o- (mu/mi) kind of tree, Podocarpus conifer a.

o- (mu/ba) a thrifty person. cf. kekkereza.

o- (mu/ba) spy. cf. ketta.

o- (mu/ba) tempter, cf. ^kema.

o- (mu/mi) crossbeam, cf. ^kiika.

o- (mu/ba) representative, member of a legislative body. cf. ^kiika.

o- (mu/mi) blacksmith's charges.

o- (mu/mi) kind of tree resembling the laburnum, cf. binaabizaamu.

o- (mu/mi) kind of tall tree, Acacia mildbraedii. cf. kakinga.

o- (mu/ba) [Sir. ] butcher.

6- (mu/mi) tail. Linda kiggweeyo afumita mukira, /prov.) lit. Wait until it (ekisolo, animal, implied) comes out, he pierces only the tail (and thereby give the animal an opportunity to run away). Perhaps this is similar to Strike when the iron is hot. cf. akakira, ekkira, olukira.

o- (mu/mi) luck, good luck; blessing; opportunity, chance, occasion, eky'omukisa, luckily, fortunately, eky'omukisa omubi, unfortunately, amazzi g'omukisa, holy water, cf, munnamukisa, enkisa, nnamu- kisa.

o- (mu/mi) breath; air (which one breathes); smoke; vapor; steam, omudumu gw'omukka, chimney; exhaust pipe (of a car), okussa omukka, to breathe, okussa ku mukka, to take a rest/a breather/a break, okussa omukka ogw'enkomerero, to draw one's last breath, to die. okumiza omukka omusu, to kill, lit. cause to swallow fresh air. omukka ogubalagala, tear gas.

o- (mu/mi) fold; layer; sheet; page; type; kind, omuko gw'amalagala, a cutting or slip of the sweet-potato vine used for replanting, cf. oluko.

o- (mu/ba) brother-in-law of a man; son-in-law. in the plur. abako, relatives. cf. ebiko, obuko.

o- (mu/mi) kind of creeping plant resembling ivy which produces an edible fruit, kkobe, q.v. cf. olukobe.

in-laws.

o- (mu/ba) stingy person, miser. cf. -kodo.

o- more commonly mugogge (mu/ba) thin and emaciated person, someone who is all skin and bones, cf. kogga.

no plur. (la) water which flows in streams during or after the rain. cf. koka.

see ekifamukokko.

o- frau/mi) charm believed to to assist the hunter in luring game into his traps.

o- (mu/mi) ceremony, formal ceremony, formal occasion.

o- (mu/mi) with the -a of rel. very tall, omukoloddoli gw'omusajja, a giant of a man.

o- = mukoloddoli. See also kolonga.

o- (mu/ba) one who has a cough, cougher. cf. kolola.

o- (mu/mi) small savannah tree, growing up to 50 feet, with yellow flowers, used in making walking-sticks and spear shafts, Grewia mollis, cf. enkomakoma.

o- (mu/mi) logon which bark- cloth is beaten, cf. komaga.

o- (mu/mi) kind of fruit tree similar in appearance to the guava but larger and more watery.

o- (mu/ba) one who makes bark- cloth, barkcloth maker, cf. komaga.

o- (mu/mi) pole that goes from the roof of a house down to the floor.

to be magnificent/ wonderful/fascinating (often used in reference to an eventy celebration etc.). Kya- buze omukombi e Lubaga. There was a great celebration at Rubaga. cf. komba.

o- with the -a of rel. very large; very important, omukomera gw'omusajja, a very important person.

0- pr.n. the Crucified One, Jesus, cf. komerera.

o- (mu/ba) one who cuts, cutter; cloth cutter, tailor, cf. komola.

o- (mu/mi) handle; spout of a kettle or teapot, cf. enkonda.

o- (mu/ba) trumpeter; horn- blower. cf. ekkondeere.

to stare.

o- (mu/mi) kind of tree, African Cutch, Acacia campylacantha.

o- (mu/ba) a person who carries another person on his shoulders; chauffeur of the Kabaka. cf. ^kongojja.

o- (mu/ba) slanderer, maligner. cf. konjera.

o- (mu/mi) hand; arm; sleeve; handwriting; measure of length, arm's length, omukono omusajja, the right arm/hand, omukono omukazi, the left arm/hand, omukono gwa ddyo, the right side, omukono gwa kkono, the left side, omwoleso gw'eby'emikono, exhibition of handicrafts, omukolo ogw'okussa omukono ku kiwandiiko, the ceremony of signing the document, oku- kunkumula omukono, to strip of office/power/ wealth/prestige (e.g., a high-ranking official). Tewali ankuba ku mukono. Nobody can tell me what to do, lit. strike me on the hand. Yakkiriza okujja okutusuula omukono. He agreed to come and give us (lit. throw us) a hand. Nnamukuba omukono. I flagged him down/stopped (e.g., a car) by the movement of my hand. cf. akakono, ekikono, olukono, enkonokono.

o- (mu/ba) quarrelsome person; blusterer; swashbuckler, cf. kontana.

o- (mu/mi) kind of tree with white flowers.

o- (mu/mi) end, very end, final position. A1 i ku mukoobero. He is at the end of the line. cf. koobera.

o- (mu/mi) tamarind tree, Morus lac tea.

o- (mu/mi) kind of tall timber tree, witch tree of Mubende Hill, Pterygota sp.

o- (mu/ba) cancer victim; one who has a hideously disfiguring disease. cf. kookolo.

o- (mu/mi) with the -a of rel. huge, gigantic. Mukookootokwa gwa musajja. He is a giant of a man.

e- (mu/mi) kind of tall tree with bark resembling that of a mutuba (barkcloth tree).

o- (mu/mi) kind of tree, Dombeya mukole. It is found on the edge of the forest and grows up to 40 feet.

o- (mu/mi) kind of tree with blistering sap.

o- (mu/mi) trouble, difficulty; bad luck.

o- (mu/ba) commoner; poor man; person who is low on the social scale; peasant; boor. Mukopi cooloolo. He is an out-and- out peasant, cf. -kopi.

o- (mu/ba) overseer, headman; foreman. cf. kola, koza.

o- (mu/ba) employer, one who hires workers, cf. kola, kozesa.

o- (ba/mu) doer; worker, laborer; employee, ekibiina kyl abakozi, trade union, labor union, abakozi b'obubi, evildoers. abakozi b'ebya mbyone, mischief- makers. cf. kola, koza.

o- (mu/ba) Protestant; Christian.

o- (mu/ba) Roman Catholic; Christian.

o- (mu/mi) time, omuku gumu, once; without any delays or deviations from a route, directly (of a journey).

o- (mu/ba) comforter, one who gives consolation in bereavement. Omukubagiza, the Comforter, the Holy Spirit. cf. kubagiza.

o- (mu/ba) one who is hit/struck; victim (e.g., of a beating), cf, ^kuba.

o- (mu/ba) lit. one who strikes/hits, omukubi w'ebikonde, boxer, omukubi w'ebi- faananyi, photographer, mukubi is the first element in hundreds of noun phrases. Those included in this dictionary are listed under the final noun. See also the remarks under the entry fkuba.

o- (mu/ba) chairman, presiding officer; president, omukubiriza w'oludda oluwabula gavumenti, the opposition leader (in government), cf. ^kuba, kubiriza.

o- (mu/ba) beater (in hunting). cf. Ikuba, kubiriza.

o- (mu/ba) one who sums up/ makes a final resume {e.g.. in a dehn.tr). cf. Ikuba, kubira.

o- (mu/ba) lit. one who beats with plantain fibers (hardly an aggressive weapon), softhearted boss, one who is very kind to those whom he rules. cf. kuba, ekyayi.

o- (mu/ba) mocker, scoffer, jeerer. cf. kudaala.

o- (mu/mi) border; edge; side; binding, cloth added to a garment, cf. kugira.

o- (mu/mi) with the -a of rel. huge, enormous; excessively long, omukukku gw'ebbaluwa, an extremely long letter.