okugula; b. back, okununula.

o- (bu/-) deep pit/hole; game pit, trapping pit.

talk nonsense; act foolishly. cf. -buya, obubuyabuya, omubuyabuya.

crowd.

o- (bu/-) help, assistance, aid. cf. yamba.

o- (bu/-) kind of grass growing near lakes, also the plur. of akayanja, small lake. cf. yanja, lakayanja, ennyanja.

o- (bu/-) eby'obuyeekera, acts of arson/incendiarism; revolutionary activities, cf. yeekera, omuyeekera.

o- (bu/-) gray spots (on fowls ).

omuguzi.

o- (bu/-) education, cf. yiga, yigiriza.

0- pr.n. (n/n) India, cf. Oluyindi, Omuyindi.

«- (bu/-) force, compulsion, lwa buyingirwa, by force, under compulsion, against one's will. cf. yingira.

o- (bu/-) grief, sorrow; misery. cf. omuyinike.

o- (bu/-) power, authority; ability, capacity, ab'obuyinza, the authorities. cf. yinza.

o- adv. like a hyena, kutuuba buyisi, to be as greedy an a hvena. cf. empisi.

o- adv. like a needle, kuwenja buyiso, to search diligently for, search high and low for. kukutuka buyiso, to be terminated/broken off (of a frie ndship). cf. empiso.

o- (bu/-) hunting (of game animals). cf. yigga, omuyizzi.

o- (bu/-) quarrelsomeness. Wa buyombi. He is quarrelsome, cf. yomba.

0- pr.n. (n/n) Greece, cf. Oluyonaani.

o- (bu/-) sickly appearance. cf. yongobera, -yongobevu.

o- (bu/-) neatness; cleanliness; sanitation; good appearance, ekinnya ky'obuyonjo, outhouse, latrine, eby'obuyonjo, health matters, sanitation, hygiene; cosmetics; fancy things, cf. yonja, -yonjo, - oluyonjoyonjo.

o- (bu/-) analysis, cf. yunga, yungulula.

o- (bu/-) the art or practice of bone-setting, cf. yunga, omuyun'zi.

obuyonjo, obuyonjo.

ennaku, obunaku, obuyinike.

ekibonoobono, obunaku, obuyinike.

ennaku, obunaku, obuyinike, obulumi, okubonaabona; be in a., okunyolwa.

obuyinza, obukulu, amaa nyi.

e- (li/ma) debt. Tetutunda bbanja. We do not sell on credit, okufuna ku bbanja, to buy (lit. get) on credit, okulya ebbanja, to incur a debt, okugwa ku bbanja, to fall into debt. cf. banja.

e- (li/ma) ebbuyungu ly' omwenge short gourd partially filled with beer.

draw, okukuba embuyaga.

o- (bu/-) stupidity, idiotic behavior. cf. -buya.

o- (bu/-) buying; trade; commercial dealing, eby'obuguzi, merchandise, obuguzi obw'okuwaanyisaganya, barter, okusikana obuguzi, to make a business deal. cf. gula.

kibuyaga.

obuyonjo, majjolobera.

v., okugeregeza; (talk foolishly) . okubuyabuya.

obuyonjo.

yonjo, a buyonjo.

obtain, procure, okufuna olubuto, to become pregnant, okufuna erinnya, to acquire a reputation, kufuna bya kakule or kufuna bya ndola, to I obtain for nothing or to buy at a price far below the normal.

kibuyaga, omuyaga, kikuŋŋunta.

e- (li/ma) rare place where buying takes place, market; shop. cf. gula, gulira.

ennaku, obunaku, obuyinike; come to g., okukuba amavumira,

purchase, v.i. cost; be worth, okugula ennyonyi, lit. to buy an airplane, i.e., to flee in fear of the consequences of an evil or crime one has committed.

etc.

buy constantly; hire; bribe.

obuzito; = grief, obuyi nike.

kibuyaga, kikuŋŋunta.

Buyindi.

majwajwa, omusaazi, omubuya buya, nnakapanka.

a- (ka/bu) a burst of laughter (often scornful in character), okukuba akakule, to burst out laughing, okutema akakule, to laugh loudly and scornfully at (with a personal object), okufuna bya kakule, to obtain for nothing; to buy at a price far below the normal.

bargain for. Waaliwo kopi ya ... emu ne ngikansa ngigule. There was one copy of ... left and I offered to pay a good price for it.

a- (ka/bu) small lake. cf. yanja, obuyanja, ennyanja.

a- (ka/bu) small stone, pebble, plur. obuyinja, small stones; sidewalk, cf. ejjinja.

storm wind (over land areas), cf. embuyaga, ^omuyaga, Nnakayaga.

e- (ki/bi) measure, measurement; size; build; extent, with the -a of rel. moderate. Kirungi omwenge onywenga gwa kigero. You should drink beer in moderation. Obuyivu bwabwe si bwa kigero eki- bayinzisa okusoma ebitabo bino. Their education is not sufficient to enable them to read these books, cf. ^gera.

adj. each, every, kiisi mulenzi yenna ayagala okugula ekitabo, any boy at all who wishes to buy the book.

contemptible little fellow.

to; at; among (of place, time and other relationships), ku mmeeza, on the table, ku lunaku luno, on this day. to express the partitive okulya emmere, to eat food; okulya ku mmere, to eat some food/ some of the food, ku lwa (before an infinitive), because of, on account of. Ku Iw'oku- beera omulwadde teyajja. Because he was sick (= because of being sick) he did not come, ku lwa (before a substantive), on behalf of. ku lwange, on my behalf, ku lwa Gavumenti, on behalf of the Government. Ali ku bwa Katonda. He is very seriously ill, lit. he is in the (obuyinza, power, implied) of God. Nze siri ku muntu ayagala okunywa omwenge. I do not care for a person who likes to drink beer. In form and function ku is related to the enclitic -ko, q. v.

ndiikirizza) v.tr. appl. eat with (someone), join (someone in a meaij; keep company with (someone who is eating); eat (a relish or supplement with the main meal); accuse falsely of taking. Ngu- lirayo ez'okuliikiriza emmere. Buy me some relish to go with the main meal. Yandiiki- riza ensimbi. He accused me of taking the money. cf. ebiriibwa, eddiiro, eddya, kaliira, ekiriisa, ekyokulya, olulya, lamalya, amalye, lomuli, omuliibwampogola, omu- liirize, omulyo, endiiro, endiirwa, ^endiisa, endya, endyabagole, endyabalangira, endyambi, endyamenvu.

o- (lu/n) time for buying; buying season, cf. gula.

nnunze) v.tr. season, flavor, add flavor to; salt, okulunga taba mu mmindi, to fill a pipe with tobacco, okulunga kintu mu mmindi, to lose out on, fail to get., Bw'otoolime nnyo pikipiki gy'osuubira oku- gula ojja kugirunga mu mmindi. If you are not diligent with your cultivating you can forget about the motorcycle you were hoping to buy.

0- no plur. (lu/n) Hindi, the Hindi language, cf. Obuyindi.

0- no plur. (lu/n) Greek, the Greek language, cf. Obuyonaani.

o- no plur. (lu/n) outward cleanliness, superficial cleanliness. Alina luyonjoyonjo, sso si buyonjo bwa namadda- la. He gives the appearance of being clean, but he really isn't, cf. -yonjo, obuyonjo.

a- plur. (li/ma) buying season. cf. gula.

e- (n/n) trouble; confusion, chaos.

e- (n/n) stormy wind, okuba mbuyaga ekunta, to die, be dead, lit. be the wind which blows. Ate ddala mba kukikola, singa kati ndi mbuyaga ezikaza engoye. Indeed if I had done it I would be dead by now, lit. would be the wind which dries the clothes, cf. kubuyaga.

n., ennaku, obuyinike.

n., amaanyi, obuyinza.

a maanyi, a buyinza.