v.i., okukula.
e- (li/ma) egg. amagi amasii ke, fried eggs, kukuba za ku magi, to be a coward, act in a cowardly way, lit. strike the hens (enkoko is implied by za) (who are sitting) on the eggs. Kiriba kya nsonyi bwe mulirya eggi. lit. It will be a shame if you eat the egg. This derives from the proverb okulya eggi okwesub.ya omuwula, to eat the egg and miss the meat. The implication is that if one allows an egg to develop into a chicken the gain will be greater. Bulijjo afuna magi mu kubala. He always gets zeros in arithmetic, cf. ekigi.
a- also akafungulankete lit. which expose the underclothes, as an adj. sensational; sweeping, enkyukakyuka ez'akafungulankete, drastic developments/ changes, cf. fungula, olubugo, enkete.
difficulty, ‘hitch.' Eby'ol ugendo Iwange byajjamu kigoyeweezinge. A problem developed about my trip. Ebintu byajjamu kigoyeweezinge. Things did not work out very well. Complications developed.
fail to develop; grow thin; fail to become well cooked, cf. omukunduggu.
make grow; bring up, rear; be a guardian to; promote, advance (in rank); develop; celebrate, emikolo gy'okukuza olunaku Iw'Amawanga Amagatte, ceremonies for celebrating United Nations Day. kukuza mpaka, to be argumentative.
nduze) v.i., rare, develop an appetite. Alya y'alula. (prov.) He develops an appetite as he eats. The more you have the more you want. cf. -lulu, -luvu, ^omululu.
e- (n/n) being; state, condition, embeera y'obudde, weather, climate, okuva mu mbeera, to get out of sorts, to become worked up/disturbed, lit. leave one's (usual) State, eby'embeera z'abantu, community development, public welfare, cf. ba, beera.
e- (n/n) change(s); develop- ment(s). cf. fuuka.
e- (n/n) development; progress; advancement, cf. ^kula, kulaakulana.
e- (n/n) way of changing; change, enkyukakyuka, several changes; developments. cf. kyuka.
per ext. mannish woman.
amatu ga nnantooke, very small ears, ears which have not developed normally.
e-: omwana ow'ennyanjuliro, a normally developing child, cf. yanjula.
e- (li/ma) stress, emphasis; special attention. Buli ggwanga liteekwa okussa essira ku kuyigiriza abantu abakulu. Every nation should stress adult education. Ba- taddeko essira okutumbula eby okulima. They have put emphasis on the development of agriculture.
njitimuse) v.i. grow, develop; flourish; become famous/renowned.
njiye) v.tr. spill; pour, pour out/away. v.i. flow, flow out/into (of a body of water); develop a rash; break out of the hill (of termites), okuyiwa Olungereza, to speak English very fluently, okuyiwa amagezi, to spoil/ruin apian, okuyiwa olutiko, to develop goose pimples, okuyiwa ebigambo, to pour out a torrent of words/invective, okuyiwako essubi, to spread grass, okuyiwa(ko) omukono, to sign one s name. Kva nsonvi nnvo okumu- yiwa. It is a shame to fail/disappoint him. Mwana muwala yamuyiwa. The girl jilted him. Omwami yanji(i)yeemu. My husband gave me some money/a treat.
njozezza) v.tr. wash (clothes, things, not personsJ; develop (films). okwoza inf.
o- (mu/mi) allocation; allotment of money; assessment; apportionment. cf. tema. step, degree (in a process or development), emitala n'emitendera, everywhere, all over.
promote; popularize, okutumbula ku ddoboozi, to raise the voice, okutumbula ebbeeyi y'emmwanyi, to raise the price of coffee, ebintu ebisinga okutumbula ku busuubuzi. the things which are most conducive to promoting/developing trade.
to quarrel/struggle with a person, okukutuka ekiwalaata, to develop baldness. Obuguzi bukutuka. The deal is settled. The matter is concluded.
be or become well-established through constant use or development, cf. -kuukuu- tivu.
main, enfuukafuuka ssinziggu, important developments/changes, amayinja amanene gasinziggu, huge/enormous rocks, ensonga ssinziggu, main/chief matters.
ekyolezo, omwozi, omwozo.
v.i. appear/develop prematurely; occur earlier than normal. Envi zaamutuuba. His hair became gray prematurely. Ekirevu kyamutuuba. He developed a beard prematurely.
v.i. & tr. appl. 2 caus. cause to laugh at; laugh wholeheartedly; laugh to attract attention; begin to develop (of breasts).
o- (mu/ba) attractive, well- developed teen-age girl.
go forward (e.g., in one's career).
v.tr. redup. caus. develop; cause to grow.
kusumulula mboozi, to develop a theme/narrative, kusumulula kamwa, to speak sternly/harshly, kusumulula kidduka, to drive a vehicle at a great speed. cf. ekisumuluzo.
o- with the -a of rel. stunted, underdeveloped (esp. of animals); tough (of meat), cf. kundugga.
lacking in substance (e.g., of the inside of a fruit which has failed to develop). Oyo kisassalala. He is empty-headed/stupid.
full of holes (as a consequence of long wear). Ebbinika mbo- tofu. The kettle has holes in it. cf. botoka. botoka (-botose) v.i. collapse, cave in, fall in; develop holes, become full of holes; become dilapidated.
to have a miscarriage. Banvuddemu. They have gone away from me or They have let me down/lost interest in me. Ekyavaamu tekyali kirungi. What developed as a result was not good, ekivuddemu, as a result, consequently, what happened was that...
advanced, famous. cf. yitimuka.