adj., golokofu.
v., okuzimba, okusimba, okuwanga.
o- adv. straight and erect (e.g., of a person standing). cf. ekitoogo, olutoogo.
okufuka- mira amatiitiiri, to kneel and sit on the haunches, okufukamira ekiwanvuwanvu, to kneel in an erect position.
ndal am badde) v.i. be/look erect and stiff; be warped; fig. be recalcitrant/rebellious; be haughty.
tindira (-tindidde) v.tr. appl. bridge, make a bridge over; erect a framework/ceiling nver; provide with a trellis.
v.i. stand up; get up; arise; be straight/erect; be correct; be upright/morally correct.
food); undergo rigor mortis; fig. be difficult; become obstinate/persistent; be rebellious/ recalcitrant, kukakanyala mu byambalo, to stand or walk in a stiff and erect manner.
v.i. be straight/ erect; be well proportioned.
v.i. stand erect/in a stiff position; be stiff/erect/rigid. Omu- jaasi akangabadde n'omugemerawala ku mulyango. The soldier stood stiffly at the door with his gun.
okukangabaza omutwe, to raise the head, hold the head stiffly in an alert position. cf. -kangabavu.
suspend (an operation, employment, etc.); set up, establish; erect. Obulamu bwe abuyimiri- zawo na bya buvubi. He supports himself [lit. maintains his life) by fishing. Omubaka yayimiriztbwa okumala ennaku ssalu. The representative was suspended for three days.
o- (mu/mi) back muscle, erector spinae.
erect; correct, right; upright, just. cf. golokoka.
-etengerera (-etengeredde) v.i. refl. balance oneself; balance what one is carrying on the head; stand rigid/erect. Omwana kati yeetengerera. The child now is able to stand/bas passed the creeping stage. cf. obutengerera, entengerera.
okwesimba mu maaso g'omulamuzi, to appear/present oneself before the judge, okwesimba nnaka- kongo, to stand on one's head; to refuse completely; to be adamant/unyielding, okwesimba mu muntu , to stand up against a person. okwesimba mu bigambo, to interfere/ meddle in affairs, kwesimba nga muti gwa ssimu, to stand motionless/straight/erect (lit. like a telephone pole).
to walk straight and erect, lit. like a Kiziba knife.