o- adv. otherwise; very, extremely. cf. -lala.
o- (bu/-) lit. & fig. craziness, madness, insanity, cf. -lalu, lauka.
o- adv. in an all out manner, wholeheartedly, wholely, completely, cf. -lamba.
o- (bu/-) tourism, eby'obulambu zi, iden. cf. lambula.
o- (bu/-) life; health; good health, okulya obulamu, to enjoy life, have a good time. cf. -lamu.
o- (bu/-) judgeship; justice, cf. lamula, omulamuzi.
o- adv. upright; vertically, cf. langaala.
formerly the name of the Parliamentary Building of the Government of Buganda; obs. kabaka's court of justice.
o- (bu/-) disease of the eye affecting the eyelashes.
o-: kukuba bulatti, to be utterly in- diiferent, not to care at an.
ssossolye.
o- (bu/-) weakness; tiredness, exhaustion; looseness; softness; viscosity. cf. -lebevu, lebera.
o- plur. of akaleebo, ?</. v.
o- (bu/-) front, mu buleega bw'olubiri, in front of the palace, as adv. in front, in the front.
o- (bu/-) overdue pregnancy, cf. omulega.
o- adv. forcefully, wholeheartedly, with determination, without reservation.
o- (bu/-) lameness; state of being crippled, cf. lema, lemala.
o- adv. kujja bulembwe, to come on the heels of, follow closely; to come one after the other, come together.
o- (bu/-) danger; trouble, misfortune.
o- (bu/-) male sex (but not of adults), akaana ak'obulenzi.a baby boy. omwana ow'obulenzi, a male child, cf. omulenzi. contr. obuwala.
okukukunala.
adj. & pron. each; every; all; everyone, buli kiseera, all the time, always, buli kimu, everything, buli kyonna, everything. buli wonna, everywhere, buli wantu, everywhere, na buli kati, even now, up to the present time, buli gye bagenda, everywhere or wherever they go. buli lwe bagenda, every time or whenever they go. buli ayagala okujja, everyone or anyone who wishes to come.
o- (bu/-) flith, dirtiness (of the body); untidiness; uncleanness. cf. omuligo.
o- (bu/-) very high interest; usury; extortion, c f. lliika.
omuntu owa bulijjo, the common man, the man on the street, enkola eya bulijjo, the usual practice, the normal policy, mu ngeri eteri ya bulijjo, in an unusual way. cf. buli, jjo.
o- (bu/-) falsehood; lying; deceit. cf. limba.
o- (bu/-) birdlime; glue.
o- (bu/-) freshly tilled land, land tilled but not sown. cf. lima.
o- (bu/-) agriculture, farming, cultivation. cf. lima.
o- (bu/-) dirt or soil which remains on the feet, legs or clothing after one has been tilling, cf. lima.
o- adv. in a state of readiness, kuba bulindaala, to be ready/prepared. Enkuba eri bulindaala. It is just about to rain.
o-: obulindo bw'ensimbi, a large amount of money.
etc. ne bitubulira ku matama, and we were at a loss for something to say, lit. they (ebigambo, words, implied) disappeared from our cheeks.
o- (bu/-) bed (including the mattress and other components), cf. ekiriri, ndiri.
o- with the -a of rel. instant, immediate. as a noun cash. Sirinaawo nsimbi za buliwo. I have no cash (= immediately available money).
obunene, obuzito.
nene, zito.
ente ennume, sseddume.
essasi.
ente endaawo.
v., okujooga, okucoccacocca, okuyigganya, okutyanka, okukunnumba, okukongola.
omujoozi, empalamalanga.
o- (bu/-) millet, cf. akalo.
o- (bu/-) witchcraft, magic, sorcery. cf. loga.
o- (bu/-) lit. & fig- craziness, insanity, daftness, cf. eddogojjo, aka- logojjo, logojjana.
o- (bu/-) relig. salvation, cf. lokoka, lokola.
o- (bu/-) salvation; safety, cf. lokoka, lokola.
o- outgrowths, shoots. cf. loka, bu- (3).
o- see akalombolombo.
olulago.
wander aimlessly, wander around in a daze.
o- (bu/-) pain. cf. luma.
o- (bu/-) sufficient evidence; proof (of wrongdoing). cf. luma, lumiriza.
o- (bu/-) beauty; goodness; good; quality, as an adv. well; nicely; effectively; properly, oluguudo lw'obulungi- bwansi, public highway, road built by communal effort, lit. good of the country. Obulungi, bukira obugagga (prov.) Virtue is better than wealth, cf. -lungi, omu- lungi, nnalulungi.
o- (bu/-) animal husbandry, cf. lunda.
o- (bu/-) trouble; danger.
be lacking, lack; be at a loss for; lose. Yabulwa eky' okuddamu. He was at a loss for an answer. Nnali siyinza kubulwa ddoboozi lye. I could not be mistaken about/fail to recognize his voice. Bwe yamunoonya n'abulwa n' agenda. When he looked for him without success (lit. and he was missing) he went away. Omuntu bw'abulwa by'ayogera anuuna ne ku vvu. (prov.) When a person is at a loss for words he even sucks on ashes. (This is said of a person who talks for the sake of talking).
o- (bu/-) sickness, illness, disease, cf. -lwadde, ^lwala, omulwadde, endwadde.
olukomera, bbugwe; (of boat) amabuto.
o- (bu/-) extortion; thievery; injustice, unfairness; hate, bad feelings. cf. omulyake; lyakula.
o- adv. like a mudfish, kugoba bumale, to arrive. Nzuuno ngobye bumale. Here 1 am. I have arrived, cf. emmale.
o- (bu/-) resolution, determination, steadfastness, cf. mala, malirira.
o- (bu/-) acquaintance, accyiaint- anceship. (esp. with people), cf. manya.
o- (bu/-) (knowledge or skill which is derived from) experience, cf. manya, manyiira, -manyirivu.
mmumbye) / form/mold (out of clay); make (pottery); sculpt.
o- adv. forlornly; in an abandoned condition, kufa bumbula, to die unattended; to be in a miserable condition and have no one come to one's aid. obufuzi bw'obumbula harsh/dictatorial rule.
crumble, disintegrate. cf. -bumbe, ebbumba, ebbumbiro, ekibumbe, olubumbiro, emmumba, emmumbwa, omu- bumbi.
make disintegrate; wear away.
o- (bu/-) med. fracture. See