o-: egy'obubazi (egy' implies emirimu, work), accountancy, the job of an accountant. cf. ^bala.

o- (bu/-) falsehood; lying; deceit. cf. limba.

n. (of gun barrel), omulenge.

o- adv. stealthily, furtively, cf. ^bba.

o- (bu/-) birdlime; glue.

v., okuwummula; ( = bother) okukooya, okweraliikiriza; be bored with, okuweerera, okutamwa.

o- (bu/. ) theft, stealing; robbery. cf. ^bba.

o- (bu/-) freshly tilled land, land tilled but not sown. cf. lima.

be told/ informed, okubuulirwa ebya nnambuulirwa, to know by hearsay.

omulumyo.

o- (bu/-) virginity, maidenhood. cf. embeerera.

o- (bu/-) agriculture, farming, cultivation. cf. lima.

be, okuzaalibwa.

o- (bu/- ) help, assistance, cf. beera.

o- (bu/-) dirt or soil which remains on the feet, legs or clothing after one has been tilling, cf. lima.

exhort.

okwewola, okweyazika.

o- (bu/-) evil, wickedness; badness; inferiority; ugliness; excreta, as an adv. badly; poorly. Bamuli bubi. They have it in for him.

o- adv. in a state of readiness, kuba bulindaala, to be ready/prepared. Enkuba eri bulindaala. It is just about to rain.

adj., ewole, eyazike.

q.v.

o- (bu/-) sisterhood, the state of being a nun. cf. omubiikira.

o-: obulindo bw'ensimbi, a large amount of money.

buulira and buuza. appear to be derivatives of the Same rout buul-. They are here treated separately, primarily for reasons of tradition and practicality. cf. ekibuuliriro, embuulira, omubuulirizi, omubuulizi, nnantabuulirirwa.

ekifuba.

burst open; snap; crack (as of glass); break, break off; break open. Omusana gubanduse. The sun is very hot. Yabanduka enseko. He burst out laughing. Olugoye lwe lubanduse mu nkwawa. Her dress has split open under the arm.

guard jealously; cup, bleed. Siriddayo kukubiranga. I will never be jealous of you again. cf. ebbuba, ekibubiro.

o- (bu/-) bed (including the mattress and other components), cf. ekiriri, ndiri.

etc.

ekkundi.

0- pr. n. (n/n) Belgium.

o- with the -a of rel. instant, immediate. as a noun cash. Sirinaawo nsimbi za buliwo. I have no cash (= immediately available money).

ombi.

crumble.

o- (bu/.) wetness, dampness; state of being raw/uncooked (of food); stupidity. cf. -bisi.

o- (bu/-) millet, cf. akalo.

ripen fully. cf. -buulukufu.

v., okuteganya, okweraliikiriza, okubigita; be bothered, okutegana, okutagala.

etc. cf. emmanduso.

o- less commonly obubonerezi (bu/-) repentance; penitence, cf. bona, bonereza.

o- (bu/-) witchcraft, magic, sorcery. cf. loga.

o-: mu bigambo by'obuuma, in money matters, obuuma is the plur. of 2akuuma, the dim. of ekyuma, q.v. for further meanings.

eccupa.

arch, be possessed, cf. emmandwa.

o- (bu/- ) asylum, refuge, sanctuary, omunoonyi w'obubudamo, seeker of refuge, refugee, cf. budama.

o- (bu/-) lit. & fig- craziness, insanity, daftness, cf. eddogojjo, aka- logojjo, logojjana.

buusabuusa caus. forms of buuka, q.v.

entobo; (of trousers) amagemuor amagemo.

mmanze) v. tr. begin, commence; set up, establish; build, construct; found.

o- (bu/-) relig. salvation, cf. lokoka, lokola.

ettabl.

loiter, be lazy; wander from job to job.

o- (bu/- ) distended stomach, potbelly, paunch.

o- (bu/-) salvation; safety, cf. lokoka, lokola.

kalu, a lunnyo; (female animals) gumba, ensaata; also vide olukumakuma, enkumba, olunnyo; become b., okusajja kula, okusaatawala.

ejjinja eddene, olwazi.

commence superficially. cf. ebbanga, obwebange, ekibangirizi.

o- outgrowths, shoots. cf. loka, bu- (3).

v.i., okubuuka; v.tr., okuwalaza.

protrude, stick out (esp. of ears).

o- (bu/-) stupidity, idiotic behavior. cf. -buya.

o- see akalombolombo.

v., okubuka, okucoppacoppa; (end) okukomekkereza.

e- spots, redup. plur. of ekibala, q.v.

o- adv. like a dog. kwefunya bubwa, to huddle oneself up, sit or sleep huddled up. cf. ^embwa.

wander aimlessly, wander around in a daze.

etc.

be, okusibibwa.

cf. bigaabigana.

o- adv. like a bowl (kibya, q.v.). kutuula bubya, to sit like a bump on a log.