okuziyiza.

e- plur. amalibu (1 i/m a) gap; breach. Omwana ow'amalibu agema enkuba. (prov.) A child with teeth missing prevents rain (from falling). Ow'amalibu akiina ow'engereka. (prov.) The person with missing teeth derides the person who has teeth which overlap. The pot calls the kettle black.

e- (ki/bi) block placed under the wheel of a vehicle to prevent it from rolling; fig. stumbling block.

that which prevents accomplishment; bottleneck; difficulty. cf. lema, Iemya.

be prevented; be sworn.

ndobedde) v.tr. hinder, prevent.

o- plur, empina (lu/n) strand of a banana leaf tied around the top of a gourd to prevent the beer from overflowing. It may also be used to tie around other banana leaves on a cooking pot to provide additional strength. It is also worn around the waist in certain dances and ceremonies.

e- (n/n) piece of wood tied around the neck of a dog to prevent it from biting. cf. ekikoligo.

one who comes. Sserwajja okwota, lukiza nnyinimu entannama. (prov.) The one who comes and warms himself at the fire prevents the owner of the house from squatting down fat the fire), sserwajjo- kwota (la) stranger; foreigner, immigrant.

etc. Ekisulisa endiga omutwe tekigigaana na kumanya mbuzi gye ziraze. (prov.) What makes a sheep hang its head does not prevent it from knowing where the goats have gone. Appearances can be deceiving. cf. -esulifu, obwesulifu.

hold back; stop; prevent.

block, hinder, prevent.

give shade to; prevent from being spen; birip; camouflage.

v.i. be impeded/blocked/ prevented; be encumbered; be congested/ crowded; be constipated; be dark/impenetrable (to vision).

v.i. neut. be preventable. Ekyo kyali tekikvavinza kuziyizika.

could no longer be prevented.

hinder; defeat (an opponent in the game of mweso). okulayira Katonda. to swear by God. Nze sijja ku- mulayira kukola ky'agambye. I will not prevent him from doing what he said (he would do).

v.i. & tr. refuse; forbid; prevent; deny; withhold.

prevent from eating.

-erinza (-erinzizza) v.i. & tr. caus. refl. protect/defend oneself (with); have or keep in reserve for oneself. Kirungi okuba n'ensimbi ez'okwerinza ebiseera ebizibu. It is desirable to have money in reserve for hard times, eby'okwerinza, defense matters; protective/preventive measures. cf. eddindirizi, kalindabazaana, kalinda- luzzi, kalindaminyira, ekirindizo, ekyerinzo.