a malala; be p., okwekulaata, okw ekunika, okukinnimba ; p. flesh, enkundi.

march around; strut around, move in a swaggering manner; walk majestically/proudly.

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.

e- (li/n) area in the upper part of the back, kufunya makuumi, to be proud, act important.

pound, okukommonta taaba, to smoke tobacco, okukommonta empewo, to be very proud. Empewo enkommonta. The wind is blowing against me .okukommonta oluwa, to whistle, okukommonta eŋŋombe y'emmotoka, to blow the horn of an automobile.

stand out (lit. & fig.); jut out; expand, broaden; fig. be proud/conceited.

ndabye) v.tr. see; perceive; find; get; greet, v.i. be conscious; be alive; be awake; be alert/perceptive, kulaba nnaku, to suffer greatly, experience hardships, kulaba binene to experience major troubles/difficulties, butaiaba muntu, to be proudly contemptuous of someone. kutuuka walaba, to attain a high station, get oneself in the limelight, kwessa

to showoff, put oneself in the limelight. Laba erikuleese. Go away. Get out of here, lit. See (the road, ekkubo is implied by eri-) which brought you. Gundi oyo talaba! So-and-so is very proud/putting on airs. Ng'olabye. I am sorry for you now. I sympathize with you. Nkukubye nga ndaba. I have hit you on purpose/intentionally. Obalaba. Say hello to them for us. En- nyumba yaabwe eraba buvanjuba. Their house faces east. Bwali tebunnalaba. It was before dawn (bu- implies obudde). Ndaba ku ki? lit. What do I see? (A friendly greeting to a guest, particularly an unexpected one). Bo bakola nga bwe balabye. They do just as they please, mu kulaba kwange, in my view, according to the way 1 see it. Tandabamu kantu. He despises me/ has no respect for me. Onookiraba. You will be sorry. You will find out, lit. you will see it.

o- no plur. (lu/n) boasting, conceit, pride, self-centeredness, ow olunkulu, a proud, boastful person.

a- plur. (li/ma) proud/boastful/ cocky manner or behavior, cf. dalya.

a- plur. (li/ma) jewelry; decorations; ornaments. Yessaako amajjolobera. He puts on airs. He is proud.

a- plur. (li/ma) obstinacy; pride, conceit; self-centeredness, with the -a of rel. obstinate; proud, cf. eggwaggali.

o- usually plur. emyewaniko (mu/mi) okuleeta emyewaniko, to act proud/self-important, cf. wanika, -ewanika.

e-: okulya mu nkuuli, to spit on the palms of both hands preliminary to doing a big or difficult task, okweriisa enkuuli, to give everything one has to what one is doing; to be proud and confident.

v.i. keep a conversation going, keep talking on and on.

mpanise) v.tr. hang; hang up; raise; hoist, okuwanika emikono, to raise the hands, to surrender, okuwanika omuwendo, to raise the price, okuwanika omutima gwa..., lit. to raise the heart of, i.e., to worry, ekintu ekiwanise emitima ky'abantu, the thing which has worried the people. Atuwanikako bulala empale. He is very proud in his dealings with us.

show off. cf. -ememula.

v.tr. pull; pull at; stretch; snatch; seize by force; fig. attract; coax. Ensonga ze yamuwa zamusika n'akkiriza. The reasons which he gave tempted him/ won him over and he agreed, okusika omu- gwa, to have a tug-of-war. okusika engere, to walk fast, okusika emisinde, to take to one's heels, okusika omuntu oluyi, to give a person a hard siap. okusika empswo, to be very proud.

be proud.

v.i. be proud/conceited/ standoffish.

boastful, crr.usajjs omwekuza, a proud man. cf. kula, -ekuza.

to be proud, act important, behave like a mukungu (q.v.).

v.i. be proud and cocksure; adopt an attitude of defiance; be truculent/ arrogant.

v.i. strut about in a proud and pompous manner.

stroll.

v.tr. caus. make prominent; cause to stand out; fig. exaggerate; make proud/conceited.

v.i. be proud/boastful; put on airs; strut about.

be in the ascendant, okukajjalira ku muntu owa bulijjo, to lord it over the common man.

omuntu ata- linnyikako, a person who is exceedingly vain/proud.

a flag). Ayogera apepeya. He speaks in a proud manner/puts on airs.

-eswanta (-eswanse) v.i. be proud/boastful; be insoient; become angry; display one s strength.

-emanya (-emanyi) v.i. refl. know oneself; be conceited/proud.

boast; feel proud.

pride oneself, take pride (in); flatter oneself. cf. ekinyumu.

walk with a proud/haughty gait.

act proud. lwa kweyagalira, on purpose, of one's own volition. Yakikola nga yeeyagalidde. He did it voluntarily.

-ewanika (-ewanise) v.i. refl. elevate oneself; be raised/lifted/suspended; perch; fig. be proud/conceited/insolent; be presumptuous respecting one's abilities. Omutima gunneewanise. I am worried.

proud, cf. yagala, -eyagala.

devote oneself (to); expose oneself (to); surrender oneself (to); sacrifice oneself (to); be proud/pompous/showy. Omwami oyo yeewa. That chief has a high opinion of himself. to go over (a hill); cause to overcome/surmount (an obstacle, difficulty). cf. emivvuunuko, enzivuunuko.

act proudly, pose.

think highly of oneself; feel, have a feeling. Seewulira bulungi. I don't feel well.

kwekuza ku nnyama nzibe, be proud/boastful without any justification, lit. for stolen meat.

vain. cf. wulira, -ewulira, obwewulize.

-ekulaata (-ekulaase) v.i. refl. be proud/ haughty/conceited.

‘blow oneself up;' march, parade; go beyond one's capacities. Oba tewewulira bulungi leka kwewaga kukola mirimu. If you don't feel well, don't force yourself to work. cf. akawago, ekiwago, ekyewago, oluwago.

-ekulumbaza (-ekulumbazizza) v.i. caus. refl. cause oneself to stand out; fig. be proud/conceited/haughty. cf. -kulumbavu; kumbala.

prominent; proud, conceited, cf. kulumbala.

strut.

strut.