o- (mu/ba) the name of a game common throughout Africa. It is played on a board with holes in it cut in four rows; two persons sit on opposite sides of the board; they have a number of seeds (mpiki) or smooth stones, which they play into holes. Oluganda alumanyi nga mweso. He knows Luganda perfectly, cf. vesa, obweso, omwesi.

o- adv. like (the game of) mweso. Ate n'ebyafaayo abimanyi bweso. And as for history, he knows that ‘cold'/to the tips of his fingers, cf. omweso.

okuseera, okulyazaamaanya, okulyakula, okucumpanyacumpa nya, okujeejeeka, okulimba, okukuusakuusa; c. at mweso, okubbira empiki.

n., omuzannyo; vide mweso, embirigo, enje, enziga; make g. of, okukiina, okuduula, okusekerera.

a- (ka/bu) razor, cf. mwa.

e- (ki/bi) old, desicated tree; wooden handle; score in the game of mweso. Akyukira mu kiti nga mbazzi. He is likely to turn against people. He cannot be trusted. Twayogeramu ebiti bibiri n'Omuzungu. We spoke with the European for a short time. cf. lomuti.

o- (lu/n) kind of thorny bush whose seeds (mpiki) are used in the game of mweso, q.v. cf. omuyiki.

v.tr., okusembeza, okujjulula; make first m. (in omweso), okw alika.

e- (n/n) seeds used in playing mweso. kukwata mu lya mpiki, to find something missing, cf. oluyiki.

o- (mu/ba) player of the game of mweso /q. v.).

-ko or -wo), kumalamu kyeso, to win at the game of mweso. kumalamu musolo, to flee, run off at a great speed, kumalamu kigwo, to throw (in wresting); to prevail (e.g., in an argument). Olumbe lwamumalamu amazzi. He died of illness, lit. disease finished up the water in him. kumalako kisa, to give up on (a person). Ommazeeko ekisa. You have worn out my kindness (because of your lack of appreciation), okumalawo obwe- taavu, to meet a need.

akamwano, akamweso, ewembe.

njesezza) v.i. play the game of mweso, q.v. okwesa inf.

hinder; defeat (an opponent in the game of mweso). okulayira Katonda. to swear by God. Nze sijja ku- mulayira kukola ky'agambye. I will not prevent him from doing what he said (he would do).

akamweso, omumwi.

v.i. finish one's turn (in the game of mweso).

o- (mu/mi) kind of creeping plant, the seeds of which are used in the game of mweso. cf. oluyiki.

to dodge, evade; to trick, outwit, outsmart; to make a tricky move (in the game of mweso).