n., okuwenya.

v., okuwenya.

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.

nzise) v.tr. kill; murder; destroy; ruin, abolish; cancel, okutta ku liiso, to narrow one's eyes (esp. as a warning); to signal with the eyes; to blink, okutta ku bigere, to slow down one's gait, okutta ku ddoboozi. to lower the voice, okutta ennyonta, to quench thirst. Ekyatta omwami nnakimanya. (prov.) What killed the master, I knew it. One should speak out before it is too late.

etc.; make a sign or signal using/ with.

to give a look of amazement, be dumbfounded/stunned, lit. like a hunting dog who has thrown off the bell attached to him (used to signal the hunters).

v.tr. caus. cause to wave; signal.