okukola, okutuusa.
e- (li/ma) [Eng.] baptistery, place where baptism is performed, cf. batiza.
e- (li/ma) celebration, big party; festival; ceremony; show, performance, okunywa omwenge mabinu, to drink large quantities of beer.
o- (bu/-) witchcraft, wild dancing and magical rites performed at night by the basezi. cf. sera, omusezi.
e- plur. amalongooserezo (li/ma) room where surgery is performed, operating room. cf. longoosa.
performer, cf. zannya, zannyirira.
nzigye) v.tr. take; take away/ off/out, etc. (The enclitics -ko, -mu, -wo are frequently suffixed to ggya, performing a role analogous to that of the adverbs following take, i.e., away, off, etc.). Ggyawo ekitanda. fake the bed away.. Ggyako ekikopo. Take the cup off (e.g., of the table), okuggyako, except, excepting, okuggya ku mabeere, to wean, okuggya omwoyo ku kintu, to neglect/forget something. okuggya akagere, to start walking, try one's first steps, okuggya obutiko, to pick mushrooms, okuggyawo omusango, to dismiss a case (at law). Kyanzigya enviiri ku mutwe okulaba nga... It made the hair stand up on my head to see that... Ebigambo bye yayogera byamuggya n'amaziga mu ki- wanga. The things which he said made her cry, lit. took tears from her skull. Temuggya okwo, mugende mu maaso. Don't stop there, go on. Keep up the good work.
a- (ka/bu) ceremony performed at the birth of twins, okumenya akakanda, to perform the above ceremony, cf. 20lukanda.
drama; performance. cf. ^temba.
o- (lu/n) ceremony performed at the birth of twins, okumenya olukanda, to perform the ceremony at the birth of twins. cf. akakanda.
ndyoye) v.tr. oblige; do a favor for; benefit, abaana abalyowe embuga, children sent to the court of the Kabaka or a major chief to perform services.
o- (mu/mi) show, performance; exhibit, exhibition; fair. cf. yoleka.
e-: kulaba ntalaaga, to see how someone performs/acts. Abagamba nti oku- dduka mailo si kizibu, twagala bagidduke tuba la be entalaaga. As for those who say that running the mile isn't difficult, we would like to see them run it so we can see how they perform, cf. talaaga.
perform, (in a play). Gundi atemba butembi. So-and-so is just joking, cf. katemba.
cause to hatch; unmake, uncover (e.g., a bed); clear out; perform the birth rites for (a child), give a name to (a child when his head is first shaved). Note: yalula in some of its meanings is a conversive of yala, to spread, q. v.
njoyoose) v.tr. make extremely well; do extremely well; perform very well; perfect; beautify; put in good condition. okuyoyoota inf.
mu mmere banteereddemu nnaganga wa ki? What have I eaten, what sort of hideous thing have they put in my food? Omukulu bw'atakwata mu kisibo, embuzi zifa nnaganga. (prov.) If the person in charge does not take over in the pen, the goats die of nnaganga, i.e., if the leader does not perform his tasks the whole organization deteriorates.
transform; distort, v.i. perform magic.
a house); destroy; capture (a stronghold); bend at the joint; close (a pocket knife, umbrella); refute, counter; retract; mention, refer to. okumenya akawonvu na kagga, to go into great detail, lit. mention the little valley and the little river, okumenya olu- kanda, to perform the rites at the birth of twins, okumenya emisoso, to give the details. okumenya ku mutwe, to nod the head. Musoke yamenyawo Mayanja mu bugagga. Musoke has now outstripped Mayanja in wealth.
song); be easy to talk with.
o- (mu/mi) a traditional kind of drum beat which is performed in the villages on various ceremonial occasions. (Each clan has its own characteristic mubala.) also motto, slogan.
perform a gracious act for, help. Omutengu talya kiyiiyize. (prov.) A recalcitrant/disobedient (child) is not the sort one is inclined to lavish favors on.
jester, kazannyirizi mu bifaana- nyi, movie star. cf. zannya.
o- (mu/ba) originator, author; the first one (to perform an action), cf. sooka.
v.tr. perform cleansing rites for (a person guilty of adultery or a child of an adulterous union).
among other things, to dance naked at night and to disinter corpses); be a bad omen. v.tr. bewitch, put a hex on. cf. obusezi, omusezi.
okufumbirira omugole, to wait on a bride (a series of functions traditionally performed by the paternal aunt and sister-in-law of the bride, including instructions, special care, etc.).
v.i. -ekininkula (-ekininkudde) v.i. refl. be lax in the performance of one's duties; baby oneself.
v.i. & tr. redup. perform repeatedly or with intensity (the actions listed under the simple form).
plaster oneself (with). consecutive clauses when the second action is performed only after the conclusion of the first. Twamaze kunywa caayi ne tulyoka tusamba omupiira. We first finished drinking tea and then we played football. 2) to signify that the action of a following verb is right or desirable. Bakadde be baalyoka ne bagendayo nga tannafa. His parents did right to go there before he died. Kiryose nfe! I would rather die! It would be better for me to die! 3) to introduce a subordinate clause in the subjunctive, corresponding to the English conjunctions so that, in order that. Bw'otuukangayo otuwandiikiranga tulyoke tutegeere nga bwe bali. When you arrive there write to us so that we may know how they are. (Asht.)
have great self- confidence; overrate oneself; be outstanding/competent/good (at performing an action). Mu kuzina yekansa. He is a very good dancer. cf. wansa.
reach a point of great intensity (of a situation); perform at maximum capacity, go all out; fall/trip over each other. Olwa leero kineetinda mu kizannyiro ky'e Bombo. There will be an exciting time today at the playing field of Bombo. cf, ekitindiro, olutindo.