o- (lu/h) goat traditionally eaten by the children of the deceased at a funeral.

o- (lu/n) wick (e.g., of a lamp): Less common than olutambi, q.v. cf. ^enfuuzi.

o- (lu/h) sash (of cloth, usually of barkcloth). okwesiba olufuvu, to be in mourning for someone who has died, lit. to tie a sash around oneself, cf. effuvu.

o- (lu/n) cane, walking stick; cane used for administering a beating.

o- (lu/n) kind of creeping plant.

o- (lu/n) bracelet of copper wire.

o-: okulyamu olugaayu or okuyisaa- mu olugaayu, to lift one's leg and pass it over someone sitting down. This was commonly done by children as a sign of disrespect. It was believed that the person over whom the leg was passed would never grow any taller. The phrase may be used figuratively in the sense of look down on, show contempt for, defy. cf. gaayula.

o- no plur. (lu/n) excessive liberality/generosity; prodigality, cf. gabangula, omugabanguzi.

o-: entebe ey'olugalaamiriro, easy chair, cf. galamira.

o- (lu/n) flat tray (made from the fibers of papyrus or other plants; often used for winnowing). Emimwa gye gya lugali. His lips are flat and spread out (as opposed to thick and protruding). Wa lugali. He has a ‘big mouth.' Nzigyako olugali. Shut your big mouth, cf. walugali.

o- (lu/n) finger, cf. engalo.

o- plur. ennambo (lu/n) rumor; idle talk; gossip, cf. gamba.

o- (lu/n) rare long flock/herd (esp. of cattle or other domestic animals/, cf. eggana.

0- (lu/n) Luganda, the language of Buganda; without caps, brotherhood; relationship. ow'oluganda, relative, relation; member of a brotherhood, amawanga agali mu luganda olumu ne Bungereza, the British Commonwealth, plur. ejinanda, relations, relatives. Ab'oluganda bita, bikonagana ne bitayatika. (prov.) Relatives are like calabashes, they knock together but do not break. Blood is thicker than water, cf. Obuganda, Omuganda, sseruganda.

a- adv. okugwa olugangayira, to gorge oneself with food. cf. gangayira.

o- (lu/n) kind of anteater, pangolin. Ekika kyUlugave, the Anteater Clan.

o- (lu/n) ok umwa oluge, to shave all but the crown of the head. cf. omuge.

o- (lu/n) with the -a of rel. huge, enormous, very large, olugegge lw'eki- zimbe, an enormous building.

o- no plur. (lu/n) annual festival held in the villages in which there were competitions in dancing, singing, etc.

o- adv. ceaselessly, unendingly. cf. genda, gendereza.

o- plur. ennendo (lu/n) trip, voyage, journey, cf. genda.

o- (lu/n) long foot, okusikambula engere, also okusaawa engere, to walk fast. Baamulonda engere, they followed him/tailed him. cf. ekigere.

o- (lu/n) measure, measurement, c /. lgera.

o- (lu/n) story; fable; parable; proverb; saying, cf. 3gera.

o- no plur. (Iu/n) cunning, shrewdness, cf. -gezi, amagezi.

ebintu, emigugu.

o- plur. enzigi (lu/n) door.

o- no plur. (lu/n) large number, multitude, oluggube lw'ensiri, a swarm of mosquitoes.

o- no plur. (lu/n) false bravery, pretended show of bravery, cf. -gumu.

o- plur. empya (lu/n) yard; courtyard. -a kiyita mu luggya, short, brief; temporary, not permanent, lit. passing through the courtyard. Olugendo lwe luno lujja kuba lwa kuyita mu luggya. This trip of his will be a very brief one. Omukulu takulira mpya bbiri. (prov.) A chief is not a chief of two compounds. Even those with great authority have limitations.

o- plur. enzigyo (lu/n) fragment of pottery, potsherd, okwetakuza oluggyo, to be very poor, lit. to scratch oneself with a piece of a pot. cf. akaggyo, ekiggyo.

o- (lu/n) mane of a horse.

o- (lu/n) fin (of a fish); long line (e.g., of ants, of mountains).

o- from engo, leopard, oiugo olumanyi embuzi emponge, lit. the leopard who knows the sacrificial goat, i.e. someone who knows his way around. Ye munnaffe yali lugo olumanyi embuzi emponge mu bitundu bino. Our companion knew his way around in these parts.

o- (lu/n) defeat (in sports); forward line (in soccer), oludda olugobe, the defeated team, oludda olugoba, the winning team, ow'oku lugoba olwa ddyo, right wing (in soccer), cf. goba.

o- (lu/n) fresh plantain fiber (as opposed to that which is dried, known as kyayi). cf. ekigogo, omugogo.

adj. very long; very large, huge, ekiwandiiko lugogoma, a lengthy document, emmotoka lugogoma, a long, impressive looking car.

o- (lu/n) long list/string/series; long line (of persons, animals), olugolo- gombo lw'ebibuuzo, a long series of questions.

o- = olugaayu, q.v.

o- no plur. (lu/n) quarrelsomeness, pugnacity (in a physical sense), ow'olu- gono, a pugnacious person. Alina olugono- gono. He is the sort of person who gets into fights, cf. eggono.

adj. very long; huge, enkobe lugonwa, a huge/monstrous ape.

o- (lu/n) cloth; fabric, material; garment; dress; hunting net (= lutuula, q.v.). in the plur. clothes, clothing, cf. eggoye, akagoye.

o- usually plur. engufa (lu/n) bones of the dead. cf. eggufa.

o-: okuzinya oluguje, to bother, pester, give (a person) no peace, keep after.

o- (lu/n) time for buying; buying season, cf. gula.

o- (lu/n) wattles.

o- (lu/n) slope, incline (e.g., of a hill).

o- (lu/n) kind of shrub from which canes are made.

o- (lu/n) kind of large mongoose.

o- (lu/n) street, road, highway.

o- (lu/n) gizzard.

o- (lu/n) pole used to support a hunting net. kuyita ku lungwanyu, to have a narrow escape.

o- (lu/n) gossip; false accusations; murmurings; rumor, cf. jeejeema.

as an invar, adj. incessant. Enkuba etonnya lujegera. It rains incessantly.

o- (lu/n) chain, fetter, cf. aka- jegere.

o- (lu/n) the unwrapping of food (preparatory to serving); removing/removal of bricks (from a kiln), cf. ^jjula.

o- plur. enzijuliro (lu/n) place where food is spread/served, cf. 2 jjula.

watered down; fig. lacking in substance. Obujulizi bwe yawadde bwabadde bwa lujjulungu ddala. The evidence which he provided was utterly unconvincing.

o- (lu/n) tall, thin person.

o- or olujoogerezo no plur. (lu/n) defiance, provocation, mu ngeri y'olujoogo, defiantly, disrespectfully, cf. jooga.

o- with the -a of rel. brown, brown- colored. enkoko eya lujumba, a brown- colored hen/cock.

drunkard.

-o (lu/n) kind of small net for catching guinea fowl, etc.

nduse) v.tr. weave, plait. cf. -luke, omulusi.

o- numer. six hundred, with the -a of rel. six hundredth, omulundi ogw'olu- kaaga, the six-hundredth time. cf. -kaaga.

o- (lu/n) argument, dispute, cf. kaayana.

o- with the -a of rel. dried up and elongated (of the breasts).

o- (lu/n) wooden framework for transporting objects; reeds woven together to make a kind of coarse wrapper.

o- (lu/n) pipe cleaner, cf. kagula.

o- with the -a of rel. thick, dense, olukakaba Iw'ensiko, dense jungle.