e mbaata, kabuzi.
entuntunu.
olutiko.
mmongoose) v.i. be sleepy/drowsy; doze; fig. be caught napping, be asleep at the switch.
longoofu, longoose, tukuvu, lungi.
e- plur. amalongooserezo (li/ma) room where surgery is performed, operating room. cf. longoosa.
a- (ka/bu) banded mongoose. cf. 2etlk0lwa.
a- (ka/bu) banded mongoose.
o- (lu/n) kind of large mongoose.
o- no plur. (lu/n) goose pimples, okumera olutiko, to break out in goose pimples.
e- (n/n) duck, mbaatakabuzi, goose, cf. baatabaata.
akakolwa, akatulume, eggunju.
e- (n/n) mongoose, okusalira omuntu ag'enkolwa, to deceive/trick/out-smart a person (amagezi is implied before ag'). cf. akakolwa.
e- (n/n) Cape gooseberry, Physalis sp.
okulongoosebwa.
njiye) v.tr. spill; pour, pour out/away. v.i. flow, flow out/into (of a body of water); develop a rash; break out of the hill (of termites), okuyiwa Olungereza, to speak English very fluently, okuyiwa amagezi, to spoil/ruin apian, okuyiwa olutiko, to develop goose pimples, okuyiwa ebigambo, to pour out a torrent of words/invective, okuyiwako essubi, to spread grass, okuyiwa(ko) omukono, to sign one s name. Kva nsonvi nnvo okumu- yiwa. It is a shame to fail/disappoint him. Mwana muwala yamuyiwa. The girl jilted him. Omwami yanji(i)yeemu. My husband gave me some money/a treat.
v.tr. caus. make drowsy.
get better; turn out well.
v.tr. caus. straighten out; make ready; correct; cause to improve; make better; med. operate on ( a patient). Kirungi okulongoosa ennimiro nga tonnaba kusimbamu kintu kyonna. It is a good idea to clear up the fields before planting anything there.
etc. cf. -longoofu, eddongooserezo, omulongoosa, omulongoose.
to chase after a person, pursue with the purpose of attack. Nnalaba ogusolo emabega waffe nga gutu- mezeeko, I saw a huge animal behind us pursuing us hotly. Maama we olwavaawo woowe (or yaaye) n'amera ku mumwa. As soon as his mother went away he started crying, kumera lutiko, to break out in goose pimples, kumerako bwebindu, to act very important, put on airs, kumerawo, to succeed, come next.
v.i. retrogress; fall behind; go out of favor. Ekisa kye tekigooka. His kindness knows no bounds/is unequaled.
o- (mu/ba) one who has been operated on. cf. longooka, longoosa.
tremble; start, start up; give a jump, jump up. okukukumuka olutiko, to have goose- flesh.
kabongeera.
walk with a proud/haughty gait.