okufuuwamuomukka, okuwaga.

a muwuwo.

shove in; fig. urge, persuade, okupika omupiira, to blow up a ball; to inflate a tire.

mpaze) v.tr. inflate, blow up. okuwaga omupiira, to blow up a ball.

inflate (e.g., a ball); blow on, play (a flute, or similar instrument). okufuuwa lulimi (olugwira), to speak a (foreign) language fluently, kufuuwa mukka mu kisero, to waste one's time/breath, lit. blow air into a basket, kufuuwa kintu mu jinombe, to lose something, give up something for lost, lit. blow something through a trumpet, kufuuwa malenge, to do to extremes; to be extreme, lit. to blow on reed pipes. Tanywa mwenge afuuwa malenge. He drinks to great excess, okufuuwa omukka, euph. to pass wind, okuluuwa oluwa, to whistle, kufuuwa muntu bigambo, to rush to tell something to a person. Mukasa ye yabitu- fuuwa. Mukasa broke his neck to tell us about it. kufuuwa muntu ssente, to give a person money voluntarily as a token of appreciation. ekintu okujjula ne kifuuwa, to overflow, be completely full. Enkuba yatonnye n'omugga ne gufuuwa. It rained and the river flooded over. Yafuuwa ekiwa ng'akizza munda. He drew in his breath in surprise, lit. blew a whistle and brought it back inside, kafuuwe or (more often) kikafuuwe! God forbid! Don't say things like that! kufuuwa musaayi, to spurt blood, kufuuwa taaba, to smoke (tobacco). Nnabbubi yamufuuye. The spider got on him and caused a rash. Ofuuwako? colloq. Do you drink (alcohol)?

okutuyira olw'obu- sungu, to burst with rage.

presume, be presumptuous. cf. olwetumbu.

‘blow oneself up;' march, parade; go beyond one's capacities. Oba tewewulira bulungi leka kwewaga kukola mirimu. If you don't feel well, don't force yourself to work. cf. akawago, ekiwago, ekyewago, oluwago.

cf. zimbagala.