angu, a mbiro; be q., okw anguwa; (intelligent) gezi, kabakaba, labufu; be q., okuba n'amagezi; (living) lamu.

okwanguya; (make alive) okuzuukiza.

mangu, kakku, kapapiiro, kafuufu, kkuutwe, kalaako.

obwangu, embiro, ensawu.

mminze) v.tr. drive away, chase; drive (an automobile); ride (a bicycle). okubinga emisinde, to chase quickly; to run fast; to drive/ride fast.

o- adv. quickly.

o- (bu/-) rapidity, speed, quickness. adv. in a hurry, quickly; instantly. cf. kwakkula.

o- adv. quickly, swiftly (only of running), cf. embiro.

o- (bu/-) marrow of the bones. Yalabika ng'obulumi bumutuuse mu busomyo. He looked as if he had been hurt to the quick.

o- neg. inf. of-e sagga, to fan oneself, as adv. without delay, without hesitation; rapidly, quickly.

blaze; burn with anger; spring up, grow quickly; walk quickly.

o- (bu/-) speed, facility, okukola mu bwangu, to work quickly. Yali mu bwangu. He was in a hurry, cf. -yangu, yanguwa.

rumble; hurry, rush, move quickly; race, run. okuduma embiro, to move at a great speed, dumya (-dumizza) v.tr. caus. cause to thunder; make rush/hurry/travel at great speed. cf. duduma.

nzize) v.i. come; arrive; happen. as an aux. verb before the inf. of another verb denotes the near future. Abawanguzi bajja kuweebwa ebirabo. The winners will be given prizes, jjangu! (= jja mangu) imper. come! come quickly! gye bujja, in the future, omwezi ogujja, next month.

a- (ka/bu) dust, as an adv. quickly; without stopping; like dust (enfuufu). kulaga kafuufu, to race away in a car, leaving one's pursuers behind, lit. to show dust.

quickly; briskly; suddenly.

a- adv. quickly, while moving quickly; hastily, cf. ^landa, landuka.

hastily.

a- adv. hurriedly; quickly; at a trot. Twagenze kantindiggwa. We went in a great hurry, cf. tindigga.

in a hurry; quickly. cf. paapiira.

a* adv. quickly, hurriedly, c /. saabuuka.

a- adv. hurriedly, quickly.

a- (ka/bu) quick temper, cf. -sunguwavu, sunguwala.

swiftly (referring to motion), cf. wunguka, oluwunguko.

a- (ka/bu) a kind of bean which resembles a lima bean but is much smaller, butter bean. Abantu ba kuno baamutwala teyeesibidde na kayindi. The people here sent him packing or (in a political context) they threw him out of office, lit. took him, he did not tie up beans for himself. (Formerly travelers used to take beans of this sort with them on long trips. The person referred to in the example left so quickly that he could not make the usual preparation.)

q.v. quickly; without stopping.

e- adv. quickly, rapidly; hastily and in a slipshod manner, in a slapdash way. with the -a of rel. hasty, impulsive. Omwa- na oyo wa kipaku nnyo. | That child is very hasty/does not follow instructions.

kutwala kirinnyamutikka, to follow in hot pursuit; to chase away.

e- adv. quickly, hurriedly. cf. saabuuka.

in a hurry; briefly; without stopping. Twabayitako kkuutwe. We passed by them quickly without stopping.

e- adv. quickly, hurriedly, rapidly; right away.

cause to see; cause to experience (often with the object ennaku, grief, pain); see with/using, butalabya ku njuba, to use up quickly, finish off quickly.

sound (of drums); sound an alarm. Ennpma ezirawa ezo zaaki? What are those drums beating for? Ebigambo bikira ejinoma okulawa. (prov.) Words travel more quickly than the sound of drums.

very quickly (esp. of walking ).

like lightning, very quickly, cf. kwaya, kwakwaya.

olulimi luno, this langauge. as an adv. now, at this time. Iu tali luno, quickly, hurriedly; at once, immediately.

o- adv. fast, quickly, in a hurry, in a flash, cf. yokya.

to shift one's gaze rapidly, move the eyes quickly from side to side. cf.maga.

a- adv. quickly; soon; at once; early, ensonga ez'amangu, urgent matters, amangu nga bwe kisoboka, as soon as possible, amangu ddala nga, just as soon as. mangu ago, immediately, at once. cf. -yangu, amangwago.

e- (n/n) speed, as an adv. quickly, swiftly, okusala ku mbiro, to cut down one's speed, okulwala embiro, to have diarrhea, cf. obunnambiro.

e- (n/n) shrewd/clever/quickwitted person; swindler.

i.e., one who finishes quickly and hustles others, an efficient but intolerable person.

e- (n/n) kind of termite, also called white ant. It has wings and is considered a great delicacy, Ebyc bye balafuubanira byoya bya nswa. They are wasting their time. They have a hopeless goal, lit. the things which they are struggling for are the hair of the nswa. Omwangu y'atta enswa. (prov.) The one who is quick to arrive kills the nswa. The early bird catches the worm. cf. obuswa, kaswa, ekiswa, nnamu- nswa.

e- adv. instantly; rapidly, quickly, kuleeta ntatinda, to follow in hot pursuit.

rush, go quickly, cf. kapaapiiro.

pakupaku adv. very fast, very quickly; hurriedly, cf. pakuka.

cf. akasaalimbo.

clear away, cut down (undergrowth, weeds, grass, etc.). okusaawa oluyi, to slap, okusaawa engere, to walk (often with the idea of quickly and for some distance).

also saawuula beat; thrash; slash down, okusaawuula engere, to walk (esp. at a quick pace and for some distance).

decide for/in, etc; charge (a person a price). Kisalidde mu ntamu (ki- = ekiso). I am lucky. Things are going my way. Nsa- liddwa ogw'okufa (ogwa = omusango). I have been condemned to death. Baamusalira mangu ebintu. They quickly settled the matter of the bride price with him.

adj., a bwogi; (clever) gezi; (quick) angu; be s., okubanguka, okutula; get s., okwogiwa.

bring one after another; toddle along; quicken one's pace. Musomberereko ku bigere tutere tutuuke. Quicken your pace so we can arrive early.

v.i. blink, okutemya n'okuzibula or okutemya ekikowe, in the i.winkling 01 an eye, very quickly, kutemya bukofu, to be alert/wide awake, lit. blink like a guinea fowl, ow'erimu kutemya ku w'abiri, a person with one (eye, eriiso implied) to blink at one with two (eyes). This is used of an event, gathering, celebration, etc., which is very impressive or of enormous magnitude, okutemyako, to give a hint to by winking. Akutemyako, oyagala wa mbazzi? (saying) He has winked at you, do you want the one with the ax (to tell you)? Do you need a roof to fall down on your head?

do usually (followed by an inf.); be on the point of doing (followed by an inf.); do quickly or do early (followed by a finite verb). Twa- teranga okusisinkana mu butale. We used to meet each other at the market. Yali anaa- tera okufa. He was on the point of dying. He was about to die. Otera n'omala. Try to finish quickly. Otera n'ojja. Try to come.

mpaggiridde) v.i. move quickly, walk very fast.

mpal amuse) v.i. come down fast; fall quickly, cf. wala- nnuka, -walattuka, -wanattuka.

mpeekedde) v.i. pant, breathe quickly, cf. wuukeera.

mpuukedde) v.i. pant, breathe quickly, cf. weekeera, wookeera.

nnyanguye) v.i. be quick; hasten; hurry, hurry up. Yanguwa! Hurry up! okwanguwa inf.

yanguyisa (-yanguyisizza) v.tr. caus. 1 & 2 cause to hurry; do with haste, do hurriedly, do quickly.

yakisa (-yakisizza) v.tr. caus. 1 & 2 cause to burn, burn up; make shine. Amafuta ge gaasisa omuliro amangu. The kerosine makes the fire burn quickly. cf. -yakirivu.

become ripe. Ekyengera amangu, kivunda mangu. (prov.) That which ripens quickly rots quickly. Easy come, easy go. okwengera inf.

go at a great speed.

okuyirimula akagaali, to drive a bicycle at a great speed, okuyirimula emisinde, to chase/pursue at a great speed; to run at great speed.

very quickly.

of knives); fig. become sharpened/acute (of the sense); be intelligent/quick to comprehend. okwogiwala inf.

njosse) v.i. go away quickly, leave in a hurry, make off. okuyotta inf.

za mbwa (= emisinde gy embwa) adv. quickly, at a great speed.

whirl about, ne nzunza akabundu waggulu w omutwe gwange, and I whirled the pistol above my head, awatali na kuzunza njuki, very quickly, in the twinkling of an eye. oku- zunza ejtnambo, to spread rumors.

okubala, to count; arithmetic. ng'obaze kyangungu, roughly, estimating roughly, lit. when you have counted quickly.