o- (lu/n) slime (e.g., left in the trail of a slug); sticky saliva, cf. ennaanu.

o- (lu/n) ringworm, Taenia versi- color.

tereevu; vide omuseetwe.

etc.

o- (lu/n) cane, walking stick; cane used for administering a beating.

o- (lu/n) false or African nutmeg tree, Pycanthus ion bo.

o- adv. hurriedly; briefly, for a brief period, cf. wunguka.

v., okutereeza, okwenkanya nkanya, okusenda, okuttaanya, okutuukanya; be l., okutereera, okw enkanankana.

procrastinate; put off a promise; keep breaking a promise.

ndigise) also ligijja (-ligizze) v.i. play, romp, frolic, cf. entaligita.

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

o- (lu/n) day. ennaku zino, these days, at present. Ennaku ennungi tezikya bbiri. (prov.) Two good days do not dawn (successively ).

o- (lu/n) great hunger. Oluyala lunso- kota. I am extremely hungry, cf. lenjala.

okubutula.

o- (lu/n) bracelet of copper wire.

nnunze) v.tr. herd, tend (cattle); fig. keep in view; keep following around (someone who does not want to be followed ).

o- plur. ennyange (lu/n) flower of the com/maize plant, cf. ejjange.

lukwata.

ndagajjadde) v.i. be careless/negligent; be indifferent; be ab- sentminded.

o-: okulyamu olugaayu or okuyisaa- mu olugaayu, to lift one's leg and pass it over someone sitting down. This was commonly done by children as a sign of disrespect. It was believed that the person over whom the leg was passed would never grow any taller. The phrase may be used figuratively in the sense of look down on, show contempt for, defy. cf. gaayula.

lundibwa (-lundiddwa) v.i. pass. be herded, etc.

o- no plur. (lu/n) huge amount, immense quantity.

Omuleevi.

of lya, q.v.

etc.

o- plur. empi (lu/n) slap, blow with the open hand, okukuba oluyi (empi), to slap.

a Baleevi.

Riijenti (la) [Eng. ] Regent.

o- no plur. (lu/n) excessive liberality/generosity; prodigality, cf. gabangula, omugabanguzi.

o- plur. empiira (lu/n) grass fire; forest fire; grassy area which has been burned out. cf. ^ggya.

omusolo.

q.v.

ndiise) v.tr. exact payment from; demand fulfillment of a commitment by; put pressure on. cf. obuliika, liwa.

o-: entebe ey'olugalaamiriro, easy chair, cf. galamira.

lundisa (-lundisizza) v.tr. caus. 1 & 2 cause to herd; herd with/ using. Lekerawo okulunza omwana omuggo otyo. Stop beating the child with a stick like that.

o- plur. empijja (lu/n) stone anvil.

v., okusolooza, okuwooza.

v.i. neut. of lya, q.v.

o- (lu/n) flat tray (made from the fibers of papyrus or other plants; often used for winnowing). Emimwa gye gya lugali. His lips are flat and spread out (as opposed to thick and protruding). Wa lugali. He has a ‘big mouth.' Nzigyako olugali. Shut your big mouth, cf. walugali.

o- (lu/n) kind of thorny bush whose seeds (mpiki) are used in the game of mweso, q.v. cf. omuyiki.

gwagwa.

o- (lu/n) finger, cf. engalo.

o- adv. okutambula olundaya- ndaya, to go by an indirect route, take the long way around, okwogera olundayandaya, to avoid getting to the point (in a discussion ), beat around the bush.

o- plur. ennyimba (lu/n) song; hymn, okufumba ennyimba, to compose songs. Ow'ennyimba mbi, ayimbira mu babe. (prov.) A poor singer sings only among his own people, cf. lyimba, ennyimba.

akyungirizi.

ndagidde) v.tr. command, order; instruct; charge; prescribe.

nniimye) v.tr. lie in wait for.

o- plur. ennambo (lu/n) rumor; idle talk; gossip, cf. gamba.

o- no plur. (lu/n) idle chatter; gossip; undue familiarity, ow'olunderebu, busybody.

o- no plur. (lu/n) rare chronic bronchitis.

omulimba, kalimbira.

show how; direct, instruct; give instructions to (a person who is lost). Nnakola omulimu nga bwe yandagirira. I did the job as he instructed me.

o- (lu/n) rare long flock/herd (esp. of cattle or other domestic animals/, cf. eggana.

o- adv. at another time, on another occasion; sometimes, cf. ^-ndi.

o- plur, empina (lu/n) strand of a banana leaf tied around the top of a gourd to prevent the beer from overflowing. It may also be used to tie around other banana leaves on a cooking pot to provide additional strength. It is also worn around the waist in certain dances and ceremonies.

v., okuwayiriza, okulyolyoma.

liirira mod. forms of lya, q.v.

0- (lu/n) Luganda, the language of Buganda; without caps, brotherhood; relationship. ow'oluganda, relative, relation; member of a brotherhood, amawanga agali mu luganda olumu ne Bungereza, the British Commonwealth, plur. ejinanda, relations, relatives. Ab'oluganda bita, bikonagana ne bitayatika. (prov.) Relatives are like calabashes, they knock together but do not break. Blood is thicker than water, cf. Obuganda, Omuganda, sseruganda.

o- also olundokooli adv. incessantly, unceasingly, okwogera olutido- koobyo, to talk incessantly.

0- no plur. (lu/n) Hindi, the Hindi language, cf. Obuyindi.

use rel. form of foreg.

ekiragiriro, omulagirizi, endagiriro. See the note at the end of laga.

a- adv. okugwa olugangayira, to gorge oneself with food. cf. gangayira.

be in heat (of mammals, esp. dogs).

o- (lu/n) trap for birds and small animals.

adj., gabanguzi.

ndagudde) v.i. prophesy, predict, foretell. Yatuuka wano ng'ensawo ye eragula. He arrived here without any money.

q.v.

o- (lu/n) kind of anteater, pangolin. Ekika kyUlugave, the Anteater Clan.

o- plur. ennyingo (lu/n) joint of the body, okuddamu oluyingo, to regain one's strength, recover, recuperate. Nnali seewuliramu luyingo. I was utterly exhausted, lit. I felt that there was not a joint in me. cf. ennyingo.