n., empaka, akanyonyoogano.

v., okuwakana.

a- (ka/bu) debate, disagreement, controversy, quarrel; confusion, commotion. cf. nyonyoogana.

a- (ka/bu) strife, fight; argument; debate, cf. nyoola, -enyoola.

e- (n/n) argument; dispute; strife; contest; competition; game, ow'empaka, an argumentative/contentious person, lwa mpaka, by force, forcefully, empaka z'abalungi, beauty contest, empaka z'ebi- konde, boxing match, okuwalaza empaka, to debate, argue, cf. wakana.

v., okwebaka; (spend the night) okusula. s. soundly, okugona. put to s., okwebakiriza. s. on (debated point), okusulirira.