omulumbaganyi, entalumbwa.

o- plur. ennyimbe (lu/n) disease, illness; death; scourge; ceremony of distributing the goods and installing the heir of the deceased, olumbe lw'omusajja, a revolting/disgusting/obnoxious man. cf. ekimbe, Walumbe.

o- no plur. (lu/n) couch grass.

be attacked.

O- no plur. (Iu/n) [Lunyoro] mist; dew.

o- adv. okulya olumenku, to eat slowly and deliberately, cf. menkula.

o- adv. endlessly, ceaselessly.

be easy to bite. Ennyama terumika. The meat is difficult to bite/is hard to bite into. cf. obulumi, obulumiriza, omulumyo, nnadduma.

bleed by cupping; fig. eavesdrop on, spy on. kulumika muntu bigambo, to slander a person, falsely attribute words or actions to a person.

etc.; be greatly concerned/preoccupied.

be injured, suffer an injury.

o- no plur. (lu/n) overconfidence; undue familiarity, cf. manya.

o- no plur. (lu/n) endless talk; long conversation, okukuba olumokko, to talk endlessly, okulya olumokko, to eat very slowly.

and dialectal lumonge) (la) sweet potatoes, omunwe gwa lumonde, one/a single sweet potato. Zinsanze ezaasanga lumonde mu ttaka. I am extremely depressed/dejected/frustrated, cf. akamonde, nnammonde.

o- adv. incessantly, all the time. with the -a of rel. incessant, okwogera olumoonyere, to talk incessantly. lumoonyere ng'omulere gwa Ssuuna, endless, lit. like the flute of (Kabaka) Ssuuna.

o- with the -a of rel. blurted out, indiscreet, amagambo ag'olumoltole, indiscreet words, cf. mottola.

ekitole, ekiwumi; l. sum, omuzindo.

o- lit. one (ctay, oiunaku, implied), at one time; once, on one occasion, one day. lwali lumu nga..., once upon a time; on one occasion (used at the beginning of a narration of a past event), lumu is the normal form for one with nou-ns of the lu/n class. olulimi lumu, one language, cf. 2.mu,

o- (lu/n) reed, okutangaala ng'eky' emmuli, to be amazed/stupefied, stand dumbfounded, lit. be transparent like a reed (fence, ekisaakaate is implied by ekya). cf. lomumuli.

lumibwa (-lumiddwa) v.i. pass. be bitten; be hurt (lit. <£ fig.); feel labor pains; be concerned/preoccupied.

etc.; hurt with/by; injure; worry; disappoint. Ekyo kinnumya nnyo omwoyo. This worries me a great deal, ebigezo ebyalumya buli oma ogw'engulu, very difficult examinations, lit. which made everyone bite the upper (lip, omumwa implied).

o- numer. eight hundred, with the -a of rel. eight-hundredth, cf. -naana.

o- (lu/n) slime (e.g., left in the trail of a slug); sticky saliva, cf. ennaanu.

o- (lu/n) false or African nutmeg tree, Pycanthus ion bo.

o- (lu/n) day. ennaku zino, these days, at present. Ennaku ennungi tezikya bbiri. (prov.) Two good days do not dawn (successively ).

nnunze) v.tr. herd, tend (cattle); fig. keep in view; keep following around (someone who does not want to be followed ).

o- adv. okutambula olundaya- ndaya, to go by an indirect route, take the long way around, okwogera olundayandaya, to avoid getting to the point (in a discussion ), beat around the bush.

o- no plur. (lu/n) idle chatter; gossip; undue familiarity, ow'olunderebu, busybody.

o- adv. at another time, on another occasion; sometimes, cf. ^-ndi.

etc.

o- also olundokooli adv. incessantly, unceasingly, okwogera olutido- koobyo, to talk incessantly.

be in heat (of mammals, esp. dogs).

lundibwa (-lundiddwa) v.i. pass. be herded, etc.

egguggwe.

nnunze) v.tr. season, flavor, add flavor to; salt, okulunga taba mu mmindi, to fill a pipe with tobacco, okulunga kintu mu mmindi, to lose out on, fail to get., Bw'otoolime nnyo pikipiki gy'osuubira oku- gula ojja kugirunga mu mmindi. If you are not diligent with your cultivating you can forget about the motorcycle you were hoping to buy.

0- no plur. (lu/n) English, the English language, cf. -ngereza.

e'mmamba.

nnungiye) v.i. be or become beautiful/handsome.

beautify.

nnungubadde) v.i. be or look gloomy/sullen (of persons).

o- no plur. (Iu/n) strength, energy; good health, okuddamu olungu- banguba, to regain one's strength, recover one's health. Ndimu olungubanguba. I am in good health.

o- with the -a of rel. superficial, lacking profundity. Amagezi g'alina ga lunguuba. He is stupid.

become bruised and swollen (of a bodily part).

make blade and blue.

o- no plur. (lu/n) boasting, conceit, pride, self-centeredness, ow olunkulu, a proud, boastful person.

o- with the -a of rel. horrible; hideous; loathsome, olunnabe lw'omukazi, a witch of a woman, olunnabe lw'embwa, a vicious dog. olunnabe Iw'obwavu, hideous poverty.

o- plur. ennyinya or ezinnya (lu/n) deep and narrow hole/pit/trench, cf. ekinnya.

o- (lu/n) long tooth; drying rack (for coffee, cotton, etc.); stretcher; bier. cf. linnyo (erinnyo).

o- = olunnyu, q.v.

o- (Iu/n) sharp/jagged edge (from, linnyo, tooth).

o- also lunnyo (lu/n) stretch of barren soil, olunnyunnyu, scattered area of barren soil, with the -a of rel. infertile. Ekitundu ekimu kigimu, ekirala nga kya lunnyu (or lunnyo). One area is fertile, whereas the other is barren, cf. omunnyu.

olulimi luno, this langauge. as an adv. now, at this time. Iu tali luno, quickly, hurriedly; at once, immediately.

O- plur. ennvintu. rarely e^int'J (lu/n) long, thin thing; tall, thin person, cf. ekintu.

ente.

o- (lu/n) index finger. Yamusongamu olunwe. He pointed his finger at him. cf. oraunwe.

o- (lu/n) crack, fissure, fault (in rock, pot, etc.).

o- (lu/n) shaft of a spear.

0- no plur. (lu/n) Lunyankole, the language of Ankole.

o- (lu/n) smoldering embers; burning charcoal mixed with ash, used for keeping food warm. Baamuyiwako olunyata. They excoriated him. They rebuked him unmercifully.

o- adv. repeatedly, constantly, all the time.

o- adv. incessantly, insistently. okulira olunyeenyeegere, to cry all the time. cf. nyeenyeegera.

o- (lu/n) wire.

o- (lu/n) complaint; objection; annoyance. cf. nyiiga.

o- var. of olunyeenyeegere, q.v.

o- (lu/n) line; row; verse of the Bible; smallest subdivision of a clan, okusimba olunyiriri, to line up, form a line. cf. akanyiriri. See also ekika, lessiga, omutuba.

0- no plur. (lu/n) Lunyoro, the language of Bunyoro.

o- (lu/h) tendon in the lower rear part of the foot.

o- (lu/n) drizzle, slight rain. cf. nywa, enkoko.

lundisa (-lundisizza) v.tr. caus. 1 & 2 cause to herd; herd with/ using. Lekerawo okulunza omwana omuggo otyo. Stop beating the child with a stick like that.

unruly, ba lupaalanga, rascals.