okunoonya, okukenneenya, okutaga, okuwamma;
okwaza; (for things visible) okuwuzuuma, okusakatta.
o- adv. like a needle, kuwenja buyiso, to search diligently for, search high and low for. kukutuka buyiso, to be terminated/broken off (of a frie ndship). cf. empiso.
gather; pick up; search all over to get; contract ( a disease); pick up (a woman of ill repute), cf. kikombooza, kikomboozo.
nninze) v.tr. spy out; look for, go in search of (nseenene, grasshoppers).
search for.
okunoonya; vide search,
enku). okutyaba amazina, dance a great deal, dance with great enthusiasm.
mpenze) v.tr. search for, look for; search in; inspect carefully. Omubbi awenjebwa buseenene. The thief is being hunted everywhere, lit. like a grasshopper.
nnyandaazizza) v.tr. flush out (an animal during a hunt); ferret out. search out; nrnkg; ogy ori_ okwandaaza inf.
njazizza) v.tr. search fa person; a house, premises, etc.); search for. Baaza ebibbe. They are searching for stolen goods. okwaza inf.
v.tr. rummage in/ among; search in.
move to and fro; be in a hurry. Ekibalesa ensi yaabwe ne bagenda nsa bavengeetanira mu za bannaabwe kwe kunoonya ensimbi. What has induced them to leave their country and move about in the countries of others is the search for money. okuyengeetana inf.
search for (that which is difficult to find), cf. wammanta.
carry out a search through (a house, building, premises, etc.). cf. fufula, fufuza.
v.tr. find (after searching). cf. kizuuzi.
delve all over; move everywhere, go all through. Nnawulira embwa ng'ejja efeffetta. I heard a dog come sniffing all over.
o- (mu/ba) one who searches for or gathers firewood, cf. tyaba.
search thoroughly; investigate thoroughly.
sniff around; be inquisitive. cf. fuuza.
v.tr. appl. 2 caus. look for diligently; investigate thoroughly; research.
v.i. be in search (of); go all over in search (of). Nnapampa nnyo okufuna omuzigo. 1 went all over looking for an anartmen t
kukuba pekiseni, to conduct a search (e.g., for stolen goods)
o- (mu/ba) researcher, investigator. cf. noonya, noonyereza.
flies); brush away from oneself; search for everywhere. obuteesagga, without delay, in a hurry, lit. not to fan oneself.