okufuna, okukolera empeera;

n., omusingo.

adj., nyiikivu.

o- (bu/-) diligence, perseverance; earnestness, cf. nyiikivu, nyiikira.

o- (bu/-) light; clearness; transparency, cf. tangaala.

ebweru.

yearn for, desire; be wanting, miss; go without, v.i. be deprived, be in a state of deprivation.

a- (ka/bu) kind of small rattle (esp. of the type placed on the legs of small children who are learning to walk), cf. endege.

cause to dry; make firm; fig. make certain of; confirm, affirm; know well; pronounce well; name, nickname, dub. okukaza amaaso, to harden one's gaze; to be watchful, okukaza ekkubo, lit. to dry a path, i.e., to frequent, habituate. Omusajja oyo eya- kazibwako erya Kapere, this man who was nicknamed (erya implies erinnya, name) Kapere. Oluganda alinga alukazizza. He seems to have learned Luganda very well. Omwezi gukazizza bulungi. The moon is shining brightly.

e- (ki/bi) [Sie., Hind.f\ large vehicle; railroad car; trailer; cart; ugly old bicycle, kugalangatana nga kigaali kya muyiga, to walk unsteadily; to be unsteady or clumsy in what one is doing, lit., to be unsteady like the bicycle of one who is learning (to ride), cf. eggaali, akagaali.

okuyiga; l. by heart (parrotwise), okukwata bukusu; l. how to do, okumanya.

gezi, yigiriize.

omuyigirizwa, omusomi.

amagezi

crowd); pour/throw down heavily; bestow in abundance; swamp, overwhelm, okulinnimula emisinde, chase, chase after. Nnatandika okukabassana n'olugandu lw'ebintu ebyatulinnimulirwako okuyiga. I began to struggle with the mass of things which were poured on us to learn (or with which we were swamped/overwhelmed).

o- plur. entege or entegetege (lu/n) tendon at the back of the knee, kukwata ntege na magulu, to implore earnestly, lit. to grasp the tendons and the legs. Yayimiriranga entegetege zimufamba. He stood trembling, cf. oluteega.

a- plur. (li/ma) yearning, craving, strong desire, passion.

e- (n/n) way of learning, cf. yiga.

omusomi, omuyigirizwa; (learned man) omukugu.

okuyigulula.

okwebaga, okwebuga, okwoya, okuyaayaanira, okujula.

okuyaayaanira, amaddu.

njize) v.tr. learn.

be learned.

pass around. Atannayitaayita y'atenda nnyina okufumba. (prov.) He who has not traveled around praises his own mother's cooking. Okuyitaayita kulaba. (prov.) To travel around is to see. Live and learn.

yizisa (-yizisizza) v.tr. caus. 1 & 2 cause to learn.

v.i. grow learned/ wise; become clever; show off one's knowledge.

v.tr. caus. cause to become wise/learned; make clever.

learn about; learn how to. okumanya nga, just to get an idea of how..., just to show how...

toil; try earnestly.

i. be caught/trapped (of an animal in a net or trap); be quick at learning. Omwana atoola mangu. The child catches on quickly. Yalina omutwe nga gutoola nnyo, emigigi egimu yagibuuka. He had a good head on him, he skipped several grades.

v.tr. appl. learn; learn at/ in/for.

obuyigirize, ejjigirizo, omuyigiriza, omuyigirizwa, omuyizi, enjigiriza.

v.i. balance oneself; stand without moving; stand without supporting oneself (of a child learning to walk).

ku- simba maaso, to look at/watch closely, ku- simba liiso, to stare at. kusimba kabuuzo, to question/grill intensively, kusimba bwanda, to stay put in one place, kusimba makanda, to make one's headquarters or regular base (at), kusimba mboozi na muntu, to have a long conversation with a person, kusimba bigambo, to be an interesting and effective speaker, kusimba nnwe mu mmere, to pick at one's food, kusimba kattabagole (lit. - it kills the newlyweds!, to jab someone with one's elbow, kwegayirira n'osimba n'omutwe, to plead with earnestly, ku- simbako bwala ku muntu, to apprehend/capture a person. Yalwala n'asimbayo ne ki- tooke. He recovered after a long illness which had brought him to the brink of death. Ajjaokusimba ennyo amannyo ku nsonga eyo. He will stress/emphasize (lit. plant the teeth in) this reason. Tugakusimbye okulaba nga... We are watching you to see that... lit., We have planted (eyes; -ga- implies amaaso) on you. kinsimbye (la), sharp pain in the chest; influenza.

vacillate; be clumsy. kugalanga- tana nga kigaali kya muyiga, to walk unsteadily; to be unsteady or clumsy in what one is doing, lit. to be unsteady like the bicycle of one who is learning (to ride). Ensonga ze bigalangatana. His affairs are in bad shape.

o- plur. emiruka (mu/mi) parish, sub-district, administrative unit immediately below the ggombolola. okulyamu omuluka, to become outstanding/distinguished, earn a name for oneself.

o- (mu/ba) child slow in learning to walk.

o- (mu/ba) [_Sw.,Ar.^ teacher; Muslim teacher; a title of respect given to men of learning or distinction.

cf. -gezi, omunnyo.

o- (mu/ba) educated person, learned person, cf. yiga, omuyizi.

o- (mu/ba) learner, student, pupil. cf. yiga.

adv. like a parrot. Yakikwata bukusu. He memorized it. lie learned it inside out. cf. enkusu.

smart; wise; learned. cf. geziwala, kalimagezi, olugezigezi, amagezi, omugezi; kagezimunnyo.

-eweeka (-eweese) v.i. neut. refl. Empisa z'Abazungu tezeeweeka. The customs of the Europeans cannot be learned/acquired easily.

cf. yiga.