v., okuzingirira, okunyoola; be twisted, okugongobala; t. about, v.i., okwegonyaagonya.

jtnongobadde) v.i. be or become twisted/deformed/disfigured/ crippled; become wrecked/ruined.

nnanze) v.tr. plait; twist; weave; reel, wind, okuianga ensingo, to twist the neck as a sign of reluctance or unwillingness.

etc.; use in plaiting, etc.

bent. cf. ^funya.

e- (n/n) neck, okulanga ensingo, to twist the neck as a sign of reluctance or unwillingness, okunyoola ensingo, to be displeased/dissatisfied, lit. to twist the neck.

snap off (e.g., a com cob); dislocate; pull out. okunuula ensingo, to twist/stretch the neck.

nyoolagana (-nyoo- laganye) v.i. recip. twist one another; grapple with one another (of wrestlers).

be easy to twist.

etc. kunyoolera muntu nsingo, to anger a person.

be twisted; be in pain/anguish; be grieved.

twist about; go into convulsions; throw a tantrum; be scattered; pour out uncontrollably (e.g., the contents of a tom bag).

okuzingulula, okuvootoola, okulangulula; come untwisted, okusansulukuka, okusattulukuka, okuzingulukuka.

confuse; twist, distort (e.g., a statement of fact).

mpuwuttanyizza) v.tr. keep turning over in the mouth (hot food), kuwuwuttanya bigambo, to twist the meaning of words; to engage in double-talk. cf. mpuwuttanya.

nnyonze) v.tr. plait; twine; twist. okuyonda

zingulula (zinguludde) v.tr. conv. 1 & 2 unwrap; unroll; untwist; unwind. Omwo nno nnaakazingulamu emyaka kumpi kku mi n'etaano. Here I had already spent almost fifteen years.

okufunya akagalo (or akamwa), lit. to bend the finger (or mouth), i.e., to refuse to provide a person with information or with something which he had desired, okufunya engalo, to clench the fists.

v.i. conv. 2 become unwrapped/unrolled/untwisted/un- wound.

reveal, v.i. come apart; end.

v.tr. bind; fasten; twist; press firmly; fig. treat harshly; handle roughly.

v.i. CvnV. be come unplaited; become untwisted; become unwound; lose curl (of the hair).

joke. v.tr. okugerenjula ebigambo, to twist words, alter the meanings of words, cf. %era, omugerengejjo, omugerenjuzi.

etc. cf. sansulukuka, sansulula.

(-yonzeeyonze) v-tr. redup. plait loosely; twist carelessly. cf. omuyondo.

speak badly (a language). okunyoola omusumaali, to ride a bicycle, lit. twist a nail, okunyoola embaliga, to go. Yagenda ng'anyoola ensingo. He went reluctantly/was forced to go, lit. twisting his neck.

akeenyoolo.

(-vunze) more commonly vungavunga (-vunzevunze) v.i. & tr. redup. fold up; fold roughly; crumple; bend out of shape; disfigure. Emmotoka ye baagitomera ne yevungavunga. They ran into his car and it was completely twisted out of shape. Omusango gwe yawawaabira omulangira baaguvungavunga. The lawsuit he brought against the prince was completely hushed up.

v.tr. fold; bend; twist.

okukyusa obuwufu, to retrace one's steps, okukyusa ebigambo, to twist the meaning of words.

invent keep one's word; distort words, distort the (stories, lies); ascribe falsely. okujwaŋŋanya ebigambo, to twist/distort truth, be lacking in credibility.

o- (mu/mi) \j>w.,Ar.f\ nail, omu- sumaali gw'enjola, screw, okunyoola omu- sumaali, colloq. to ride a bicycle, lit., to twist a nail.

wriggle; twist oneself; roll on the ground.

-eziribanga (-eziribanze) v.i. refl. writhe; contort oneself; twist oneself; roll (all) over.

twist oneself, make contortions.

struggle. Obudde bwenyodde. The appointed time/the time agreed on has past.

deformed, disfigured; crippled, cf. gongobala.

wriggle about.

-egonyagonya (-egonyezzagonyezza) v.i. refl. wriggle; twist; zigzag; get twisted/bent up. cf. gonyoka.

-egota (-egose) v.i. refl. become twisted/ bent. cf. geta.

-ekuyeeya (-ekuyeeye) v.i. refl. wriggle about (as of termites who have lost their wings); spin around; twist about; fig. be slow in doing something, dally about, shilly-shally.

-etigoonyola (-etigoonyodde) v.i. refl. wriggle; writhe; dance the ‘twist.'