v., okuvunda, okubolerera, okugaga, okukaddiwa.

decay; fester (of an ab- cess); become overripe, become bruised and soft (o f fruit).

rot, etc. cf. ebigagu.

o- (lu/n) dust; powder; dirt, with the -a of rel. powdery, in powdered form, ssukaali ow'olufufugge, powdered/very fine sugar, olu- fufugge lw'amagumba, bones which have decayed and turned to dust. cf. effufugge.

e- (n/n) decayed pith of a plantain stem. Tonkuba nkondwe ku maaso. Don't lie to me/deceive me.

cover up (e.g., a gourd so that when the inside decays it can be easily cleaned; bananas so that they may ripen prep aratory to making beer).

decay, go bad, spoil.

decompose (of a corpse). Ettooke likunku- muka. The bunch of plantains has ripened to the point that the fruit is almost falling off. Akunkumuka ng'aseka. He is doubled up with laughter.

rot; deteriorate, get out of control. Kawaali ataamye. Smallpox has broken out.

lose flavor; fall into disgrace (of a person); fall into a state of decay (of a place).

go bad (of food).

(-wungutuse) also wunguutuka v.i. be useless; be in a state of decay; be dried up (of crops); be senile; be silly/ stupid; become stupefied.