o- (bu/-) trade, commerce. eby'obusuubuzi, trade, commercial matters. c f. suubula.

e- the initial element of many nouns (or noun phrases). It is composed of the -a of rel. and the pron. concord. It implies a preceding bintu, things, affairs, matters, obusuubuzi, trade; eby'obusuubuzi, trading matters/affairs, okulya, to eat; ebyokulya, food. The singular ekya is used in a similar manner.

obuguzi, obusuubuzi.

e- (li/ma) factory; workshop, ek- kolero ly'engoye, textile mill. Minista w'Obusuubuzi n'Amakolero, the Minister of Commerce and Industries, cf. kola.

adj. huge, enormous; tremendous; magnificent, grand, unparalleled, omwoleso gw'obusuubuzi kkuulaamalungi, a gigantic trade exhibition, olukwe kkuulaamalungi, a monstrous plot, enjala kkuulaamalungi, a horrible famine. Okubuulira kwabadde kkuulaamalungi. The sermon was magnificent, cf. kuula, -lungi.

n., obuguzi, obusuubuzi.

promote; popularize, okutumbula ku ddoboozi, to raise the voice, okutumbula ebbeeyi y'emmwanyi, to raise the price of coffee, ebintu ebisinga okutumbula ku busuubuzi. the things which are most conducive to promoting/developing trade.

omusuubuzi.