o-: okukuba olube, to shout at, shout down, boo, jeer.

cf. ^ebbeere.

o- no plur. (lu/n) with the -a of rel. permanent; steady; lasting, omuwandii- si olw'olubeerera, permanent secretary, cf. ba, beerera.

o-: olubeete lw'embwa, a mad/vicious dog.

o- also olubego (n/n) helping of food, serving of food. cf. ^bega.

o- adv. leaning to one side; askew; awry, okugwa olubege, to lean to one side, tilt. Omusajja alina olubege. The man has one shoulder higher than the other.

o- (lu/n) great heat.

o- plur. emmengo (lu/n) lower millstone; grindstone; kind of large scale for weighing sacks of coffee, sugar, etc. okuteeka ... ku lubengo ne, to place ... on the scale with, i.e., to compare ... with. cf. benga, Mmengo.

o- also luberyeberye, o- adv. in the beginning, at first, with the -a of rel. first, ekigambo eky'oluber(y)eberye, the first word, with cap. Oluberyeberye, The Book of Genesis, cf. -ber(y)eberye.

o- (lu/n) dam; embankment, cf. bi bi ra.

o- plur. emmimbi (lu/n) day's cultivation.

o- (lu/n) long pipe (for smoking), cf. emmindi.

o- (lu/n) kind of plant; kind of very long snake.

o- (lu/n) palace, royal palace.

o- plur. embiriizi (lu/n) rib; side (usually of the body).

o- adv. okwogera olubobbo, to jabber, cf. bobba.

o- (lu/n) also embobya (n/n) kind of small white termite.

adj. lazy; weak.

o- with the -a of rel. striped, ente eya lubombwe, a striped cow.

o- adv. red-handed, in the act. kukwata lubona, to catch in the act. cf. bona.

o- (lu/n) large leaf on which tops (enje) are spun. cf. bonga.

o- (lu/n) with or without the -a of rel. very long, oluboobooye lw'omugwa or omugwa oluboobooye, a very long rope.

a- (la) down payment; deposit given to a merchant to hold an item until full payment is made.

o- (lu/n) long conversation, okukuba oluboozi, to carry on a long conversation, ow'oluboozi or ow'olubooziboozi, a very talkative person, cf. emboozi.

o- (lu/n) precipitate at the bottom of beer.

o- (lu/n) one who is a pest/hanger- on/nuisance. cf. boyera.

okuteekamu. amafuta.

o- (lu/n) row; line; list; category, class. Akoowoola bantu bonna okuyisaako olubu lw'ebigere e Nsambya mulabe aba- kyala bye bakoze. She asks that you all go to/pay a visit to (lit. pass a series of steps to) Nsambya and see what the women have done, olubu lwa ssapule, relig., the (prayers of the) rosary.

o- (lu/n) layer of cream which collects on milk; scum on the top of a liquid. cf. akabubi.

o- (lu/n) kind of bird, nightjar.

o- (lu/n) side, edge. cf. bugiriza.

o- plur. embugo (lu/n) barkcloth; barkcloth clothing, barkcloth clothes, cf. ebbugo, amabugo.

o- (lu/n) warmth, warmness; heat. cf. buguma, ebbugumu.

o- (lu/n) potter's wheel, cf. bumba.

o- (lu/n) [Lunyoro] dunghill.

o- also olubungubungu with the -a of rel. having no (or few) teeth, ow'olu- bungu, a person with no teeth, ow'olubungu- bungu, a person with only a few teeth (esp. at the side of the mouth).

o- adv. indefinitely, ku tuula lubuti, to sit on/stay indefinitely.

o- plur. embuto (lu/n) stomach; abdomen; womb, okuba olubu to, to be pregnant. okufuna olubuto, to become pregnant, omukazi ow'ofubuto, a pregnant woman, okukuba olubuto, to be delighted at the prospect of eating (esp. of children), lit. to beat the stomach. Olubuto lundi ku mugongo. I am very hungry/famished, lit. my stomach is on my back. Olubuto lundi mu mannyo. I am completely full, lit. my stomach is in my teeth. Olubuto kyoto, akisennyera enku y'akoowa. (prov.) The stomach is a fireplace, he who gets wood for it gets tired. Whatever else happens, one must eat. Oyo omusajja lubuto kyoto. That man is a very heavy eater, cf. ebbuto, akabutobuto, ekibuto, amabutobuto.

o- (Iu/n) edge, border; shore embuubuuto z'ennyanja, the shores of the lake

o- (lu/h) kind of fish.

o- no plur. (lu/n) misfortune; bad luck.

rare chatter. cf. amalubya

ekibiriiti.

omukisa, eggwiiso; (bad) ekikwa, emberebezi; vide misfortune.

a mukisa, a ggwiiso; be l., okuyiirwa.

omusajja lucoolo, a very poor man. cf. coola

a magoba.

effeeza, ensimbi.

o- (lu/n) shallow trough; rim of a bicycle wheel.

o- no plur. (lu/n) direction; side; party, faction, ku ludda olulala, on the other hand, viewing things from a different point of view, amawanga agatalina ludda, the unaligned nations, nze nga nnyimiridde erudda ne munnange erudda, and I was standing on one side and my friend on the other. Ali ludda wa? Where is he?

o- plur. enziruka (lu/h) race, running contest; automobile race. cf. dduka.

o-: kuleetako ludiidi, to show undue familiarity (towardsJ.

o- no plur. (lu/n) a jargon similar in principle to pig Latin (used mostly by children and young adolescents), cf. dikya, ekidikya.

o-: kukuba ludongo, to talk nonsense/ foolishness.

all together (from the Eng. military command all fire!). Abaana ba kubonereza lufaaya. The children are to be punished without exception.

0 (lu/h) French, the French language.

o- no plur. (lu/n) shame; feeling of shame; bashfulness, shyness, cf. fa, ensonyi.

lit. sniffer, cf. feesa.

o- no plur. (lu/h) mist, fog.

o- no plur. (lu/n) asthma; bronchitis. cf. ekifuba

o- (lu/n) dust; powder; dirt, with the -a of rel. powdery, in powdered form, ssukaali ow'olufufugge, powdered/very fine sugar, olu- fufugge lw'amagumba, bones which have decayed and turned to dust. cf. effufugge.

o- (lu/n) kind of tree, from 60 to 100 feet in height, Celtis mildbraedii, Celtis soyauxii.

o- (lu/n) colloq. liquor, beer.

o- no plur. (lu/n) large number, multitude, crowd, olufulubenje lw'ebi- buuzo, a large number of questions, olufulu- benje lw'abaana, a great many children.

o- marriage (of a woman). The word is used most often with an accompanying ordinal. olufumbirwa lwe olw'okusatu, her third marriage. cf. fumba, fumbirwa.

o- also olufumbofumbo (lu/n) a kind of grass which produces a substance resembling silk. cf. 20bufumbo.

o- (lu/n) arch, smell of cooking. cf. fumba.

o- (lu/n) legend; tradition; epic; long tale. cf. Ifuma.

o- (lu/n) fold (esp. in cloth), cf. lfunya, funyira.

o- no plur. (lu/h) large amount, great quantity, olufuubanja lw'abantu, a multitude of people, olufuubanja lw'en- simbi, a great deal of money.