enkukunyi; fowl fleas, obuloolo.

a- (ka/bu) tiny fowl flea, okutwala ssente buloolo, to be very expensive, require a great deal of money. Ku mbaga kwabaddeko abantu buloolo. There were a great many people at the wedding.

e- (n/n) flea, kusiikuula nkukunyi, to stir up trouble. Tonsiikuulira nkukunyi. Don't get me involved in trouble. nkukutu or mu nkukutu adv. secretly, in secret.

kusiikuula mi- sinde, to run quickly, take to one's heels, kusiikuula kagaali, to ride a bicycle very fast, kusiikuula nkukunyi, to stir up trouble, lit. fleas.

okwesiikuulira enku- kunyi, to stir up trouble (lit. fleas) for oneself.