buulira and buuza. appear to be derivatives of the Same rout buul-. They are here treated separately, primarily for reasons of tradition and practicality. cf. ekibuuliriro, embuulira, omubuulirizi, omubuulizi, nnantabuulirirwa.

be told/ informed, okubuulirwa ebya nnambuulirwa, to know by hearsay.

etc.

ripen fully. cf. -buulukufu.

o-: mu bigambo by'obuuma, in money matters, obuuma is the plur. of 2akuuma, the dim. of ekyuma, q.v. for further meanings.

buusabuusa caus. forms of buuka, q.v.

o- adv. kuiuula busiga, to sit for a long time wakeful; to stay by the hearth, busiga is also the plural o/kasiga, small cooking stone, cf. essiga.

etc.

o- adv. like relish/sauce. See enva & wuuta.

e- no plur. (n/n) east, lit. (whence) comes-the-sun. See va, enjuba. Contr. ebugwanjuba.

a- (bu/-) youth (a period in life). Also the plural of akavubuka, small youth, slender young person, cf. vubuka.

o- (bu/-) tendency to be insulting; habit of insulting, cf. vuma.

o- (bu/-) courage, boldness, daring. cf. -vumq.

o* (bu/-) rare (the) charging/ prosecution {e.g., of a person for a crime or offense), cf. vunaana.

o- (bu/-) responsibility. cf. vunaana.

o- (bu/-) fracture; dislocation; break, kwesiga nga buvune,.to have utter trust/beliance in (a person), cf. vuna.

o- (bu/-) disease or illness resulting from the violation of a taboo by eating one's totem.

o- (bu/-) blasphemy, cf. vvoola.

o- adv. free, for nothing, gratis, as a gift. cf. ^wa.

o- (bu/-) support, backing. cf. ^waga.

o- adv. by force, forcibly, cf. wakana, empaka.

o- (bu/-) argumentativeness. cf. wakana.

o- (bu/-) female sex (but not of adults), akaana ak'obuwala, a baby girl, omwana ow'obuwala, a female child, cf. omuwala. Contr. obulenzi.

o- as an adv. or with the -a of rel. extremely expensive. Emiwendo gikyali gya buwanana. Prices are still very high.

o- (bu/-) written form, mu buwandiike, in writing, cf. wandiika.

o- also obuwangaaliro (bu/-) durability, capability of lasting a long time; permanence; long life, longevity. cf. wangaala.

o- (bu/-) victory, conquest; achievement, success, cf. ^wanguka, wangula.

o- (bu/-) nature, inherent nature; culture; tradition, cf. amawangwa.

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

o- (bu/-) way out of a difficulty/dilemma. cf. watanya.

o- (bu/-) force, compulsion, lwa buwaze, under compulsion, by force. Ekyo nga temukikola lwa buwaze. You are not doing this because you are forced to. cf. waza.

o- (bu/'-j truce, cessation ot hostilities; peace of mind. cf. ^weera.

o- (bu/-) poverty, cf. omuwej- jere.

o- (bu/-) impudence; shame; disgrace; scandal; immorality, okwogera eby'obuwemu, to use bad language, okukola eby'obuwemu, to engage in sexual activities outside of marriage, cf. -wemu, wemuka, omuwemu.

o- (bu/-) itch; mange; scabies.

o- (bu/-) infancy, cf. omuwere.

o- (bu/-) coolness; peace, quiet. cf. lwola, -wolu.

o- (bu/-) humility, deference. cf. wombeeka, -wombeefu.

o- (bu/-) salvation; refuge; remedy, cf. wona.

o- (bu/-) sweetness, savor. cf. wooma, woomerera.

o- (bu/-) tastiness, deliciousness. cf. wooma.

o- (bu/-) tracks, traces; footsteps; direction, okugoba obuwufu, to follow the steps of; to track (of a hunter), okuzza obuwufu, to go back, return, okukyusa obuwufu, to change one's course, alter one's direction. Ka tubagwe mu buwufu. Let's trail them. cf. oluwufu.

o- (bu/-) obuwugiro bw'ennyoni, bird bath. cf. wuga.

o- (bu/-) obedience; docility. cf. wulira.

o- (bu/-) flour.

o- (bu/-) bachelorhood, single state, state of one who has never been married or who is separated from his wife, okuwona obuwuulu, to get married, lit. escape bachelorhood, cf. ^wuula, omu- wuulu.

okugula; b. back, okununula.

o- (bu/-) deep pit/hole; game pit, trapping pit.

talk nonsense; act foolishly. cf. -buya, obubuyabuya, omubuyabuya.

crowd.

o- (bu/-) help, assistance, aid. cf. yamba.

o- (bu/-) kind of grass growing near lakes, also the plur. of akayanja, small lake. cf. yanja, lakayanja, ennyanja.

o- (bu/-) eby'obuyeekera, acts of arson/incendiarism; revolutionary activities, cf. yeekera, omuyeekera.

o- (bu/-) gray spots (on fowls ).

omuguzi.

o- (bu/-) education, cf. yiga, yigiriza.

0- pr.n. (n/n) India, cf. Oluyindi, Omuyindi.

«- (bu/-) force, compulsion, lwa buyingirwa, by force, under compulsion, against one's will. cf. yingira.

o- (bu/-) grief, sorrow; misery. cf. omuyinike.

o- (bu/-) power, authority; ability, capacity, ab'obuyinza, the authorities. cf. yinza.

o- adv. like a hyena, kutuuba buyisi, to be as greedy an a hvena. cf. empisi.

o- adv. like a needle, kuwenja buyiso, to search diligently for, search high and low for. kukutuka buyiso, to be terminated/broken off (of a frie ndship). cf. empiso.

o- (bu/-) hunting (of game animals). cf. yigga, omuyizzi.

o- (bu/-) quarrelsomeness. Wa buyombi. He is quarrelsome, cf. yomba.

0- pr.n. (n/n) Greece, cf. Oluyonaani.

o- (bu/-) sickly appearance. cf. yongobera, -yongobevu.

o- (bu/-) neatness; cleanliness; sanitation; good appearance, ekinnya ky'obuyonjo, outhouse, latrine, eby'obuyonjo, health matters, sanitation, hygiene; cosmetics; fancy things, cf. yonja, -yonjo, - oluyonjoyonjo.

o- (bu/-) analysis, cf. yunga, yungulula.

o- (bu/-) the art or practice of bone-setting, cf. yunga, omuyun'zi.

o- (bu/-) quality of being natural/native/inborn/traditional; nature; origin.