o- (bu/-) bed (including the mattress and other components), cf. ekiriri, ndiri.

ekitanda, ekiriri, obuliri.

knot; bring to an end, conclude, oku- fundikira omugwa, to tie a knot in a rope, okufundikira enviiri, to braid the hair into knots, okufundikira olukunnaana, to close a meeting, okufundikira obuliri, to tuck in the sheets and blankets (when making a bed), okufundikira essaati, to tuck in one's shirt.

e- (ki/bi) bed; temporary bed made up on the floor, cf. obuliri, ndiri.

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.

e- (n/n) bed; sleeping place, okuba ku ndiri, to be in bed (usually with reference to sick persons). Ali ku ndiri. He is sick in bed. cf. obuliri, ekiriri.

kungulu ku, prep, phrase on, on the surface of. kungulu ku buliri, on the bed, on the surface of the bed. eby'okungulu* the ones on top. cf. eggulu, engulu, waggulu.

v.i. appl. 2 disappear for a long time; become very scarce.

njaze) v.tr. spread; lay, lay out/e.g., a mat, bed). Obuliri bwale. The bed is made. okwala inf.