o- (bu/-) age; importance; greatness; high position, high status; seniority, cf. kula, -kulu.

o- (bu/) bad smell.

obukulu; (period) emirembe: (generation) omugigi.

obuyinza, obukulu, amaa nyi.

obukulu.

ekitiibwa, obukulu, essiimbo.

obufuge, obukulu.

obukulu, ekitiibwa; (of hill) obugulumivu.

obukulu.

obukulu, ekitiibwa.

hatch (eggs); incubate; extend over, spread over, cover. Twalengedde olufu nga lumaamidde ekiwonvu kyonna. We saw that the fog had spread over the entire valley. Yali akyamaamidde ku bukulu bw'essomero. He was still the principal of the school, lit. covering the head position. Eggaali emaamidde. The bicycle has a flat tire, kumaumira ga butembetembe, to remain in a place without budging.

obukulu; grow to m. okwesusunkula.

obukulu.

e- (n/n) descent; way of coming down, empanuka yaabwe ku bukulu, their stepping down from/losing their positions of importance, cf. wanika, wanuka.

ofiisi; (post) obwami, obukulu, ekitongole.

ekifo; (rank) obukulu; (take up a p.) okuyima.

n., obukulu.

obukulu.

obukulu.

etc.; dig up (earth, rootsK Ekiteeso kya- temerwako ettaka. The proposal was buried/ defeated, okutemera mu myaka..., to be ... years of age. Atemera mu myaka ana egy'obukulu. He is forty years of age.

mpunye) v.i. smell, produce a smell/odor; stink, kuwunya bugobe, to seem to be certain of losing a game/a sporting competition, kuwunya lugendo, to be almost ready to depart, be on the point of departure, kuwunya luliroliro, to smell or look like one who has been working over a hot stove, kuwunya buwunyi ku mmere, to pick at one's food, eat only a little, kuwunyayo buwunyi or kuwunyamu buwunyi, to go to a place and leave soon, stay only for a short time. Era ye munnange mu nju yawunyamu buwunyi nga yeggyawo. And my friend just went into the house briefly and then went right out. Tewali mmotoka egi- wunyamu. There is no other car which is its equal. Obukulu bumuwunyako. Old age is creeping up on him.

reach; (followed by an abstract noun, often the equivalent to the English comparison of equality). Ennyumba ye yenkana n'eyaffe obunene. His house is as large as ours. Benkana obukulu/amaanyi. They are of the same age/equal in strength. Eki- banja kyo kyenkana wa? How big is your piece of land, lit. extends where? buli Muganda w'afa yenkana, every Muganda, no matter who he may be. okwenkana awo, to that degree, to that extent. Wamukubira ki okwenkana awo? Why did you strike him so much/to that extent? kyenkana, lit. it is equal, often used as an adv., equally, in the same manner. Kyenkana okugamba nti..., It is the same as saying/it is equivalent to saying... Amala gavuga kyenkana nga bwe yandibadde omu ku nsi. He drives just as if he were the only person on earth. okwenkana inf.

obukulu, obukuza, obwekuzi, ekikula, amakulu, omukulu, omukuza, omwekuza, omwekuzo, ^enkula, enkulaakulana.

equal; complete (a sum); be of a considerable amount/quantity. Yali aweza emyaka nga musanvu egy'obukulu. He had reached about seven years of age. Yali ensimbi aziweza. He had quite a lot of money. He was well off. Yalina ettwe ng'aliweza. He had a very big head.

main. Missa enkulu, High Mass. enviiri enkulu, long hair. Eklezia enkulu, cathedral (Catholic), kkooti enkulu, senior/high court, cf. kula, obukulu, ekkulu, omukulu, amakulu.