be, okwerimba.

eddembe; be i., okwetwala, okwesanirira; vide omusuluba.

kyeteeso.,

e- adv. of one's own accord; independently, on one's own; after due consideration. cf. ^teesa, -eteesa.

with the -a of rel. (in political context) republic, republican. Eggwanga lino li- fuulibwa lya kyetwala. This country is becoming a republic, cf. twala, -etwala.

nnasiwa mu kange (from, a proverb), used as a phrase- noun: individualist; independent, self- sufficient person; person who is only concerned about himself.

distinguish oneself.

kowtow to; try to wheedle out of by flattery; be strongly dependent on (a personj;

nouns and adjectives to which it is suffixed. Often it is the equivalent of a partitive. Olugendo lunene? Is the journey long? Ee luneneko. Yes,it is rather long. Twalako! Take some!

-etwala (-etutte) v.i. refl. take oneself; be or become free/independent/self-reliant; go of one's own accord; go without being invited. okwetwala kwa Uganda, the independence of Uganda.

ne mpalampa ne nnerimba ku muti ogumu, and I climbed up and held on to a tree. Nkwerimbyeko. I am dependent on you. cf. limbika.

kwemala ggoga, to do to one's heart's content, kwemala kintu, to appropriate something for one's own use. kwemala mpiiyi (ku mwoyo), to work off one's hostilities, take out one's resentment on. kwemala kiniga ku mwoyo = the preceding. Yeemalamu. He brought disrespect on himself/brought himself into disrepute.