n., okwegomba, obugwagwa.

v., okwegomba, okululunkanira, okuyakyaanira.

gwagwa, egombi.

okumasamasa.

a maanyi, gumu.

okwogera n'ebboggo, okw ekambuza.

o- adv. like cattle, kugumba bute, to huddle/cluster together like cattle, as a noun obute is the plur. of akate, q.v.' cf. ente.

n., ekirimba, ekivumbo, eki wagu.

v.tr., okubigita.

okugera olugero.

olugero; (picture) ekifaananyi.

a- (ka/bu) small group; cluster; small crowd; clique; caucus, cf. eki- kuukuulu.

e- (ki/bi) cluster; group; crowd; gang; concentration, ekikuukuulu ky'abantu, a group of people (concentrated in one area). cf. akakuukuulu.

e- (ki/bi) cluster (of grapes); bunch (of fruit), ekirimba ky'ejinaano, a sheaf of wheat.

e- (ki/bi) cluster (e. g., of fruit); swarm (e.g., of bees), ekivumbo ky'enjuki, a swarm of bees. cf. akavumbo, omuvumbo.

e- (n/n) netting/rack on which clusters of beer bananas are placed to ripen before they are used in brewing.

lose color, fade; be harsh/rough; be dry (of the skin ).

use as a point of departure. Note: This is a word for which a precise English equivalent is lacking. The following phrases illustrate the manner in which it may be used: okusinziira ku lipoota eyafuniddwa olunaku lw'eggulo, according to a report received yesterday. Okufa kwe kwasinziira ku butwa. His death was due to poisoning. Tulina ensonga ejinumu ddala kwe tusinziira ukukkiriza nga waiiwo... We have very firm reasons (from which we start) for believing that_ cf. -sinziivu, ekisinziiro

lose luster.

(la) kind of plantain with large clusters.

-siiwuukirivu.

(la) large banana at the extreme end of the first bunch of a gonja cluster.

v.tr. appl. be greedy for; lust after; have a great desire for.

is also used as the first element of hundreds of verb-noun phrases in which it loses its primary meaning and serves merely to give verbal force to the following noun. A few illustrative examples are given here, but since a complete listing would be unwieldy, even if possible, the compounds are listed under their final or noun element. akalulu, vote; okukuba akalulu, to vote, ekikonde, fist; okukuba ebikonde, to box.

o- (mu/mi) bunch; cluster, cf. ekivumbo.

o- (mu/ba) quarrelsome person; blusterer; swashbuckler, cf. kontana.

-egomba (-egombye) v.tr. refl. desire; crave; covet; lust after.

-ekambuza (-ekambuzizza) v.i. refl. bluster; speak angrily and rudely (esp. to a superior).

lusterless. cf. siiwuuka.

-ekuma (-ekumye) v.i. refl. be piled together; cluster together; become concentrated.