adj., use poss. pron., with kka; e.g. kyange nzekka, my o.; vide bwe bange.

v., okuba na.

nnannyini.

of one's own accord, vide spontaneously,

10 gulp, guip down, swaiiow with a gulp.

stroll around, take a leisurely walk.

bob up and down. cf. bbinkira.

nzibinkidde) v.i. bob down, duck; bob up and down (especially in water).

etc. cf. ^bbira, ^bbika,^bbinkana.

lit. it jumps over (buuka) the trunk of a cut-down plantain (mugogo).

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

v.i., okugota, okuwetuka; (under weight) okuguggubira; b. down, okuvuunama, okuleeba.

full of food; be self-centered, live in one's own little world.

foam, foam up; overflow. Ebibimba bikka. Things which boil up (ultimately) simmer down. What goes up comes down. Kyabimba (nga) si kisaanikire mu maaso ga kkanisa. There was an enthusiastic/lively crowd in front of the church.

e-: kutunula birulerule, to look dejected/downcast.

etc.

etc.

a kawemba.

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

o- adv. kumira bugobo, to .bolt down, swallow with one gulp. Tamira bugobo buli ky'asoma. He isn't taken in by everything he reads, ennyanja kamirabugobo, the fathomless sea.

o- (bu/-) ownership; authority, jurisdiction.

o- (bu/-) freshly tilled land, land tilled but not sown. cf. lima.

hair); be bent/inclined; be on a slant; stoop, slouch; be poured. Olw'obuwanvu atambula abunduka. Because of his height he walks with a slouch. Ebintu ebiggya mu kiseera ekyo byabundu- kiranga kumu mu Buganda. At that time (all sorts of) new things were coming into Buganda at once.

bend over; squat; crouch; sit. cf. ekibutamu.

o- adv. like a plantain, kuggya butooke, to calm down, become as meek as a lamb (of persons), lit. become cooked like a plantain, cf. ettooke.

o- (bu/-) fame, renown, cf. tutumuka.

be expansive, kubwabwa- gala wansi, to plop down, sit in a spread- out manner, cf. -bwabwagavu.

crouch down.

etc. Emmotoka bw'etambulako katono emipiira ebiri ne gibwamira ettaka. When the car had advanced a short distance two of the tires got stuck in the ground or had punctures/became flat.

o- (bu/-) ownership; pol. ownership of private property, cf. ^nnyini, nnannyini.

o- (bu/-) fame, renown, cf. yatiikirira.

o- (bu/-) whiteness; lightness (of color); brownness (of the skin); emptiness, empty space; cleanness, as an adv. with the formative of space prefix e- out, outside. ebweru wa Buganda, outside of

o- (bu/-) top of the head, crown of the head. cf. tikka, -etikka.

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

intensifier which usually occurs after a poss. pron. or adj. own, very own. mikwano gyange bwoya, my own friends.

ekibuga; (finance) ensimbi ez'ensibo.

okusuula wansi; (away) okusuula; (stones at) okukasuukirira; (young) okusowola.

omusiru; play the c., okw eginga, okwekonga.

okujja; (come here) jangu! (come in) yingira! c. back, okukomawo. c. near, okusembera. c. out, okufuluma. c. out into, okufuumuuka, okuggukiramu. c. off, okubebbuka, okuwaguka. c. out (of handle), okukuukamu, okusowokamu. c. to an end, okukoma, okuggwa. c. upon, okusanga, okusisinkaniriza. c. on suddenly, okuzinduukiriza. c. up, okwambuka. c. down, okukka, okuwanuka. c. to one's senses, okweddamu. c. and go, okwesussa, vide okuwalattana, okuyengeetana.

n., engule; (of oracle) omukaaka; (of head) obwetikkiro.

v., okutikkira engule.

okusala, obutema; (nails) obutondola; also vide okutyemula, obubanga, okubagulula, obusongola, okuginga, okusennya. to c. off, okukomola. to c. open, okutundula. to c. down, okusanjaga, okusonjola.

okuboola, okuboolereza, okuzaalukuka,

adv., wansi.

n., olusisi, omuttunta.

be, okunakuwala, okujoonajoona.

okugwa.

v.i., okusaanawo, okufa ama zzi.

v.tr., okusaanya.

okweyamba.

aze mwene, I myself. Katonda mwene. God Himself. Kye kyange kyenekyene. It is my very own. cf. ^mwene.

omusango, ensonga, ekyonoono; relapse by one's own f., okwettula; find f., okuyomba, okujuuka, okujuukirira.

okusuula, okukanyuga, okukasuka, okusimbaggula; f. down, okutandaggira; f. oneself about, okwaziirana.

okugangalama.

v., okubiggya, okunyinyi mbwa, okubina ensige, okukanna nta, okwenyippanyippa, okwerumata.

squat down (esp. of small children).

kulu; vide musera.

etc. v.i. begin to sprout/grow (of hair, down, etc.).

be blown, etc.

nnandadde) v.i. take a siesta; take a nap, lie down. cf. eggandaa- lo.

jjnannalamye) v.i. flop down; lie sprawled, lie sprawled out.

apportion, parcel out; distribute; assign; estimate, omusolo omugereke, poll tax. Gy'otosula togerekerayo bibya. (prov.) Where you do not live, you do not apportion the dishes. It is best to mind one's own business. cf. omugereko, omugeresi.^engereka, Nnamugereka.

nzigadde(wo)) v.tr. shut, close; inclose; bring to an end; fig. discontinue. Amawanga ago gajja kuggalawo okukolagana ne Bungereza. These countries will discontinue their cooperation with England. Tumuggaddewo. We have refused him/ turned him down.

e- (li/ma) gown, robe.

nzigunze) v.tr. dash down; hurl down; throw violently; stab. Yamu- ggunda agakonde mu kifuba. He punched him forcefully in the chest.

e- (li/ma) large post; central post of a house (burned when the owner dies), cf. Iwaga, empagi.

e- also eggolu plur. amawolu (li/ma) leftover plantains; leftover food, leftovers; (in the plur., in addition to the preceding) jilted person, castoff. Amawolu galiibwa mujjukiza. (prov.) Leftovers are eaten by someone who makes his presence or desires known, cf. ^wola, -wolu.

okugenda. g. back, okuddayo. g. down, okukka, okukkirira, okusere ngeta. g. in, okuyingira. g. into (space), okugyamu. g. round, okwetooloola. g. up, dkiilinnya, bkwambuka. g. with, okuyita na . . ., okutaba gana. g. off (gun), okwekuba, okuvuga. g. down (inflammation), okukka kkana, okutoowolokoka. g. to and fro, okuddiŋŋana. g. on one leg, okusejjera, okukongojja. g. out, okufuluma (fire) okuzikira.

bend down, bend over; be bent; be warped; be crooked; be wrecked/damaged.

ekkanzu, ekiteeteeyi.