o- (lu/n) land, dry land; continent, amagye ag'oku lukalu, ground forces, cf. kala, -kalu.
such as olumbe, sickness, the name of a weapon, etc.). cf. -kalu, akakalu, ekkalizo, olukalu, omu- kalo, omukalukalu, enkaliriza.
n., ensi, olukalu; (estate) emmayiro, obutaka.
olukalu, ettale;
olubalama, ettale, olukalu, olubuto.
olukalu.
o- (mu/ba) a shrewd/crafty person; clever person, cf. kala, -kalukalu.
expressing completeness. Oluzzi lukalu be ŋŋwa. The well is completely dry.
shrewd; cunning, cf. kala, -kalu, omukalukalu.
hard; arid (of ground); clear, distinct (of a voice). ensimbi enkalu, (hard) cash, kaawa omukalu, coffee without cream or sugar, omwana omukalu, an outgoing, confiding child, ebintu ebikalu, concrete things, real property, ebikalu ebi- wanvu, long trousers (ekikalu can also be used to signify a woman's dress). Olunge- reza lwabwe si lukalu. Their English is not very good. Baasi oluusi zibadde zigenda nkalu. Sometimes the buses ran empty. Nnamusimba eriiso kkalu. I looked at him sternly, cf. kala, -kalukalu.