v.i., okukoowa, okuggya, okuseŋŋenyuka, okufumbuka.

v.tr., okukooya, okukooyesa.

koowu, rel. form of v.i. foreg.

v., okwambaza.

n., ebyambalo, engoye.

a former kingdom in Uganda. Obuganda with concords appropriate to nouns of the bu/- class. the entirety of Buganda, Buganda with all of its peoples, resources, etc. cf. -ganda, Oluganda, Omuganda.

o- adv. whole, in entirety; in bulk form. Embuzi gifumbe bukolokolo. Cook the goat whole (i.e., do not cut it into pieces before cooking).

o- (bu/-) tiredness, fatigue; weariness, cf. koowa.

o- (bu/-) tiredness; lack of vitality/strength; minor sickness, cf. koseka, -kosefu.

o- (bu/-) weakness; tiredness, exhaustion; looseness; softness; viscosity. cf. -lebevu, lebera.

o- (bu/-) gruel/porridge made from millet or banana meal, kuyoya busera, to be tired and hungry. Mpolampola, ayiisa obusera. (prov.) Very slowly, he cooks (good) porridge. Slow but sure.

etc. Emmotoka bw'etambulako katono emipiira ebiri ne gibwamira ettaka. When the car had advanced a short distance two of the tires got stuck in the ground or had punctures/became flat.

lamba, lambirira, tuufu.

ddala.

fail; be destroyed/ruined/wrecked; be exhausted/tired out.

nnennenyuse) v.i. become tired out; become old/worn out; get damaged, cf. -gejnnenyufu.

a- (ka/bu) mess; muddy area, Ekkubo ly'emugga lyonna lifuuse kasambajjo. The entire road which leads to the well has become muddy, cf. sambajja.

a- (ka/bu) small heart; small rubber hose for pumping air into a tire, akatima k'eggaali, tire tube (of a bicycle), cf. omutima.

a-: okubeera ku katuubagiro, to be tired of waiting; to be frustrated by not getting what one wants, cf. tuubagira.

e- adv. very tired, exhausted. cf. koowa.

e- (ki/bi) rubber device on the brakes of a bicycle which presses against the tire when the brakes are applied.

e- (ki/bi) patch, piece of material used to mend or cover a weak spot, okukuba ekiraka, to patch up (e.g., a pair of trousers); to kick a soccer ball and strike (someone); to repair (a tire), okwekubamu ekiraka, to do something to compensate for one's bad behavior, make amends.

lose the feeling of tiredness. cf. -koowu, obukoowu, ekikoowukoowu, mwamyakooye; toowolokoka.

kooyesa (-kooyesezza) v.tr. caus. 1 & 2 tire, make tired; weary.

toil, labor; tire oneself.

etc. Jjangu onkwatireko. Come and help me.

e- (ki/bi) [5a'., Pers.~\ print, type; printing press; printing establishment; road sign; poster; patch, ekyapa ky'ettaka, land title, ebyapa by'emmotoka, number plates of a car. kuwandiika mu kyapa, to print / as opposed to writing with normal handwriting). kukuba byapa, to patch up clothing; to repair a tire; to survey land. Lipoota eyo teyakubibwa mu kyapa. This report was not printed/published, cf. akaapa.

ndebedde) v.i. feel weak; be exhausted/tired; be loose/slack; be soft/viscous.

nneenye) v.i. shine (like oil, fat); fester, be inflamed (of a wound); be covered with flakes; be tired.

o- plur. embuto (lu/n) stomach; abdomen; womb, okuba olubu to, to be pregnant. okufuna olubuto, to become pregnant, omukazi ow'ofubuto, a pregnant woman, okukuba olubuto, to be delighted at the prospect of eating (esp. of children), lit. to beat the stomach. Olubuto lundi ku mugongo. I am very hungry/famished, lit. my stomach is on my back. Olubuto lundi mu mannyo. I am completely full, lit. my stomach is in my teeth. Olubuto kyoto, akisennyera enku y'akoowa. (prov.) The stomach is a fireplace, he who gets wood for it gets tired. Whatever else happens, one must eat. Oyo omusajja lubuto kyoto. That man is a very heavy eater, cf. ebbuto, akabutobuto, ekibuto, amabutobuto.

nduyiriddwa) v.i. pass, become tired/fatigued.

hatch (eggs); incubate; extend over, spread over, cover. Twalengedde olufu nga lumaamidde ekiwonvu kyonna. We saw that the fog had spread over the entire valley. Yali akyamaamidde ku bukulu bw'essomero. He was still the principal of the school, lit. covering the head position. Eggaali emaamidde. The bicycle has a flat tire, kumaumira ga butembetembe, to remain in a place without budging.

a- plur. (li/ma) whereabouts. Simanyi mayitire ge. I don't know his whereabouts. I don't know where he is. o cf. yita, yitira.

easy chair, lit. the master is tired, cf. koowa.

e- (n/n) crack caused by negligence or disease which occurs ordinarily on the edge or sole of the foot, but which may spread over the entire foot.

e- (n/n) game played with hoop and sticks; wheel; tire. cf. nnamuziga, ezziga.

shove in; fig. urge, persuade, okupika omupiira, to blow up a ball; to inflate a tire.

okudda ennyuma, okwesenda senda; (go out) okufuluma; r. from an assembly, okukiikulukuka.

mpumudde) v.i. rest, relax; take a vacation; retire from one's occupation. Okuwummula si kutuuka. (prov.) Stopping to rest does not mean that one has reached his destination.

njabise) v.i. burst; break apart; blow out (of a tire); be tom; split, kwabika na muntu, to have it out with someone, have a confrontation with someone, kwabika mbiro, to run at a great speed (as one in a race), kwabika nseko, to split one's sides with laughter.

nnyengeetuse) v.i. droop, wither (of plants); become tired out/ exhausted, lose stamina. okuyengeetuka inf.

rare bo very sick; be exhausted/tired out.

njoyezza) v.tr. desire, hanker after, crave, want, kuyoya busera, to be tired and hungry. okwoya or okuyoya inf.

v.i. appl. 2 spend the entire day doing; fast continually. Nga ssente bwe zitakyalabika kati tusiibirira muwogo. Since money is no longer available, we now live on cassava. Basiibirira mazzi nga nkere. They go hungry, lit. spend the whole day on water like frogs.

to become very tired.

put on airs. Amaaso gankambagga. My eyes are sleepy. 1 feel tired.

o- (mu/mi) ball; football; soccer match; tire; raincoat, omupiira gw'emmotoka, automobile tire, omupiira gw'enkuba, raincoat.

v.i. & tr. get disgusted (with); become surfeited (with); become fed up (with); get tired (of).

tire out. cf. yenjebuka.

v.i. appl. 2 become tired/heaw with fatigus. Qmukono gun- fuuyirira olw'okuguwanika. My arm feels tired from holding it up in the air.

v.i. sleep soundly; become very tired/exhausted.

v.i. be weak; be exhausted/tired/worn out; be worn out (of things). okuyenjebuka inf. cf. yengeetuka.

obulebevu; lebaleba.

v.i. become tired/fatigued; become weary; get fed up. Akooye. He is tired or (colloq.) He is drunk.

v.i. be exhausted/ tired out; cling tenaciously.

v.i. be or become weary/ tired/exhausted.

v.i. be crushed; be pounded; fig. be extremely tired/exhausted.

v.i. be exhausted/very tired; be languid; lack vigor; be in a state of disarray.

o- (mu/ba) one who stires up trouble, troublemaker. Oli musiikuuzi wa nkukunyi. You are trying to cause trouble. cf. siikuula.

(low tone) particle used: 1) as the introductory element in the second of two closely related clauses. The corresponding English may be a verbal participle; in other cases nga may be rendered how, how much. Mbalaba nga batambula mu kkubo. I see them walking in the road. Bwe yalaba ng'akooye n'asaba okuwummula. When he saw how tired he was, he asked to rest. 2) as the equivalent of the English conjunction if. Nga tebatuuse ku ssaawa bbiri, tobalindirira. If they have not arrived by eight o'clock, do not wait for them. 3) as the equivalent of the English conjunction when. Ng'otuuse obandabiranga. When you arrive give them my regards. 4) in conjunction with bwe, meaning while, as. Tunyumye nga bwe tuwaata. Let us converse as/while we are peeling. 5) as the introductory element in a ‘not yet' clause (= neg. + -nna-). Toweereza bbaluwa ezo nga sinnakugamba. Do not send off the letters before I tell you. 6) as an untranslatable element in some compound tenses. Babadde nga bayimba we nnagendeddeyo. They were singing when I went there. (E.O.A.)

fan away (e.g., flies); beat (the bush in hunting); recruit. Bakusaggira okolola, ak'obugoba k'oya- gala? (prov.) You are coughing while they are driving out (the game). Do you want to lose (your share of) the profit? Yatuuka olulimi lusagga nsowera. (When) he arrived he was dead tired, lit. the tongue was brushing away the flies.

lit. my stomach is hanging loose.

v.tr. make tired.

begging).

give repose to; cause to retire; suspend (from school).

obuzibu obutawaa- nya ennyo ensi yonna mu kaco kano, difficulties which are preoccupying the entire world at the present time. cf. akatawaano, omutawaana.

o- also omukululo (mu/mi) trail; track, emikululo egy'emmotoka. tire track? (of an automobile), cf. kulula.

steal; seize by force; carry off. Ekijja omanyi, kinyaga bitono. (prov.) lit. That which comes (and) you know ((it is coming), it steals few things. Forewarned is forearmed. kukoowa nga banyaga, to give up or despair when one is on the point of success, lit. become tired when (others) are enjoying the spoils, cf. -nyage, omunyage, omunyago, omunyazi.

rope). cf. -yitirivu, akayisanyo, ekiyitirirwa, amayisa, amayitire, empisa, empisiiyisi, empitambi, empitanya, empitiro, omuyise.

v.i. become old; become tired/fatigued; become weak from illness.