okulongoosa, okuddaabiriza.

nziraabirizza) v.tr. mend; repair; adjust; fix up; restore; put (someone) at ease.

e- (ki/bi) patch, piece of material used to mend or cover a weak spot, okukuba ekiraka, to patch up (e.g., a pair of trousers); to kick a soccer ball and strike (someone); to repair (a tire), okwekubamu ekiraka, to do something to compensate for one's bad behavior, make amends.

e- (ki/bi) [5a'., Pers.~\ print, type; printing press; printing establishment; road sign; poster; patch, ekyapa ky'ettaka, land title, ebyapa by'emmotoka, number plates of a car. kuwandiika mu kyapa, to print / as opposed to writing with normal handwriting). kukuba byapa, to patch up clothing; to repair a tire; to survey land. Lipoota eyo teyakubibwa mu kyapa. This report was not printed/published, cf. akaapa.

o- (lu/n) seam in cloth; scar; crack which has been repaired; patched-up part. Ekita ekitava ku ssengejjero ye wankindo. (prov.) lit. The gourd which does not leave the place where beer is strained is the one with the scars. The best way to avoid trouble is to stay out of harm's way. cf. kinda.

e- (n/n) way of repairing/mending/fixing up. cf. ddaabiriza.

salute.

cf. omufundi.

fix up. Nkanika ebidduka ebya buli ngeri. I give mechanical treatment to vehicles of every type. cf. makanika.

terror (with reference to persons). omunywi kafulu, an inveterate drinker, omubbi kafulu, professional thief, kafulu mu kuddaabiriza emmotoka, an expert in repairing automobiles.

o- (mu/ba) [Sw. J artisan; skilled workman; repairman, cf. effundi.

out of repair (of a mechanic al contrivance); sour (of milk); false. Ekyo mu kulaba kwaffe kifu ddala. This in our opinion is completely untrue/out of the question/lacking in validity. cf. Ifa, ffeffeffe.

-ekwatira(mu) (-ekwatiddejmuj) v.i. appl. refl. undertake for oneself; do for oneself (something usually done by others). Yateranga okwekwatira mu kukanika mmo- toka ze. He used to repair his cars himself.