golokofu, a masadde; be s., okugolokoka, okulaliira; go s., okuluŋŋama.

okugolokosa; (edge) okukwanya; (oneself) okukotaamulukuka.

a mazima, golo kofu.

amanguago; vide okulambika.

o- (bu/-) straightness; rectitude, righteousness, okutambulira mu bugolokofu, to walk in righteousness. cf. golokoka.

o- adv. without hesitation; straightforwardly; forcefully.

o- (bu/-) evenness, levelness, obutereevu bw'ennyanja, sea level, as adv. straight, directly, ne bagenda butereevu mu kisenge gye yali, and they went straight into the room where he was. ababaka abalonde obutereevu, representatives who are elected directly (by the people).

o- adv. straight and erect (e.g., of a person standing). cf. ekitoogo, olutoogo.

e- (li/ma) lit. large cloth, okusa- lawo eggoye, to straighten out a misunderstanding, clear up a point, settle an unresolved situation. Eggoye lyasaliddwawo.

disentangle, unravel; straighten out, settle. cf. -gombye, eggombolola.

nnonjodde) v.tr. settle, put in order; rectify, regularize, straighten out.

envi. long h., ekijwenge, ekikuzzi. curly h., enviiri z'amasadde, enviiri za kaweke. straight h., enviiri za zigeye, enviiri za munyerere.

nnambise) v.i. go straight ahead, v.tr. stretch out, lay out straight; keep/bold straight. Omusota baagusse ne bagulambika mu kkubo. They killed the snake and stretched it out in the road, okulambika ebigambo, to state matters as they are, set matters straight.

set straight. cf. obulimba, eddimbo, kalimbira, omulimba.

etc.

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.

straighten, straighten out.

e- (n/n or li/ma) sheet; large straight piece of cloth worn as a garment.

disentangle; straighten out. okutandulula ku ki- gere, to start going, start on a trip, n'ata- ndulula ku kigere mu ssaawa ez'akawungee- zi n'agenda mu kibuga, and he started out in the evening hours and went to the town. cf. lambulula.

etc. cf. -tereevu, obutereevu

also tuusiza (-tuusizza) lit. cause to arrive for, etc. (but usually rendered otherwise in translation). Ontuukiza ebbaluwa eno ew'omwami. Make sure you get this letter to the chief for me. Ebintu bye yabituukiza wano. He brought his things here first. Bwe nnatuukayo yantuukiza mu nsonga. When I arrived there he went straight to the point without any preliminaries.

mpomye) v.tr. propup; shore up, underpin; cover (the reed frame of a house with mud and smooth it down), oku- biwomamu omutwe, to become involved in, take a hand in, take a lead in. Kasita nnaabiwomamu omutwe bijja kutereera. As soon as I get involved/take over, things will straighten out. cf. womeka.

embuzi eya zigeye, along-haired goat.

v.i. stand up; get up; arise; be straight/erect; be correct; be upright/morally correct.

straighten; correct. cf. -golokofu, golola, obugolokofu.

iron; correct (an examination); correct (a defect, an error), okugolola omukono, to raise one's hand, okugolola emimiro, to clear the throat.

o- adv. stiffly; stretched out. okutambula omulambaalo, to walk/proceed straight ahead without looking to either side. cf. lambaala.

get better; turn out well.

v.tr. caus. straighten out; make ready; correct; cause to improve; make better; med. operate on ( a patient). Kirungi okulongoosa ennimiro nga tonnaba kusimbamu kintu kyonna. It is a good idea to clear up the fields before planting anything there.

v.i. conv. straighten up; unbend. cf. kotama.

etc. cf. -longoofu, eddongooserezo, omulongoosa, omulongoose.

v.i. be straight/ erect; be well proportioned.

o- with the -a of rel. straight, direct; vertical; precipitous, olukoloboze olw'omusimbalaala, a straight/vertical line.

be balanced; settle down (in a chair, to one's work); be peaceful/calm, regain one's composure; get straightened out; be corrected. Tukwate mpola byonna bijja kutereera. Let's take things easy, everything will be straightened out. ku- tereera bubya, to sit like a dish, i.e., to sit doing nothing, sit like a bump on a log.

put in good condition, kutereeza muntu, to lie to a person.

^-wabudde; v.tr. conv. bring back in line; bring back under control; disabuse; set straight.

o- adv. kutambula mukungujjo, to walk straight ahead without turning right or left; to pass a person without greeting him. cf. kungujja.

v.i. conv. regain the right road; straighten out; be disabused of error; turn away from wrongdoing.

obukyamu, akakyamu.

revolt; be in a state of disturbance; stand up straight -»nd -‘t'ff <'a* a freshly ironed collar); be disrespectful (to), kujagalala ng'amafumu g'abatabaazi, to stand around doing nothing (of children). Ka njagaiale mbuuze. Let me dare ask a question.

nnuŋŋamye) v.i. be straight; go straight.

lead. cf. obuluŋŋamu.

v.i. conv. 2 become straightened out/unraveled/disentangled.

v.tr. conv. 2 straighten out; unravel; untangle; fig. start. Nnali nnambulula olugendo. I was starting my joumey.

erect; correct, right; upright, just. cf. golokoka.

okwesimba mu maaso g'omulamuzi, to appear/present oneself before the judge, okwesimba nnaka- kongo, to stand on one's head; to refuse completely; to be adamant/unyielding, okwesimba mu muntu , to stand up against a person. okwesimba mu bigambo, to interfere/ meddle in affairs, kwesimba nga muti gwa ssimu, to stand motionless/straight/erect (lit. like a telephone pole).

to walk straight and erect, lit. like a Kiziba knife.

proceed straight ahead.