okusaba olutata, okutayirira, okubeeba, okujegeekereza, okutawa, okuleeberera, obwekukuutiriza, okupeeka.

nag, urge with troublesome persistence; pursue closely, follow behind.

rare pester, importune, nag. v.i. be full, be filled up.

importune all the time.

annoy, bother; rush, hurry; importune.

e- (ki/bi) lit. that which is feared, honor, glory; prestige, dignity; respect; reverence; pomp. None of the preceding equivalents expresses the full meaning of kitiibwa which is perhaps the greatest ideal and the most sought after attribute of the Baganda. It has an importune e comparable to that of ‘face' in the Orient, kufa kitiibwa, to feel shame/be ashamed (because of the actions or speech of another). cf. tya.

ndeeberedde) v.tr. urge, importune, press with persistence.

pray all the time; keep asking, importune.

mpejjedde) v.i. pant, be breathless; talk incessantly; talk nonsense; plead, importune. Twakanda ku- wejjera nga tatufaako. We kept pleading, but he showed no concern for us.

rush; pester, annoy, ‘bug.' v.i. toss about (in illness); be very sick. Baasanga omwana abuga walumbe. They found the child extremely ill.

importune; prevail on. cf. omutayirire, omutayirizi.

v.tr. beg for; ask for persistently; importune.

encircle; importune, pester.