n., ettendo.

v., okutenda, okutendereza, okusuuta, okweyanza, okwewaana, okwenyumiikiriza,

showing off, exhibitionistic act; something humorous, omuntu alina bampaane, one who does or says funny things.

raise to a height; praise, glorify, exalt. Katonda agulumizibwe. May God be praised.

hurl. Akasuka ly'ali nalyo taba muti. (prov.) lit. He who throws (the spear, effumu) which he has is not a coward. A person who does what he can is worthy of praise.

up to the waist, as far as the waist. Nfukiramu caayi okukomya mu makkati. Pour out some tea for me up to the middle of the glass. Yankomya ku ssomero. He accompanied me to school, gye -komya + inf... gye -komya + inf., the more...the more. Gye tukomya okuyiga ennyo gye tu- komya n'okufuna obubonero obulungi. The more we concentrate on our studies the better our grades will be. \bamu gye baakomyanga okutendereza omwami naye gye yakomya n'okwenyumiriza. The more some people praised the chief, the prouder he became.

flatter; tell/narrate in detail.

commend, speak well of; describe, tell of, tell about.

praise highly; glorify.

etc.

mpaanye) v.tr. praise excessively; flatter.

be praised/boasted about.

praise all the time.

beat the drums for, advocate strongly; cheer for.

pass around. Atannayitaayita y'atenda nnyina okufumba. (prov.) He who has not traveled around praises his own mother's cooking. Okuyitaayita kulaba. (prov.) To travel around is to see. Live and learn.

v.i. neut. be praiseworthy; be easy to tell about/describe. Bye yakola tebitendeka. The things which he 1 cf. ettendo.

amatendo g'abatuukirivu, litany of the saints, amatendo is also used as an invar, adj. wonderful, magnificent, excellent, indescribable, ekizimbe amatendo, a magnificent building, ekitabo amatendo, a wonderful book. cf. tenda.

o- (mu/ba) flatterer; praiser, glori- fier; pamperer. cf. suuta.

glorify; admire greatly.

v.tr. partial redup. praise highly; flatter; be familiar with; be lenient with.

boast; feel proud.

to consider/think oneself lucky.

boast.

obugulumivu.