a nsonyi; rel. form of v. foreg.

a- (ka/bu) small load/bundle; trouble, danger; scandal in a family, shameful secret which a family wishes to be hushed up. Onsombedde akagugu. You have caused me trouble. Balina akagugu mu nju. They have a skeleton in their closet, cf. omugugu.

e- (ki/bi) disgrace, shame; abomination; corruption; deceit, ebikolwa eby'ekikolobero, shameful acts. cf. atna- kolobero.

a- plur. (li/ma) rare shame, shamefulness. cf. -wemu, wemuka.

e- (n/n) shame; shamefulness; modesty, shyness; embarrassment, okukwasa ensonyi, to put to shame; to embarrass, okuggwa ensonyi, to be shameless/utterly lacking in good manners, cf. sonyiwa, sonyiwala, amansonyinsonyi.

unfounded asser- tion(s), untruth; shameful things.

v.i. be shameful/shameless; be ashamed.

v.tr. shame, disgrace, dishonor; treat shamefully; put to sh ame.

cf. swala.

cf. wemuka, obuwemu, amawemu, omuwemu.