okukkiriza.

reach a high point of intensity; be involved/ complicated (referring to a situation, either in a favorable or unfavorable sense). Gu- jabagidde: ng'omunafu azadde kaiiira. iii (low high low) interj. expressing surprise and flat contradiction I just don't believe you. (prov.) It is complicated affair, just as when a lazy cultivator gives birth to a heavy eater.

a- as an adv. a little, a little bit; slightly. Yatambulako katono. He walked a short distance (or a short time). After a neg. verb, n'akatono means not at all, not in the least. Simukkiriza n'akatono. I do not believe him at all. Before a verb in the subjunctive it means nearly, almost.

nzikirizza) v.i. agree, consent; be willing; approve, v.tr. believe; allow; agree to; approve of; accept.

etc.

e- also ekkonkomi (li/ma) kind of large multicolored lizard. It was believed that the spirit of the lubaale Lubanga resided in this lizard.

o- plur. amatu (ku/ma) ear. okumalira amatu wansi, to be sound asleep, be dead to the world, okukuba amatu or okukubaakuba amatu, to become convalescent, kugwa mabeere mu matu, to have a disease of the ear (believed to be caused by the spilling of mother's milk into the ear); to be obsti- nate/stubborn/pigheaded (esp. of children). okutega amatu, to listen attentively. Amatu agataddemu ebisubi. He is deliberately inattentive/refuses to listen, lit. has placed grass in his ears.

o-: okulyamu olugaayu or okuyisaa- mu olugaayu, to lift one's leg and pass it over someone sitting down. This was commonly done by children as a sign of disrespect. It was believed that the person over whom the leg was passed would never grow any taller. The phrase may be used figuratively in the sense of look down on, show contempt for, defy. cf. gaayula.

kumira bugobo, to gulp down, bolt; to believe anything one is told, be gullible, kumira maziga, to hold back the tears; to stop crying, kumira ppinu, lit, to swallow a pin, i.e., to be resolute/ determined/brave in the face of impending danger, kumira mangota ng'embuzi, to gulp down noisily, kumira nkambi, to sip. kumira mwoyo, to be brave in the face of pain/danger, keep a ‘stiff upper lip.' kumira mmwan- yi, lit. to swallow coffee berries, i.e., to make a blood brotherhood pact (with someone). kumira ku ddusu, to experience a feeling of relief (e.g., after a crisis). Bye r.ksgambyc Limire. Keep what 1 have told you to yourself.

omukaafiiri.

o- (mu/ba) [Sw.,Ar.2 pagan, heathen; non-believer; atheist, cf. obu- kaafiiri.

o- (mu/ba) relig. one who is saved; with caps, member of an envangeli- cal sect who believes in public testimonials and the experience of being saved. cf. lokola.

o- (mu/ba) reader; student; one who practices a religion, a believer, cf. soma.

o- frau/mi) charm believed to to assist the hunter in luring game into his traps.

akanyeenyo.

together with its derivatives, is perhaps related to kka, but because of the sharp divergence in meanings it is listed separately. cf. ekikko, olukko, ssa; kkakkana, kkalira, Ikkata, kkatira, kkiriza.

-ekubiira (-ekubidde) v.i. refl. lean to one side; list (of a ship); toss about; fig. be partial/biased/prejudiced. Yali yeeku- bidde ku balasoma. He had become biased in favor of the non-believers. cf. ekyekubiira.