omubaka.

o- (bu/.) message; mission, assignment; ambassadorship, status as a diplomatic representative, cf. omubaka.

o- (bu/-) evenness, levelness, obutereevu bw'ennyanja, sea level, as adv. straight, directly, ne bagenda butereevu mu kisenge gye yali, and they went straight into the room where he was. ababaka abalonde obutereevu, representatives who are elected directly (by the people).

one who is in absolute charge fas opposed to a representative or deputy).

serve as a representative for fan administrative unit in a country), ebitundu bye bakiikirira, the sections which they represent.

o- (lu/n) assembly, parliament; representative body; council; congress, olukiiko lw'abamawulire, press conference. cf. ^kiika, akakiiko.

v.tr. appl. caus. cause to inherit; establish as heir. Baagenda ku- sikiza Nnaakaterekawa. They went to establish N. as heir. Ababaka abajeemu ba- sikizibwe abalala. Let the rebel representatives be replaced by others.

o- (mu/ba) messenger; representative; member (of a legislative assembly); envoy; diplomat; ambassador, cf. obubaka.

suspend (an operation, employment, etc.); set up, establish; erect. Obulamu bwe abuyimiri- zawo na bya buvubi. He supports himself [lit. maintains his life) by fishing. Omubaka yayimiriztbwa okumala ennaku ssalu. The representative was suspended for three days.

o- (mu/ba) representative, member of a legislative body. cf. ^kiika.

including, lit. there being there, abantu musanvu nga kuliko omubaka w'olukiiko, seven people including a representative of the assembly, cf. -li (under ba).