o- plur. etizibobbo (lu/n) old worn-out basket, basket whose bottom has fallen out. cf. ekibbo.

o- (lu/n) net for catching animals.

n., ejjovu.

o- (lu/n) kind of floating plant.

o- (lu/n) reed of bulrush.

o- (lu/n) sitting, session of a meeting, cf. tuula.

v.i., okubira ekyovu.

o-: okukuba olube, to shout at, shout down, boo, jeer.

o- (lu/n) long neck/throat, as an adv. incessantly (with verbs of speaking). Ayogera olulago. He talks interminably. Omukazi oyo alina olulago. That woman has the gift of gab. cf. obulago.

o- (lu/n) long head, kwetikka lutwe, to put the blame on, accuse falsely, kutwala lutwe, to accuse, blame, ab'olutwe olusuffu, scapegoats, those who get blamed for everything, cf. omutwe.

Olulattini.

cf. ^ebbeere.

o- adv. at another time, on another occasion, cf. -lal a.

o- (lu/n) trench in which bananas are crushed preliminary to making beer from them.

ekiyigo, mugwanya, ekyo looni, akasenge ( = primarily reed enclosure).

ndeze) v.i. & tr. taste; try. Teyalega ku nnaku za Lubiri. He did not experience any of the sufferings of the Palace.

o- no plur. (lu/n) with the -a of rel. permanent; steady; lasting, omuwandii- si olw'olubeerera, permanent secretary, cf. ba, beerera.

o- plur. ennanda (lu/n) trailing shoot, cf. llanda, omulanda.

nduubiridde) v.tr. strive, try hard, exert oneself.

a luvannyuma.

o-: olubeete lw'embwa, a mad/vicious dog.

o- adv. far afield, for a long distance; for a long time (of a tedious speechJ. cf. landagga.

munnakuzino, kampegaano.

ndegezze) v.i. prattle, chatter; gossip, cf. lejja.

o- also olubego (n/n) helping of food, serving of food. cf. ^bega.

o- (lu/n) fame, renown; furrow in the center of the forehead.

v., okutenda, okusuuta, okutendereza.

make too much noise. Possibly related to ndegeya, weaver finch, q.v.

o- adv. leaning to one side; askew; awry, okugwa olubege, to lean to one side, tilt. Omusajja alina olubege. The man has one shoulder higher than the other.

lulangalanga w'omusajja, a very tall man.

o- (lu/n) metal wire, oluuma olubaka, aerial (of a radio or television set). abajja bagoba oluuma, immigrant workers, lit. those who come following the telephone cable lines, cf. ekyuma.

v., okuseka, okumwenyereketa, okukuba embeekuulo, okumwetuka, okutema akalali, okutyetyemuka; vide akakule, kimwege. laughter, enseko, akalali.

q.v.

o- (lu/n) great heat.

o- with the -a of rel. regular, steady, permanent, abasomi ab'olulango, regular readers (of a newspaper).

v., okugolomola.

ndegguse) v.i. roam about, wander about; loiter about.

o- plur. emmengo (lu/n) lower millstone; grindstone; kind of large scale for weighing sacks of coffee, sugar, etc. okuteeka ... ku lubengo ne, to place ... on the scale with, i.e., to compare ... with. cf. benga, Mmengo.

o- no plur. (lu/n) excellently cooked mash of plantains.

o- adv. sometimes, oluusi n'oluusi, occasionally, once in a while.

v.tr., okunaaza.

etc.

o- also luberyeberye, o- adv. in the beginning, at first, with the -a of rel. first, ekigambo eky'oluber(y)eberye, the first word, with cap. Oluberyeberye, The Book of Genesis, cf. -ber(y)eberye.

0- no plur. (lu/n) Latin, the Latin language.

o- plur. enziso (lu/n) long glance; sharp look. cf. liiso (eriiso), olusooso.

give, okugabangula.

ndezze) v.i. talk incessantly, chatter, gossip, cf. legejja.

o- (lu/n) dam; embankment, cf. bi bi ra.

o- (lu/n) light cloud; scattered cloud(s); with cap. the name of a lubaale associated with rain; a personal name. cf. ekire.

nduuse) v.tr. beat (a drum); pursue vigorously.

etteeka; (custom), empisa; (Jewish) Ttawuleeti; make a l., okuteeka etteeka.

o- (lu/n) plantain leaf placed in a hole in the ground which may be used as a bath or as a place to keep beer.

nduuse) v.i. become greedy.

ow'amateeka.

ndese) v.tr. permit, allow; leave, abandon, leka has the following uses as an auxiliary verb: 1) followed by the infinitive it means stop, leave off, refrain from. Leka kusoma, Stop reading. 2) followed by the subjunctive it exp res ses a request or exhortation. Leka tugambe nti... Let us say that...

o- plur. emmimbi (lu/n) day's cultivation.

o- adv. incessantly.

o- plur. enjuyi (lu/n) side; faction, eruuyi n'eruuyi, on all sides, on both sides, eruuyi w'ejjinja, the reverse side of the phonograph record. Asula eruuyi eyo. He lives over in that direction. Enjuyi zombi zaawa ebirowoozo byazo. Both groups have their opinion.

lebevu; (lazy) gayaavu.

lekwa (-lekeddwa) v.i. pass, be left/abandoned, etc.

o- (lu/n) long pipe (for smoking), cf. emmindi.

o- (lu/n) kind of plant with a hollow stem which is used for making tubes for drinking.

o- (lu/n) vegetable leaf; edible herb. cf. enva.

okuteeka. l. aside, okutereka. l. eggs, okubiika. l. on top of, okubambika. l. hold of, okukwata. l. a table, okutandiika emmeeza, l. waste, okuzikiriza. l. mats, etc., okwala. l. under one's head, okwezizika.

let in/ at, etc. Lekera awo! Stop! Stop it!

o- (lu/n) kind of plant; kind of very long snake.

o- no plur. (lu/n) listlessness, slowness, as an adv. lazily, in a listless way. ow'olulembe, a slow-moving person. cf. lemba.

o- adv. afterwards; later; (before a following inf.) after, oluvannyuma lw'oku- funa amawulire gano, after receiving this news, with the -a of rel. last, final, mu ssaawa ez'oluvannyuma, in the final hours. Mukasa y'abeera wa luvannyuma mu mugigi. Mukasa is at the tail end of the class. cf. -vannyuma, va, nnyuma.

omugigi, omuko.

ndaagidde) v.tr. beseech, entreat, v.i. mourn; be contented with the little one has. cf. daagira.