stingy cook. cf. fumba, akafu.
lit. one who cooks (fumba) with a large bundle (egganda) of firewood.
suumufu.
be announced (of a death). Omufu yabikibwa. The deceased's death was announced.
o- (bu/-) fame, renown, cf. tutumuka.
n., omufumbiro, omufumbi.
e- (li/ma) cooked plantains, matooke which have been cooked to a turn, omufumbi w'eddigobe, wife.
omufumu, kizuuzi.
omufuubeeto, omukom bero. lintel, akabuno.
mulekwa, omufuuzi.
-fuzi, obufuge, obufuzi, effu- gabbi, omufuge, omufuzi, enfuga, nnaka- fuga.
kneel in front of. Bangi baagendanga gy'ali okumufukaamirira. Many people used to go and kneel before him. v.i. kneel constantly; kneel all the time.
recount (a legend, tradition, fable, tale). Bwe ndigenda e Kampala nga musigadde kunfuma bugumu When I go to Kampala you will never see me again. Jjajjange kati tufuma mufume. My grandfather is long since dead, lit. we talk (of him) only in legends.
more emphatically fuukanafuukana v.i. (redup.) become unrecognizable; become completely changed/ transformed; become disfigured, fuukanya (-fuukanyizza) v.tr. caus. alter/change completely; change beyond recognition. cf. kyefuula, omufuusa, munnanfuusi, enfuukafuuka, -nnanfuusi.
gimusa (-gimusizza) v.tr. caus. make fertile, fertilize; cause to grow well, ebigimusa, fertilizers. cf. -gimu, -gimufu, obugimu, ekigimusa.
omufuzi, Gavana.
omufulejje.
a- (ka/bu) small, niggardly portion/ helping of food. cf. mufumbakafu.
a- (ka/bu) small gourd used as a ladle or cup; cup. okunywamu akendo, to excel, win, come out on top. Eky'okunywa mu Uganda yonna akendo, kyaamufunyisa sikaala. The fact that he came out first in all Uganda enabled him to get a scholarship. cf. olwendo.
e- (ki/bi) kind of plant, marshmallow.
omukodo, omufuta.
e- (n/n) orphan, one who has lost both parents, kubuulira nfuuzi kwennya- raira, to tell someone to do what he wants to do or what he is experienced in doing, lit. to tell an orphan to grieve, cf. obu- fuuzi, omufuuzi.
omufuzi.
n., mulekwa, omufuuzi.
oluseke, omufulejje; (tobacco) emindi; (flute) endere, omulere; (bhang) ekibindi; p. cleaner, olukaguzo.
omufuuyi w'endere.
ekidiba, omufubo.
omukubirizi, omukulu, omufuzi.
samufu, balagavu; be p., okukaawa, okuwooma.
n., omufuko.
omufuzi, omwami, omukungu; (for lines) akati, luula.
grow up, mature; increase in height, cf. -suumufu.
cause to be renowned; elevate, uplift, raise in stature. cf. -tutumufu, obututumufu. ettutumu.
omufumbira ya bigere, mwenna ne mwenkanya evvumbe.
rare be gigantic/huge. cf. -wagamufu.
omufulejje.
ekinywa, nnawolovu, ekivu, nayiga, entumbugulu, omufumbi.
v.i. be stingy. cf. omufuta.
v.tr. caus. = camula. cf. -camufu.
cf. Ifa , -fu, omufu.
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)?
o- (mu/ba) healthy person; living person, okutuusa luno jjo ly abalamu, until recently. Omufu y aliisa omulamu emmere. (prov.) The dead provide food for the living. We profit by the acts of those who have gone before us. cf. -lamu.
kufuuyirira kanwe (or kagalo), to wish someone bad luck; to wait impatiently for a desired event, lit. to keep blowing on one's little finger. Fuuyirira enkuba ereme kutonnya. Keep your fingers crossed (make a wish) that it won't rain. Nga bw'ampisizza bw'atyo nja kumufuuvirira agwe ebibuuzo. Since he has treated me in this fashion, I hope/I am going to make a wish that he flunks his examinations.
omufuuyi, omufuuyiro, enfuuyirizi.
o- (mu/mi) kindof tree the wood of which is used for carrying dead bodies. cf. twale, omufu.
v.tr. make dry; brighten; polish; clean cleanse cf. -yamufu.
try to influence; instigate, banne ne bamufukuutirira nti essajja lya kumutta, and his companions incited him with the allegation that the man was going to kill him. Yatufukuutirira ebigambo naye yatuvaako bukumbu. He overwhelmed us with talk but he left us unchanged. cf. effukutu.
o- (mu/ba) dead person, cf. lfa, -fu, ssemufu.
o- (mu/ba) one who is ruled, subject. cf. fuga. mufuka (la) kind of banana used for making beer.
o- (mu/mi) case for carrying arrows; bag; purse, cf. fuka.
o- (mu/mi) [Su>. 3 gutter, water pipe, drain.
o- (mu/ba) one who snores, snorer. cf. fuluuta.
o- (mu/ba) one who cooks, omu- tumbi v.1ki-, colioq. wife, cf, Iumba.
o- (mu/mi) back muscle, erector spinae.
o- (mu/ba) cook. cf. fumba.
o- (mu/ba) married person, cf. fumba.
o- (mu/ba) spearman, one who spears in hunting, cf. fumita.
o- (mu/ba) one who has been wounded with a spear or knife, cf. fumita.
o- (mu/ba) [Lunyoro~\ magician; medicine man; doctor.
to gorge oneself. cf. fundeera.
o- (mu/ba) [Sw. J artisan; skilled workman; repairman, cf. effundi.
^obufumbo, effumbiro, kifumba- mutuku (under mutuku), olufumbirwa, olu- fumbofumbo, mufumbakafu, ^omufumbi, omufumbiro, omufumbo, mufumbyannanda, enfumbiraganwa.
o- (mu/ba) getter, one who gets/obtains. cf. funa.
o- (mu/ba) miserly/selfish person. cf. futaafutana.
o- (mu/mi) doorpost, post on either side of the door constructed of reeds or some other material.
o- adv. upside down, reversed. cf. fuula.
o- (mu/ba) magician, conjurer. cf. fuuka, fuusa.
o- (mu/ba) lit. blower, one who blows, omufuuyi w'amazzi, beer drinker, liquor drinker, omufuuyi w'omulere, Trumpet/clarinet player. omufuuyi w'omupiira, referee (in football). cf. fuuwa.
o- (mu/mi) good luck; the smoking of medicine for the purpose of producing good (or sometimes bad) effects on others, c f. fuuwa.