o- (bu/-) nature, inherited constitution or makeup, with the -a of rel. natural; native; traditional, ennyimba ez'obuzaaliranwa, native songs, native music, cf. zaala, -zaaliranwa.

e- (bu/-) deep water; open water, mu buziba bw'ennyanja, in the middle of the lake.

o- (bu/-) difficulty, cf. -zibu.

o- (bu/-) bravery, courage, cf. -zira, omuzira.

o- adv. like an nziziiri (a kind of black beetle), kuddugala buziziiri, to be extremely black.

okuwuuma, okuvuumira, okuvuuvuuma.

o- (bu/-) rare fine paid by a convicted person, cf. ^dda, zza.

be expansive, kubwabwa- gala wansi, to plop down, sit in a spread- out manner, cf. -bwabwagavu.

o- (bu/-) tiny/very small grasshoppers.

o- (bu/-) area, extent, spread; broadness; enormity, cf. yagaagala.

have pups (of dogs only).

o- (bu/-) love, liking, cf. yagala,

etc. Yabwagulira Mukasa oluyi. He gave Mukasa a resounding slap. cf. 2 bbwa, embwagulo.

o- with the -a of rel. enormous, huge, obwaguuga bw'entaana, an enormous grave, obwaguuga bw'emmotoka, a huge car.

o- (bu/-) kingdom; kingship; kabakaship. cf. kabaka.

0- (bu/-) divinity, deity, Godhead. cf. tonda, Katonda.

o- (bu/-) clerical work, clerical position, cf. kkalaani.

o- (bu/-) armed robbery, burglary. cf. kkondo.

o- plur. of akaala, q.v.

o- (bu/-) abundance. Yatuuka mu bwaliri. He became rich. cf. ^yala, yalira.

crouch down.

o- (bu/-) prostitution, cf. malaaya.

o- (bu/-) chieftainship; position/ status of a high-ranking official, cf. omwami.

etc. Emmotoka bw'etambulako katono emipiira ebiri ne gibwamira ettaka. When the car had advanced a short distance two of the tires got stuck in the ground or had punctures/became flat.

pastor (of a Roman Catholic parish), cf. bwana, omukulu.

o- (bu/-) kind of weed which spreads rapidly and is difficult to eradicate, oku- simba obwanda or okutuula obwanda, to take up permanent abode, stay for good.

o- no plur. (bu/-) forehead, mu bwanga bwaffe, in front of us.

o- (bu/-) speed, facility, okukola mu bwangu, to work quickly. Yali mu bwangu. He was in a hurry, cf. -yangu, yanguwa.

o- (bu/-) expertness, exper- tise; great talent, cf. nnakinku.

o- (bu/-) dictatorship. cf. nnakyemalira.

o- (bu/-) ownership; pol. ownership of private property, cf. ^nnyini, nnannyini.

o- adv. straight and erect (e.g., of a person standing). cf. ekitoogo, olutoogo.

0- (bu/-) the papacy, cf. Ppaapa.

o-: okulagako obwasira bw'omutwe, to have a quarrelsome disposition.

o- (bu/-) fame, renown, cf. yatiikirira.

make a crackling sound; go off (of a gun); burst, explode; thunder; ache (of bones); speak harshly, make an outburst, okubwatuka kw'engalo, a burst of applause.

etc.; cause pain (of an internal physical nature); break; beat. Omutwe gumbwatula. I have a splitting headache, okubwatula engalo, to applaud, break out into applause, okubwatula emiggo, to beat severely (with sticks/canes). cf. -bwatufu, kibwatukira.

o- (bu/-) poverty, indigence.

o- (bu/-) Protestant ministry. cf. yawula, omwawule.

o- (bu/-) euph. excrement of children.

o- (bu/-) sacking, pillage, expropriation of property by force, cf. yaya.

o- with the -a of rel. personal, private, ebintu bye eby'obwebange, his personal/private possessions, cf. banga.

o- plur. of akeebindu, q.v.

eat up greedily.

o- (bu/-) cooperativeness (of consumers, those engaged in commercial activities, etc.). cf. gatta, -egatta, -egassi.

o- (bu/-) care, attention; caution, cf. genda, gendereza.

o- (bu/-) collusion; conspiracy; plot. cf. koba, -ekoba.

o- (bu/-) cud. okuzza obweku- lumu, to ruminate, chew the cud. cf. -ekuluma.

o- (bu/-) puffing oneself up, pride. cf. kula, kuza, -ekuza.

o- (bu/-) hiding place, cf. kweka.

o- (bu/-) place to turn. Sikya- lina bwekyusizo. I have no place to turn. also fig. I am in a tight corner/difficult spot. cf. kyuka, -ekyusa.

o- adv. without reason, without cause.

o- (bu/-) delicate/dangerous situation.

o- adv. like beer. Kyamutamiiriza ddala bwenge. It intoxicated him just like beer. cf. omwenge.

o- (bu/-) great open space, awe some expanse; middle (of the sea, the heavens), obwengula bw'ennyanja, the open sea, the high seas. Ani eyasooka okugenda mu bwengula bw'ebbanga? Who was the first one to travel in space?

o- also obwenkamukamu (bu/-) equality; fairness, justice, cf. yenkana.

o- (bu/-) forehead; front. Baabadde mu bwenyi bwaffe. They were in front of us/ahead of us. kugwisa bwenyi, to compete/struggle doggedly; to reach a deadlock (in a conflict); to lock horns with (e.g., a strong competitor in a sport), cf. ekyenyi.

o- (bu/-) adultery; fornication. cf. yenda.

o- (bu/-) forgetfulness, failure to remember, cf. -erabira.

o- (bu/-) worry, anxiety, concern. cf. -eraliikirira.

o- (bu/-) boastfulness; showing off. cf. laga, -eraga.

o- adv. with nothing; empty-handed; naked; in vain; without cause, without reason; gratis, free, without charge. Oku- yingira kwa bwereere. Admission i'S free. Eky'obwereere kyaggwawo dda. (The time when you could get something) for nothing has long since passed, cf. -(y)ereere.

o- (bu/.) formerly a seven-day period of rest after the appearance of the new moon, current usage in the phrase olunaku olw'obwerende, a free day; a day off; a day of rest.

o- (bu/-) whiteness; lightness (of color); brownness (of the skin); emptiness, empty space; cleanness, as an adv. with the formative of space prefix e- out, outside. ebweru wa Buganda, outside of

o- (bu/-) rare leasehold land (as opposed to obutaka, q.v.). cf. ^senga.

o- (bu/-) trust, confidence, cf. -esiga.

o- (bu/-) trustworthiness, reliability, faithfulness, fidelity, cf. -esiga.

o- (bu/-) uprightness; justness, fairness; reasonableness, cf. simba, -esimbu.

o- adv. like (the game of) mweso. Ate n'ebyafaayo abimanyi bweso. And as for history, he knows that ‘cold'/to the tips of his fingers, cf. omweso.

o- (bu/-) steepness, precipitousness; slantedness. cf. -esulika, -esulifu.