okuddamu, okujeejera, okuyeeya.
emirundi mingi, lutata, lunye; do r., okuddiŋŋana.
be answered; be done again, be repeated.
a- (ka/bu) a warning sound or a sound made to attract attention (as in greeting a person at a distance) which is produced by patting the mouth repeatedly with the palm of the hand, okukuba obuluulu, to make the sound described above. cf. enduulu.
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.
okukubaakuba ama- tu, to be convalescent, recover from an illness. Yabakubaakubako okujja mu mbaga ye. He urged them to come to his wedding feast.
o- adv. repeatedly, constantly, all the time.
o- with the -a of rel. persistent; constant; repeated, mu ngeri ey'olutentezi, persistently; repeatedly.
o- (mu/ba) poor person. Enkoko y'omwavu teggwa meebaza. (prov.) lit. A poor man's chicken has no end of thanks. If a poor man gives you something he wants to be thanked for it repeatedy. cf. -yavu, yavuwala, obwavu.
e- (n/n) a warning sound or a sound made to attract attention which is produced by patting the mouth repeatedly with the palm of the hand, okukuba enduulu, to sound the alarm, okwekubira enduulu, to present one's proposals/grievances/demands. cf. akaluulu.
lit. I-have-left-it-I-have-gone-back-into-it (-ga- implies amazzi, water). Okukola kino kwe kujja okubeera ssengavuddemu ngazzeemu. To do this would be to repeat the same old mistake.
make occur again; repeat. Attukizza oluyombo. He has reopened the quarrel.
nzitudde) v.tr. do again; repeat; revive, contract again (e.g., an illness).
keep putting in the sun (to dry).
njeeye) v.tr. repeat again and again; harp on, talk about constantly (esp. with irritation or hostility). okuyeeya inf.
v.i. & tr. appl. 2 caus. make repeated exclamations of astonishment; express amazement (at); marvel (at); admire.
v.i. keep on repeating.
v.tr. redup. knock all the time/repeatedly; knock all over.
reply; repeat, do again. Yaddamu okuwulira obulumi mu lu- buto. He again felt pain in his stomach, okuddamu amaanyi, to recover one's strength.
put in a good word for; repeat, repeat to.
o- no plur. (mu/mi) with the -a of rel. frequent, constant, reiterated, repeated. okulabulwa okw'omuddinnanwa, repeated warning. e_nnendo ez'omuddinnanwa, constant trips, cf. ^dda, ddinnana.
v.tr. redup. call repeatedly.
v.i. & tr. redup. perform repeatedly or with intensity (the actions listed under the simple form).
v.tr. redup. keep shaking; shake repeatedly.
v.i. appl. 2 become cracked repeatedly/in many places (rare); be or become famous/well known.