o- (bu/-) rule, governing; government. eby'obufuzi, politics, obufuzi bw'amatwale, colonialism, cf. fuga.
o- adv. forlornly; in an abandoned condition, kufa bumbula, to die unattended; to be in a miserable condition and have no one come to one's aid. obufuzi bw'obumbula harsh/dictatorial rule.
o- (bu/-) peace, obutebenkevu mu by'obufuzi, political stability, cf. tebenkera.
-fuzi, obufuge, obufuzi, effu- gabbi, omufuge, omufuzi, enfuga, nnaka- fuga.
nnemye) v.i. & tr. fail; be too much for. Talirema kujja. He will not fail to come. He will certainly come. Ekyo kyamulema okukola. He failed to do that. That proved too much for him. Eby'obufuzi bimulemye. He has been a failure in politics. As an aux. verb lema is used in the neg. imper. and in the neg. subj. Tuleme kwerabira. Let US not forget. Kwata ekitabo kyo kireme okugwa. Hold on to your book so that it does not fall.
e- (n/n) preparation(s), arrangements); plan; program, enteekateeka y'eby'obufuzi, constitution, cf. ^teeka, teekateeka.
e- (n/n) manner or way of preparing/ arranging; arrangement; preparation; program, plan, entegeka y'obufuzi, constitution (of a nation), entegeka y'emyaka etaano, five-year plan, entegeka y'emmeeza, setting of the table, cf. tegeka.
e- (li/ma) colony; domain; relig. diocese. obufuzi bw'amatwale, colonialism. cf. twala.
o- (mu/ba) observer, beholder, onlooker, abatunuulizi b'eby'obufuzi, political observers, cf. tunuuliza.
o- (mu/mi) lit. coming together. with the -a of rel. constant, continuous, steady, unending, frequent, obusambattuko bw'eby'obufuzi obw'omujjirano, constant political crises, cf. jja, jjira.
o- (mu/ba) intrepid person; aggressive person, abakakaalukanyi b'eby'obufuzi, politicians, cf. kakaalu- kana, enkakaalukanyi.
boil up (of a liquid); rumble ( of the stomach), ate nga ne mu by'obufuzi obwongo bumwesera bwesezi, and in politics too he is bubbling over with ideas. Amagezi gamwesera. He is extremely intelligent.
okweteeka mu by'obufuzi, to involve oneself in politics, okweteekawo, to put on airs, act important; to arrive.