o- no plur. (lu/n) odor of sweat.

o- (lu/n) stream of dripping liquid (e.g., tears running down the face, a liquid spilled on a table, etc.); mark/stain left by a liquid, cf. kulukuta.

distinguished, renowned; clever; champion, expert; notorious, abayizzi lukulwe, great/highly skilled hunters, omubbi lukulwe, notorious thief.

o- numer. (lu/n) thousand, with the -a of rel. thousandth, ekitabo eky'olukumi, the thousandth book. cf. -kumi.

o- (lu/n) used with the -a of rel. cascade, olunkukumuli lw'ebigambo, a torrent of words, olukunkumuli lw'abantu, a great many people, cf. kunkumuka, kunku- mula.

o- with the -a of rel. yellowish- brown, yellowish-red. ente eya lukunyu, a yellow cow.

o- also olukunyukkunyu (lu/n) kind of bird, lesser hornbill.

o- (lu/n) [Stu., dr.] permission; permit; leave, authorization for temporary departure from duty.

o- (lu/n) bark from the mu ku sa- kusa tree used for making rope.

o- no plur. (lu/n) measles; case of measles, cf. kusensa.

o- (lu/n) skin; rind; peel, okwerya enkutakuta z'emimwa, to eat the skins of one's lips, i.e., to be very hungry, cf. ekikuta.

o- (lu/n) long corridor/passage; stripe; streak, kukuba luguudo (mu mutwe), to part one's hair, put a part in one's hair. cf. akakuubo, ekikuubo, ekkuubo.

awaka.

o- (lu/n) the damaging/ruining of plantain trees by stripping off most of the leaves; the tendency to beat/bully other people. Alina olukuunya. Heisabully. cf. kuunya.

o- (lu/n) red earth, red soil; fig. the grave fbecause it is dug at least as deep as the red soil), okulannamira olu- kuusi, euph. to be dead and buried, cf. ekikuusikuusi.

o- (lu/n) scratch. Omusajja oyo simulinako lukwagulo. I have no quarrel with that fellow, cf. kwagula, yagula.

o- adv. rapidly; hastily; cursorily. cf. kwakwaya.

o- no plur. (lu/n) false friendship, pretended friendship, cf. kwana, omu- kwano.

o- (lu/n) string of beads; necklace. cf. enkwanzi-

sea monster, monster of the deep; whale; kind of weed.

like lightning, very quickly, cf. kwaya, kwakwaya.

o- (lu/n) plot; stratagem; betrayal, okulyamu olukwe, to betray, plot against. cf. akakwe.

o- (lu/n) with the -a of rel. tall, high; long, olukwedenge olw'omu- sajja, a tall man.

o- (lu/n) visit; round of visits; itinerary, cf. ^kyala.

o-: okulya olukyamunya, to eat slowly and deliberately.

q.v.

nduze) v.i. have a lucky escape. Eribbi eryo nno lirula. That thief is lucky to have escaped.

nduze) v.i., rare, develop an appetite. Alya y'alula. (prov.) He develops an appetite as he eats. The more you have the more you want. cf. -lulu, -luvu, ^omululu.

o- (lu/n) showing (e.g., of a movie), c f. 1 aga.

o- (lu/n) reed of bulrush.

o- (lu/n) long neck/throat, as an adv. incessantly (with verbs of speaking). Ayogera olulago. He talks interminably. Omukazi oyo alina olulago. That woman has the gift of gab. cf. obulago.

o- adv. at another time, on another occasion, cf. -lal a.

o- plur. ennanda (lu/n) trailing shoot, cf. llanda, omulanda.

o- adv. far afield, for a long distance; for a long time (of a tedious speechJ. cf. landagga.

o- (lu/n) fame, renown; furrow in the center of the forehead.

lulangalanga w'omusajja, a very tall man.

o- with the -a of rel. regular, steady, permanent, abasomi ab'olulango, regular readers (of a newspaper).

o- no plur. (lu/n) excellently cooked mash of plantains.

0- no plur. (lu/n) Latin, the Latin language.

o- (lu/n) light cloud; scattered cloud(s); with cap. the name of a lubaale associated with rain; a personal name. cf. ekire.

o- (lu/n) plantain leaf placed in a hole in the ground which may be used as a bath or as a place to keep beer.

o- adv. incessantly.

o- (lu/n) kind of plant with a hollow stem which is used for making tubes for drinking.

o- no plur. (lu/n) listlessness, slowness, as an adv. lazily, in a listless way. ow'olulembe, a slow-moving person. cf. lemba.

o- plur. ennenge (lu/n) edge, side; hem (esp. of a cloth or garment). Olugoye Iwe lujjudde ennenge. Her dress has uneven edges, olubugo Iw'ennenge, barkcloth trimmed ready for use. Omwana yajja kijja- nannenge. The child was bom feet first. cf. lekirenge; kijjanannenge.

o- plur. endere (lu/n) string (of a musical instrument); thong; long, thin strip; bootlace, cf. lakalere.

lit. that (day, olunaku implied). the day before yesterday; previously, on a previous occasion; the day after tomorrow (In a future context), enkys ob® I”'', tnmnr- row or the next day. luli edda ennyo, a long time ago, quite some time ago.

o- (lu/n) tongue; language, ow'ennimi (plur. ab'ennimi), gossip, rumormonger. kuggya muntu nnimi, to provoke someone to the point where he becomes angry and makes slanderous statements, cf. akalimi, ekirimi, nnannimibbirye.

o- (lu/n) umbilical cord before cut, cf. akalira, ekirira.

o- adv. all, all together, in a group, one and all. Baagenda luliri. They all went together.

n., okuteeka, okulaala.

v., okusiisiitira, okuwoowoota.

o- adv. endlessly, okwogera olulondakambe, to talk on and on. cf. londa, akambe.

ndulumye) v.i. comeback among the living (of a ghost or spirit).

o- also olulundulirunduli, olulundilundi (lu/n) shin; tibia.

ndulunkanye) v.i. be greedy.

lula.

o- (lu/n) long flaw of spit, kufujja muntu lulusu, to be disgusted/fed up with a person, kuwanda muntu lulusu, to be shocked at a person because of his actions. cf. eddusu.

keep haunting.

o- (lu/n) meal, meal time. cf. lya.

o- plur. endyo (lu/n) family; race; genealogy, lineage, pedigree, olulyo olulangira, a noble/royal family, ab'olulyo, the members of the family, endyo z'abantu, the races of man; ancestry of man.

nnumye) v.tr. bite; pinch; hurt; pain; ache; fig. accuse, charge with a fault, kuluma bugigi, to grit the teeth (in pain). kuluma mba, to clench the teeth (in anger), kuluma munno, to accuse your companion/the other person of wrong doing, kuluma kiwanvuwanvu, to eat on the run; to eat hurriedly/while standing up. Embwa ennumye. The dog has bitten me. Ennyonta ennuma. I am thirsty. Enjala ennuma. I am hungry. Akalimi k'essaawa kalumye. The hour (hand, on the clock) has just struck.

o- (lu/n) kind of weed. Its flowers, dried and powdered, are used in making snuff.

o- also olumaamize adv. like a cackling hen. okukaaba olumaamiro, to cackle like a hen sitting on her eggs. cf. maamira.

etc.

o- (Iu/n) interval, space, olumagga- magga, as an adv. or with the -a of rel. scattered, widely spaced; few. Emiti gyali gya lumaggamagga. The trees were scattered/widely spaced. Enkuba etonnya olu- maggamagga. It rains sporadically.

o- (lu/n) rope stretched across a body of water to aid in crossing.

o- (lu/n) arch, skin rash; syphilis.

o- (lu/n) kind of tree; cleverness (esp. in finding something which has been hidden), cf. manya.

assault; assail verbally; go to a place to obtain. Emirimu ennaku zino tugirumba Kampala. We go to Kampala these days to get jobs.