nafu; become w., okuyenje buka, okuyongobera, okunafuwa, okujenjeba, okugangatika, okuyeba.

v.tr., okunafuya.

nafu, yongobevu.

obunafu.

mmambaze) v.i. walk with difficulty, walk with an uncertain gait (as one suffering from weakness or illness); toddle, walk in the manner of a young child.

o- (bu/-) laziness; idleness. Obugayaavu buzaala obunafu. (prov.) Laziness produces weakness, cf. gayaala.

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

entegetege ne zimu- famba, and he became timid/he stood shaking in his boots, lit. his tendons became weak.

sway, wobble, rock; toss and turn (of a sick person); feel weak; be spoiled.

omujega.

weak. Atambula ajogoba. He walks with a limp. He walks trailing his leg.

a- (la or ka/bu) very weak pulse. Asigaddeko kalasira. He is in very serious condition/on the point of death, cf. lasira.

e-: Nnalwalamu ekibiribiri. I felt weak all over. I felt feverish all over. cf. omubiri.

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.

weaken, cause to waste away.

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

adj. lazy; weak.

o- (lu/n) weakling, flabby man, poor specimen of a man. cf. -sajja, omusajja.

inside, within. It is used with verbs, nouns and adjectives. With adjectives it weakens the force of the primary meaning. forehead, ekyenyi ky'empumi, projecting forehead. Wa mpumi. He has a projecting forehead, cf. 2e|tjwumj,

nafuwala (-nafuwadde) v.i. become weak/feeble; become lazy.

nafuwaza (-nafu- wazizza) v.tr. caus. cause to be weak, weaken; make lazy; discourage. cf. -nafu.

e- (n/n) weak, lazy person.

e- (n/n) crack, fissure; weak point, flaw, kuggwa nkeka, to be completely satisfied/full (after eating or drinking).

e- lit. hands which are long, slender and weak, ow'enkonokono ( wa nkonokono), a left-handed person, cf. omukono.

entunnunsi; weak p., kalasira.

v. (weaken), okunafuwaza, okunafuya.

feeble sound; produce a dull, smothered sound (of distant drums).

njabye) v.i. be weak; be very sick. okuyaba inf.

nafu, lebevu.

nnyongobedde) v.i. wither; be weak/sickly; be dejected/depressed. okuyongobera inf.

v.i. become old/weak; deteriorate; become deformed; break down (of machines).

o- (mu/ba) weakling, weak person (either physically weak or deficient in will or character). Mukasa si mutene. Mukasa is not a weak person, cf. -tene.

v.i. be weak/slack. cf. -jenjebu.

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

(la) weak/feeble person; female.

obulebevu; lebaleba.

v.i. be shaky/tottering/ weak (of arms or legs). Amagulu gannyu- lula. My legs are shaky.

o- (mu/ba) weakling; coward; naive/ gullible person, person who is easily influenced. cf. jegeka, obujega.

of cloth). okuyeyuka inf.

suffice; be correct; fit, suit. Waddanga erinnya lye lyamutuuka. The name Waddanga suited him. Ebibuuzo byonna yabituuka. He got all the questions right. Mukasa si munafu kutuuka awo. Mukasa is not that lazy/weak. Yatuuka n'agamba nti.... He even, said that... Nteekwa okubawayiza ebyantuukako. I should tell you about the things that happened to me. Awo olwatuuka nga... Once upon a time... bwe gutuuka awo ne gunyuma, that is where things get (the story gets) interesting.

v.i. come back again and again; be reconciled after a quarrel; play a return match. Omunafu addiŋŋana akira omulima nnabbimbi. (prov.) A weak cultivator who keeps working all the time is better than a good digger who works spasmodically.

v.i. be worn out; be weak; be decrepit; be all skin and bones. cf. omugangatika.

o- (mu/ba) weak/lazy/cowardly person.

v.i. be diluted; be soft/soggy (of food); be weak/limp (of people).

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

omusingi omu- jegefu, a shaky foundation, cf. jegeka.

slack, cf. jenjeba.

superficial; weak; helpless, enfuna eya kitaawe enjabayaba his father's modest income, omusingi omuyabayaba, a shallow/ superficial foundation/basis. Ennyambala ye njabayaba. His manner of dressing is quite mediocre/leaves much to be desired. Ensawo yange njabayaba. I have no money. I am poor. Emikono gye miyabayaba. His arms are weak. cf. ekiyabayaba.

depressed, cf. yongobera.

obedient; pliable; polite; weak; easy, simple, eby'okunywa ebigonvu, soft drinks. cf. gonda, obugonvu.

exhausted; loose, slack; soft, viscous, gelatinous, cf. lebera.

-efeebya (-efeebyezza) v.i. caus. refl. degrade oneself; weaken oneself; belittle oneself.

weak, feeble; insignificant, of small import, cf. omutene.

omunaanya, nnalwenaanya.

feeble; idle, lazy. cf. nafuwa.