ekikalizo.

o- plur. empya (lu/n) yard; courtyard. -a kiyita mu luggya, short, brief; temporary, not permanent, lit. passing through the courtyard. Olugendo lwe luno lujja kuba lwa kuyita mu luggya. This trip of his will be a very brief one. Omukulu takulira mpya bbiri. (prov.) A chief is not a chief of two compounds. Even those with great authority have limitations.

o- (mu/ba) a short person. Omumpi w'akoma w'akwata. (prov.) lit. Where a short person stops (in height) is where he grasps. A person must work within his limitations, cf. -mpi.