o- (mu/ba) one who cheats, cheat. cf. l bba, bbira.
o- (mu/ba) diver, one who goes under water, cf. bbira.
o- (mu/ba) helper, assistant. cf. 2 beera.
o- (mu/mi) kind of tree, wild , sour-sop or custard apple, Annona chrysophylla.
o- (mu/ba) [Su\, Ar. ] Rom. Cath. nun, sister, cf. Bikira, obubiikira, omunna- biikira.
o- (mu/ba) favorite, a person who is especially pleasing. Ekika ky'Ababiito b'e Kkooki, the Prince of Kkooki Clan. cf. biita.
o- (mu/mi) funnel. cf. ebbinikiro.
o- (mu/mi) body (human or animal); body (thickness, substance). Ekiteeteeyi ( kye yayambadde nga tekirina mubiri. The dress she wore was very light/had no body. cf. 2ebbiri, ekibiribiri.
o- (mu/ba) (a) Belgian.
o- (mu/mi) sweet banana juice, omubisi gw'enjuki, honey of the bee. cf. akabisi.
o- (mu/ba) escaped prisoner, esca- 1 pee, fugitive, cf. bomba.
o- (mu/ba) one who repents, penitent, cf. bona, bonereza.
0- (mu/ba) Ekika ky'Ababoobi, the Rainwater Clan (so called, because of their taboo against drinking rainwater or using it for any purpose whatsoever; the related word ekiboobi, is a kind of millipede, which is the second totem of the Clan).
o- (mu/ba) outcast, someone who I has been expelled from his clan, religion or social group, cf. boola.
o- (mu/ba) a syphilitic, cf. bootonga, kabootongo.
o- (mu/ba) one who holds or appropriates merchandise (esp. as surety for a bill or debt); one who confiscates, cf. bowa.
o- (mu/ba) refugee, cf. budama.
o- (mu/ba) ignorant/naive/ stupid person.
o- (mu/ba) potter, one who works with clay. cf. bumba.
o- (mu/mi) young banana leaf not yet unrolled.
with the -a of rel. small in quantity; inadequate. Emmere yabanga ya mubundwa. Food used to be scarce.
o- (mu/ba) one who roams/moves from place to place; hawker, cf. bunga.
o- (mu/ba) one who gives advice, adviser, one who admonishes, cf. buulira, buuliriza.
o- (mu/ba) preacher, omubuulizi w'enjiri, preacher of the Gospel, evangelist. cf. buulira.
o- (mu/mi) mass; large quantities, akatale ak'omubuulo, open public market held at regular intervals, cf. buula, -ewuula.
o- (mu/ba) jumper; flier; astronaut. c f. buuka.
o- (mu/ba) stupid/silly person. cf. -buya, buyaabuyana.
o- (mu/ba) one who has disappeared. cf. bula.
o- (mu/mi) good time, enjoyment, fun. cf. cakala.
o- (mu/mi) rice.
adj., ngi.
adv., nnyo, nnyo nnyini.
amasanda.
empitambi, e ttaka.
o- also spelled, omukyondwa (mu/ba) bone setter.
o- (mu/ba) [jSw.3 half-breed, person of mixed blood.
o- (mu/mi) with the -a of rel. horrible, hideous, obnoxious, omucumuliru gw'omukazi, a horrible woman.
o- (mu/mi) {jStf.3 orange, cf. eccungwa, ssecungwa.
o- var. of mukyula, q.v.
o- also spelled omukyuzi (mu/mt) 05u>.] gravy.
ettosi, ebitosi, ekisooto, ebitoomi.
0- (mu/ba) (a) German, cf. Obu- daaki.
o- (mu/mi) stand in a market, omu- daala gw'emboga, cabbage stand.
o- (mu/mi) ffing. ] medal, medallion, ab'omudaali, colloq. Catholics.
o- (mu/ba) one who takes things easy; one who is casual and indifferent; shirker, cf. daalimba.
o- (mu/ba) var. of omudibazi, q.v.
o- (mu/mi) embroidery; binding on the edge of cloth; ornamental decoration on the edge of-a sari, bboodingi, etc. cf. daliza.
o- (mu/ba) foolish person.
o- no plur. (mu/mi) going habitually, returning again and again, cf. dda, ddinnana.
o- no plur. (mu/mi) with the -a of rel. frequent, constant, reiterated, repeated. okulabulwa okw'omuddinnanwa, repeated warning. e_nnendo ez'omuddinnanwa, constant trips, cf. ^dda, ddinnana.
o- = omuddinnanwa, q.v.
n., vide kintabuli, ensanso.
v.tr., okutabulatabula, okuvuluga, okuvulunga.
v.i., be in a m., okuvvunkana, okwemakula, okwetabika.
o- (mu/mi) grass, turf; weeds, cf. obuddo, akaddo.
o- (mu/ba) male slave, cf. obuddu, Ssaabaddu.
0- (mu/ba) Negro (usually restricted to African Negroes). Omuddugavu wa katakke(takke), a light-colored African. Omuddugavu wa kagongolo, very dark colored African, cf. -ddugavu, ddugala.
o- (mu/ba) fugitive, cf. dduka.
o- (mu/ba) runner; one who runs in a race. cf. dduka.
o- (mu/ba) one who runs to help, one who comes to the rescue, cf. dduka, dduukirira.
ebitosi.
o- (mu/ba) boor, unrefined person; clumsy person; stupid person. Omndembe akolera enkoko olunnyo ng'abaana basula wansi. /prov.) A stupid person builds a wooden frame for the chickens while his children sleep on the floor.
emmale.
ekipampagalu.
o- (mu/ba) bungler, one who spoils/messes up. cf. dihaga.
o- (mu/mi) large sum, large amount. omudidi gw'ensimbi, a large sum of money.
o- (mu/ba) member of any of the Northern tribes (very insulting).
o- (mu/ba) harp player, musician. cf. ekidongo, endongo.
o- (mu/ba) fumbler, one who fumbles (esp. in soccer).
o- (mu/mi) jug; pipe; barrel (of a gun), omudumu ogw'omn ttaka, underground pipe.