o- (mu/ba) leper, cf. -genge, gengewala, ebi genge.

o- (mu/ba) guest, visitor; stranger. Omugenyi omuyite ajja avunja. (prop.) An invited guest arrives noisily, i.e., without reservation/inhibition, cf. -genyi.

o- (mu/ba) deceased person, (the) deceased, (the) late. cf. genda.

o- (mu/mi) portion, allotment, share, cf. Igereka.

o- (mu/mi) riddle, obscure/ enigmatic speech, cf. gerenjula.

o- (mu/mi) ingenious/resourceful person, cf. gerengetanya.

o- (mu/ba) maker of riddles, one who speaks in riddles, cf. gerenjula.

o- (mu/ba) one who apportions/ allots; assessor, cf. Igereka.

o- (mu/ba) smart/clever person; wise person, cf. -gezi.

o- (mu/mi) river, large stream; well, kubuuza ligenda mugga, to ask the obvious, lit. ask about (the road, ekkubo is implied by li-) which goes to the well. cf. akagga.

o- (mu/ba) youngest child, last born of the family, lit. close-womb. cf. lggala, enda. contr. muggulanda. deaf person, lit. one whose ears are shut. cf. l ggala, -ggavu.

o- (mu/mi) doorkeeper, gatekeeper. cf. lggala.

o- (mu/mi) stick; walking stick, cane; crutch. Katonda ankubye omuggo. Something bad has happened to me. God has chastised me. cf. obuggo, kaggoggo.

o- (mu/ba) eldest child, first born, lit. open-womb. cf. ggula, enda. cotnr. muggaianda.

o- (mu/mi) stress, emphasis; firmness, eddoboozi ery'omuggumiro, a firm voice, okulya n'owuliramu omuggu- miro, to eat and feel full/satisfied, cf. ggumira.

o- no plur. (mu/tni) north wind; very strong wind.

o- (mu/tni) approach, entrance, place of encounter, cf. Igguka.

o- (n/n) newcomer; recruit, cf. -ggya.

o- (mu/mi) level, stage; layer, stratum (e.g., of clouds); class (in school).

o- (mu/mi) inn, rest house, hostel.

o- (mu/mi) back; tail of a pig; large number of chiggers; nits, louse eggs. cf. eggina, akagina.

o- (mu/ba) [Sto. J stupid person, fool.

o- (mu/mi) brink, edge, rim.

o- (mu/ba) driver (of a vehicle); steersman; beater (on a hunting expedition), omugoba w'ennyonyi, pilot of an airplane. cf. goba.

o- (mu/mi) cane, stick for prodding cattle, cf. goba, ente.

o- (mu/ba) follower, adherent, abagoberezi b'ensolo, those who follow/|)ur- sue game (in a hunt), cf. goba, gobereza.

o- (mu/ba) arch, slave.

o- also mugobyagobya (mu/ba) cheat, swindler, fraud, cf. goba, gobya.

o- (mu/ba) thin, emaciated person, person who is as thin as a rail. cf. kogga.

o- (mu/mi) stem/stalk of a plantain tree; type of necklace made from the flowering stem of the plantain; collar; one afflicted with congenital paralysis (of the spine); yoke (of oxen); pair, couple, omugogo gw'engatto, a pair of shoes, okulwanirira ettooke nga likyali ku mugogo, to fight over a bunch of plantains which is still on the stalk; i.e., to count ones chickens before they are hatched, cf. ggogolo, eki go go, olugogo.

o- (mu/mi) confusion; untidiness', mess; distress; trouble, cf. gogologolo.

o- (mu/ba) bride; mistress of the house; newly appointed official; new member; newly ordained priest or minister; new- 2 comer, recent arrival, omugole omusajja, bridegroom, omugole omukazi, bride. cf. obugole.

o- (mu/mi) roller for launching a canoe/boat, etc. cf. golomola. approximately twenty feet in length, used in shallow water, with large hooks fastened on at regular intervals.

o- (mu/ba) one who straighens out, examiner, corrector of examinations, omugolozi w'ebigezo, Hen. omugolozi w'emmotoka, one who removes dents from an automobile, omugolozi w'enviiri, hairdresser. omugolozi w'engoye, dry cleaner. cf. golola.

o- (mu/ba) drummer, cf. ejinoma.

o- (mu/ba) clumsy/awkward person; bungler.

o- (mu/mi) with the -a of rel. big and ugly, omugomba gw'ennyindo, a big, ugly nose.

o- (mu/mi) trap for catching fish (esp. nsonzi); peninsula.

o- (mu/mi) a banana fiber laid on top of food placed in a cooking pot and used to remove the food from the pot when the food is cooked. Both the food and mugondoli are covered with banana leaves and the ends of the mugondoli are lifted from both sides and tied together at the top. The purpose is to avoid burning oneself.

o- (mu/mi) back (of the body); keel of a canoe; ridge. Alina olubuto olu- mugudde ku mugongo. He is extremely hungry, lit. he has a stomach which has fallen into his back. cf. ekigongo, olu- gongo.

o- (mu/mi) female of certain animals, ente y'omugongo, cow. embuzi y'omugongo, (female) goat.

o- (mu/ba) cripple, crippled person, cf. gongobala, -gongobavu.

o- (mu/mi) mid-rib of a plantain leaf.

o- (mu/ba) thin, emaciated person. cf. Igoogomba.

o- (mu/ba) head canoe builder.,

o- (mu/mi) spite.

o- (mu/mi) kind of medicinal plant applied externally to young children who are ill.

o- also omugoziita (mu/mi) trouble, confusion, chaos.

o- (mu/mi) mash of sweet potatoes and beans; hodgepodge, heterogeneous mixture; mess. cf. goya.

o- (mu/mi) trouble, difficulty; ailment; problem, cf. gozoobana.

o- (mu/mi) battery of drums; the sound of a battery of drums; the sound of drums.

o- (mu/mi) load, burden; package, bundle; fig. burden, heavy responsibility. in the plur. luggage (in addition to the above meaningsj. cf. akagugu, eggugu, engugu.

o- (mu/ba) hirer; recruiter; briber. cf. gula, gulirira.

o- (mu/mi) mob, rabble; swarm. Omugenyi asooka, y' ayita banne emigulungu. (prov.) The first guest calls his fellow guests rabble.

o- (mu/mi) haft of a spear (with a ferrule) used as a walking stick; walking stick; sharpened stick used in killing lungfish (mmamba).

o- (mu/mi) giant yellow mulberry, Myrianthus arboreus.

o- (mu/ba) instructor, cf. gunjula.

o- (mu/ba) inventor; founder, originator, cf. gunja.

o- (mu/mi) with the -a of rel. big, huge, omuguunwa gw'embwa, a huge dog.

o- also mugwa (mu/mi) rope, okusika omugwa, to have a tug-of-war; to steal a goat. cf. akagwa.

o- (mu/mi) = kabamba, a young lungfish (emmamba). It is the second totem of the Lungfish Clan.

o- (mu/ba) buyer, purchaser, customer. cf. gula.

o- var. of omuguvva (mu/mi) rope.

o- (mu/mi) hookah, pipe for smoking hemp.

o- (mu/ba) immoral/licentious/ indecent person, cf. -gwagwa.

o- (mu/ba) omugwi w'eddalu, madman, omugwi w'ensimbu, epileptic, person with epilepsy, cf. gwa.

o- (mu/ba) foreigner, cf. gwa.

o- (mu/mi) kind of shrub, the leaves of which are used for flavoring tea and for medicinal purposes.

o- (mu/ba) soldier; policeman; courageous fighter; arch, commander-in- chief. cf. obujaasi.

o- (mu/ba) rioter; striker; rebel. cf. jagalala.