o- also omunazzi (mu/mi) kind of tall hardwood tree, Parinari excels a.

o- (mu/ba) peeler, one who peels; one who husks; one who shells, cf. susa.

o- (mu/mi) with the -a of rel. swollen, bloated (from pathological causes), omuwuulo gw'okugulu, a swollen, bloated leg.

o- (mu/ba) magician, conjurer. cf. fuuka, fuusa.

o- (mu/ba) Roman Catholic; Christian.

o- also nnabbi (mu/ba) relig. prophet, cf. obunnabbi.

o- (mu/mi) kind of mouse with a long snout.

o* (mu/ba) bachelor; widower; man who is separated from his wife. cf. ^wuula, obuwuulu.

see myu.

o- (mu/ba) lit. blower, one who blows, omufuuyi w'amazzi, beer drinker, liquor drinker, omufuuyi w'omulere, Trumpet/clarinet player. omufuuyi w'omupiira, referee (in football). cf. fuuwa.

o- (mu/mi) time, omuku gumu, once; without any delays or deviations from a route, directly (of a journey).

o- with the -a of rel. scarce, few. Lumonde ow'omunaganwa, few sweet potatoes.

o- (mu/ba) trader, merchant, dealer, cf. suubula.

take in the hand, grasp.

o- (mu/mi) good luck; the smoking of medicine for the purpose of producing good (or sometimes bad) effects on others, c f. fuuwa.

o- (mu/ba) comforter, one who gives consolation in bereavement. Omukubagiza, the Comforter, the Holy Spirit. cf. kubagiza.

o- (mu/mi) cloak, robe, wraparound, cape. cf. nagira.

o- (mu/mi) also ensuununwa (n/n) young mushroom.

o- (mu/ba) hunter who is second to 3 spear a hunted animal, cf. 2wuula.

o- (mu/ba) orphan, person who has lost both of his parents. See enfuuzi which is much more common.

o- (mu/ba) one who is hit/struck; victim (e.g., of a beating), cf, ^kuba.

o- (mu/mi) kind of tree, Alsodeia ilicifolia.

o- (mu/ba) flatterer; praiser, glori- fier; pamperer. cf. suuta.

o- less commonly omuwuuya (mu/ba) abductor, cf. wuuya.

o- (mu/ba) ruler, sovereign; government official; administrator; director, executive. abafuzi b'amatwale, colonial rulers. cf. fuga.

o- (mu/ba) lit. one who strikes/hits, omukubi w'ebikonde, boxer, omukubi w'ebi- faananyi, photographer, mukubi is the first element in hundreds of noun phrases. Those included in this dictionary are listed under the final noun. See also the remarks under the entry fkuba.

o- (mu/ba) poor person; person in misery/wretchedness; disturbed/troubled person. Omunaku kaama. (prov.) A poor person is a yam (he is neglected but can still manage), cf. -naku, nakuwala, obu- naku, ^ennaku.

o- (mu/ba) favorite person; beloved person, cf. suuta.

o- (mu/ba) swimmer, cf. ^-wuga.

o- (mu/mi) arch, perfume; smell.

o- (mu/ba) chairman, presiding officer; president, omukubiriza w'oludda oluwabula gavumenti, the opposition leader (in government), cf. ^kuba, kubiriza.

o- (mu/mi) [Sm. ] coconut tree. cf. ennazi.

o- (mu/ba) loser, one who has lost something, omusuuzi wa gavumenti, one who overthrows a government, cf. suula.

o- (mu/mi) kind of fishing basket with which to trap fish. Ssemuto w'attira eggege w'azza omuya. (prov.) The youth brings back his fishing basket to the place where he caught a large ngege (type of fish).

o- (mu/mi) kind of long, slender drum.

o- (mu/ba) beater (in hunting). cf. Ikuba, kubiriza.

o- as a noun of limited occurrence inside, interior. Minista w'ensonga rz'c-.ur.da, min iatei of imernai affairs. as an adv. inside, within, cf. enda.

o- also omusiwa (mu/mi) vein, artery.

o- (mu/ba) new tenant; new arrival; newcomer.

o- (mu/mi) arch, headband of plantain bark alleged to cure headaches.

o- (mu/ba) one who sums up/ makes a final resume {e.g.. in a dehn.tr). cf. Ikuba, kubira.

o- (mu/mi) rare space, var. of omwangaala, q.v.

o- with the -a of rel. scarce; very few; insufficient. Abayindi ab'omu- swaba, a very small number of Indians.

o- (mu/mi) kind of wild cat which is somewhat larger than a house cat. cf. akayaayu.

o- (mu/mi) [_Sw. bread; loaf, ebifo eby'omugaati omunene, high-paying positions.

o- (mu/ba) lit. one who beats with plantain fibers (hardly an aggressive weapon), softhearted boss, one who is very kind to those whom he rules. cf. kuba, ekyayi.

0- (mu/ba) Englishman, English person, cf. -ngereza.

o- (mu^ni) = omugwabi hookah, pipe for smoking hemp.

o- (mu/ba) extremely sick person. Omulwadde muyi. The patient is extremely sick/ls in a critical condition.

o- (mu/mi) cabbage tree, Anthocleista schweinfurthii. generous giver; one who gives wastefully or to excess, cf. gaba, gabangula.

o- plur. emyungu (mu/mi) a type of vegetable which resembles squash or cucumbers. It is eaten cooked. Ebiyigibwa yalyanga mungu buteesokoola. He did not have the slightest difficulties with his studies, lit. he ate mungu without having to pick his teeth.

o- (mu/mi) [Su).,/lr. J a piece of twig used for cleaning the teeth; toothbrush.

o- (mu/mi) hunt, hunting expedition; prey, spoil, fruit of the hunt; quarry, cf. yigga

o- (mu/ba) sharer; partaker. cf. gaba, gabanya.

o- (mu/ba) mocker, scoffer, jeerer. cf. kudaala.

(la) [_Sw. 3 God (used by Muslims).

o- (mu/mi) with the -a of rel. wild, intractable, omuswaswaggule gw'omusajja, a ruffian.

o- (mu/l>a) teacher; teacher of religion, cf. yiga, yigiriza.

o- (mu/ba) general, commander, one who has been assigned to head a military expedition; with cap. formerly the tide of the hereditary ruler of Ankole. cf. gaba.

o- (mu/mi) border; edge; side; binding, cloth added to a garment, cf. kugira.

o- with the -a of rel. insufficient; inadequate; unsatisfactory; few. Ensonga ezireetebwa za munguuba. The reasons given are not satisfactory. Enva zino za munguuba. This sauce is watery.

0- (mu/ba) a Swahili.

o- (mu/ba) lit. one who is taught; disciple, follower (of a religious leader), cf. yiga, vigiriza.

o- (mu/ba) generous person, liberal person; one who distributes, distributor. omugabo w'awata, milk distributor (mu/mi) divisor in arithmetic, cf. gaba.

o- with the -a of rel. trivial, unimportant, of no consequence. Enzonga ezo si za muniino. These are not matters to be treated lightly, cf. niina.

o- (mu/mi) wrinkle/line on the forehead (often of a temporary character, re-

o- (mu/mi) fire, conflagration. c.f. ggya.

o- (mu/mi) share, portion; part; stock; quotient (in arithmetic), cf. gaba.

o- (mu/mi) with the -a of rel. huge, enormous; excessively long, omukukku gw'ebbaluwa, an extremely long letter.

(mu/ba) close friend.