a mbiro, angu.

embiro.

mangu, mbiro.

ekiyiriro.

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

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

o- (bu/-) kind of weed which spreads rapidly and is difficult to eradicate, oku- simba obwanda or okutuula obwanda, to take up permanent abode, stay for good.

adv. rapidly, at breakneck speed. with the -a of rel. rapid, headlong, embiro z'akafubutuko, breakneck speed, cf. fubutuka.

a- adv. rapidly, swiftly. okudduka embiro za kawewuko, to run very fast. cf. wewuka.

a- adv. at a great speed, very rapidly, cf. wulugutna.

in a hurry.

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.

e- also ekiyiriro (ki/bi) waterfall; rapids; cascade, cf. yira, Kiyira.

with great speed.

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

very quickly (esp. of walking ).

o- adv. rapidly; hastily; cursorily. cf. kwakwaya.

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

e- (n/n) kind of edible plant, resembling spinach but with smaller leaves. It cooks very rapidly, hence the following idiomatic usage: Embooge teyabuguma nga tutuuse. We arrived in no time at all, lit. the mbooge had not even become warm.

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

Mugaba, Obubonero bw’okugolola (striae) buba bwa bulijjo, tebulina bulabe, era butera okuba obw’olubeerera obuva ku kugolola amangu olususu ng’oli lubuto, mu myaka gy’obuvubuka, okugejja oba okuzimba omubiri, nga butera okulabika ku lubuto, amabeere, ebisambi, n’enkwaso.

v. okutambula;, t. rapidly, okupaapiira.

more frequently vulumula (-vulumudde) v.tr. okuvulumula amaaso, to open the eyes wide and move the pupils about rapidly as an expression of anger, okuvulumula emmotoka, to drive a car at great speed.

mpewuse) v.i. be light (in weight); be easy (of a job); be swift/ rapid, okuwewuka embiro, to go very rapidly.

pulsate rapidly or painfully (of the heart, of a headache, etc.); be beaten (of drums). Omu- tima guntujja. My heart is beating rapidly, kutujja muntu kikonde, to give a person a hard punch.

(-duumye) grow rapidly; spring up rapidly. Ensigo endala ne zigwa mu maggwa; amaggwa ne gaduuma ne gazitta. Other seeds fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up and destroyed them. cf. omuduumi.

pull out with a rapid movement. cf. fubutuka, fubutula.

v.tr. eat rapidly and in an uncouth manner.

v.i. hurry, rush; eat rapidly (as one who is famished), oku- saayirira engere, to walk quickly/fast.

v.tr. appl. 2 caus. cause to clear away rapidly.

v.i. talk rapidly/indistinctly.

o- (mu/ba) one who grows rapidly (e.g., a child, young adolescent). c f. Iduuma.

abakozi abasunda amafuta, gasoline-station attendants, kusunda mata, to deliver milk to customers, kusunda lu- buto, to come empty-handed; to come where one is not wanted/invited, kusundasunda lubuto, to breathe rapidly in and out. kusunda bintu, to buy a lot of things; to dispense many things (as food at a social gathering, etc.).

okubabula emmere, to cook a meal in a hurry, okubabula omu- somo, to finish a course quickly, okubabula emiggo, to beat severely with sticks, okubabula ebigambo, to talk rapidly/volubly. cf. -babule, ekibabu, olubabu; babira.

throb (of the heart), cf. paku(paku), kipaku.

rapid, cf. wewuka.

-efuukuula (-efuukudde) v.i. refl. be stirred up/agitated; change rapidly (of weather); be rough (of the sea); grow worse (of illness); fig. become angry/annoyed. cf. -fuukuuvu, amafuukuule.

-emaanyuula (-emaanyudde) v.i. & tr. refl. pluck from oneself; pluck one's feathers or hair; walk off/go off in a rapid and excited manner. cf. maanya.

simple; rapid, fast; quick (to do, understand, etc.). emirimu emyangu, light jobs. Ba mwangu. Hurry up. Mwangu okutegeera. He is quick to understand or He is easy to understand. Ndi mwangu okujja. It will be easy for me to come. cf. yanguwa, obwangu, byangu, ebyanguwa, kyangungu, amangu, amangwago.

inconsequential; hurried, rapid, cf. yanguwa, yanguyirira.