v., okwetaaga, okwedaaga.

«., okwetaaga.

empiso, ekkato.

naku, avu.

o- with the -a of rel. knock-kneed. Wa butagali. He is knock-kneed, cf. tagala.

o- adv. like a needle, kuwenja buyiso, to search diligently for, search high and low for. kukutuka buyiso, to be terminated/broken off (of a frie ndship). cf. empiso.

o- (bu/-) need, necessity, requirement. cf. -etaaga.

n., eriiso, eddozo; (pupil of e.) emmunye; (of needle) empami,

e- plur. amayiso (li/ma) large needle, cf. empiso.

nzijanjabye or nji- janjabye) v.tr. nurse, attend (a sick person); take good care of, look after the needs of. okujjanjaba ebirime, to tend plants.

a- (ka/bu) question mark. Ggyako kabuuza. There is no need to ask, the answer is of course yes, lit. take off the question mark.

a- (ka/bu) a small purple king- Mr. Sandman, okulwala akasumagizi or okuba ng' eyalya akasumagizi, to be drowsy/ sleepy (particularly when there is something which needs to be done), cf. sumagira.

a- (ka/bu) small needle, cf. empiso.

e- (li/ma) large needle; injection, inoculation, okukuba ekkato, to inoculate. cf. olukato.

bustle around, bustle about; move restlessly; be needlessly busy; be anxious/preoccupied.

e- (ki/bi) need, requirement, cf. -etaaga.

etc.; train (creeping plants); tack (needlework), okulandiza ennukuta, to write slanting/spidery letters, okulandiza ebigambo, to spread rumors; to betray confidences.

o- (lu/n) awl, sharp puncturing instrument; pointed instrument resembling a needle used in weaving baskets; injection, inoculation, okutuula ku nkato, to be in a very difficult situation, cf. ekkato.

a- adv. okufukamira amatiitiiri, to kneel on one's haunches, okutuula amatiitiiri, to sit on one's haunches; to be uneasy/anxious, be on pins and needles. Twasuze matiitiiri. We spent an anxious night.

e- (n/n) needle; injection, eddagala ly'empiso, medicine which is administered by injection, kukuba mpiso, to inject with with a needle; fig. to bribe, cf. obuyiso, eggwiso, akayiso.

e- (n/n) rare needle, cf. kinda.

e- (n/n) nose, ennyindo y'empiso, the eye of a needle. Nnyindo ky'ezira, omumwa tegulya. (prov.) What the nose rejects the mouth will not eat. kuseka nnyindo ya- nkolera, to laugh boisterously/uproariously, kubeera ku nnyindo, to be very near. Ebintu bye yabisibira ku nnyindo. He packed his things and left in a hurry, cf. akayindo, kinnyindwa.

-ko or -wo), kumalamu kyeso, to win at the game of mweso. kumalamu musolo, to flee, run off at a great speed, kumalamu kigwo, to throw (in wresting); to prevail (e.g., in an argument). Olumbe lwamumalamu amazzi. He died of illness, lit. disease finished up the water in him. kumalako kisa, to give up on (a person). Ommazeeko ekisa. You have worn out my kindness (because of your lack of appreciation), okumalawo obwe- taavu, to meet a need.

strike at; pierce; make stabbing movements at. oku- sokya omutuba, to strip a barkcloth tree. okusokya ekiso, to knife, okusokya omuntu, to nag, needle

v.i. blink, okutemya n'okuzibula or okutemya ekikowe, in the i.winkling 01 an eye, very quickly, kutemya bukofu, to be alert/wide awake, lit. blink like a guinea fowl, ow'erimu kutemya ku w'abiri, a person with one (eye, eriiso implied) to blink at one with two (eyes). This is used of an event, gathering, celebration, etc., which is very impressive or of enormous magnitude, okutemyako, to give a hint to by winking. Akutemyako, oyagala wa mbazzi? (saying) He has winked at you, do you want the one with the ax (to tell you)? Do you need a roof to fall down on your head?

njitabye) v.i. answer (when called); answer, respond (to a need).

njolodde) v.tr. help, give assistance to (e.g., a poor/needy person). okwoloola inf.

to be on pins and needles, be full of anxiety/worry

stop; maintain oneself/ itself, get along. Eggwanga okuyimirirawo lyetaaga ensimbi. A nation needs money in order to maintain itself/stand/get along, kuyimirira kkongojjo, to stand on one foot.

(plur. battu) lit. ours (- waffe). as an interj. please! Wattu yingira. Please come in. as a term of sympathy or endearment Mu sajja wattu! The poor man! Mwana wattu, ndetera amazzi. Bring me some water, my dear child {or simply dear because the person addressed need not be a child).

e- (n/n) eye of a needle; handle of a cup.

v. i. walk painfully (as if on needles); waddle like a duck.

‘needle.'

v.i. become miser- ableAroubled/disturbed; be sorry: be sorrowful; be poor/in great need.

abstain from, -ezira + infinitive, all that is needed, immediately upon. Leero yezira kunywa ku mwenge, n alyoka atandika okuyomba. All that he needs is to take a little drink and he starts arguing. Abasajja kyezira kuwulira ku nduulu nga badduukirira. All that is needed is for the men to hear the alarm and they rush to the rescue.

require; want, desire.

be needed, etc.

-edaaga (-edaaze) v.tr. refl. be in great need of.