o- adv. like a dog. kwefunya bubwa, to huddle oneself up, sit or sleep huddled up. cf. ^embwa.

e- (n/n) dog. Yadduka za mbwa. He ran very fast. Ekika ky'Embwa, the Dog Clan, kusanga mbwa, to have miserable luck; to go on a trip and fail in one's objective, lit. to meet a dog (on the way, a bad omen), cf. obubwa, akabwa, ^olubwa, Wambwa.

whine, kunajala bubwa, to whimper like a dog.