grow, okwewojjeeka.

a- no plur. (ka/bu) orneriness, ill- natured disposition; bumptiousness, quality of being loud and bumptious. Omunafu ayinza kababba. (prov.) An idle person excels in boastful talk. It is easier to talk about something than to do it. Alina aka- babba or Wa kababa. He is a loud-mouthed person.

a-: from linnya, ascend, q.v. Used in the phrase: Olabye malinnya amakka ga- naabula. You have managed to climb up, but you will have a hard time coming down. It is easier to get into trouble than to get out of it.

-ebala (-ebaze) v.i. refl. The simple form occurs only in the imper. and the 3rd pers. hortative subj. iveebaie (piur. mwebaiej thank you; well done! yeebale (plur. beebale) let him (them) be thanked; well done (by him, them)! Weebale weebale, amala ebintu. (prov.) (3y saying) thank you, thank you, he finishes things. One who is grateful finds all things easier.