magezi, kalabakalaba.

o- (bu/-) side, direction, as an adv. sidewise, crosswise, horizontally, obukiika obwa kkono, north {lit. the left side), obukiika obwa ddyo, south {lit. the right side), kuba muntu bukiika, to have it in for someone, have a grudge against someone. Andi bukiika. He has it in for me or He is a thorn in my side. cf. ^kiika.

o- adv. otherwise; very, extremely. cf. -lala.

o- (bu/-) length; height; depth, as adv. lengthwise, cf. -wanvu.

kigaziigazi, kikijjama; tie c., okugomba; wear c., okutayira.

put, okutekka obukiika, okusimba.

put, okusimba okuwanvu.

nziguse) v.i. come upon, happen upon; arrive at; come out onto or into, kugguka mu muntu, to become wise to a person, understand a person's real motives.

nnombye) v.tr. tie crosswise; put crosswise; plait (with reeds). kugombamu bwala, to capture, apprehend. Abaserikale babagombyemu obwala. The soldiers have apprehended them.

etc. okugombera emikono, to fold the arms, okugombera amagulu, to cross the legs.

etc.; entangle; fig. complicate, make complicated.

ama- gezi.

e- also kyaziyazi adv. crosswise. okntuula ekigazigazi, to sit sprawled out, sit in a very relaxed manner; to feel at ease in the company of others. Atuula kyaziyazi omugumba ky'atuula ku mbaga. She takes up a lot of space like a childless woman at a wedding party, cf. -gazi.

etc., place by the side, place alongside; interpose. Yankiikira ensingo. He is vexed/irritated at me.

e- adv. crosswise; obliquely.

e- (ki/bi) reed fence; fence (in general); chief's inclosure/compound; inclosure made of reeds for washing or for use as an outhouse. Types of fencing include: kigombe, crosswise in diamond shapes; kya kasiira, upright and close together; kya nnakabanda, grouped in columns. (Sn., LeV.)

okuyiga; l. by heart (parrotwise), okukwata bukusu; l. how to do, okumanya.

adv., buwanvu; full length, vide kwegalangajja.

era, bw'etyo.

o- plur. empombo (lu/n) a young leaf of the banana plant which, after being softened by exposure to the sun, is used in cooking vegetable sauces. The sauce is inserted into about four layers of empombo and then steamed in the pot along with the main food dishes. Amagezi luwombo, bwe luyulika ng'osala olulala. (prov.) Wisdom is a luwombo; when it gets torn you can always cut another one. If one method fails, a wise person will adopt an alternative solution. oluwombo okulufumitamu akati, lit. to pierce a luwombo with a stick, i.e., throw cold water on someone's plans, ideas, etc. cf. ekiwombo.

a- adv. crosswise; across; obliquely, cf. ^kiika.

a- adv. lengthwise, cf. -wanvu.

e- (n/n) remains, remainder. Ensi- galira ebanjwa mugezi, (prov.) The remainder (of a debt) is (only) collected by a wise man. cf. si gal a.

bulala.

otherwise; maybe, perhaps, if I am not mistaken.

rare wear crosswise.

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.

si a magezi, siru.

v.tr. astonish; confound (be c aus e of an extraordinary/exc es- sive act). Yalimba n azimula. He told an out-and-out lie. Yali mugezi okuzimula. He was extremely wise/clever.

o- (mu/ba) smart/clever person; wise person, cf. -gezi.

etc.; entangle, tangle. Omubbi baamugombeza emikono ne bagisiba. They made the thief cross his hands and tied them up.

v.i. grow learned/ wise; become clever; show off one's knowledge.

v.tr. caus. cause to become wise/learned; make clever.

v. tr. caus. cook lightly/hastily; make short/brief. Nviirako ddala oba oli mugezi sikubanda- gaza effumu lyange Kiribaki. You will leave me alone if you are wise, else I will hurl my spear Kiribaki at you.

Mu- kaabya.

' become wise to; become aware of.

maybe. oba...oba, either...or. oba oli awo, perhaps, oba si ekyo, otherwise, or else.

adv. crosswise.

clever; wise; fas a redup. form of -kaba) immoral.

smart; wise; learned. cf. geziwala, kalimagezi, olugezigezi, amagezi, omugezi; kagezimunnyo.

affect wisdom. For cross-references see -gezi.