = ebigambo).

nzizizza) v.tr. caus. cause to return/go back; restore, return to; send back; bear, produce (crops), okuzza omu- sango, to commit a crime/offense, okuzza ogwa Nnamunkululu (the name of a very cruel Katikkiro), to commit a serious offense/ an abomination, okuzza mu ddiiro, to make (someone) do over what was done poorly/ incorrectly, okuzza obuggya, to restore, renew. oku zza ekiwa munda, to draw a breath of astonishment, okuzza omuntu ku bbali, to take a person aside/to one side, okuzza ku mumwa, to eat; to spend money, buli we nnazzanga omutwe, everywhere I turned my head, abantu abanaku abatalina ke bazza eri mumwa, poor people who have nothing to eat, lit. to return to the lip. Katonda yazza bibye. God restored his own (said when a seriously ill person recovers ).

v. tr. caus. cause to bear fruit.

v.i. appl. 2 begin to appear (of a beard).

used with (y)cra, white, ekirevu ekyeru tukutuku, a snow- white beard, cf. tukula.

o- (mu/mi) = omuyagi, the tree which bears ntula fruit (q-v.).

v.i. have the udder swollen; be near bearing (of animals).

o- (mu/bn) laker, one who takes or carries; head, person in charge, omutwazi w'obubaka, the bearer of the message, messenger, cf. twala.

v.i. appear/develop prematurely; occur earlier than normal. Envi zaamutuuba. His hair became gray prematurely. Ekirevu kyamutuuba. He developed a beard prematurely.

okuweerera omuntu mu ssomero, to pay school fees for a person, okuweerera embwa, to urge a dog on (e.g., to catch something), okuweerera ebisa, to bear down (in labor).

o- (mu/mi) kind of shrub which bears hard red seeds (nsiiti). cf. ^siita, olusiiti ensiiti

try to influence; instigate, banne ne bamufukuutirira nti essajja lya kumutta, and his companions incited him with the allegation that the man was going to kill him. Yatufukuutirira ebigambo naye yatuvaako bukumbu. He overwhelmed us with talk but he left us unchanged. cf. effukutu.

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.

garments); be overgrown (of bushes), ng'olufu luzijja- gadde wonna. and the mis t/fog was heavy all over.

to look filthy (like a person with a beard who is dribbling).

o- (mu/ba) chair-bearer. cf. entebe.

o- (mu/mi) kind of thorny bush having heart-shaped leaves and bearing small fruits.

get away. Leka nneete- gule ekifo kino. Let me get away from this place. cf. obutego, omutego, omutezi; also teguka <£ tegula which bear many similarities to the forms listed above.

-ekkema (-ekkemye) v.i. refl. bear down (at work or at stool j.

yellowish fof the hair or beard), cf. seenyuuka.

take a dislike to; pretend to dislike, act as if one despised.

obese; huge; overgrown; full/bushy (of a beard), cf. zijjagala.