ensibuka.

v., okusibuka okuloka, okumeruka, okutojjera, okututunuka; (of hair) okufumitira.

etc. v.i. begin to sprout/grow (of hair, down, etc.).

a- with the -a of rel. sprouting, budding (of trees); scarce (of food).

put up shoots; strike root. cf. obulokwalokwa, endoko.

a- plur. (li/ma) period of growth; period of sprouting of seeds. Aka- kyama amamera tekagolokokeka. (prov.) The little tree (aka- implies akati) which is crooked when it grows does not straighten up. Evil habits acquired in childhood are not usually eradicated in adulthood. c f, mera.

sprout up (of seeds ).

merusa (-meru- sizza) v.tr. caus. cause to sprout/grow. cf. mera.

e- (n/n) sprout, shoot for transplanting. cf. loka.

e- (n/n) sprout; shoot, cf. sibuka.

etc.

o- (mu/mi) tree; wood, piece of wood; fig. child, young ‘sprout.' ekijiiko eky'omu- ti, a wooden spoon, omuti gw'essimu, telephone pole, emiti egya zaabu, gold bars, emiti gy'ettaala, light poles (in the streets), emiti okuwanikibwa ettawulo, towel racks. Emiti emito gye giggumiza ekibira. (prov.I The young people are the hope of the future, lit. young trees strengthen the forest, cf. akati, lekiti, oluti, olu- titti.

to chase after a person, pursue with the purpose of attack. Nnalaba ogusolo emabega waffe nga gutu- mezeeko, I saw a huge animal behind us pursuing us hotly. Maama we olwavaawo woowe (or yaaye) n'amera ku mumwa. As soon as his mother went away he started crying, kumera lutiko, to break out in goose pimples, kumerako bwebindu, to act very important, put on airs, kumerawo, to succeed, come next.

appear; bob up (from under water).

v.i. begin to sprout.

have its source (of a river); originate, have its origin.