kabakaba.
obukabakaba,
of one's own accord, vide spontaneously,
lit. like a hyena who passes a slaughterhouse, cf. seka.
mmambadde) v.i. be mischievous, act mischievously; be unbridled/reckless/wild.
mmambise) v. tr. apply on; place on top of; brand, okubambika oluyi, to slap vigorously, okubambika emiggo, to beat severely (with sticks). cf. bamba.
play, okubinuka.
also boyaana (-boyaanye) v.i. be dizzy; be delirious, rave (of a sick person); toss about restlessly; be disturbed/ troubled; seethe, be in a turmoil, boyaanya (-boyaanyizza) v.tr. caus. make dizzy/delirious, etc. cf. akaboyi; boyonga.
guard jealously; cup, bleed. Siriddayo kukubiranga. I will never be jealous of you again. cf. ebbuba, ekibubiro.
o- adv. softly, quietly; stealthily, surreptitiously; on tiptoe.
o- adv. hurriedly; expeditiously, with speed and efficiency, cf. ^kuba, kubirira.
o- (bu/-) craftiness, slyness, cunningness; cleverness, cf. - kuj jukujju.
wander aimlessly, wander around in a daze.
mmunze) v.i. ramble, wander around aimlessly. ‘Sifugibwa' afa abunga. (prov.) (He who says) ‘I will not be ruled' dies a vagabond.
mmungeese) v.i. be homeless; wander about aimlessly, be a vagabond.
o- (bu/-) fierceness, fury, as adv. fiercely, furiously, kutunuza bu swandi, to have a fierce look. Yalwanyisa buswandi He fought furiously.
put in an improper place, okubutika amatama, to say nothing, be speechless.
doggedly, kulwana bwezizingirire, to fight bravely without retreating. Enkuba yatonnya bwezizingirire. The rain came whirling down. cf. zizingirira.
bulekwe; vide okwebutika.
bwemage.
olutata, olugenderezo, olunye, kasukunsalo.
vide okuleebuuka.
kajegejege, katakku.
ccocce.
pile together; crowd together; heap carelessly.
eat up ravenously.
give, okugabula.
e- (1 i/m a) spicule, hairy projection on elephant grass (reeds) or sugarcane; hair on a caterpillar, okuseka n'eggimbi ku mwoyo, to laugh bitterly; to laugh maliciously.
e- (1 i/ma) spot (either permanent, as the spot on a leopard, or temporary as a spot of dirt, etc.) cf. ebigondo. bones, skeletons; dead relative(s). okuvuma amagufa, to insult grossly (by offensive references to a dead relative).
gujuba, lumenku; eat g., okwevuubiika, okugujuba, okutuuba, okumenkula.
roam about, wander around aimlessly.
buziiziiri.
amanguago; kkutu, bekkwa (ideophones).
roam about aimlessly (used disparagingly of drunks, unemployed persons, loafers, etc.).
e- contempt, disrespect, mu ngeri ey'ejjoogo, contemptuously, in a bullying manner, cf. jooga.
be contemptuous of, treat contemptuously; despise; misuse, abuse.
a- adv. endlessly, interminably.
a- adv. hurriedly; hastily; carelessly. cf. saalimba.
a- (ka/bu) millions; an enormously large number, lit. that which is not easily counted, cf. ^bala.
a- adv. endlessly, incessantly.
eat ravenously.
a- adv. okukaaba akayirigombe, to cry piteously, make heartrending cries.
e- (ki/bi) moment; space, interval, distance; shed in which bricks are made. Olumbe lumubuusa ebibanda. He is seriously ill. Bamubuusizza ebibanda. They are chasing him.
e- (ki/bi) gruel of crushed green beans, okulya ekiguude, to insult grossly, slander maliciously.
-kiiyizza) v.tr. disdain, view superciliously, view with contempt.
e- adv. inattentively, without paying attention. Yavuza kimama. He drove carelessly.
e- adv. mu ngeri ey'ekimpatiira, suddenly, spontaneously.
e- adv. suddenly, precipitously; unexpectedly; in a sloppy/messy manner.
e- adv. furtively, on the sly; imperceptibly. okugenda ekiserebetu, to slip away, sneak away. cf. sereba.
e-: okunyiga ekitoliro, to overwhelm (an opponent in wrestling); to exploit, treat ruthlessly/despotically.
e- adv. aimlessly; in confusion; with great effort, kukaaba kiwalazima, to weep hysterically.
e- adv. with a contemptuous look, contemptuously, mockingly, kutunuu- lira kiziimuziimu, to look askance at, look at with contempt/raised eyebrows, cf. ziitnuula.
e- no plur. excess, with the -a of rel. excessive, kukola bya kkinyi, to act mischievously, do things to excess.
to; at; among (of place, time and other relationships), ku mmeeza, on the table, ku lunaku luno, on this day. to express the partitive okulya emmere, to eat food; okulya ku mmere, to eat some food/ some of the food, ku lwa (before an infinitive), because of, on account of. Ku Iw'oku- beera omulwadde teyajja. Because he was sick (= because of being sick) he did not come, ku lwa (before a substantive), on behalf of. ku lwange, on my behalf, ku lwa Gavumenti, on behalf of the Government. Ali ku bwa Katonda. He is very seriously ill, lit. he is in the (obuyinza, power, implied) of God. Nze siri ku muntu ayagala okunywa omwenge. I do not care for a person who likes to drink beer. In form and function ku is related to the enclitic -ko, q. v.
bustle around, bustle about; move restlessly; be needlessly busy; be anxious/preoccupied.
nderezze) v.i. wander aimlessly, go here and there.
talk tediously and with little relevance to the issue at hand. cf. omulokompofu.
o- adv. ceaselessly, unendingly. cf. genda, gendereza.
o- adv. slowly, in a dilatory manner, ow'olukobo, a person who is slow in his movements and takes forever to accomplish a task. Ayogera lukobo. He talks long and tediously.
lit. that (day, olunaku implied). the day before yesterday; previously, on a previous occasion; the day after tomorrow (In a future context), enkys ob® I”'', tnmnr- row or the next day. luli edda ennyo, a long time ago, quite some time ago.
o- adv. endlessly, okwogera olulondakambe, to talk on and on. cf. londa, akambe.
o- adv. endlessly, ceaselessly.
o- no plur. (lu/n) endless talk; long conversation, okukuba olumokko, to talk endlessly, okulya olumokko, to eat very slowly.
o- adv. endlessly, without stopping, all the time. cf. koma.
o- adv. all the time, constantly, incessantly, endlessly, cf. ggwa.
o- adv. ceaselessly, all the time, okuyomba olutakera, to quarrel all the time. cf. Ikya, keera.
o- adv. for a long time, endlessly.
o- adv. endlessly, ceaselessly.