o- (bu/-) congential enlargement of the cheeks, amatama ag'obusu- kuttu, enlarged cheeks.

o- adv. like beer. Kyamutamiiriza ddala bwenge. It intoxicated him just like beer. cf. omwenge.

bisikuuti.

v., okusaanikira.

e- plur. (ki/bi) twitching in the eyelids. (A twitch in the lower lids means that one will receive bad news; a twitch in the • upper lid signifies good news.) Not to be confused with bisulo, dormitories, the plur. of ^eklsulo, q.v.

o- (bu/-) meekness, humility; submissiveness; quiet, calmness, composure; coolness (of weather), cf. -kkakkamu.

o- (bu/-) anger, ire, wrath. cf. -sungu, sunguwala.

o- (bu/-) great open space, awe some expanse; middle (of the sea, the heavens), obwengula bw'ennyanja, the open sea, the high seas. Ani eyasooka okugenda mu bwengula bw'ebbanga? Who was the first one to travel in space?

okusala wakati, okuyita wakati, okwasaamu.

n., ekisaanikizo.

e- usually plur. (ki/bi) chaff; fig. disreputable people, riffraff.

o- (bu/-) satiety, repletion, cf. -kkufu, kkuta.

o- (bu/-) trade, commerce. eby'obusuubuzi, trade, commercial matters. c f. suubula.

o- also obwenkamukamu (bu/-) equality; fairness, justice, cf. yenkana.

omulabirizi; (R.C.) omwebisi koopi.

v., okusobya, okutabulata bula, okudibaga.

e- (n/n) [frag.] bugle; trumpet.

e- plur. (ki/bi) sores at the corners of the lips caused by fever, allergy, etc.

o- (bu/-) in-laws; relationship acquired by marriage; relationship of a man to his wife's brothers; disease or misfortune due to the violation of any of the prohibitions relating to in-laws; Parkinson's disease, eby'obuko, bride price. Tugenda ku buko. We are going to visit our in-laws. cf. ebiko, ^njuko.

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

o- (bu/-) forehead; front. Baabadde mu bwenyi bwaffe. They were in front of us/ahead of us. kugwisa bwenyi, to compete/struggle doggedly; to reach a deadlock (in a conflict); to lock horns with (e.g., a strong competitor in a sport), cf. ekyenyi.

akatundu; bit by bit, vide okusonsoma.

omutabuzitabuzi,

e- no. plur. (li/ma) clay; potter's clay. cf. bumba.

e- less often ebiswazi, ebiswambaz- zi plur. (ki/bi) with the -a of rel. tasteless, of poor quality (referring to salt). Omunnyu gwa biswazzi. The salt is utterly tasteless.

o- (bu/-) stinginess, miserliness. cf. -kodo.

o- (bu/-) land rent, ground rent; land tax; property tax.

o- (bu/-) adultery; fornication. cf. yenda.

embwa enkazi, embwa mpala.

n., omugugu.

e- (li/ma) pottery, shop where earthen vessels are made. cf. bumba.

e- plur. (ki/bi) meat of an animal which has been slain by wild beasts; the second totem (kabbiro) of the Leopard Clan (Ekika ky'Engo).

kutemya bukofu, to blink like a guinea fowl, i.e., be wide awake, cf. enkofu.

o- less often obusulubbu (bu/-) [Stu., dr.] moustache.

o- (bu/-) forgetfulness, failure to remember, cf. -erabira.

okuluma; (of snakes) okubojja.

be, okuzitoowererwa;

plur. bibbumbuzzi) black and yellow boring wasp, mason wasp. cf. bumbujja.

e- plur. (ki/bi) stupidities, stupid things. Leka kwogera bintu bitaliimu bw otyo. Don't say such stupid things, cf. -li, obutaliimu.

o- (bu/-) relationship on the maternal side. Nfaanana bukojja. 1 resemble my mother's side of the family. cf. kojja.

o- (bu/-) worry, anxiety, concern. cf. -eraliikirira.

be, okukaawa, okukambagga.

okwekatanga.

e- (li/ma) fruit of the rubber vine.

e- plur. (ki/bi) spots, patches (on a goat). Embuzi ya bitanga. The goat is spotted.

o- (bu/-) dirt, filth (esp. that which collects on the body).

o- adv. like a termite, i.e., naked, kusigala bu swa, to be left naked, cf. enswa.

o- (bu/-) boastfulness; showing off. cf. laga, -eraga.

ccocce.

omubbi.

to laugh quietly, laugh without opening one's mouth. cf. bunira.

e-: okutunula ebitankuule, to look di sh evel ed/u nkem p t/di st urbed/wi 1 d.

kukaabya bukoko, to make (someone) cry like a chicken, to make suffer, cf. enkoko.

o- adv. with nothing; empty-handed; naked; in vain; without cause, without reason; gratis, free, without charge. Oku- yingira kwa bwereere. Admission i'S free. Eky'obwereere kyaggwawo dda. (The time when you could get something) for nothing has long since passed, cf. -(y)ereere.

obukaayi, obukaawu.

obubbi.

untie, take apart. cf. ebbago, obubage, olwebagyo, amabaga.

e- (li/ma) hipbone; hip.

e- plur. (ki/bi) fixed fees formerly charged to the plaintiff and accused before a court case could be held; court costs.

o- adv. whole, in entirety; in bulk form. Embuzi gifumbe bukolokolo. Cook the goat whole (i.e., do not cut it into pieces before cooking).

o- (bu/-) fierceness, fury, as adv. fiercely, furiously, kutunuza bu swandi, to have a fierce look. Yalwanyisa buswandi He fought furiously.

o- (bu/.) formerly a seven-day period of rest after the appearance of the new moon, current usage in the phrase olunaku olw'obwerende, a free day; a day off; a day of rest.

okusamwassanvwa, okulaasa; okuseetula.

amalaalo, amasiro.

e- (li/ma) large stomach, cf. olubuto.

e- always plur. (ki/bi) bowlegs, with the -a of rel. bowlegged. Wa bitege. He is bowlegged. Gye twakyadde baatufumbiddeyo enkoko, ekyemisana ne kigenda bitege. They cooked chicken for us where we went to visit, and it turned out to be a wonderful meal.

o- (bu/-) shame, disgrace, cf. swala.

o- (bu/-) whiteness; lightness (of color); brownness (of the skin); emptiness, empty space; cleanness, as an adv. with the formative of space prefix e- out, outside. ebweru wa Buganda, outside of

ddugavu. very b., ddugavuzigizigi. be b., okuddugala. go b. (fruit), okuswankula.

nene, a maanyi.