okukubaakuba ama- tu, to be convalescent, recover from an illness. Yabakubaakubako okujja mu mbaga ye. He urged them to come to his wedding feast.

okukubaganya ebirowoozo, to have an exchange of ideas, have a discussion.

olw'okubanga conj. because, since.

v., okbvuma, okugira ekyejo, okukola obubi, okwakira, okubambira, okuboggoleera.

okubala omuwendo.

okwongera, okuzzaako, okugatta; okuyimba, okubala.

v., okubajja.

n., enduulu; sound the a., okukuba enduulu, okutakira.

nnewaakubadde . . . nga.

okubambika, okuteekako; a. for, okusaba.

okubala.

okubalirira, okusala.

flay; butcher (an animal); cut up; dismember; dissect; operate on (a patient), okubaaga amatooke, to peel bananas so ineptly that part of the meat is left in the skins.

hit. kubabika luyi, to slap, kubabika miggo, to beat with sticks, kubabika ssasi, to shoot.

okukuba nsoke, okusenda. turn back on, okukuba amabega.

mmambise) v. tr. apply on; place on top of; brand, okubambika oluyi, to slap vigorously, okubambika emiggo, to beat severely (with sticks). cf. bamba.

interfere in; take for oneself, appropriate; reserve. Leka kubambira bitakukwatako. Don't get involved in matters which do not concern you.

e- from amabega, back, q.v. kukuba ku bbega, to carry on the back.

e-: kukuba bbidde, colloq. to drink beer to excess, cf. embidde.

okuba, okubeera.

v., (carry) okwetikka; (children) okuzaala; (puppies) okubwagula; (fruit) okubala; (endure) okugumii kiriza; b. down (in labour), okw ekema, okuweerera ebisa.

okukuba, okubaalinga, okuluuta, okusakata, okuwuttula. b. barkcloth, okukomaga, okusaaka; okutenga, okuttula. b. in hunting, okwandaaza. = to surpass, okusinga, okukira. =be too muchfor, okulema.

kubanga, kuba, kubeera.

beereka (-beerese) v. i. appl. neut. be habitable; be tenable. Wano tewabeereka. It is not easy/possible to live here. cf. oba, obanga, oboolyaawo, olubeerera, embeera, newaakubadde, waliwo, (a)watali.

okubaako, okubeerako, okutuukako.

okusooka, okutanula, okutandika, okuyinama, okubanga, okubulula, okukkirira.

okukuba ennyo; vide thrash.

okubejjagala, okukuba empiiyi.

get, okussuuka, okuwona, okulamuka, okukambakamba, okubampembawemba.

okukaabira, okukuba ebi woobe.

okuddugaza, okubabira, okuziga.

draw, okukuba embuyaga.

v.tr., okubambula; be blistered, okubambuka.

v.i., okwanya, okumulisa, okubala; (bananas) okwasa.

make, okukoŋŋonteza, okubangulula.

v., okufuntula, okuggunda; b. the ears, okukuba oluyi.

v.i., vide be broken. b. free, okwesumattula, okubanduka, okutenduka. b. out (rash), okufuutuuka.

kukuba budinda, to know thoroughly, have down pat. Oluswayiri balukuba budinda. They know Swahili very well. cf. eddinda, amadinda.

okukuba oluyi.

o- (bu/-) side, direction, as an adv. sidewise, crosswise, horizontally, obukiika obwa kkono, north {lit. the left side), obukiika obwa ddyo, south {lit. the right side), kuba muntu bukiika, to have it in for someone, have a grudge against someone. Andi bukiika. He has it in for me or He is a thorn in my side. cf. ^kiika.

o- (bu/-) light rain, drizzle. cf. olukubakuba, lenkuba.

o- adv. hurriedly; expeditiously, with speed and efficiency, cf. ^kuba, kubirira.

o- (bu/-) throat; neck, kuba mu ga bulago, to be in real trouble, be in a crisis, lit. be in (water, amazzi implied by ga) up to one's neck. cf. ^olulago, amalagolago, endago.

o-: kukuba bulatti, to be utterly in- diiferent, not to care at an.

o- adv. in a state of readiness, kuba bulindaala, to be ready/prepared. Enkuba eri bulindaala. It is just about to rain.

v., okwaka, okwokya, okuteta; (be scorched) okusirilra; (anger) okubuubuuka; (mouth) okubaa laala; (nose) okusonsomola.

v.i., okuyulika, okubanduka, okutulika, okwabika; b. out, okufubutuka, okutuumuuka.

o- (bu/-) surface of a drum; empty space, nothing, kukuba busu, to miss, fail to hit. Ebyasi byakubye busu. The bullets missed the mark.

doggedly, kulwana bwezizingirire, to fight bravely without retreating. Enkuba yatonnya bwezizingirire. The rain came whirling down. cf. zizingirira.

okubala, okuteebereza.

do, okubajja.

okukuba, okubattula.

okukwata; (disease) okusiigi bwa, okulwala, okuwakula obulwadde; (fish) okuvuba, okuloba; (ball) okubaka; (water) okulembeka. c. fire, okuggya omuliro. c. up, okukwata, okutuukako. try to catch up, okutuukirira.

asoma okubatizibwa, omulonde.

continue (of rain). Enkuba yacekera ekiro kyonna. It went on raining all night.

okulumba; accept c., okukuba enkanda.

okukuba.

v., okukoona, okubajja; (of teeth) okubongola; be chipped, okulibuka.

okutemaatema, okwasa, okusala, okusalaasala, okutyemula; c. small, okutuma; c. into shape, okubajja.

okubatiza.

v. (debt), okubanja; lay c. to, okukaayanira.

v. (hands), okukuba mungalo, okuwaatula engalo.

v., okukuba ekkata.

v., okusanyusa, okukuba giza.

okusaasira, okutatira, okukubagiza.

okubala.

okugyamu, okubaamu.

okukakamuka, okukalakala, okukuba amatu.

v., okufumba. c. partly, okubiza, okubandagaza. c. under ashes, okuvumbika. c. and put aside, okuboobera.

v., okubala, okumenya c. on doing, okuteeba.