n., olukoloboze, okukulubuka.

v., okwagula, okutakula, okukolobola, okusuna; s. oneself, okwetakula, okweyagula; s. out, okutta, okusangula; be scratched, okukulubuka.

wuukuula, wookoola.

a- (ka/bu) small line; small scratch, cf. kolobola, olukoloboze.

scrape off; scratch; fig. upbraid, criticize severely. cf. walakata.

carries torches and scares his companions; the name of the game itself, lit. scratches (takulira) fire (muliro).

e- (ki/bi) cut; scratch, cf. konjobola.

e- (ki/bi) bruise, scratch; wound; injury, cf. nuubuka.

tear up, tear off; scratch; scrape; fig. assail verbally, excoriate/reproach, cf. ekikonjobole; kolobola.

get scratched.

o- plur. enzigyo (lu/n) fragment of pottery, potsherd, okwetakuza oluggyo, to be very poor, lit. to scratch oneself with a piece of a pot. cf. akaggyo, ekiggyo.

o- (lu/n) line; scratch, cf. kolo- bola, akakoloboze.

o- (lu/n) scratch. Omusajja oyo simulinako lukwagulo. I have no quarrel with that fellow, cf. kwagula, yagula.

tear off, rip off.

firebrand, lit. scratches (takula) charcoal (mafida).

etc.; use for pinching/scratching, okusuny * ku muntu, to warn someone, get an idea across to someone by a wink or a gesture.

rip up; scratch up; mangle; mutilate. cf. -taagufu.

okutakula emisinde, to run/go at a great speed, okutakula omuntu, to annoy /pester/nag a person. Yabatakuddeko olutalo. He provoked them/ picked a quarrel with them. Bakyatakula amazina. They are still dancing.

njagudde) v.tr. scratch. Saagula mulalu nga sirina jjinja. (prov.) lit. I do not scratch a madman without having a stone. One should not expose oneself to danger unless one is adequately protected. okwagula inf.

v.i. get tom; get scratched up.

v. tr. scratch; claw.

v.tr. caus. cause to scratch; scratch with/using. Baamutakuza emisinde. They caused him to take to his heels. They pursued him at a great speed.

v.tr. caus. cause to scratch; scratch with/using. cf. olukwagulo; yagula.

v.i. make a rustling/ scratching sound.

v.i. be scratched off/ torn off/ripped off.

v.i. get scratched; get bruised .

v.tr. scratch; bruise. cf. ekinuubule.

v.tr. scratch. cf. lunkulubuse.

v.i. be scratched.

assail verbally.

olukoloboze; konjobola.

reproach; criticize. cf. kokota.

-eyagula (-eyagudde) v.i. refl. scratch oneself. Abantu bano bazibu ng'adduka yeeyagula. These people are impossible to deal with/are utterly unreliable, lit. are as difficult as a person who runs while scratching himself.

kweyaguza luggyo, to be destitute/impoverished/down and out, lit. to scratch oneself with a piece of broken pot. kweyaguza mpanvu, to scratch oneself up and down, lit. with long (nails, njala is implied). cf. kwagula, olukwagulo.

-etakula (-etakudde) v.i. refl. scratch oneself; be restless.

-ekwagula (-ekwagudde) v.i. refl. scratch oneself.

okwetakuza oluggyo, to be very poor, lit. scratch oneself with a potsherd. cf. katakulamuliro, omwetakuzitakuzi, entakulamanda.

-hurry.

-ekolobola (-ekolobodde) v.i. refl. scratch itself; fig. become furious; be no longer manageable.

to scratch oneself very much.