o- (bu/-) support, backing. cf. ^waga.

okuba, okubeera.

okwenyumiriza, okwekuza, okweriisa enkuuli.

a basket, container); overload (e. g., a person, a ship). Obuvunaanyizibwa yabubigise ku muntu omu. He placed the responsibility on one man. He burdened one person with the responsibility.

kukuba budinda, to know thoroughly, have down pat. Oluswayiri balukuba budinda. They know Swahili very well. cf. eddinda, amadinda.

make disintegrate; wear away.

o- adv. by force, forcibly, cf. wakana, empaka.

ettale, omutala, olubalama.

omwenyumiriza.

jump suddenly to one's feet.

o- (bu/-) mud, mortar or clay used for building.

crumble, disintegrate. cf. -bumbe, ebbumba, ebbumbiro, ekibumbe, olubumbiro, emmumba, emmumbwa, omu- bumbi.

o- (bu/-) argumentativeness. cf. wakana.

omunaala.

n., omuyondo.

e- plur. (ki/bi) fertilizers). cf. gimuka, gimusa.

o- see akaduli.

o- (bu/-) female sex (but not of adults), akaana ak'obuwala, a baby girl, omwana ow'obuwala, a female child, cf. omuwala. Contr. obulenzi.

enkwanzi, akatiiti, olusinda, embira; (R.C.) ssappuli; (Moh.) masubbaawa.

n., obwongo.

q.v.

rare pester, importune, nag. v.i. be full, be filled up.

o- (bu/-) mockery, scorn, derision. cf. duula.

o- as an adv. or with the -a of rel. extremely expensive. Emiwendo gikyali gya buwanana. Prices are still very high.

ennyindo, omumwa.

akasaana.

e- plur. (ki/bi) dried plantains when cooked, esp. beer bananas (mbidde) and hard bananas (gonja).

O- pr.n. (n/n) France.

o- adv. forlornly; in an abandoned condition, kufa bumbula, to die unattended; to be in a miserable condition and have no one come to one's aid. obufuzi bw'obumbula harsh/dictatorial rule.

o- (bu/-) written form, mu buwandiike, in writing, cf. wandiika.

enjaliiro, olukoma, omukiikiro.

ettabi, omusanvu.

e- usually plur. (ki/bi) spots. cf. eggondo.

o- lit. small places, plur. of afako. okubuna obufo, to be a rolling stone, to be i. cf. ekifo.

o- (bu/-) med. fracture. See

o- also obuwangaaliro (bu/-) durability, capability of lasting a long time; permanence; long life, longevity. cf. wangaala.

ekijanjalo, akayindiyindi, mpokya, ekiyirigi, ekinyololo, akajereje, empindi, matamabbuuku, nnamunyi.

n. (sort), engeri.

q.v.

o- (bu/-) diligence, persistence, ef- fort, exertion. fubs.

o- (bu/-) victory, conquest; achievement, success, cf. ^wanguka, wangula.

n., eddubuor eddubu.

v., okwokya, okussaako akabo nero.

nzibye) v. i. <£ tr. steal; rob.

o- (bu/-) subjection, forced rule, colonialism, mu biseera by'obufuge, in colonial days. cf. fuga. bufumbo, o- (bu/-) marriage, the marital state, obufumbo obw'ekitala, civil marriage, cf. fumba, fumbirwa.

o- adv. like food. Ekyuma ekyo kiyitirivu mu kusa amayinja, kigalya bumere. This machine is very effective in crushing stones, it smashes them to bits, lit. eats them like food. cf. emmere.

o- (bu/-) nature, inherent nature; culture; tradition, cf. amawangwa.

v., (carry) okwetikka; (children) okuzaala; (puppies) okubwagula; (fruit) okubala; (endure) okugumii kiriza; b. down (in labour), okw ekema, okuweerera ebisa.

okuwera, okugalula, okuwera enkolokooto.

be stolen.

dig up (e.g., potatoes, plants with deep roots, etc.); fig. view with contempt, shrug one's shoulders at (as an expression of contempt).

o- (bu/-) fluffy substance resembling cotton often used for stuffing mattresses and pillows; the plant from which this substanceis obtained, cf. olufumbo.

o- ( bu/-) small inedible ter1 mites.

o- (bu/-) length; height; depth, as adv. lengthwise, cf. -wanvu.

ekirevu.

ekikomo.

o- (bu/-) snack, light food which does not constitute a meal.

ensolo; int. of abuse, kafulu, kookolirooko.

zira; gumu.

etc.; cheat at. Y'abbira mu kubuuzibwa. He cheated in the examination, bbirako, warn/tell privately. Anzibiddeko bubbizi. He simply warned me in private, awatali na kusooka kubbirwako, without being informed privately/in advance.

e- plur. (ki/bi) ringworm, Taenia versicolor; scalp disease characterized by the flaking of the skin and (in serious cases) the loss of hair and the appearance of white spots on the head.

o- (bu/-) the act of blowing, obufuuyi bw'omuzannyo, refereeing. cf. fuuwa.

o- adv. identically, in the same way. cf. 2-mu.

o- (bu/-) way out of a difficulty/dilemma. cf. watanya.

okukuba, okubaalinga, okuluuta, okusakata, okuwuttula. b. barkcloth, okukomaga, okusaaka; okutenga, okuttula. b. in hunting, okwandaaza. = to surpass, okusinga, okukira. =be too muchfor, okulema.

obuzira.

partial redup. of biita, q.v. pamper; make a favorite of; adore.

o- (bu/-) state of being an orphan, orphanhood, cf. ^enfuuzi.

o- (bu/-) small amounts/frag- ments/bits.

o- (bu/-) force, compulsion, lwa buwaze, under compulsion, by force. Ekyo nga temukikola lwa buwaze. You are not doing this because you are forced to. cf. waza.