o- also mugobyagobya (mu/ba) cheat, swindler, fraud, cf. goba, gobya.

o- (mu/ba) one who consults a seer, one who has his fortune told by a fortune-teller, cf. lagula, omulaguzi.

q.v.

o- (mu/ba) timid/scary person; coward, cf. tiitiira.

o- (mu/mi) raid, foray, with the -a of rel. large number; large mass. Amasasi ag'omuzindo paaiiiiiwa A volley of bullets was fired, cf. zinda.

v., okusiba akamwa.

o- (mu/ba) thin, emaciated person, person who is as thin as a rail. cf. kogga.

o- (mu/ba) seer; prophet; oracle; fortune-teller, cf. lagula, omulagulwa.

o- (mu/ba) lit. one who sucks; fig. exploiter, oppressor, cf. nyuunyunta.

(la) kind of plantain with large clusters.

o- (mu/mi) cannon, large gun; cylindrical beehive; abscess on the rump of a fowl.

a very steep slope. cf. yiringisa, ekikongoliro.

o- (mu/mi) stem/stalk of a plantain tree; type of necklace made from the flowering stem of the plantain; collar; one afflicted with congenital paralysis (of the spine); yoke (of oxen); pair, couple, omugogo gw'engatto, a pair of shoes, okulwanirira ettooke nga likyali ku mugogo, to fight over a bunch of plantains which is still on the stalk; i.e., to count ones chickens before they are hatched, cf. ggogolo, eki go go, olugogo.

o- no plur. (mu/mi) force, drive, vigor; stress; interest, concern; attraction, okussa ku kintu omulaka, to pay particular importance to/give great attention to something. okuggyako omulaka, to lose interest in, pay no attention to, disregard.

o- (mu/mi) white pear, kind of tall hardwood tree, Apodytes dimidiata.

o- (mu/mi) confusion; untidiness', mess; distress; trouble, cf. gogologolo.

no plur. (la) a disease which affects the neck. cf. lalama.

o- (mu/ba) close friend, omu- nywanyi w'omukago, blood brother.

o- (mu/mi) arch, strip of plantain bark for tying a parcel.

o- (mu/mi) roll; scroll; volume (of a book), omuzingo gw'empapula, roll of paper(s). cf. zinga.

o- (mu/ba) bride; mistress of the house; newly appointed official; new member; newly ordained priest or minister; new- 2 comer, recent arrival, omugole omusajja, bridegroom, omugole omukazi, bride. cf. obugole.

o- (mu/ba) mad person, insane person; one who acts in a wild and erratic fashion but is not actually insane, cf. -lalu,

o- (mu/ba) drinker, habitual drinker, omunywi wa taaba, a smoker, cf. nywa.

o- (mu/mi) heart; fig. pluck, courage; spirit; mind. Ekika ky'Omutima, the Heart Clan. Omutima Omutukuvu, relig. The Sacred Heart. Omutima ogwa mpa nkuwe, the spirit of give and take, lit. you give me, I give you. cf. akatima, akatimatima, ettima.

o- (mu/ba) dancer, cf. zina.

(la) kind of banana.

o- (mu/mi) roller for launching a canoe/boat, etc. cf. golomola. approximately twenty feet in length, used in shallow water, with large hooks fastened on at regular intervals.

o- (mu/ba) pilgrim; one who takes a long journey, cf. lamaga.

o- (mu/mi) standard, degree, level (e.g., of education); quality, grade (of produce); kind, sort.

o- no plur. (mu/mi) strength, vigor, okuwuliramu omuzinzi, to feel invigorated/ satisfied (after eating); to feel elated (after drinking intoxicants).

with the -a of rel. half-cooked (chiefly of potatoes).

o- (mu/ba) one who straighens out, examiner, corrector of examinations, omugolozi w'ebigezo, Hen. omugolozi w'emmotoka, one who removes dents from an automobile, omugolozi w'enviiri, hairdresser. omugolozi w'engoye, dry cleaner. cf. golola.

pr.n. formerly title of the chief gate-keeper in the palace of the Kabaka.

o- (mu/mi) papaw (or pawpaw) tree. cf. eppaapaali.

o- var. of omutiiti, q.v.

o- (mu/ba) raider; invader, cf. zinda.

(la) kind of large roasting plantain (gonja)*

o- (mu/mi) mid-rib of a plantain leaf.

o- adv. stiffly; stretched out. okutambula omulambaalo, to walk/proceed straight ahead without looking to either side. cf. lambaala.

o- (mu/ba) hired workman, worker; manual worker, laborer; porter; employee. cf. pakasa.

o- (mu/mi) kind of tree, same as omusaali, q.v.

o- (mu/ba) one who is paralyzed in the legs (esp. a child); one who is stunted/retarded, cf. ziŋŋama.

in front; in advance, ekifo eky'oku manjo, the foremost place/position.

o- (mu/ba) thin, emaciated person. cf. Igoogomba.

o- (mu/mi) first stretcher/seat in a canoe.

o- (mu/ba) flatterer, cf. panka.

o- (mu/mi) with the -a of rel. very long, omutiriba gw'effumu, a very long spear.

o- (mu/mi) middle rib of a banana leaf.

o- (mu/ba) head canoe builder.,

o- (mu/mi) corpse, dead body.

o- (mu/ba) begging, importunate person; pesterer. cf. peeka.

o- no p(ar. (mu/mi) extreme cold/ chilliness, cf. obutiti, tiitiwala.

o- (mu/mi) shout of approval, oku- kuba emizira, to cheer. Awo emizira ne gitta. The cheers were deafening, lit. killing.

plur. bameeya (la) [Eng. 3 mayor.

o- (mu/mi) spite.

o- (mu/ba) inspector; tourist. cf. lambula.

o- (mu/mi) [Sw.,Port.f\ guava tree. cf. eppeera.

o- (mu/ba) child; young person; younger brother. Omugole yabadde muto. The bride was a virgin. Muto anyumya ne muto munne. (prov.) lit. A child converses with a fellow child. Birds of a feather flock together, cf.

o- (m«Aa) brave man, hero, endwadde y'abazira, gonorrhea, cf. -zira.

munch on; chew on.

o- (mu/mi) kind of medicinal plant applied externally to young children who are ill.

o- (mu/ba) healthy person; living person, okutuusa luno jjo ly abalamu, until recently. Omufu y aliisa omulamu emmere. (prov.) The dead provide food for the living. We profit by the acts of those who have gone before us. cf. -lamu.

o- (mu/ba) begging, importunate person.

o- (mu/mi) kind of forest tree, Baphiopsis stuhlmannii.

o- (mu/ba) a kind/good/charitable person, lit. one who makes a totem or fetish (zira) out of kindness (ekisa).

v.i. smile; have a lively/attractive/healthy appearance (esp. of young girls and brides).

o- also omugoziita (mu/mi) trouble, confusion, chaos.

(mu/ba) brother-in-law; sister-in-law.

o- (mu/mi) ball; football; soccer match; tire; raincoat, omupiira gw'emmotoka, automobile tire, omupiira gw'enkuba, raincoat.

o- (mu/ba) ungrateful/unappreciative person; complainer. cf. ^toma.