okwesibira, okwetema, okutoolera.

cf. luma,

carry out, undertake; continue doing, carry on with (an activity), kukakkalabya mirimu, to do one's work/duties, kukakkalabya mboozi, to carry on a conversation, kukakkalabya musomo, to work hard on one's studies.

commence; undertake.

to struggle hard with something, undertake something difficult. cf. eggolomozi, akagolomolo, omugolomozi.

-etuma (-etumye) v.i. refl. send oneself. v.tr. undertake (a task). etc. Tagenda kulutumira mwana. lit. He is not going to send a child on the trip (-lu- implies olugendo, trip), i.e., he is going himself (because what is anticipated at the event will be exciting or important).

depute oneself.

commit oneself; promise oneself, okwetema ebigambo, to volunteer information, okwetema engalike, to be arrogant/indifferent to what people say. okwetema empanvu, to laugh endlessly.

-ekwatira(mu) (-ekwatiddejmuj) v.i. appl. refl. undertake for oneself; do for oneself (something usually done by others). Yateranga okwekwatira mu kukanika mmo- toka ze. He used to repair his cars himself.

v.tr. refl. overload oneself with. Aaa, ogwo sigwebinika. Oh, no, I can't undertake that. I can't burden myself with that.

be cooked; fig. be pained/bruised. Engalo zinneefumbye olw'okukola ennyo. My fingers are bruised from too much work, okwefumba ku kintu, to struggle hard with something, undertake a difficult task. Emmeeme etefumba bigambo ekwogeza munno by'atalyerabira. (prov.) lit. A heart which does not cook its words makes you say what your friend will never forget, i.e., think before you speak.

etc.; undertake for, etc.

take upon oneself; undertake, okweggyamu olubuto, to abort oneself.