n., obubi, ensobi.

adj., bi, a nsobi.

v.tr., okwonoona, okukola obubi, okusobya, okusalirira aka nywa; be w.,okusoba; vide. okuwuba.

bubi, mawulu ttundu.

e- plur. (ki/bi) wrong side, reverse side; rough/fibrous/unfinished surface, n' essaati nnagyambalira ku bikukujju, and I even put on the shirt inside out.

o- (bu/-) wrong, wrongness, error; going astray; crookedness, cf. -kyamu, lkyama.

o- (bu/-) sufficient evidence; proof (of wrongdoing). cf. luma, lumiriza.

o- (bu/-) fault, wrongness; mistake. cf. soba, sobya.

have a difficult time; go wrong (of devices, pfaris, etc.). cf. omugozoobano, engozoobana.

e- (ki/bi) error, flaw, wrong (of a more permanent nature than that expres sed by kisobyo). Enkola ey'okusosola mu bantu eriko ebisobu bingi. The practice of discrimination against people has many evil aspects, cf. sobya.

e- (ki/bi) mistake, error; wrong, wrongdoing; foul (in football), cf. sobya.

be slow in cooking; refuse to ripen (of fruit); be stunted in growth (of persons); be silent, refuse to answer; remain motionless (when expected to act); sulk, okukona ku musomo, to fail a course and be obliged to repeat. Embooge ekonye. lit. The mbooge (a green vegetable which cooks easily) has refused to cook. Things have gone completely wrong.

usually kootakoota (-koose- koose) v.i. (redup.) be bent/bent over; walk with a stoop, okukootakoota mu ga lumonde, lit. to bend over in the sweet- potato leaves (ga implies malagala, leaves), i.e., to try to hide, but to be found out; to want to do something but to fail because of the wrong approach/technique.

‘rub each other the wrong way.' cf. akakuubagano.

make a turn; turn off; go astray; go wrong, err; go to the bathroom.

e- (ki/bi) sin, wrongdoing, cf. yonoona.

nnumye) v.tr. bite; pinch; hurt; pain; ache; fig. accuse, charge with a fault, kuluma bugigi, to grit the teeth (in pain). kuluma mba, to clench the teeth (in anger), kuluma munno, to accuse your companion/the other person of wrong doing, kuluma kiwanvuwanvu, to eat on the run; to eat hurriedly/while standing up. Embwa ennumye. The dog has bitten me. Ennyonta ennuma. I am thirsty. Enjala ennuma. I am hungry. Akalimi k'essaawa kalumye. The hour (hand, on the clock) has just struck.

a- adv. badly; wrongly. Ebigambo biyinza okugenda amancoolo. Matters may go badly.

e- (n/n) mistake, error; wrong, cf. soba.

be mistaken/wrong; make a mistake; fail; go astray, bwe mba nga siwubiddwa, unless i am mistaken.

njawudde) v.tr. separate; make different/distinct; distinguish. Baawula ekituufu ku kikyamu. They distinguish between right and wrong. Yazina n'okawula n'ayawula. She danced kicking her leg in the air.

nnyonoonye) v.i. sin, commit evii, do wrong, v.tr. spoil; make dirty; ruin, damage; mess up. okwonoona ebiseera, to waste time.

come to naught. Eby olugendo lwaffe bizizittanye. Everything connected with our trip is just going wrong.

of a mat); be wrong, go wrong; be or become pregnant before marriage, abantu kikumi n'okusoba, over and above a hundred people. Ebintu bisobye. Things have gone wrong.

interj. expressing surprise or admis sion of being in the wrong.

of food, milk or fig. of a child); go wrong morally; get damaged/ ruined (e.g., of a mechanical implement). Yayonooneka omutwe. He went insane.

o- (mu/ba) person at fault, person who has done wrong, cf. soba, sobya.

pack up; imprison; fig. bind, oblige, kusiba kkira, to lag behind. kusiba mmere, to preserve food, store food, kusiba tibitibi, to fasten tightly/securely; kusiba migugu, to pack one's belongings, get ready to move, kusiba nkalu, to trip, tie up (one's opponent in wrestling), kusiba luggi, fasten/lock the door, kusiba kitabo, to bind a book, kusiba mmotoka, to apply brakes to a car. Ansibyeko ekibi. He has accused me of wrongdoing/sin/crime. Teyasibamu n'agenda. He went at once/without hesitation. Walumbe yali akyansibye ensingo. I was still very sick, Lit. Walumbe (death) was still holding me tightly by the neck, ekkolero erisiba ennyama mu mikebe, a meat-packing factory.

v.i. conv. regain the right road; straighten out; be disabused of error; turn away from wrongdoing.

etc.

lemala.

burst out laughing; laugh at the wrong time. cf. mwemwetuka.

bent; false, wrong, incorrect, cf. kyama,^obukyamu.