o- (bu/-) evil, wickedness; badness; inferiority; ugliness; excreta, as an adv. badly; poorly. Bamuli bubi. They have it in for him.

o- (bu/-) sisterhood, the state of being a nun. cf. omubiikira.

guard jealously; cup, bleed. Siriddayo kukubiranga. I will never be jealous of you again. cf. ebbuba, ekibubiro.

0- pr. n. (n/n) Belgium.

o- (bu/.) wetness, dampness; state of being raw/uncooked (of food); stupidity. cf. -bisi.

v., okbvuma, okugira ekyejo, okukola obubi, okwakira, okubambira, okuboggoleera.

e- (li/ma) clot of blood; jealousy (especially between the sexes), cf. bubira.

a basket, container); overload (e. g., a person, a ship). Obuvunaanyizibwa yabubigise ku muntu omu. He placed the responsibility on one man. He burdened one person with the responsibility.

omubiikira.

obunaku, kalasano, obubi.

olububi.

akagoye ka nnabbubi.

okwegomba, okuyaayaana, obubi.

olububi.

obugwagwa, obubi.

obubi.

ambubi; g. hair, envi; grow gray, okumera envi, okutuuluula, okutebekera.

obubi, ennaku.

n., akabi, obubi.

v., okuluma, okwonoona, okukola obubi.

obubi.

a- (ka/bu) thin layer; thin covering; membrane, cf. olububi.

a- ( ka/bu) piece of jute material; small jute bag; fig. stomach. Kakutiya amuli bubi or Kakutiya amuluma. He is very hungry, cf. ekkutiya.

n ^ka on*? one hundred thousand. obusiiriivu bubiri, two hundred thousand.

e- (ki/bi) bleeding cup. cf. bubira.

o- (lu/n) layer of cream which collects on milk; scum on the top of a liquid. cf. akabubi.

okukola obubi, okwonoo na, okujooga.

obubi, okwonoona.

obubi, ettima.

okufuga obubi.

v.c., okubuza, okubuiilira obubi.

okugombya, okuvvuunula obubi.

obubi;

la, plur. of ki/bi cl.) spider.

obubi.

olububi.

okukola obubi, okujooga, okuyigganya, okucoccacocca, okutyanka, okuzitoowerera; be oppressed (breathing), okukeeyerera.

okukola obubi, okwonoona, okujooga.

obubi.

bubi. .

obwonoonyi, okwonoona, obubi.

okuggyako olububi; s. along, okuseeyeeya.

nnabbubi.

n., ekkalalume, okuwunya obubi.

v., okuwunya obubi, okucuuma; cause to s., okucuncumula. stipend, omusaala.

tremble; vibrate, kutiribira nga nnabbubi awaka, to

biri; t. edged, a bwogi bubiri.

obubi, ejjiribwa.

obubi.

obubi.

n. (of spider), engoye za nnabbubi.

obubi.

adj., singa obubi.

n., obubi, ensobi.

v.tr., okwonoona, okukola obubi, okusobya, okusalirira aka nywa; be w.,okusoba; vide. okuwuba.

bubi, mawulu ttundu.

e- (n/n) [S u>. 1 thread, ewuzi ya nna- bbubi, spiderweb.

bubi.

obubi, obuvundu.

inflate (e.g., a ball); blow on, play (a flute, or similar instrument). okufuuwa lulimi (olugwira), to speak a (foreign) language fluently, kufuuwa mukka mu kisero, to waste one's time/breath, lit. blow air into a basket, kufuuwa kintu mu jinombe, to lose something, give up something for lost, lit. blow something through a trumpet, kufuuwa malenge, to do to extremes; to be extreme, lit. to blow on reed pipes. Tanywa mwenge afuuwa malenge. He drinks to great excess, okufuuwa omukka, euph. to pass wind, okuluuwa oluwa, to whistle, kufuuwa muntu bigambo, to rush to tell something to a person. Mukasa ye yabitu- fuuwa. Mukasa broke his neck to tell us about it. kufuuwa muntu ssente, to give a person money voluntarily as a token of appreciation. ekintu okujjula ne kifuuwa, to overflow, be completely full. Enkuba yatonnye n'omugga ne gufuuwa. It rained and the river flooded over. Yafuuwa ekiwa ng'akizza munda. He drew in his breath in surprise, lit. blew a whistle and brought it back inside, kafuuwe or (more often) kikafuuwe! God forbid! Don't say things like that! kufuuwa musaayi, to spurt blood, kufuuwa taaba, to smoke (tobacco). Nnabbubi yamufuuye. The spider got on him and caused a rash. Ofuuwako? colloq. Do you drink (alcohol)?

v.i. be or become ugly (often but not always referring to persons); put on a sour/ugly face. Leero ate ng'obudde bubizze bulala. My, how wretched the weather has become.

o- (mu/ba) [Su\, Ar. ] Rom. Cath. nun, sister, cf. Bikira, obubiikira, omunna- biikira.

o- (ba/mu) doer; worker, laborer; employee, ekibiina kyl abakozi, trade union, labor union, abakozi b'obubi, evildoers. abakozi b'ebya mbyone, mischief- makers. cf. kola, koza.

evil; dangerous; in poor condition; dirty; Ugly. Saali mubi ne nneefubitika rnnvyniba. I did not hesitate but rushed into the house, cf. obubi, akabi, ekibi, embi.

ignorant; rude, uncultured, ennyanya embisi, an unripe tomato, cf. bisibisi, bisiwala, obubisi.