adv., wansi.

n., olusisi, omuttunta.

be, okunakuwala, okujoonajoona.

okugwa.

10 gulp, guip down, swaiiow with a gulp.

stroll around, take a leisurely walk.

bob up and down. cf. bbinkira.

nzibinkidde) v.i. bob down, duck; bob up and down (especially in water).

etc. cf. ^bbira, ^bbika,^bbinkana.

lit. it jumps over (buuka) the trunk of a cut-down plantain (mugogo).

v., (carry) okwetikka; (children) okuzaala; (puppies) okubwagula; (fruit) okubala; (endure) okugumii kiriza; b. down (in labour), okw ekema, okuweerera ebisa.

v.i., okugota, okuwetuka; (under weight) okuguggubira; b. down, okuvuunama, okuleeba.

foam, foam up; overflow. Ebibimba bikka. Things which boil up (ultimately) simmer down. What goes up comes down. Kyabimba (nga) si kisaanikire mu maaso ga kkanisa. There was an enthusiastic/lively crowd in front of the church.

e-: kutunula birulerule, to look dejected/downcast.

kukuba budinda, to know thoroughly, have down pat. Oluswayiri balukuba budinda. They know Swahili very well. cf. eddinda, amadinda.

o- adv. kumira bugobo, to .bolt down, swallow with one gulp. Tamira bugobo buli ky'asoma. He isn't taken in by everything he reads, ennyanja kamirabugobo, the fathomless sea.

hair); be bent/inclined; be on a slant; stoop, slouch; be poured. Olw'obuwanvu atambula abunduka. Because of his height he walks with a slouch. Ebintu ebiggya mu kiseera ekyo byabundu- kiranga kumu mu Buganda. At that time (all sorts of) new things were coming into Buganda at once.

bend over; squat; crouch; sit. cf. ekibutamu.

o- adv. like a plantain, kuggya butooke, to calm down, become as meek as a lamb (of persons), lit. become cooked like a plantain, cf. ettooke.

be expansive, kubwabwa- gala wansi, to plop down, sit in a spread- out manner, cf. -bwabwagavu.

crouch down.

etc. Emmotoka bw'etambulako katono emipiira ebiri ne gibwamira ettaka. When the car had advanced a short distance two of the tires got stuck in the ground or had punctures/became flat.

doggedly, kulwana bwezizingirire, to fight bravely without retreating. Enkuba yatonnya bwezizingirire. The rain came whirling down. cf. zizingirira.

okusuula wansi; (away) okusuula; (stones at) okukasuukirira; (young) okusowola.

okujja; (come here) jangu! (come in) yingira! c. back, okukomawo. c. near, okusembera. c. out, okufuluma. c. out into, okufuumuuka, okuggukiramu. c. off, okubebbuka, okuwaguka. c. out (of handle), okukuukamu, okusowokamu. c. to an end, okukoma, okuggwa. c. upon, okusanga, okusisinkaniriza. c. on suddenly, okuzinduukiriza. c. up, okwambuka. c. down, okukka, okuwanuka. c. to one's senses, okweddamu. c. and go, okwesussa, vide okuwalattana, okuyengeetana.

okusala, obutema; (nails) obutondola; also vide okutyemula, obubanga, okubagulula, obusongola, okuginga, okusennya. to c. off, okukomola. to c. open, okutundula. to c. down, okusanjaga, okusonjola.

okusuula, okukanyuga, okukasuka, okusimbaggula; f. down, okutandaggira; f. oneself about, okwaziirana.

okugangalama.

squat down (esp. of small children).

etc. v.i. begin to sprout/grow (of hair, down, etc.).

nnandadde) v.i. take a siesta; take a nap, lie down. cf. eggandaa- lo.

jjnannalamye) v.i. flop down; lie sprawled, lie sprawled out.

nzigadde(wo)) v.tr. shut, close; inclose; bring to an end; fig. discontinue. Amawanga ago gajja kuggalawo okukolagana ne Bungereza. These countries will discontinue their cooperation with England. Tumuggaddewo. We have refused him/ turned him down.

nzigunze) v.tr. dash down; hurl down; throw violently; stab. Yamu- ggunda agakonde mu kifuba. He punched him forcefully in the chest.

okugenda. g. back, okuddayo. g. down, okukka, okukkirira, okusere ngeta. g. in, okuyingira. g. into (space), okugyamu. g. round, okwetooloola. g. up, dkiilinnya, bkwambuka. g. with, okuyita na . . ., okutaba gana. g. off (gun), okwekuba, okuvuga. g. down (inflammation), okukka kkana, okutoowolokoka. g. to and fro, okuddiŋŋana. g. on one leg, okusejjera, okukongojja. g. out, okufuluma (fire) okuzikira.

bend down, bend over; be bent; be warped; be crooked; be wrecked/damaged.

v.i. (down), okuleebeeta, okulengejja, okubunduka, okulagaya;

look down, look sheepish. cf. bundaala, bundaaza.

okukuba; h. when down, didi togoza.

okusuula, okukasuka, okukanyuga; h. down, okutandaggira, okugonnomola, okulindigga.

watered down; insipid, tasteless. Yatuwadde omwenge nga gwa jaalaala. He gave us beer that was watered down/diluted.

sit down.

e- (ka/bu) young locust. is an artist (painter) down to his fingertips. Yamukwata mu bwala. He shook hands with him. Abaserikale babagombyemu obwala. The soldiers have apprehended them. cf. ^olwala.

a- plur. obwala (ka/bu) small nail/ talon. Musiizi wa bifaananyi n'akaala. He is an artist down to his finger tips

to go down to Kaganga, i.e., to die.

watered down; insipid, tasteless.

of a forest). Yeetisse bya kakalakakala. He is loaded down with a whole host of things, cf. -kakavu.

calm down.

a- (ka/bu) slope, incline, descending gradient, downhill. cf serengeta, oluserengeto.

a- also akasimo (ka/bu) hoe worn down by constant use. okukwata akasimu, to dig, work in the field/garden, cf. ensimu.

a- (ka/bu) tuft of hair left when the rest of the hair is shaved or combed down.

to drink down without taking the cup from the lips, drink and produce a gurgling sound in the throat.

drink down, okwekatankira omwenge, to guzzle beer, drink a lot of beer.

a- (ka/bu) small chair; small stool. Nnazaalibwa mu njala ‘ani amuwadde a katebe.' I was born during the great famine of the early 1940's, lit. the famine ‘who has given him a chair (so that he can sit down and eat our food)?' cf. ekitebe, entebe.

a- (ka/bu) inclination; descent; rolling down, going down. cf. yiringita, oluyiringito.

millet with a knife or sickle).

cut down; snap in two; bite off (esp. someti. tg hard and brittle).

nzise) v.i. go down, come down, descend; sink. Omuwendo gusse. The price has gone down, kukka ntuuyo, to sweat profusely, kukka maziga, to weep silently, kukka kitakata, to have a lucky/ narrow escape, kukka bbeeyi, to go down in price; (of people) to become a has-been/ a nobody.

nzikakkanye) v.i. sit down, take a seat; come down, move to a lower position; become mild; calm down, subside (of an illness, a difficult situation).

take a seat; sit at one's ease; settle down.

nzikase) v.tr. press down.

nzikatidde) v.i. & impress down, weigh down; pack tightly; cram tightly.

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

okuko- teka omutwe, to hang one's head, bow one's head.

flow down, run down (usually, but not always of liquids); fig. pass (of time), okukulukuta kw'ettaka, erosion of the soil.

to settle a dispute. Ekimala empaka kusirika. The way to settle a dispute is to keep silent or On points of dispute it is best to wait and see kumala bwoya ku n turn be, to keep (someone) running ragged, annoy (someone) by keeping him on the go all the time, lit. finish off the hair on the calves of the leg. kumala mmya, to put (someone) in his place, take down a peg. kumala muntu maanyi, to take the wind out of someone's sails, kukamala, to cause trouble (ka = akabi or akabaate). Okamaze. Now you have gone and done it.

drink up, gulp down (a drink).

be loaded down. Omusajja akuukuu- bidde mu nsawo y'emmwanyi. The man is loaded down with a sack of coffee.

e- (ki/bi) fireplace, hearth, ekyoto ky'eggaali, railroad engine, okulinnya mu kyoto. to refuse angrily, ‘put one's foot down.' okusula ku kyoto, to sit up all night with a sick person. Ennyonyi erina ebyoto bina. The airplane has four motors. ?cf. yota.

landulula (-landuludde) v.tr. conv. 1 Sc 2 pull down, tear down; unwind, unravel. cf. akalandalugo, akalandira, akalanduko, ekirandalanda, ekirandalugo, olulanda, omulanda, omulandira, nnamulanda, ennanda; landagga.