o- (bu/-) ownership; pol. ownership of private property, cf. ^nnyini, nnannyini.

possessor, nnannyini nnyumba, owner of the house; master of the house, nnannyini kutu, drum of the ear. bannannyini mugenzi, the relatives of the deceased. nnannyini mukolo master of ceremonies. nnannyinimu, owner of the house; husband, cf. Innyini, obwannannyini.

possessor of (followed immediately by the governed noun without the -a of rel.). buli nnyini mmotoka, every automobile owner. Nnyini Ggulu, the Owner of Heaven, God. Nnyinibulamu, the Master of Life, God. nnyinimu, owner of the house, master of the house. Nnyinimu! or Bannyi- nimu! Is anybody at home? (Asked by someone outside who really doesn't know.) cf. obwannannyini, nnannyini,2