okuziyiza, okuzibiikiriza.

cover up; close (a lid, a book), okubikka ku maddu, to restrain one's desires or passions, okubikka ebibiri, to do two things at once, both of which require considerable attention, okubikka emiggo, to give a sound beating to, lit. cover with sticks. Lugaba abadde akyatubisseeko akasubi. God was still protecting us, lit. covering us with a blade of grass.

o- (bu/-) temperateness; temperance; abstemiousness; restraint, self-control, cf. tangira, -etangira.

e- with the -a of rel. quiet; taciturn; withdrawn, introverted; discreet; restrained, temperate, abantu abatalina mitima gya mmizi, people who show no restraint. ebibuuzo ebitaliimu mmizi, meaningless/ pointless question, cf. mira.

obwetangize, essimbo.

hold back; stop; prevent.

e- (li/ma) tear, okumira amaziga, to hold back (lit. swallow) one's tears, restrain oneself from crying; stop crying.

‘let oneself go;' be visible from a distance/exposed to view/clear. Nkweta mulanga. I am not concerned/involved. It is not my affair.

v.i. become wild; run wild; lose all self-restraint.

v.tr. caus. cause to become wild/lose self-restraint. cf. -taalu.

okuzibiriza amaaso, to close the eyes.

to laugh in a restrained manner, smother one's laughter; chuckle, cf. ^mwega.

my ‘wild one' fused affectionately or humorously by a wife of her child or husband), cf. taaluuka, entaalu.

control oneself.

cf. baama, baamuuka.