v.tr., okuyiwa, okuyuwa; v.i., okuyiika, okulunduka.

incline; pour out; spill; overturn.

fukisa (-fukisizza) v.tr. caus. 1 & 2 cause to pour/spill; pour with/ using.

o- plur. amatu (ku/ma) ear. okumalira amatu wansi, to be sound asleep, be dead to the world, okukuba amatu or okukubaakuba amatu, to become convalescent, kugwa mabeere mu matu, to have a disease of the ear (believed to be caused by the spilling of mother's milk into the ear); to be obsti- nate/stubborn/pigheaded (esp. of children). okutega amatu, to listen attentively. Amatu agataddemu ebisubi. He is deliberately inattentive/refuses to listen, lit. has placed grass in his ears.

o- (lu/n) stream of dripping liquid (e.g., tears running down the face, a liquid spilled on a table, etc.); mark/stain left by a liquid, cf. kulukuta.

a-: okuyiikirwa amanzaali, lit. to be spilled upon by curry powder, i.e., to have a great feast, dine sumptuously, c.f. ebinzaali.

e- (n/n) kind of nut resembling a peanut/groundnut; fragment, piece (e.g., of stone). Empande emu eyiwa ekisero, (prov.) One (fallen) mpande causes the whole basket to be spilled (because the person carrying the basket stooDs to nick it up). Excessive attention to small things leads to the loss of large things, cf. ^oluwande.

be poured out; spill; overflow; fall down, collapse; pour in (as a group of people); fail, come to naught (of a plan), okuyiikamu, to strike it rich; to have a stroke of good luck. Nva kuyiikamu. I have just been paid. Alina amaaso gayiika buyiizi. She has gleaming eyes.

etc. Abalenzi baamuyiikira ne bamukuba empi. The boys fell upon him and slapped him.

etc. cf. yiwa, ekiyiifuyiifu.

njiye) v.tr. spill; pour, pour out/away. v.i. flow, flow out/into (of a body of water); develop a rash; break out of the hill (of termites), okuyiwa Olungereza, to speak English very fluently, okuyiwa amagezi, to spoil/ruin apian, okuyiwa olutiko, to develop goose pimples, okuyiwa ebigambo, to pour out a torrent of words/invective, okuyiwako essubi, to spread grass, okuyiwa(ko) omukono, to sign one s name. Kva nsonvi nnvo okumu- yiwa. It is a shame to fail/disappoint him. Mwana muwala yamuyiwa. The girl jilted him. Omwami yanji(i)yeemu. My husband gave me some money/a treat.

etc. cf. lyiika, enjiyiro.

with the -a of rel. docile; quiet; peaceful; bashful. Ente ya kibonde y'eyiwa amata. (prov.) The docile cow spills the milk. (Used in describing an aggressive act by someone who is considered shy and retiring.) cf. bondeera. i

obulo) which has spilled cannot be scooped up. No crying over spilt milk. okuyoola inf. cf. omuyoolerero.

v.i. be emptied out; be poured out/down in great quantity; be spilled.

v.tr. turn over and empty; pour out/down; spill; fig. bestow on. Paapa n'amubunduggulako Ob wassaabasumba. and the Pope made him an Archbishop (= poured the Archbishopric on him).

atambula ayiikayiika. N. has become so fat that when she walks she spills over.

spill. Yanterudde omutima. He gave me cause for anxiety. cf. leruka, tenduka.

okufuka amazzi, to urinate, okufuka ebigambo, to let loose a torrent of words (usually of a hostile character).

v.i. fall; be upset; spill.

v.i. be scattered/dispersed; be sprinkled/spilled; come to an end (of rain). Enkuba yasammuka. It stopped raining.

dissipate.