n., akasiriikiriro, okusirika; break s., okuwuuma.

v.tr., okusirisa, okuwooyawooya, okuwoowoota, okusiisiita. silent, be, okusirika.

ekiseera, ebbanga, ekibangirizi, olumagga, ettalaga; vide okwamuka; i. of silence, kasiriikiriro.

a- (ka/bu) quietness, period of silence; truce; lull. cf. sirika.

e- adv. quietly, silently, mu kimugunyu, in silence, silently (often of eating), olutalo olw'ekimugunyu, cold war; underground hostilities, cf. mugunya.

be judged, etc. Akanyego kaalamulwa akasiriikiriro. It was very quiet, lit. noise was judged by silence.

etc. cf. -mumunyavu.

render silent.

cause to be quiet; stop playing (a musical instrument); trap (in football). cf. -sirise, -siriikirivu, akasirise, akasirii- kiriro, olusirika, omusirise.

etc. okuvuza eddoboozi, to speak up, speak distinctly; to speak out (when silence might have been expected). cf. ekivuga.

and cceccerere ideo. absolutely silent. N'asirika be cce. And he was completely silent. Naye nga wonna cceccerere- But there was absolute silence everywhere.

treat with silence.

turn a deaf ear.