n., empitambi, ebisasiro.

v., okugaana, okumma, okuwera, okuzira, okuguguba. r. to come, okuwambira. r. to answer, okukona, okuluma ensiwo, okwesirikira. r. to burn, okuvumbeera. r. reproof, okuwaganyala.

be refused, okukiikira eggimbi.

refuse to, okwesimbiggiriza.

refuse, okuguguba.

etc.

nnaanyizza), gaan(y)isa (-gaan(y)isizza) v.tr. caus. 1 & 2- make refuse, cause to refuse. Kaddu ye yannaanyisa omulimu. It was because of Kaddu that 1 was refused the job. or It was because of Kaddu that I refused to take the job. Yagaanya lyanyi. He emphatically refused, lit. with force.

nzigadde(wo)) v.tr. shut, close; inclose; bring to an end; fig. discontinue. Amawanga ago gajja kuggalawo okukolagana ne Bungereza. These countries will discontinue their cooperation with England. Tumuggaddewo. We have refused him/ turned him down.

garbage, refuse; fig. mess; corruption.

reject categorically.

be slow in cooking; refuse to ripen (of fruit); be stunted in growth (of persons); be silent, refuse to answer; remain motionless (when expected to act); sulk, okukona ku musomo, to fail a course and be obliged to repeat. Embooge ekonye. lit. The mbooge (a green vegetable which cooks easily) has refused to cook. Things have gone completely wrong.

identical with the above, v.tr. frustrate, block; incapacitate. okukonera oluggi, to refuse to answer the door. Mmukonedde ebigenge ngalo. I have frustrated his efforts. I have blocked him (as leprosy does to fingers). cf. konoona.

o- plur. amatu (ku/ma) ear. okumalira amatu wansi, to be sound asleep, be dead to the world, okukuba amatu or okukubaakuba amatu, to become convalescent, kugwa mabeere mu matu, to have a disease of the ear (believed to be caused by the spilling of mother's milk into the ear); to be obsti- nate/stubborn/pigheaded (esp. of children). okutega amatu, to listen attentively. Amatu agataddemu ebisubi. He is deliberately inattentive/refuses to listen, lit. has placed grass in his ears.

e- (ki/bi) fireplace, hearth, ekyoto ky'eggaali, railroad engine, okulinnya mu kyoto. to refuse angrily, ‘put one's foot down.' okusula ku kyoto, to sit up all night with a sick person. Ennyonyi erina ebyoto bina. The airplane has four motors. ?cf. yota.

nninye) v.tr. step on; tread on; ascend; climb; mount, v.i. go up; increase (of price), kulinnya nnyonyi, to board an airplane, kulinnya mu kyoto, to refuse flatly, butalinnya wa muntu, to stay away from a person's house, kulinnya mu mboozi, to interrupt/butt in on a conversation. kulinnya gye gava, lit. to step on it (i.e., amazzi, water, implied by ga-) where it comes from, to cut off something good at the source, to spoil one's chances, ruin an opportunity, uw'aliiiuju mu mm ere nuya buli. I like him (her) very much, lit. even if he (or she) steps in the food, I will eat it anyway.

e- (n/n) banana used for making beer. Mbidde ky'ekutuma togaana. (prov.) lit. Beer — what it sends you to do — you do not refuse. Beer determines the acts of the drunkard, cf. ebbidde.

nnyimye) v.tr. refuse to give; grudge; withold. Ebintu ng'ebyo osaana kubimma mazzi. You should never say anything about these matters, lit. you should withhold water from them.

be refused, etc.

etc.

e- (n/n) flatulence, gassiness in the stomach; fig. rancor, wrath, okukuba empiiyi, to belch. Akumma ebijanjaa- lo akuwonya mpiiyi. (prov.) He who refuses you beans spares you from being afflicted with a gassy stomach. Perhaps similar to sour grapes.

e- (n/n) string snare, okukuba enkanda wansi, to refuse angrily/stubbornly/flatly.

e- (n/n) kukuba nkannansi, to refuse flatly, cf. kannanta.

standing on one's head, okusimba or okwesimba nnaka- kongo, to stand on one's head; to refuse flatly, take a strong stand against, put one's foot down.

often untranslatable, used to emphasize a previous word, very well; then, thus; therefore. Jjangu tugende nno. Let us hurry and go then. Sso nno nnali njagala okugaana. As a matter of fact, I really wanted to refuse.

e- (n/n) cheek, okukuba ku nso- lobotto, to interrupt, refuse to permit (someone) to continue talking.

okugaana; (disown) okuboola (persons); (give up) okuleka, okuta; r. blood brotherhood, okuvumirira omukago.

hurl; throw down; overthrow (a government); throw back; knock over; let fall, drop; lose; outdistance, leave behind, okusuulawo ebigambo, to say a few words, abantu abaasooka okwagalana okusuula enjuba, people who at first liked each other very much/extremely, abo bonna abamusudde omukono, all those who have helped him/given him a hand. Yagaana okusuulawo akagambo konna. He refused to give the slightest hint. Sitaani ensi eno ajja kugisuula wala. Satan is going to destroy this world.

mpalidde) v.i. move reluctantly, hang back, resist, ‘drag one's feet;' refuse.

reject (food that is offered).

be rejected/ refused.

okufunya akagalo (or akamwa), lit. to bend the finger (or mouth), i.e., to refuse to provide a person with information or with something which he had desired, okufunya engalo, to clench the fists.

reject, refuse (e.g., food., a present); abhor, v.i. be taboo/ forbidden. Eddagala lino lizira omunnyu. This medicine cannot go together with/cannot be mixed with salt, ekibala ekizira, forbidden, fruit.

offer resistance; refuse to come.

o- (mu/ba) balky person, one who constantly refuses requests, despises gifts, etc. cf. zira.

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

etc.; defend, exculpate. Yagaani- rayo. He refused to come out/come back. Kiberu oyo mmugaanira, tasobola kubba. I stand up for/defend/exculpate Kiberu, he could not steal. Akambe nkamusabye naye akagaanidde. I have asked him for the knife but he has refused to let go of it/ part with it.

v.i. & tr. be disobedient (to); refuse to comply (with).

obutengu.

v.i. appl. remain stalled/at a standstill; refuse to budge; get stuck; refuse to go. Yalemera ewa kitaawe. She refused to leave her father's place. Ekisumuluzo kiremedde mu luggi. The key is stuck in the door.

become heated, empaka n'ekalambira, and the argument became hot and heavy, kukalambira na muntu, to quarrel with a person. Obudde bukalambidde. The situation has become serious.

v.i. [Sto.] refuse completely; misfire (of a gun). Emmotoka yange ekatadde. My automobile has stalled.

e- (n/n) finger; hand, engalo ensajja, thumb. Yankutte mu ngalo. He shook hands with me or He took me by the hand. Baamukubira mu ngalo. They applauded him. Alina engalo. He is light-fingered, omuntu ow'engalo, thief, ow'eggalo, expert thief, kufunyira ngalo, to spoil (someone's) chances; to ruin (someone's) plans; to refuse (someone's) requests, cf. eggalo, akagalo, olugalo, amagalo, nnamagalo.

v.i. increase; abound; be abundant Prolific. Ewamm-e enkuba. yakanyeeyo? Did it rain a great deal at your place? Bw'agaana ggw'okanya kukaaba. If he refuses, you just keep crying all the more. (mod. form -kanyizza) v.tr. produce in abundance, okukanya emirimu, to work very much, produce a lot of work, okukanya ebigambo, to have a lot to say, keep talking. Olusuku lukanya emmere. The plantain garden produces a great deal of food.

okukaŋŋanta emiggo, to beat (with sticks), administer a beating, cf. enkaŋŋansi.

to refuse flatly, lit. to lick that which digs (enkumbi, hoe, is implied). okukomba obulamu, colloq., to enjoy life, have a good time, okukomba amazzi, colloq., to drink a great deal of beer, okukomba amannyo ng'embwa, to lick one's chops in anticipation of food or (more frequently) drink, okukomba ssente, to acquire money without much effort, to ‘clean up.' okukomba ku kantu, to eat a little bit, taste a little bit; to drink a little bit. Ge balira ge bakomba. They are in great distress, lit. The tears (amaziga is implied) they weep they lick. Yasula takombye ku mpeke ya tulo. He didn't get a wink of sleep all night.

disavow; exculpate oneself. Ebyo byonna yabyegaanira mu maaso gange. He disavowed/denied all these things in my presence.

-egaanya (-egaanyizza) v.i. & tr. caus. refl. refuse (of one's own volition); be reluctant/grudging; pretend to refuse.

rush into. Yeekuba ensiko. He rushed into the bush. Yeekuba mu nju. He rushed into the house, okwekubako, to implore. Yanneekubako ndyeko katono era ne jinaana.bHe implored me to eat a little but I refused.

okwesimba mu maaso g'omulamuzi, to appear/present oneself before the judge, okwesimba nnaka- kongo, to stand on one's head; to refuse completely; to be adamant/unyielding, okwesimba mu muntu , to stand up against a person. okwesimba mu bigambo, to interfere/ meddle in affairs, kwesimba nga muti gwa ssimu, to stand motionless/straight/erect (lit. like a telephone pole).

-egalula (-egaludde) v.i. refl. refuse bluntly; deny vehemently; snarl; break out again. Obulwadde bwegaludde. The disease has recurred.

plant oneself firmly; refuse to budge.

appl. 2 refl. go bail for; put up security for; sponsor; serve as a godparent in baptism; serve as the best man for (a groom); serve as the maid of honor for (a bride). Yagaaniddwa okweyimirirwa. He has been refused bail.

-ekangabiriza (-ekangabirizza) v.i. refl. deny one's guilt with vehemence; refuse to take blame; be adamant/unyielding.

to act). Embwa obwedda ngiyita naye yeeremye. I kept calling the dog but he refused (to come).

appropriate something, keep something and refuse to give it up.

okwekaanya omuntu, to be surly with somebody. Buli ky'omugamba okukola yeekaanya bwekaanya. He whines and protests at everything you ask him to do.

-esammula (-esammudde) v.tr. refl. shake off; reject; refuse; deny; repudiate.