gezi, yigiriize.

cause to dry; make firm; fig. make certain of; confirm, affirm; know well; pronounce well; name, nickname, dub. okukaza amaaso, to harden one's gaze; to be watchful, okukaza ekkubo, lit. to dry a path, i.e., to frequent, habituate. Omusajja oyo eya- kazibwako erya Kapere, this man who was nicknamed (erya implies erinnya, name) Kapere. Oluganda alinga alukazizza. He seems to have learned Luganda very well. Omwezi gukazizza bulungi. The moon is shining brightly.

omusomi, omuyigirizwa; (learned man) omukugu.

be learned.

v.i. grow learned/ wise; become clever; show off one's knowledge.

v.tr. caus. cause to become wise/learned; make clever.

cf. -gezi, omunnyo.

o- (mu/ba) educated person, learned person, cf. yiga, omuyizi.

adv. like a parrot. Yakikwata bukusu. He memorized it. lie learned it inside out. cf. enkusu.

smart; wise; learned. cf. geziwala, kalimagezi, olugezigezi, amagezi, omugezi; kagezimunnyo.

-eweeka (-eweese) v.i. neut. refl. Empisa z'Abazungu tezeeweeka. The customs of the Europeans cannot be learned/acquired easily.

cf. yiga.