o- (lu/n) someone who stays too long; something unpleasant which persists; nuisance. Obulwadde bufuuse bwa lukongobe. The disease has become chronic, cf. kongoba.

o- with the -a of rel. few, small in number; scant, little; scattered. Abantu baabadde ba lusuluugi. There was only a scattering of people. There were only a few people.

zibu, zito, kalangufu.

n., akalulu; (portion) ekitundu; cast lots, okukuba akalulu; a l. (much), use adj., ngi.

to sound a drum, okulaya enduulu, to sound an alarm.

0-: okuteekako olukongoolo or okussaako olukongoolo, to point at, point out; to point the finger of accusation against, okusimba olukongoolo, to stress, emphasize, place emphasis on.

n., omulimu, okutawaana.

ddene (eddoboozi), waggulu(okwogera).

o- (lu/n) pipe-stem euphorbia tree; colloq. milk. Yatuwa caayi ng'alimu n'olukoni. He gave us tea with milk. cf. enkoni.

v., okukola emirimu, okutawaana.

waggulu.

ndawunye) v.i. [from Eng. round] patrol, make one's rounds, cf. omulawunyi.

o- (lu/n) ravine, crevasse, rift; division, separation; gap.

o- (lu/n) trickles/drops of rain on trees or roofs.

ebisa, kawammansi.

n., ekisenge ekituulwamu.

etc.

o- (lu/n) long arm. olukono lw'en- nyanja, inlet, estuary, okusimba olukono, to lean on the arms with palms out-stretched; to sit doing nothing expecting others to do everything for one. cf. omukono.

o- (lu/n) skin. on which objects are stored out of the reach of rats, etc. cf. suuba.

omukozi, omulimi.

v., okugalamira.

be prevented; be sworn.

o- no plur. (lu/n) usually with -a of rel. incurable disease; fatal illness, obulwadde obw'olukonvuba, incurable disease, cf. konvuba.

o- no plur. (lu/n) pampering; familiarity; impudence, with the -a of rel. very temporary, flimsy, frivolous. Omukwano gwabwe gwa lusuusuuto. Their love affair is a passing thing/built on sand. cf. suusuuta.

ndiikirizza) v.tr. appl. eat with (someone), join (someone in a meaij; keep company with (someone who is eating); eat (a relish or supplement with the main meal); accuse falsely of taking. Ngu- lirayo ez'okuliikiriza emmere. Buy me some relish to go with the main meal. Yandiiki- riza ensimbi. He accused me of taking the money. cf. ebiriibwa, eddiiro, eddya, kaliira, ekiriisa, ekyokulya, olulya, lamalya, amalye, lomuli, omuliibwampogola, omu- liirize, omulyo, endiiro, endiirwa, ^endiisa, endya, endyabagole, endyabalangira, endyambi, endyamenvu.

n. (shoe), olukoba, olulere.

ensekere.

o- (lu/n) kind of tall grass. cf. mukonzikonzi.

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

ndyakudde) v.tr. cheat, defraud, cf. omulyakuzi, obulyake, omu- lyake.

v., okutunga; l. self tightly, okwetippa.

omukopi, omugomba.

rare remunerate; give a gratuity to; do a service for.

o- (lu/n) uninhabited country; wasteland; wilderness; desert, cf. munnalukoola.

o- (lu/n) span, distance from the thumb to the middle finger, okuggyamu enta, to give up, lose hope.

v., okutaagula.

n., okwagala.

nnonkomye) v.tr. accuse, denounce, expose (an evil doer).

o- (lu/n) kind of mushroom. cf. 2 koota.

o- adv. endlessly, without stopping, all the time. cf. koma.

v., okweteega, okuweebuuka, okubulwa.

v., okwagala.

q.v.

nnonzezza- lonzezza) v.i. hesitate, vacillate, stall; be indifferent; make idle excuses.

o- (lu/n) edge (e.g., of a hill, of a village); boundary; coast.

o- (lu/n) arch, loss of a baby through premature birth, cf. ^taasa.

child, kutiiriisa lyana, to be insolent.

omulenzi.

lungi nnyo.

q.v. under laga.

ndoose) v.i., also lookalooka (-looseloose) v.i. redup. pulsate in the throat (as a frog, lizard, chicken); be out of hrpath nant ffacn

o- also olukowekowe (1 u/n) eyelash. Aliko olukowe. He is feeling better. His health has improved, cf. ekikowe.

o- (lu/n) long pool/puddle of stagnant water, cf. ekitaba, amataba, ettaba.

eddaala; amadaala.

a kwagala.

ndazimye) v.i. make a long journey.

ndodde) v.i. [from Lunyoro roora] look coy/shy (as a bride at her wedding).

o- (lu/n) piece of firewood; in the plur. firewood, okukuba oluku mu mutwe, to succeed in, get what one is after. Omusomo yagukuba oluku mu mutwe. He passed the course with flying colors. Omusango yagukuba oluku mu mutwe. He won the lawsuit. cf. obukuukuku, akaku, 2ekiku, olukukku, enkukku.

o- (lu/n) military engagement, battle; war. cf. tabaala; olutalo.

n., ekijiiko ekinene, alwendo, omulawo; (of leaf or fibre) akakaayi.

ekisa, obulungi.

cf. lebera.

o- no plur. (lu/n) drizzle, drizzling rain. cf. ^enkuba.

o- adv. confusedly, in a mixed-up way. cf. tabika.

v., okusenamu, okutawula.

adj., mpi; (vulgar) kopi.

mmanyi oyagala oku- genda. Don't pretend (that you don't want to go), I know you do. cf. obugaanyi, butaagaane.

o- (lu/n) kind of mushroom.

o- (lu/n) soft, mushy mixture (often, but not always, of food), cf. tabuka.

omukyala, nnyabo.