o- (lu/n) excess of salt; fig. quarrelsome person.

o- (lu/n) dry unfertile land.

o- (lu/n) list; roll; line; string; skewer, olukalala lw'ebirowoozo, a series of thoughts, olukalala lw'ensimbi, a strand of cowrie shells (used as money), olukalala lw'amannya, a list of names.

in public, openly, ekiyigo ekya lukale, public restroom.

o- (lu/n) land, dry land; continent, amagye ag'oku lukalu, ground forces, cf. kala, -kalu.

o- (lu/n) stocking; nylon (stocking); glove, enkampa ennyimpi, socks.

o- no plur. (lu/n) improvement (from illness). Aliko olukamu. He is getting better.

o- (lu/n) laugh. Taggyikako lu- kamyo. It is impossible to get a laugh out of him.

o- (lu/n) kind of small tree with sharp thorns. The poles formed from this tree are used in building, cf. omukanaga, enkanaga.

o- (lu/n) olukanda lw'enkejje, a load of nkejje (a small fish) consisting of about 30 skewers woven together.

o- (lu/n) ceremony performed at the birth of twins, okumenya olukanda, to perform the ceremony at the birth of twins. cf. akakanda.

o- (lu/n) kind of tree producing white edible berries, Flueggea virosa. cf. ekkandwa.

o- (lu/n) frame on which bunches of sesame are dried. Also used as a synonym for entongooli, Busoga harp, q.v.

o- (lu/n) wrinkle on the skin.

o- (lu/n) awl, sharp puncturing instrument; pointed instrument resembling a needle used in weaving baskets; injection, inoculation, okutuula ku nkato, to be in a very difficult situation, cf. ekkato.

o- with the -a of rel. aggressive, enterprising; old and withered (of an old woman), olukawuule lw'omusajja, an aggressive, enterprising man.

o- also olukendegere (lu/n) thin waist. Alina olukende. She has a narrow waist. Anyiga olukende ng'olwa Wambwa. colloq. She walks with an elegant gait. cf. obukende, amakendegere, enkende.

o- (lu/n) wild raspberry plant. cf. enkenene.

o- (lu/n) dense growth, dense patch of brambles.

o- (lu/n) less frequent var. of kikennembi (kind of large ant), q.v.

o- adv. incessantly, continually. cf. enkeremete.

be, okuba n'ekibugumirize, okubaamu ekisuususu.

o- (lu/n) assembly, parliament; representative body; council; congress, olukiiko lw'abamawulire, press conference. cf. ^kiika, akakiiko.

o- (lu/n) kind of plantain.

o- (lu/n) area above the forehead and temples from which the hair has been shaven, cf. enkiiya.

o- (lu/h) kind of small tree growing near water. It may be used as firewood.

o- (lu/n) seam in cloth; scar; crack which has been repaired; patched-up part. Ekita ekitava ku ssengejjero ye wankindo. (prov.) lit. The gourd which does not leave the place where beer is strained is the one with the scars. The best way to avoid trouble is to stay out of harm's way. cf. kinda.

o- (lu/n) wild date palm, Phoenix reclinata. Ssande ey'Enkindu, Palm Sunday. For the use of the leaves see oiusansa. cf. ekikindu.

o- also olukingizzi (lu/n) edge; border; margin, okutambula olukingirizi, to walk around the edge, skirt.

o- (lu/n) small intestine.

o- (lu/n) long tail, emmunyeenye ez'enkira, shooting stars, comets, cf. omukira.

o- (lu/n) talisman, charm, amulet.

o- (lu/n) long valley, cf. kka, ekikko.

o- adv. incurably, with the -a of rel. incurable (of a disease), obulwadde obw'olukkokkere, an incurable disease.

o- (lu/n) cutting/slip of the sweet-po- tato vine. cf. lomuko.

o- (lu/n) belt; strap; bootlace; complexion, appearance, olukoba lw'embwa, leash for a dog (usually made of leather). olukoba olupima, tape measure, enkoba za ggita, the strings of a guitar, omuserikale ow'olukoba, a high-ranking police officer {here olukoba = braid), cf. akakoba, ekkoba.

o- (lu/n) kind of creeping plant. See ekkobe and ornukobe which are much more common.

o- adv. slowly, in a dilatory manner, ow'olukobo, a person who is slow in his movements and takes forever to accomplish a task. Ayogera lukobo. He talks long and tediously.

o- (lu/n) one who constantly hangs around, hanger-on, pest; sponger, cf. aka- kokobe.

o- (lu/n) elbow, okubukeereza enkokola (-bu- = obudde), to wake up bright and early, to begin (a taskj or start (a journey) early in the morning, olukokola lw'entebe, the arm of a chair, cf. akako- kola, nnabankokola.

o- (lu/n) line; scratch, cf. kolo- bola, akakoloboze.

o- with or without the -a of rel. (something) very long, olukoloddoli lw'eki- wandiiko, a very long document, ekiwandii- ko kyaii lukoloddoli. the document was a very long one.

o- (lu/n) kind of thorny creeper used to bind reeds.

o- (lu/n) long line, with the -a of rel. long, olukolongo lw'abantu, a long line of people, olukolongo lw'omusota, a long snake, cf. kolonga.

o- (lu/n) palm pole; trunk of a wild date palm (lukindu) when felled; sometimes used for the palm tree itself.

o- (lu/n) fence; hedge; palisade; barricade; barrier, cf. koma, komera, ek- komera.

o- (lu/n) copper wire; per ext. telephone; microphone. Yamukuba olukomo. He telephoned him. cf. ekikomo.

o- (lu/n) someone who stays too long; something unpleasant which persists; nuisance. Obulwadde bufuuse bwa lukongobe. The disease has become chronic, cf. kongoba.

0-: okuteekako olukongoolo or okussaako olukongoolo, to point at, point out; to point the finger of accusation against, okusimba olukongoolo, to stress, emphasize, place emphasis on.

o- (lu/n) pipe-stem euphorbia tree; colloq. milk. Yatuwa caayi ng'alimu n'olukoni. He gave us tea with milk. cf. enkoni.

o- (lu/n) ravine, crevasse, rift; division, separation; gap.

o- (lu/n) long arm. olukono lw'en- nyanja, inlet, estuary, okusimba olukono, to lean on the arms with palms out-stretched; to sit doing nothing expecting others to do everything for one. cf. omukono.

o- no plur. (lu/n) usually with -a of rel. incurable disease; fatal illness, obulwadde obw'olukonvuba, incurable disease, cf. konvuba.

o- (lu/n) kind of tall grass. cf. mukonzikonzi.

o- (lu/n) uninhabited country; wasteland; wilderness; desert, cf. munnalukoola.

o- (lu/n) kind of mushroom. cf. 2 koota.

o- (lu/n) edge (e.g., of a hill, of a village); boundary; coast.

o- also olukowekowe (1 u/n) eyelash. Aliko olukowe. He is feeling better. His health has improved, cf. ekikowe.

o- (lu/n) piece of firewood; in the plur. firewood, okukuba oluku mu mutwe, to succeed in, get what one is after. Omusomo yagukuba oluku mu mutwe. He passed the course with flying colors. Omusango yagukuba oluku mu mutwe. He won the lawsuit. cf. obukuukuku, akaku, 2ekiku, olukukku, enkukku.

o- no plur. (lu/n) drizzle, drizzling rain. cf. ^enkuba.

o- (lu/n) kind of mushroom.

o- (lu/n) tuck; hem of a garment; boundary; edge. cf. kugira.

o- (lu/n) thin, emaciated hip. cf. ekkugunyu.

o- (lu/n) picuc uf firewood, cf. oluku.

o- no plur. (lu/n) a disease of the skin which causes excessive itching (esp. of dogs), cf. ekikuku.

o- (lu/n) hiding place; lair. cf. kukuma.

o- no plur. (lu/n) dust. cf. ekkukuuzi.

o- (lu/n) long-necked drinking gourd; tall, skinny person.

o- gen. plur. enkulo (lu/n) scrapings from a hide in curing/dressing.

o- (lu/n) rare ridge; sharp edge.