adj., amitawaana, nyiikivu; be b., okutawaana, okuse jjera, okutawuka, okwetawula mumirimu, okukabassana.

cf. bigaabigana.

buguta, akeebugo.

a- (ka/bu) bustle of activity, flurry, business. Baali mu kaebugo. They were very busy/in a bustle of activity. cf. buga, -ebuga.

bustle around, bustle about; move restlessly; be needlessly busy; be anxious/preoccupied.

o- no plur. (lu/n) idle chatter; gossip; undue familiarity, ow'olunderebu, busybody.

o- (mu/ba) one who is busy without accomplishing much; busybody. cf. takula, -etakuza.

struggle over a hot stove/fire (with the implication of having to contend with smoke and heat), cf. piikaana.

e- (li/ma) mason wasp, kwe- tala nga ssukkamugga, to fuss about, flutter around, busy oneself \ sometimes with the implication of futility or irritation to other people), cf. sukka, omugga. See also- bbumbuzzi.

etc. cf. terunkana.

take the trouble; be busy; be restless.

etc. Omusango gutuyuuzizza. The case has kept us very busy, yuuzavuuza (-vuuzizzayuuzizza) V.TR. CAUS. REDUP. keep shaking, keep causing to sway. cf. yuugana, yuuguuma, yuuya.

v.i. work hard; struggle; be very busy; be bothered.

v.i. be very busy/ preoccupied; overwork.

v.tr. caus. make very busy; cause to overwork.

okubigaabigana n'ebigambo, to be bursting to talk, be anxious to speak but refrain from doing so (out of fear, etc.) cf. bibigana.

v.i. redup. be very busy/preoccupied; bustle about.

make things troublesome for. cf. tebunkana.

get ready; busy oneself; be busy; be wholehearted in one's effort.

v.i. be busy/preoccu- pied.

obuzibu obutawaa- nya ennyo ensi yonna mu kaco kano, difficulties which are preoccupying the entire world at the present time. cf. akatawaano, omutawaana.

v.i. be busy; be agitated; be restless; move to and fro. Omutwe gunta- wuka. My head is in a whirl.

oku- tawula omuliro, to brandish/wave a torch.

v.i. be very busy/ preoccupied/troubled; move about busily.

o- (mu/mi) trouble, difficulty; problem; preoccupation; chore. Alina emitawaana mingi. He is very busy. cf. tawaana.

-ekabassanya (-ekabassanyizza) v.i. caus. refl. keep oneself very busy; overwork oneself.

-eronda (-eronze) v.i. refl. quarrel over small things; volunteer; busy oneself. Yeeronda ku kino na kiri. He busied himself with this and that.

move about; pace up and down; busy oneself; arch, get ready for battle.

engage in busy preparations, cf. akeetereekerero.

fuss about; fumble, fumble about.

be very busy; move to and fro, move all around, cf. sereggana.

work half-heartedly; do busy work (as one recovering from an illness). cf. -gayaavu, obugayaavu, eggayaalo.

-ejaga (-ejaze) v.i. refl. bustle about; busy oneself; move around excitedly; openly express one's excitement/pleasure.

-ejagira (-ejagidde) v.i. & tr. appl. refl. bustle about/be busy with; be excited/ pleased about; be delighted with.

work very hard, occupy oneself intensively.