adj., weweevu; be c., okunnyogoga.

be destitute, cf. lucoolo.

empewo.

He is an out-and-out peasant.

omusabi, omusabirizi, omupeekerezi, kacoolo.

o- (bu/-) stiffness; dryness (of clothes); coolness, coldness (of food); fig. obstinacy, stubborness. cf. kakanyala, -kakanyavu.

o- (bu/-) meekness, humility; submissiveness; quiet, calmness, composure; coolness (of weather), cf. -kkakkamu.

o- (bu/-) coolness; peace, quiet. cf. lwola, -wolu.

a- (ka/bu) lit. it cools the cooking stones, the time from about 9:30 P.M. to midnight, cf. ^wola, woza, essiga.

e- with the -a of rel. reserved, reticent; cool, cold (in manner), ow'ekininni, a reserved person; a person of cold demeanor.

omusajja lucoolo, a very poor man. cf. coola

q.v.

a- adv. badly; wrongly. Ebigambo biyinza okugenda amancoolo. Matters may go badly.

avii, naku; vide lucoolo, lunkupe, lupere, munkula, munkuseere, nseraweeru, enswenke; become p., okwavuwala, okuseega.

skin, etc.); cool oneself off; become cool (of the weather). Olwa leero obudde buwewedde. It has become cool today.

etc.; become colder/cooler; calm down, become quiet.

etc. Mpoleza amazzi ago. Cool that water for me.

ebiweweeza emimiro, soft drinks; refreshing drinks (coffee, liquor, etc.). akabaga ak ebiweweeza emimiro, cocktail party. cf. -weweevu.

calm down; become indifferent, lose interest. Ekiwola bakikwasa engalo. (prov.) lit. That which cools down, they take a hold of it with the fingers. One should not respond to a difficult situation by panicky or impulsive action, engabi eyakula n'ewola, a full-grown bushbuck, lit. one who has grown and cooled.

become quiet. Ng'owoleredde! How is it that you have become so quiet?

kufuuyirira kanwe (or kagalo), to wish someone bad luck; to wait impatiently for a desired event, lit. to keep blowing on one's little finger. Fuuyirira enkuba ereme kutonnya. Keep your fingers crossed (make a wish) that it won't rain. Nga bw'ampisizza bw'atyo nja kumufuuvirira agwe ebibuuzo. Since he has treated me in this fashion, I hope/I am going to make a wish that he flunks his examinations.

former position, used mostly in the phrase omutima (or omwoyo) okudda mu nteeko, to be relieved, recover from a shock/surprise, lit. the heart to return to its normal position. Emitima gy'abantu tegiri mu nteeko. The people are disturbed/worried. Embeera yali yadda dda mu nteeko. The situation had already cooled down. Omwoyo ne gumudda mu nteeko. And she calmed down. cf. lteeka.

o- (mu/ba) commoner; poor man; person who is low on the social scale; peasant; boor. Mukopi cooloolo. He is an out-and- out peasant, cf. -kopi.

smooth, supple; cool, refreshing, cf. weweera.

emmere empolu, cold food. cf. ^wola, eggwolu, amawolu.

cooling, oluwe- wowewo olunnyogoogerevu, a cooling breeze, cf. nnyogoga.

-wovu adj. cold; cool. cf. ^wola.