o- (lu/n) long maggot, cf. envunyu.

o- with the -a of rel. very well Cooked (of bananas /plantains). oluvuutu ulrv'ciuuke, ct very well-cooked banana.

o- (lu/n) murmur, murmuring; buzzing; gossip; rumor, cf. vuuvuuma.

nduvuwadde) v.i. be or become gluttonous/greedy.

o- plur. empa (lu/n) whistle, whistling sound produced by the lips, okufuuwa oluwa, to whistle, cf. ekiwa.

o- plur. empwanyi (lu/n) strychnia plant, Dracoena fragrans, used for making fences.

o- no plur. (lu/n) rare rheumatic pains.

o- (lu/n) open calabash or gourd used as a tumbler for drinking, kwemalamu ng'ogw'oluwa a wo, to act to excess (often used of talking or laughing), lit. empty oneself like the beer(omwenge implied by ogwa) of a tumbler, cf. ekiwaawo, empaawo.

o- plur. empagala (lu/n) bunch of bananas split down the middle.

o- (lu/n) whetstone, cf. wagala.

o- plur. empago (lu/n) large bladder; bladder (of a soccer ball), cf. 2 Waga, akawago, ekiwago.

o- (lu/n) crevice/cavity/crack in the ground caused by a long spell of drought.

o- plur. empala (lu/n) tall girl (often in a pej. sense), cf. omuwala.

0- no plur. (lu/n) the Arabic language, cf. Omuwalabu.

o- (lu/n) long (pair of) pants, cf. empale.

o- plur. empalo (lu/h) turn; shift, okukola oluwalo, to take one's turn (esp. in corvee labor, public works).

o- plur. empandaggirize (lu/n) light rain, drizzle, cf. wandaggirira.

o- plur. empande (lu/h) piece; portion; strip; strip of cloth.

o- (lu/n) kind of nut resembling a peanut/groundnut; kind of plant producing these nuts. cf. empande.

o- plur. empanga (lu/n) jawbone of the Kabaka or other important person which was traditionally removed at death and preserved, cf. lekiwanga.

o- plur. empangi (lu/n) long ditch; furrow, in the plur. plot of ground in the process of cultivation, oluwangiwangi, border of cultivated area.

also used to designate a great chief or a major calamity such as death, famine, etc.). cf. wangula (under Iwanguka).

o- (lu/n) rare something huge/ gigantic.

o- plur. empawa (lu/n) wings. Ebibuuka bitalagaanye bikubagana empawa. (prov.) (Birds which) fly together without previous consultation knock their wings against each other, cf. ekiwawa.

o- (lu/n) rough leaf of Ficus exas- perata (omuwawu, q.v.) used as sandpaper. cf. wawula.

o- (lu/n) piece; portion; slice, cf. ekiwayi.

o- with the -a of rel. hard, unbending, exacting (of persons), omuntu ow'olu- wazo, a hard exacting person, kukwasa luwazo, to rule harshly/with an iron hand.

o- plur. empe (lu/n) perch; hen roost. with the -a of rel. short (of hair). Enviiri nsala za luwe. Cut my hair short.

o- plur. empeesa (lu/n) shift of work in a forge/blacksmith's shop. cf. Iweesa.

o- (lu/n) panting, puffing, hard breathing, cf. wejjawejja.

o- plur. empempe (lu/n) very thin mat. cf. ekiwempe.

o- plur. empenda (lu/n) path; border strip between two pieces of land; way, means, method; plan; opportunity, okutema empenda, to devise means, draw up a plan.

o- (lu/n) stem of leaf of basket wattle (jjerengesa) used for making fish traps.

o- plur. empero (lu/n) top board/ strip of canoe.

o- (lu/n) with the -a of rel. thin, slender, obupapula obw'oluwewere, thin papers. Amagezi ge ga luwewere. He is stupid.

o- no plur. (lu/n) breeze, cf. empewo.

o- (lu/n) kind of evergreen shrub, the leaves of which are highly poisonous. cf. 3skiwoko.

o- plur. empombo (lu/n) a young leaf of the banana plant which, after being softened by exposure to the sun, is used in cooking vegetable sauces. The sauce is inserted into about four layers of empombo and then steamed in the pot along with the main food dishes. Amagezi luwombo, bwe luyulika ng'osala olulala. (prov.) Wisdom is a luwombo; when it gets torn you can always cut another one. If one method fails, a wise person will adopt an alternative solution. oluwombo okulufumitamu akati, lit. to pierce a luwombo with a stick, i.e., throw cold water on someone's plans, ideas, etc. cf. ekiwombo.

o- (lu/n) hollow/empty place (esp. in trees, between rocks); hole; pit. cf. ekiwompogoma, empompogoma.

o- (lu/n) ravine, valley, depression. cf. ekiwonko.

o- (lu/n) valley, cf. ekiwonvu.

o- (lu/n) comb of a cock, okubojja ku luwonzi, to humble, bring (someone) down a peg. okulinnya ku luwonzi, to defeat, overcome, win over.

o- plur. empookowooko; also oluwonkowonko (lu/n) opening, cavity, something which has been dug out. olu- wookowooko mu jjinja, an opening in the rock. cf. wool a.

o- (lu/n) lit. it is pleasing to goats, a kind of weed, common in newly- dug earth, which is eaten by goats, cf. wooma, woomera, embuzi.

o- (lu/n) trail (esp. of wild animals), cf. obuwufu.

o- no plur. (lu/n) thin dusty substance; sawdust; ash-like dust on young plantain leaves, okuwunya oluwugge, to have the smell of a new pot/calabash.

o- no plur. (lu/n) rare passion; anger; thirst.

o- plur. empummula (lu/n) holiday; holidays, vacation, cf. Iwummula.

o- (lu/n) ringworm, Taenia versi- color.

o- adv. hurriedly; briefly, for a brief period, cf. wunguka.

gimu, lungi; be l., okw era, okuwakktira.

be, okufufuggala, okusi ttala.

o- (lu/n) great hunger. Oluyala lunso- kota. I am extremely hungry, cf. lenjala.

o- plur. ennyange (lu/n) flower of the com/maize plant, cf. ejjange.

o- no plur. (lu/n) huge amount, immense quantity.

o- plur. empi (lu/n) slap, blow with the open hand, okukuba oluyi (empi), to slap.

o- plur. empiira (lu/n) grass fire; forest fire; grassy area which has been burned out. cf. ^ggya.

o- plur. empijja (lu/n) stone anvil.

o- (lu/n) kind of thorny bush whose seeds (mpiki) are used in the game of mweso, q.v. cf. omuyiki.

o- plur. ennyimba (lu/n) song; hymn, okufumba ennyimba, to compose songs. Ow'ennyimba mbi, ayimbira mu babe. (prov.) A poor singer sings only among his own people, cf. lyimba, ennyimba.

o- no plur. (lu/n) rare chronic bronchitis.

o- plur, empina (lu/n) strand of a banana leaf tied around the top of a gourd to prevent the beer from overflowing. It may also be used to tie around other banana leaves on a cooking pot to provide additional strength. It is also worn around the waist in certain dances and ceremonies.

0- no plur. (lu/n) Hindi, the Hindi language, cf. Obuyindi.

o- (lu/n) trap for birds and small animals.

o- plur. ennyingo (lu/n) joint of the body, okuddamu oluyingo, to regain one's strength, recover, recuperate. Nnali seewuliramu luyingo. I was utterly exhausted, lit. I felt that there was not a joint in me. cf. ennyingo.

o- (lu/n) slope; incline; decline. cf. yiringita, akayiringito.

nduyiriddwa) v.i. pass, become tired/fatigued.

o- no plur. (lu/n) asthmatic wheeze; asthma.

o- plur. enjola (lu/n) groove; nick; carving, cutting; tribal marking, in the plur. thread of a screw, omusumaali gw'enjola, screw, cf. yola.

o- plur. ennyombo (lu/n) quarreling, quarrel, strife, contention, cf. yomba.