n., akabonero.

v., okussaako akabonero.

very firmly, very tightly. Eccupa nnywevu be gulugulu. The bottle is tightly sealed. Kino kyange gulugulu. This is my very own.

a- (ka/bu) sign, indication; symbol; signal; seal; mark; point, grade, akabonero ak'omusaalaba, the sign of the cross, akabonero ak'emikono, gesture of the hands. cf. bona.

okubembula.

thread (e.g., beads); pin, attach; put (on a spit, skewer). Twatungwa emimwa. Our lips were sealed. We were not permitted to speak. Effumu lyatunga omusajja. The spear pierced the man.