omuwandiisi.

o- no plur. (lu/n) with the -a of rel. permanent; steady; lasting, omuwandii- si olw'olubeerera, permanent secretary, cf. ba, beerera.

e- (n/n) spokesman; publicity secretary (of a political party); verb. cf. yogera, yogeza.

e- (n/n) permanence, with the -a of rel. permanent, omuwandiisi ow'en- kalakkalira, permanent secretary.

o- (mu/ba) distributor, omu- saasaanya wa ppokopoko, pol. publicity secretary, cf. saasaanya.

o- (mu/ba) writer; secretary; scribe, clerk, omuwandiisi w'amawulire. reporter, journalist, cf. wandiika.

operate; act (as). Essimu yali tekola. The telephone was out of order. Akola ng'omu- wandiisi w' ekibiina ky'abakozi. He is working as secretary of the labor union. v.tr. do; make, okukola omulimu, to do a job, to work, okukola emmere, to prepare food, okukola lumonde, to peel sweet potatoes. okukola ebigezo, to take examinations. -kozeeko, used, second-hand, emmotoka ezikozeeko, used cars.

cf. wandiika.

O- less frequently muku- lembezi (mu/ba) leader; guide; one who goes first, cf. kuletnbera. man; head, superior, person in charge; older brother; older sister, omukulu w'essomero, school principal. Omukulu w'Amatwale, colonial secretary. Lugaba mukulu. God is great (said after something unusually good happens), cf. kula, -kulu.