o- numer. seven hundred, with the -a of rel. seven-hundredth, cf. -sanvu.

publicly.

omunya, ekinya, ekkonkomi, akalumabalunda, esungulubebbe; water l., enswaswa.

ndi ye) v.tr. pay (damages); compensate.

o- no plur. (lu/n) improvement (from illness). Aliko olukamu. He is getting better.

o- (lu/n) jaw. kuta nsaya, to stand .1 1 ' f. - 1 • - I. uptsii-muuwieu in a i'juiiau umniici.

o- plur. rare (Iu/n) long, thin dry banana fiber on which money (in the form of coins with holes in the middle) could be strung, cf. xekyayi.

ekitongole ekiramuzi, judicial department, cf. lamula.

o- (lu/n) laugh. Taggyikako lu- kamyo. It is impossible to get a laugh out of him.

o- (lu/h) family; relationship; group; species; category. Ba luse. They are members of the same family. Nakibuuka, Mukasa amulinako oluse? Is Mukasa related to Nakibuuka?

o- (Iu/n) clamor; bad smell, okuwu- nya olwayo, to smell bad, have a foul smell (e.g., like rotten fish), cf. ejjayo, akaayo.

n., omugugu, omutumba, omutwalo; (of fish) olutala, olukanda, olutakku; (of firewood) olusekese.

nnanze) v.tr. climb; creep; spread (of creeping plants, fire, etc.); wander, travel all around; flourish.

etc. cf. lliika.

o- (lu/n) kind of small tree with sharp thorns. The poles formed from this tree are used in building, cf. omukanaga, enkanaga.

o- (lu/n) side of a house, edge of a house.

o- (lu/n) loot, plunder; food taken as an offering to a lubaale shrine, cf. yaya.

v. (a man), okutikka; (ship) okusiika; (gun) okusindirira.

etc.

o- (lu/n) olukanda lw'enkejje, a load of nkejje (a small fish) consisting of about 30 skewers woven together.

o- (lu/n) side; place at the side, close beside, cf. segera.

q.v.

omugaati, bboofulo, bboofu.

etc.; train (creeping plants); tack (needlework), okulandiza ennukuta, to write slanting/spidery letters, okulandiza ebigambo, to spread rumors; to betray confidences.

o- (lu/n) ceremony performed at the birth of twins, okumenya olukanda, to perform the ceremony at the birth of twins. cf. akakanda.

collective) swarm of young locusts. An individual specimen is kalu- sejjera, q.v. engatto za lusejjera, tennis shoes, cf. sejjera.

o- plur. enjazi (lu/n) rock. cf. ebyaziyazi.

omugayaavu.

o- (lu/n) kind of tree producing white edible berries, Flueggea virosa. cf. ekkandwa.

o- (lu/n) tube; stem (of a pipe); straw (for drinking), kugguka nga luseke, to arrive unexpectedly/by surprise, cf. ekisekeseke.

o- plur. enneebagyo (lu/n) sash, strip of cloth used as a belt. It is now considered rather old-fashioned, cf. baga, -ebaga.

make a, okuwola.

o- (lu/n) frame on which bunches of sesame are dried. Also used as a synonym for entongooli, Busoga harp, q.v.

o- (lu/n) long bundle of firewood; long bundle, olusekese lw'enku, long bundle of firewood, okufuuka olusekese, to lose weight, become all skin and bones. cf. sekesa, omusekese.

o- adv. phrase with olunaku implied. some other day, on another day, on another occasion.

okutamwa, okukyawa.

ndobye) v.tr. hook; fish (with a hook).

o- (lu/n) wrinkle on the skin.

o- (lu/n) opening, hole, aperture. cf. akasekeso.

0- (lu/n) Hebrew, the Hebrew language, cf. Omwebbulaniya.

bi nnyo.

spread out; keep spreading.

lobesa (lobesezza) v.tr. caus. 1 8c 2 cause to hook/fish, okulobesa eddobo, to fish with a hook. cf. eddobo, ekirobe, omulobi.

o- (lu/n) awl, sharp puncturing instrument; pointed instrument resembling a needle used in weaving baskets; injection, inoculation, okutuula ku nkato, to be in a very difficult situation, cf. ekkato.

o- (lu/n) kind of grass used for thatching roofs; patch of this kind of grass. cf. essenke.

o- no plur. (lu/n) crowd, multitude, large number.

oluzzizzi.

landulula (-landuludde) v.tr. conv. 1 Sc 2 pull down, tear down; unwind, unravel. cf. akalandalugo, akalandira, akalanduko, ekirandalanda, ekirandalugo, olulanda, omulanda, omulandira, nnamulanda, ennanda; landagga.

ndobedde) v.tr. hinder, prevent.

o- with the -a of rel. aggressive, enterprising; old and withered (of an old woman), olukawuule lw'omusajja, an aggressive, enterprising man.

o- (lu/n) lowland, plain, prairie.

o- no plur. (lu/n) large quantity, great amount. Olwegeenya lw'abantu, crowd of people.

n., ekkufulu; (of hair) omuvumbo.

ndobodde) j v.tr. pick out; take out one's share; levy (money); subtract (in mathematics).

o- no plur. (lu/n) large number, abundance; long list, oluseregende lw'emmotoka, a long line of cars, oluseregende lw'ebibuuzo, a long list of questions. Yalina oluseregende lw'abaana. He had numerous children.

o- see eggulo.

v., okusiba n'ekkufulu.

o- also olukendegere (lu/n) thin waist. Alina olukende. She has a narrow waist. Anyiga olukende ng'olwa Wambwa. colloq. She walks with an elegant gait. cf. obukende, amakendegere, enkende.

o- (lu/n) more commonly aka- serengeto (ka/bu) slope, incline, descending gradient, downhill, cf. serengeta.

o- no plur. hot tea. as an attribute very hot (of a liquid), ekikopo ky'olweje, a cup of hot tea. Amazzi g'ompadde oku- naaba nga lweje bulala. The water you have given me to bathe in is too hot.

enzige; young l., akaacaaka, kalusejjera.

nnandazze) v.i. wander all over; go a long way; discourse at length, be iong-winded.

bewitch, place a a spell on, put a hex on. okuloga obulwa- dde, to cure of sickness, okuloga ennyon- ta, to assuage thirst. Nzija kukukuba nkuloge eddalu eryo erikuli mu mutwe. I'll give you a beating that will knock that nonsense out of your head. Akuloze mukazi Muyima? Has a Muhima woman bewitched you? What has paralysed your efforts? Why are you there doing nothing (when work must be done or when danger must be avoided)? cf. -loge, obulogo, eddogo, omuloge, omulogo.

o- (lu/n) wild raspberry plant. cf. enkenene.

o- no plur. (lu/n) rare dysentery; enteritis.

v., okusula, okutuula.

etc. Abamu ne batuuka n'okuva ku mulamwa gw'ensonga ne balan- daggira ku birala. Some even get away from the point under discussion and go on at length about other (unrelated) things.

o- (lu/n) dense growth, dense patch of brambles.

0- no plur. (lu/n) the language of the Ssese Islands. It is closer to Lunyoro than to Luganda.

o- numer. nine hundred, with the -a of rel. nine-hundredth, cf. -(y)enda.