n., obulumi, obubalagaze.

adj., yonjo; (clever) gezi.

v., okuluma, okubalagala, okusonsomola.

okwejwalika, okwemosoggola.

etc. cf. -balagavu, obubalagaze, Gambalagala.

o- (bu/- ) sudden tingling pain; smarting sensation; sting; hurt. cf. bala-

etc. okufumbira omuntu omutwe, to outsmart/ outwit somebody.

o- (mu/ba) lit. one who burns/roasts, omwoki w'enviiri, hairdresser, omwoki wa ggonja, roaster of gonja plantains, abooki b'amanda, charcoal burners, those who bum wood to obtain charcoal, omwoki w'omutwe, one who is too smart for his own good. cf. yokya.

cause to be attractively dressed; give a good appearance to, smarten up; beautify.

e- (n/n) mongoose, okusalira omuntu ag'enkolwa, to deceive/trick/out-smart a person (amagezi is implied before ag'). cf. akakolwa.

grind (grain, flour). Abasa n'abasa, baasisinkana mu Kijonjo. (prov,) Those who milled, they met at Kijonjo. This is the final statement in a story in which two thieves simultaneously outsmarted each other.

lit. the kajjampuni had produced a smarting sensation on the sore.

nnyonze) v.tr. clean; make neat; smarten up; embellish; adorn. okuyonja inf.

o- (mu/ba) smart/clever person; wise person, cf. -gezi.

v. i. tingle; smart; sting.

v. tr. caus. cause to tingle/smart.

v.i. tr. smart; hurt; sting, omukka ogubalagala, tear gas. Amaaso gam balagala. My eyes are smarting. Gubala- gadde. Matters have become serious/bad/ dangerous. (See the idiom under kajjampuni.)

v.tr. caus. give an attractive appearance to; beautify; make smart. cf. -nyirivu.

gnaw away at (of jealousy or strong feelings ).

o- (mu/mi) head (in the lit. sense); head, chief, leader; heading, caption, headline. cjinambo ezitalina mutwe na maguiu, baseless/unfounded rumors, kussa mutwe nn maguiu ku bigambo, to make exaggerated statements, kufumba mutwe, to ponder, think intensely, kuba na mutwe mubi, to be unlucky, have bad luck. Tewali amuwa mutwe. There is none who can outsmart him. Omutima (or omwoyo) gundi ku mulwe, I am very worried, lit. my heart is in my head. F>kinlu kino kyamulya omutwe. This (matter) obsessed him, lit. ate at his head. Ya- nninya ku mutwe. He despised me greatly, lit, stepped on my head. Yakuza mutwe nga mmale. He is stupid/empty-headed, cf. olutwe, emjtwelwe, etlwe.

v.i. & tr. sting; smart; burn; hurt.

kababi, omubabiro; babuka.

to dodge, evade; to trick, outwit, outsmart; to make a tricky move (in the game of mweso).

v.i. look attractive/smart; be very suitable (of clothing); be well dressed; be spruced up/prettied up; be well done. Ng'onanye! How nice you look! Yayoza engoye ne zinana bulungi. She washed the clothes and they came out very well.

smart; wise; learned. cf. geziwala, kalimagezi, olugezigezi, amagezi, omugezi; kagezimunnyo.

-yonjo adj. clean; neat; smart looking. cf. yonja.

smart looking, trim and well built (of persons).

-enekeza (-enekezezza) v.i. caus. refl. dress well; become smart in appearance.