n., ekisiibo.

adj., angu, ambiro.

adv., mangu, mbiro.

v., okusiiba enjala, okulaagira.

make, okusiba, okunyweza, okunyuunyuula, okumyumyula.

okusiba, okulijja, okunyweza.

ekisiba.

be, okwenaanya, okwenankanya, okwekanala; a f. person, omwenanazzi.

mminze) v.tr. drive away, chase; drive (an automobile); ride (a bicycle). okubinga emisinde, to chase quickly; to run fast; to drive/ride fast.

e- also used in sing, (ki/bi) labor pains. Ebisa bijjira kumukumu. The labor pains are progressing fast.

eky'enkya.

o- (bu/-) resolution, determination, steadfastness, cf. mala, malirira.

okubuulira. h, fast, okunyweza. h. breath, okutuyira.

v.i. talk fast; jabber.

a- adv. loosely, okwesiba akada- gado, to fasten one's belt loosely, wear one's clothes loosely, okutambula akada- gado, to walk in a loose-jointed manner. cf. dagada.

a- more commonly kafuumuuko adv. at a great speed, very fast. cf. fuuwuuka.

quickly; briskly; suddenly.

a- adv. rapidly, swiftly. okudduka embiro za kawewuko, to run very fast. cf. wewuka.

e- (ki/bi) lit. that which fastens; bolt; bar. cf. siba.

e- (ki/bi) fast, fasting; time of fasting, Lent; year. cf. siiba.

etc.; take, grasp with/by means of; hand over; trap (an animal); fasten; cause to freeze/curdle, etc. ku- kwasa ensonyi, to shame, put to shame, kukwasa muntu, to catch a person (e.g., in the act of theft); to get hold of a person (who is hard to contact).

make off; run fast; do to an intense degree (in association with a prec eding negative verb). Tazina akwekwenyuka. He does not just dance, he dances exceptionally well.

e- (ki/bi) breakfast, cf. ^kya, enkya.

ndizze) v.tr. tie, tie up; fasten, okulijja ekigwo, to trip, throw to the ground.

o- (lu/n) long foot, okusikambula engere, also okusaawa engere, to walk fast. Baamulonda engere, they followed him/tailed him. cf. ekigere.

o- adv. fast, quickly, in a hurry, in a flash, cf. yokya.

hair}- run. very fast; run away, okumaanyuuka emisinde, to run off at great speed; to travel at a great speed (e.g., of a train).

e- (n/n) dog. Yadduka za mbwa. He ran very fast. Ekika ky'Embwa, the Dog Clan, kusanga mbwa, to have miserable luck; to go on a trip and fail in one's objective, lit. to meet a dog (on the way, a bad omen), cf. obubwa, akabwa, ^olubwa, Wambwa.

o- (mu/ba) finicky/fussy/fastidious person, cf. -ekanasa.

e- (n/n) extreme speed, kukuba ndiima, to run fast; to speed away; to give a good kick (in soccer).

to talk very fast. Olugoye yalubuubuula okutemya n'okuzibula nga luwedde. She made the dress in no time at all, lit. it was finished in the twinkling of an eye.

pakupaku adv. very fast, very quickly; hurriedly, cf. pakuka.

v.i., okudduka, okusaalimba, okwetereekerera; (leak) okugenda; (spread) okugererera; (wheel) okuyiringita. r. out (end), okuggwawo. r. away, okubomba, okuwunga, okunoba, okuwkmbuka; (melt) okukereketa; (flow) okukulukuta; (of eyes) okubolokota. r. very fast, okwewenya, okweyera, okukwenyuka, okusirimuka, okupirimpya.

siibisa (-siibisizza) v.tr. caus. 1 & 2 cause to spend the day; cause to fast.

pull at, jerk; snatch away, okusikambula engere, to walk fast, okusikambula akasimu,

okwogera, okugamba. s. about, okwogerako. s. loudly, okwogerera waggulu, okuleekaana. s. languidly, okugolooma. s. up, okuvumbula eddoboozi, okuvumbula obulago. s. very fast, okusabiiliza (ebigambo). s. roughly, okuboggola, okukaytika.

v.i., okuyimirira. s. up, okugolokoka, okuyimuka. s. fast, okunywera, okugumiikiriza. s. on head, okwefuula, okwesimba nnakakongo, okusimba omutwe, okwevuunika. s. on tiptoe, okukangalala.

enkalakkalira.

fasten on (an item of barkcloth clothing); invest (an heir); wear (a garb, dress), v.i. dress, be dressed. Asumise bulungi. He is well dressed, cf. omusumisi.

v., okwogera, okunyumya, okulojja. t. loudly, okuyoogaana. t. nonsense, okubuyaabuya, t. fast, okujabiriza. t. to oneself, okweyogeza.

travel fast; race; have a showdown, have it out with someone.

okusumulula, okutuggulula.

mpaggiridde) v.i. move quickly, walk very fast.

mpal amuse) v.i. come down fast; fall quickly, cf. wala- nnuka, -walattuka, -wanattuka.

backwards, okwesendasenda. w. slowly, okulemba. w. with difficulty, okubambaga, okuba ttira. w. throwing out legs, okujaagira. w. fast, okweyaka, okweyasa, okwabuka, okweskawuula, okwesekula, okwesika, okwesikula, okwewawaagula, okwewuuba, okwewalakata, okupappuka, okusaabuuka, okusesegguka.

mpenyuse) v.i. run very fast; travel at a great speed (of a vehicle), okuwenyuka emisinde, to run at a great speed.

mpuludde) v.tr. pull down/ off /e.g., berries from a bush); slip off, unstring (beads from a string). Amannyo gampulula. I have a bad toothache. along/slide along very fast (of a snake, a car, etc.). cf. -emulula (under muluka).

okuwulumula emmotoka, to drive a car at a great speed.

njeekedde) v.tr. burn, set fire to; roast, okuyeekera omuliro, to accelerate, drive fast (a car), okuyeekera ebikonde, to punch (someone) hard. okuyeekera inf. cf. obuyeekera, omuyeekera, omuyeekezi.

njokezza) v.tr. burn, burn down; incinerate; roast (e.g., plantains), v.i. be very hot; burn, be burning; blister, kwokya musubi, to run at a very fast rate, kwokya kabuuzo (or kibuuzo, bubuuzo), to cross-examine, subject to a stern interrogation. kujja ng'oyokya, to arrive itching/ burning to say something. Ebigambo bi- mwokya emimwa. He is itching to talk. Ekibuga kyamwokya. He had a very hard time (usually of a financial nature) in the city. Omuliraano gwokya bbiri. (prov.) lit. Being neighbors burns two (houses, ennyumba implied). What affects one affects all. okwokya inf.

to hurry, rush, travel at a fast rate (esp. when chased).

okusiiba enjala, to fast. Osiibye otyanno? (Greeting used after noon.) Osiibye okola ki? What have you been doing all day?

v.i. appl. 2 spend the entire day doing; fast continually. Nga ssente bwe zitakyalabika kati tusiibirira muwogo. Since money is no longer available, we now live on cassava. Basiibirira mazzi nga nkere. They go hungry, lit. spend the whole day on water like frogs.

v.i. caus. pass. be made to fast; be put on a diet.

v.i. conv. 2 end one's fast. cf. ekisiibo

kukunkumula mazina, to dance a great deal, kukunkumula kidduka, to drive a vehicle very fast, kukunkumula mpaawo, to finish up one's drink (usually of beer or liquor), kukunkumula nsawo, to empty out one's pocket/bag. kukunkumula kutu, to listen. cf. akakunkumuka, olukunkumuli.

v.tr. bind; fasten; twist; press firmly; fig. treat harshly; handle roughly.

pursue; fire (from a job), kufuumuula misinde, to pursue/chase closely, kufuumuula kagaali, to ride a bicycle at a very fast rate, kwefuumuula bwefuumuuzi, to try to cultivate but with no results; to putter around ineffectively. Talima yeefuumuula. He isn't just cultivating but doing a great job of it. He is an expert cultivator. cf. kafuumuuko; tuumuuka.

o- (mu/mi) roller for launching a canoe/boat, etc. cf. golomola. approximately twenty feet in length, used in shallow water, with large hooks fastened on at regular intervals.

kusiikuula mi- sinde, to run quickly, take to one's heels, kusiikuula kagaali, to ride a bicycle very fast, kusiikuula nkukunyi, to stir up trouble, lit. fleas.

king, etc.). eby'okulya, food, okulya obwami, to assume the chieftainship, kulya mu ndago, to sing, kulyamu luyi, to slap, kulyamu kikonde, to punch with the fist, kulya mazzi, euph. to drink a lot of beer, lit. water, kulyamu lukwe, to plot, conspire, kulya kijaja or kigagga, to eat very well/in great style, kulya muntu kimuli, to interrupt a person in bi? conversation. kulya nkoko bbiri, to give one's sister in marriage to two men (thereby receiving the gift of two chickens), kulya misinde, to run very fast, kulya butaaia, to roam at large, be on the loose (e.g., of an escaped prisoner), kulya bulamu, to enjoy life, have a good time, kulya eki- banja/emmayiro, to come into land/an estate, okulya ebbanja, to incur a debt, okulya obugenyi, to receive food or presents while a guest, okulya enguzi, to take a bribe, okulya engere, to walk fast, okulya ensimbi, to steal money, okulya ensowole, to take something (e.g., the chieftainship) when one is incompetent or unprepared. Genda olye enkoko yo. You have had a lucky escape/a narrow escape, lit. go and eat your chicken. Omuwala yamulyamu omwoyo. The girl won/stole his heart. Obusungu bwandya. I was consumed with anger. Mwana muwala, oyo andya omutwe! I am completely enamored of that girl, lit. she eats my head. Baagala kumulyamu maaso. They wanted to bawl him out/upbraid him severely. Okulya ennyingi si kuggwa maddu. (prov.) To eat a lot is not to get rid of one's appetite. The more you have, the more you want. Amaanyi sigalya. (prov.) Force does not prevail. Physical strength alone does not accomplish things. Ky'otonnalya tokyesunga. (prov.) What you have not yet eaten, do not anticipate. Don't count your chickens before they are hatched. Kye walyanga bw'olaba ennaku olekayo. (prov.) What you used to eat — when you experience hard times — you give up. One must adjust to circumstances/ calamaties.

v.i. walk very fast/in a great hurry.

v.i. beat; throb. Omutima gundasira. My heart is beating or My heart is beating fast. Omutwe gundasira. My head is throbbing, cf. akalasira.

v.tr. pull; pull at; stretch; snatch; seize by force; fig. attract; coax. Ensonga ze yamuwa zamusika n'akkiriza. The reasons which he gave tempted him/ won him over and he agreed, okusika omu- gwa, to have a tug-of-war. okusika engere, to walk fast, okusika emisinde, to take to one's heels, okusika omuntu oluyi, to give a person a hard siap. okusika empswo, to be very proud.

adhere.

kukuuta kalevu ku ttaka, to be obsequious, implore abjectly, lit. rub one's chin on the ground, kukuuta bigere, to go very fast.

v.i. walk very fast.

go off, go away, ku- simbuka misinde, to start to run very fast.

v.i. hurry, rush; eat rapidly (as one who is famished), oku- saayirira engere, to walk quickly/fast.

o- (mu/mi) the type of noise produced by the tramping of feet, the firing of a gun, the detonation of explosives; thumping; (the sound of) footsteps, emi- sinde is also used as an adverb with the meaning very fast, at great speed, okuta emisinde, okudduka emisinde, okusiikuula emisinde, okutyekula emisinde, all of which mean to move at a great speed. cf. leki sinde.