v., okulanga, okuluka; (reed work) okugomba; (fibre work) okuyonda.

e- (li/ma) kind of mat. (la) kind of mat pattern in which the-plaiting is parallel and horizontal, cf. ggiringiti.

nnombye) v.tr. tie crosswise; put crosswise; plait (with reeds). kugombamu bwala, to capture, apprehend. Abaserikale babagombyemu obwala. The soldiers have apprehended them.

etc.; entangle; fig. complicate, make complicated.

a- (ka/bu) plaited reed work. cf. lsiira.

e- (ki/bi) stripe, streak; strand (in plaiting).

e- (ki/bi) large plaited basket. Entongooli y'emu ku bivuga bye bayita ebizibu okukuba, naye abaana baffe abo bayisa mukka mu kisero. The entongooli is one of the instruments which is described as difficult to play, but our children play it without any trouble at all, lit. they pass air through the basket.

nnanze) v.tr. plait; twist; weave; reel, wind, okuianga ensingo, to twist the neck as a sign of reluctance or unwillingness.

etc.; use in plaiting, etc.

nduse) v.tr. weave, plait. cf. -luke, omulusi.

o- (lu/n) leaf of wild date palm (lukindu), used for plaiting baskets, mats, etc.

reeds on a fence), emmuli en- siire, plaited reeds, cf. -^akasiiro, amasiira.

interweave (a reed fence, etc.).

nnyonze) v.tr. plait; twine; twist. okuyonda

reveal, v.i. come apart; end.

v.i. conv. 2 come apart; become unraveled; become unplaited.

v.i. CvnV. be come unplaited; become untwisted; become unwound; lose curl (of the hair).

etc. cf. sansulukuka, sansulula.

(-yonzeeyonze) v-tr. redup. plait loosely; twist carelessly. cf. omuyondo.

seize (in wrestling); get the better of; surpass, prevail over; treat, behave towards, v.i. behave, act. kuyisa mu muntu lukwe, to incite to join in a plot/conspiracy, kuyisa mumwa mu muntu, to speak slanderously/critically/in a backbiting manner about someone, butabaako w'oyisa kigere, to be crowded/hemmed in, lit. have nowhere to pass your foot, okuyisa etteeka, to pass a law. okuyisa amaaso, to give a quick glanceAook. okuyisa omukka mu nnyindo (mu kamwa), to breathe through the nose (mouth), kuyisa amazzi mu kamwa, to rinse the mouth with water, kuyisa olugero, to cite an example/give an instance (by quoting a proverb, etc.). kuyisa kiwulu, to hold a parade, kuyisa ensana, to plait mats. Yampisaako ow'e Mbuya. He beat me. (ow- implies Kaggo, the ssaza chief of Kyaddondo; kaggo also means small stick). Ekikolwa ekyo ne tukiyisaako buyisa maaso. We simply overlooked/took no notice of this act.

(-sisizzat v.tr. caus. cause to plait; plait with/using.

plaited, ebiruke, woven goods, cf. ^luka.