okufumita, okuwummula, okukondogga, okusabaggula, okutundula, okufumuggula.

spear; stab, pierce; prick.

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

o- plur. empombo (lu/n) a young leaf of the banana plant which, after being softened by exposure to the sun, is used in cooking vegetable sauces. The sauce is inserted into about four layers of empombo and then steamed in the pot along with the main food dishes. Amagezi luwombo, bwe luyulika ng'osala olulala. (prov.) Wisdom is a luwombo; when it gets torn you can always cut another one. If one method fails, a wise person will adopt an alternative solution. oluwombo okulufumitamu akati, lit. to pierce a luwombo with a stick, i.e., throw cold water on someone's plans, ideas, etc. cf. ekiwombo.

wrap up; bandage. okusabika emiggo, to beat with sticks, okusabika effumu, to pierce with a spear.

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

spear fa fish); stab, pierce.

mpummuse) v.i. be pierced/bored.

bore.

v.tr. spear to death; pierce with a spear or sword.

thread (e.g., beads); pin, attach; put (on a spit, skewer). Twatungwa emimwa. Our lips were sealed. We were not permitted to speak. Effumu lyatunga omusajja. The spear pierced the man.

to point the finger at. okusonga engero, to tell stories/p arables/pro verbs.

6- (mu/mi) tail. Linda kiggweeyo afumita mukira, /prov.) lit. Wait until it (ekisolo, animal, implied) comes out, he pierces only the tail (and thereby give the animal an opportunity to run away). Perhaps this is similar to Strike when the iron is hot. cf. akakira, ekkira, olukira.

v.tr. pull out; takeout; draw out; pierce right through; abort; give birth to prematurely (of animals only).

v.i. have a stabbing pain.

v.i. be full of holes; be pierced; be penetrated.

v.tr. put holes in; pierce; jab; dig into; penetrate. cf. -wumuggufu; fumuggula.

effumu.

fall in.

v.tr. put holes in; pierce; break into. cf. botoka.

punctured, full of holes, cf. wumugguka.

-efumita (-efumise) v.i. refl. stab oneself; pierce oneself.

cf. fumita.