be, okunakuwala, okuguŋŋumala.

pity, compassion. I am sorry! the poor fellow! the poor woman!

e- (ki/bi) kindness; mercy; generosity. Frequently used with the -a of rel. as the equivalent of the Eng. adjectives: kind, nice; merciful, etc. Yandeeta ekisa. He made me feel sorry for him. Ekisa kya- mbuukako. I am through with being kind, lit. kindness has flown from me. Yali wa kisa nnyo gye nai. lie very kind to me. Ekisa kitta, n'enge etta. (prov.) Kindness kills, hostility kills. Extremes are bad.

be taken in/for, etc. okukwatirwa ensonyi, to feel shame for. Baamukwatirwa ekisa. They felt sorry for him/her.

to showoff, put oneself in the limelight. Laba erikuleese. Go away. Get out of here, lit. See (the road, ekkubo is implied by eri-) which brought you. Gundi oyo talaba! So-and-so is very proud/putting on airs. Ng'olabye. I am sorry for you now. I sympathize with you. Nkukubye nga ndaba. I have hit you on purpose/intentionally. Obalaba. Say hello to them for us. En- nyumba yaabwe eraba buvanjuba. Their house faces east. Bwali tebunnalaba. It was before dawn (bu- implies obudde). Ndaba ku ki? lit. What do I see? (A friendly greeting to a guest, particularly an unexpected one). Bo bakola nga bwe balabye. They do just as they please, mu kulaba kwange, in my view, according to the way 1 see it. Tandabamu kantu. He despises me/ has no respect for me. Onookiraba. You will be sorry. You will find out, lit. you will see it.

maama omuto, aunt, mother's sister, interj. expressing surprise or enthusiasm my goodness! gee! boy! Maama ng'olabye! Gee, I am sorry about what has happened to you! Note also that a mother may address her daughter as maama wange, my mother.

alas.

v.i. appl. 2 repent; be penitent; be sorry.

reduce to distress.

eky'okusaalirwa, regretfully, unfortunately.

have pity on, have compassion for; have have mercy on.

v.i. become miser- ableAroubled/disturbed; be sorry: be sorrowful; be poor/in great need.

etc.; be sorry for.

feel sorry for oneself. cf. obusaasizi, ekisaasaazi, ekisaasizi, omusaasizi.