omuwendo, obungi; a great q., kidoma, lufubanja, enkumu; vide abundance; a small q., ententwe, nteketwe; vide tu.

o- (bu/-) quantity, amount; large quantity, abantu abasir.ga ebungi, the majority of people, most people. cf. -ngi(-yingi), yinga.

o- (bu/-) large amount, great quantity, obutitimbe bw'ensimbi, a large amount of money.

nene, kulu, a kitiibwa; (quantity) ngi.

a- (ka/bu) large quantity; large number; abundance. Ensimbi alina kafeetete. He has a great deal of money.

a- (ka/bu) large quantity, great amount- I have number abundance, nbu- fukunya bw'ensimbi, large sums of money.

large quantity, katoola w'ebintu, a lot of things, a whole conglomeration of things.

a- (ka/bu) large amount; large quantity, akawu k'ensimbi, a great deal of money.

a- (ka/bu) large amount, large quantity, akeesedde k'abantu, a large number of people, akeesedde ka ssente, a great deal of money.

e- no plur. (ki/bi) large quantity, abundance, ebintu kyega or ekyega ky' ebintu, a large number of things. cf. 2omwega,

o- no plur. (lu/h) large amount, great quantity, olufuubanja lw'abantu, a multitude of people, olufuubanja lw'en- simbi, a great deal of money.

o- no plur. (lu/n) a large number, a large quantity; very many, olutotto lw'ebi- buuzo, a great many questions, okwogera olutotto, to talk endlessly, ramble on and on.

o- no plur. (lu/n) huge amount, immense quantity.

o- no plur. (lu/n) large quantity, great amount. Olwegeenya lw'abantu, crowd of people.

e- (stem-bindi) (n/h) pipe ( for smoking), bukya luba nga luba lwa mmindi, for a very long time, kwogera bikulire nga mmindi, to speak with the wisdom of experience. Omwenge oguli eri n'ow'emmindi asena. There is a tremendous quantity of beer over there, lit. the one with a pipe draws (some). Tolikula olibnmba mmindi/ You are not going to grow up molding pipes, i.e., are you going to behave like a child all your life? cf. akabindi, ekibindi, olubindi.

e- (n/n) great number, large amount, enormous quantity.

e- (n/n) as an attributive to other nouns a large quantity, much, many, ebisolo njolo, a large number of animals, ensimbi njolo, a great deal of money.

e- (n/n) great quantity; large number, enkumu n'enkumn y'abantu, crowds and crowds of people, cf. kumuka, Ikuma.

e- (n/n) multitude, large number; large quantity, abantu enkuyanja or en- kuyanja y'abantu, a large number of people.

great amount, nnamunkukumbo w'abantu, a great crowd of people, nnamunkukumbo w'ebintu, a lot of things, the whole lot. cf. kukumba.

e- with or without the -a of rel. many, a large number; a large quantity, entoko y'ebintu, a great many things.

noun, rare large quantity/ amount.

o- (tu/-) sleep; sleepiness, kufa tulo, to be numerous/abundant, exist in great quantity. Alina ensimbi zifa tulo. He has a great deal of money. Tulo tuzira! Tumegga ab'amaanyi. (prov.) Sleep is brave! It wrestles even the strong. Tulo tetumanyi alirira nnyina. (prov.) Sleep does not recognize even the one who mourns his mother's (death), cf. omulo.

bring down (fruit from a tree); undo; carry off, carry away in large quantity; cook in great quantity; slaughter in great quantity; do on a large scale.

to be abundant in quantity or numbers and cover a broad area (of crops, people, etc.).

o- (mu/bi) a very large quantity of rubbish/trash, cf. ekisaaniiko.

o- (mu/mi) limited amount/quantity; pile, heap; unit (e.g., of nuts, etc.. set out by a merchant for sale), cf. lenga.

v.i. be emptied out; be poured out/down in great quantity; be spilled.

with the -a of rel. small in quantity; inadequate. Emmere yabanga ya mubundwa. Food used to be scarce.

o- (mu/mi) large amount, large mass, omuluutu gw'emmere, a large quantity of food.

o- (mu/mi) mound, heap, mass (esp. of matooke and other food); large quantity of food placed in a banana leaf for cooking. Kino kyandibadde kuva ku muwumbo n'odda ku kitole. This would be preferring a crumb to the loaf. cf. ^wumba.

to pay cash for a purchase; to make a purchase in large quantity at one time and pay cash.

o- (mu/mi) omuyiiro gw'omwenge, new batch of beer; quantity of beer brewed at one time. cf. ^ggya, yiisa.

water; otuzzi, a drop of water; a very small amount of water.

equal; complete (a sum); be of a considerable amount/quantity. Yali aweza emyaka nga musanvu egy'obukulu. He had reached about seven years of age. Yali ensimbi aziweza. He had quite a lot of money. He was well off. Yalina ettwe ng'aliweza. He had a very big head.