o- (mu/ba) person with a bodily part cut off. omusale w'amatu, one whose ears have been cut off. cf. sala.

o- (mu/ba) one who habitually sends others to get things for him or do things for him. cf. tuma, obutumi.

v.i. appl. 2 be self-sown.

o- (mu/ba) adroit/clever/skillful person, cf. -jagujagu.

o- (mu/mi) with the -a of rel. minor, insignificant, (something) which can be taken lightly. Ebyo si bya mulendo. These are not minor matters, cf. lendera.

o- (mu/mi) rain of mid-August followed by a clear period of several days.

put up. cf. ebimera, ekimererezi, ekyemeza, amamera, emmere; tneruka.

o- (mu/ba) stingy cook, woman who rations her guests, cf. lenga.

o- (mu/mi) nature spirit which frequents trees, brooks, etc., and may appear in various forms, esp. that of a woman.

o- (mu/mi) second-hand dealer, seller of old things, cf. lunda, -kadde.

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

o- (mu/mi) kind of sunflower; sundial; clock; watch, cf. lenga, enjuba.

o- (mu/ba) one who is the vehicle for spirit communications, medium, cf. samira.

o- (mu/ba) seller of clothing of low-quality. cf. tunda, enziina.

Fr. mon pere] the Ki- ganda name of Pere Lourdel, the first Roman Catholic priest to come to Uganda(1879 ).

o- (mu/ba) a member of the Luo tribe.

o- (mu/mi) hollow of a tube; bore of a barrel, cf. eddenge.

o- (mu/mi) daylight; daytime; sunlight; sunshine; sun. in the plur. emisana, daylight, middle of the day. Twagala oku- kissa mu musana nti... We should like to make it clear that... Omusana gwaka. The sun is shining, cf. akasana, ekyemisana, essana.

o- (mu/mi) kind of mushroom.

pr.n. Mount Elgon.

o- (mu/ba) filthy/dirty person, cf. jama.

o- (mu/ba) omulenge.zi w'ewala, far-sighted person; man of foresight. cf. lengera.

o- (mu/mi) flood, inundation.

to spend a sleepless night.

o- (mu/ba) strong, aggressive person; rascal, rogue; terrorist; rebel.

o- (mu/mi) limited amount/quantity; pile, heap; unit (e.g., of nuts, etc.. set out by a merchant for sale), cf. lenga.

(la) wife's sister's husband.

o- (mu/mi) kind of tree, Alberia macrocalix. cf. akalunku.

v.i. struggle in vain.

to give a look of amazement, be dumbfounded/stunned, lit. like a hunting dog who has thrown off the bell attached to him (used to signal the hunters).

o- (mu/ba) rebel, insurgent, cf. jeema.

o- (mu/ba) boy, youth. cf. obulenzi, eddenzi.

o- (mu/mi) fault; crime; charge, accusation; court case. (Omusango) gu- musinze. He has been found guilty. The verdict is against him. Asinze omusango. He has won the case. He has been acquitted. okuzza omusango, to commit a crime, okusala omusango, to decide a case. okugoba omusango, to dismiss a case.

o- (mu/mi) bud, shoot; core of a boil.

o- (mu/ba) subdued rebel, one who has given up efforts at rebellion, cf. jeema, jeemuka.

o- (mu/ba) flute player, (mu/mi) flute; pipe; horn, omulere omuzungu, trumpet, clarinet. Afuuyira embuzi omulere. He is blowing a horn for the goats (to dance), i.e., he is wasting his breath/talking to someone who is not interested. cf. akalere, endere.

o- (mu/mi) kind of tree, Clausena anisata.

o- (mu/ba) observer, beholder, onlooker, abatunuulizi b'eby'obufuzi, political observers, cf. tunuuliza.

v.i. be crushed/flattened.

o- (mu/ba) very poor person; insignificant person, person of no account. cf. akajeerejeere.

o- (mu/mi) quarreling, dispute; vexation; trouble, something bothersome, okuzaala emirerembe, to cause trouble.

o- numer. (mu/mi) seven, with the -a of rel. seventh, omulundi ogw'omu- sanvu, the seventh time. cf. -sanvu.

o- (mu/mi) kind of bird, stone curlew.

throw; hurl down violently.

o- (mu/ba) weakling; coward; naive/ gullible person, person who is easily influenced. cf. jegeka, obujega.

o- (mu/ba) [Su;.] drunkard; good-for- nothing, bum.

o- (mu/mi) branch, part of a tree spread out to block a road or path; obstacle, obstruction, cf. akasanvu.

o- (mu/ba) sewer, one who sews; tailor, cf. tunga.

(la) [from Fr. ma mere] relig. mother superior.

to jump for joy.

o- (mu/ba) nurse, woman who takes care of a small child, cf. lera.

o- (mu/ba) seller, salesman, merchant, trader, dealer, cf. tunda.

plur. (mu/mi) the period of the reign of Kabaka Daudi Cwa (Chwa).

o- (mu/ba) also jjama [At.] member of the Muslim faith; fellow Muslim.

o- (mu/ba) eater; glutton; omuli w'enguzi, taker of bribes, omuli w'olukwe. traitor, cf. lya.

o- (mu/mi) forest-edge tree, from 40 to 50 feet, with drooping foliage, Sapiurn el- lipticum. The wood is hard and is used for making anvils for beating barkcloth and also for making charcoal.

o- (mu/mi) damp, cloudy weather.

lit. the master is in the garden.

come off; peel.

o- (mu/ba) one who cares for the sick, nurse, cf. jjanjaba.

muli beewulira nti..., inwardly they feel that.. cf. muno.

o- also omusaserdooti, omu- sosodooti (mu/ba) [Fr.,Lat. ] Catholic priest.

o- (mu/mi) white pith of the plantain stem, with the -a of rel. large and bulky, massive, omututumba gw'enjovu, a huge elephant.

v.tr. conv. cause to become unstuck; remove forcibly (as an official from his position). Empewo yamu- maamula enkuufiira ku mutwe. The wind blew the hat off of his head.

v.tr. squeeze; tighten; pinch; compress. Twamusanze mu kirabo ng'amazzi gamumiimye. colloq. We found him intoxicated in a bar, lit. the water had squeezed him. cf. kamiimo.

o- (mu/mi) lit. coming together. with the -a of rel. constant, continuous, steady, unending, frequent, obusambattuko bw'eby'obufuzi obw'omujjirano, constant political crises, cf. jja, jjira.

o- (mu /mi) trouble, something to wrestle' with. cf. liga, ligana.

o- (mu/ba) one who goes to forage for food, one who travels about to obtain food either by purchase or in exchange for services.' omusasi w'amawulire, newspaper reporter, one who ferrets out news, omusasi w'ejinambo, gossip, gossiper. cf. saka.

o- (mu/ba) hunchback; dwarf.

a- plur. (li/ma) crossroads, intersection.