o- no plur. (lu/n) shame; feeling of shame; bashfulness, shyness, cf. fa, ensonyi.

with the -a of rel. docile; quiet; peaceful; bashful. Ente ya kibonde y'eyiwa amata. (prov.) The docile cow spills the milk. (Used in describing an aggressive act by someone who is considered shy and retiring.) cf. bondeera. i

a nsonyi.

v.i. redup. be shy/bashful.

-ewojjoola (-ewojjodde) v.i. refl. be shy/ bashful (esp. in a pretended or hypocritical way).

-eboolya and -eboolyaboolya (-eboolyezza- boolyezza) v.i. refl. be shy/bashful; act sheepish.