o- (mu/mi) swarm of lice. cf. ensekere.

era obudde olwamuu- zuulamu, and when day dawned.

o- (mu/ba) omujwetesi w'ebigambo, one who makes up stories/lies. cf. jweteka.

o- (mu/mi) fire, ekidduka eky'omu- liro, motor vehicle, okusala ku muliro, to reduce the speed (of a vehicle), okukwata omuliro, to catch fire, okuwulumula omu- liro, to drive at a great speed, akaato ak'omuliro, motorboat, emmotoka n'agi- ssaamu omuliro, and he started the car. cf. biriroliro, ekiriro.

o- (mu/mi) large load/bundle of firewood, omusekese gw'enju, a long house, cf. sekesa, olusekese.

o- (mu/mi) sizable amount, considerable sum. omuvangata gw'ensimbi, a considerable amount of money, cf. akavanga- ta.

o- (mu/mi) wooden pestle, cf. sekula.

o- (mu/ba) fisherman, cf. vuba.

See wattu.

o- (mu/ba) one who undergoes surgery, cf. baaga.

o- (mu/mi) kind of shrub or tree, also called mulirira, q.v.

o- (mu/mi) giant swamp rat.

o- (mu/mi) bellows (instrument used by a blacksmith).

o- (mu/ba) butcher; flayer; rare surgeon. Amatu g'omubaazi gawulira kya ‘Embwa etwala ennyama yo.' (prov.) The ears of the butcher only hear: ‘The Dog is carrying off your meat.' Possibly = To each his own. cf. baaga.

o- (mu/mi) kind of gourd, cf. enkaabu.

o- no plur. (mu/mi) sleepiness, drowsiness. Omulo gunzijudde. I am very sleepy. Nnasuze ku mulo. 1 spent a sleepless night, cf. lotulo.

o- (mu/ba) brewer, cf. sena, essenerG.

kind of Jong plantain.

job; to mess things up. cf. vuluga.

(li/ma) Muslim prayer beads.

0-: okukwata omubabiro, to interest, be of great interest to, be very pleasing to. ekitabo ekyali kinkutte omubabiro, a book which I was very enthusiastic about. cf. babira.

o- (mu/ha) one who fishes with a hook, angler, cf. loba.

o- (mu/ba) one who has moved away/emigrated, cf. ^senga, senguka.

o- (mu/ba) youth, young man; young person, cf. vubuka.

spring up; dart away, speed away, okumasuka obutnyu, to dart away like a hare.

o- (mu/ba) person who is indifferent/ unconcerned; flippant person; happy-go- lucky person, one who enjoys a good time. cf. badala.

o- (mu/ba) [Sw.,Ar.2 pagan, heathen; non-believer; atheist, cf. obu- kaafiiri.

o- usually plur. emiroboli (mu/mi) trouble, hardship; vexation; problem.

o- (mu/mi) sand.

o- (mu/ba) driver; paddler; oarsman, omuvuga w'ennyonyi, airplane pilot. cf. ^vuga, omuvuzi.

adv. of place in there; in which; wherein; from which.

o- (mu/mi) kind of tall tree found in swampy forests, Erythrina excelsa. cf. bajja, engabo.

o- shortened form of mukaafiiri, q.v.

o- (mu/ba) one who is bewitched. Wano wafiira muloge. This place is not safe, I (we) have to get away in a hurry, lit. (Only) a person who is bewitched would die here. cf. loga.

o- (mu/ba) tenant; temporary resident; newcomer, recent inhabitant; emigrant; new member; servant. Basenze were originally people who lived on the private lands of a chief for whom they worked or fought in exchange for the land which they tenanted, cf. Isenga.

o- (mu/ba) rival; competitor. c f. Ivuga, vuganya.

o- (mu/mi) kindof tree producing light wood, Rauwolfia vomitoria. cf. bajja, engalabi. occurring on the edge of forests, Morinda lucida. .The root yields a yellow dye. cf. bajja.

o- reamer, (mu/mi) six. with the -a of rel. sixth, omulundi ogiv'omukaaga, the sixth time. cf. -kaaga, Olwomukaaga.

o- (mu/ba) witch, sorcerer, magician; wizard,' remarkably talented person, cf. loga.

o- (mu/mi) full serving, full portion, emisera ebiri egy'omwenge, two glasses of beer full to the brim, as an adv. brimful, to the brim. Endeku yali ejjudde musera be ddu. The gourd was full right up to the brim. cf. lensera.

o- (mu/mi) iroko, a kind of very large timber tree the wood of which is highly resistant to termite attack and often used as a substitute for teak, Chlorophora excelsa.

o- (mu/ba) messenger; representative; member (of a legislative assembly); envoy; diplomat; ambassador, cf. obubaka.

pr.re. the title of a very cruel executioner who held office during the reigns of Muteesa 1 and Mwanga II; royal executioner; rascal, cruel person, cf. -ekaajanga.

o- (mu/ba) relig. one who is saved; with caps, member of an envangeli- cal sect who believes in public testimonials and the experience of being saved. cf. lokola.

o- (mu/mi) flat rump, emmotoka ey'omuserebende, sedan, saloon car.

o- adv. at random, in a mixed- up/unplanned way. Ennyumba enzungu tezi- zimbibwa muvuluugiriro. European houses are not built in an unplanned fashion.

o- (mu/mi) kindof tall forest tree, chrysophyllum perpulchrum. The leaves are purple-red on the under side.

o- (mu/mi) a barkcloth tree (mutuba) from which the bark has not yet been removed; the first bark to be removed from the tree.

o- (mu/ba) one who talks on and on; one who is irrelevant or indiscreet in what he says. cf. lokompoka.

o- = museegu, q.v.

o- (mu/mi) gown, robe, long dress/ garment.

(n/n) kind of bright red grasshopper (nseenene).

o- (mu/mi) a traditional kind of drum beat which is performed in the villages on various ceremonial occasions. (Each clan has its own characteristic mubala.) also motto, slogan.

o- (mu/ba) daughter-in-law, lit. the wife (muka) of one's child (omwana). cf. -ekaamwana.

o- (mu/ba) rescuer; relig. Saviour. cf. lokola.

o- (mu/ba) thatcher; roofer, one who constructs a roof for a house, cf. sereka.

0- (mu/ba) a native of Buvuma Island.

pr.n. (n/n) Egypt.

o- (mu/ba) counter, one who counts; bookkeeper, accountant, omubazi w'ebitabo, bookkeeper, accountant. cf. ^bala.

o- (mu/ba) deceitful/crafty/ shrewd/unscrupulous person.

o-: okutunula omulolo, to stare; to to have a dull/glazed look; to look flabbergasted. cf. lolobala.

o- (mu/ba) [_Sw. ,Ar.~] soldier.

o- (mu/mi) bunch; cluster, cf. ekivumbo.

v.i. smile slightly; grin; laugh (of a baby) cf. kimwege.

o- (mu/mi) a pustular rash on the leg.

o- (mu/ba) immoral/profligate/li- centious person, cf. -kaba.

o- (mu/mi) kind of creeping plant with edible roots.

o- (mu/ba) of the SseseIslands.

o- (mu/ba) inventor; discoverer; explorer, cf. vumbula.

o- (mu/ba) carpenter, cf. bajja.