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.

o- (tu/-) kind of plant, wild fennel.

fall, okwebaka, okwebaka otulo.

otulo.

o- with the -a of rel. scattered, spread out; sporadic. Ekyalo kya lubandaasi. The village is spread out. Yeebaka twa lubandaasi. He slept fitfully, lit. a sporadic (sleep, otulo, implied by twa). cf. bandaala.

e- (n/n) grain, seed; pill. Bwe nnatuuka ku buliri nnabulwa yadde empeke y'otulo mu liiso. When I went to bed I didn't get a single wink of sleep, cf. akaweka.

n., otulo, endoolo, omulo.

otulo, omuloolo; (secretion in eyes) obujonjo.

be, okubulwa otulo.

n., otulo.

otulo, omuloolo.

a tulo, rel. form of v. okubongoota.

to rouse from sleep.

carry (passengers, esp. over a body of water). kuwungula tulo, to take a nap.

conj. as soon as. Kyazira mwami we kuvaawo ng'adda mu tulo. A s soon as her husband left she went back to sleep.

o- no plur. (mu/mi) sleepiness, drowsiness. Omulo gunzijudde. I am very sleepy. Nnasuze ku mulo. 1 spent a sleepless night, cf. lotulo.

v.i. & tr. recip. be perfectly seasoned; more frequently in a fig. sense be convinced; be satisfied; understand (what is told); be permeated with. Yali omusajja eyanogaana eddiini. He was a man who was filled with religion. Eddoboozi lyawulikika nga lya muntu otulo gwe twali tunogaanye. His voice sounded' like that of a person who was overcome with sleep.

v._tr. take by surprise. Abagenyi bano batugimbye. These guests have taken us by surprise. Otulo tuba- gimbye. Sleep has come upon them unexpectedly.

to refuse flatly, lit. to lick that which digs (enkumbi, hoe, is implied). okukomba obulamu, colloq., to enjoy life, have a good time, okukomba amazzi, colloq., to drink a great deal of beer, okukomba amannyo ng'embwa, to lick one's chops in anticipation of food or (more frequently) drink, okukomba ssente, to acquire money without much effort, to ‘clean up.' okukomba ku kantu, to eat a little bit, taste a little bit; to drink a little bit. Ge balira ge bakomba. They are in great distress, lit. The tears (amaziga is implied) they weep they lick. Yasula takombye ku mpeke ya tulo. He didn't get a wink of sleep all night.

kunyiga kinnyindwa, to speak in a nasal tone of voice, kunyiga tulo, to sleep, kunyiga bantu, to deal harshly with people (of a boss with his employees ).