be, okutunguka, okuwaguka, okuyunguka.

bembulukuka (-bembulukuse) v.i. conv. 1 & 2 come off (of a scab, scales); peel (of skin); become unstuck, get detached. Langi yonna yabembulukuka ku kisenge. All the paint came off of the wall.

e- (ki/bi) log; dead branch detached from a tree; old piece of wood. cf. lekiti, ^omuti.

e- (ki/bi) kitchen detached from the main living quarters.

fall down (as fruit from a stalk); become detached.

be detached, be broken off (e.g., of plantains from, the stem).

v.i. conv. appl. 2 keep coming out/becoming detached, etc.

etc. cf. -yunzi, obuyunguluzi, obuyunzi, aka- yungirizi, akayungiro, akayungo, akayunzi, ekiyungiro, omuyunzi, nnakayunga.

okutunguka ku magumba, to lose weight, become all skin and bones.

v.i. conv. come out (of something which has been inserted): become detached.

disintegrate; be boiled to shreds; be watered down.

v.i. conv. become released/detached/unjoined.

become dislocated.

okwe- tungula ensimbi, lit. to unstring one's money, i.e., to dig down deep in one's pocket to pay. Bakadde be ssente baaze- tungula ne bamuwerera. His parents sacrificed a lot to send him (to school).