o- adv. free, for nothing, gratis, as a gift. cf. ^wa.

o- (bu/-) support, backing. cf. ^waga.

o- adv. by force, forcibly, cf. wakana, empaka.

o- (bu/-) argumentativeness. cf. wakana.

o- (bu/-) female sex (but not of adults), akaana ak'obuwala, a baby girl, omwana ow'obuwala, a female child, cf. omuwala. Contr. obulenzi.

o- as an adv. or with the -a of rel. extremely expensive. Emiwendo gikyali gya buwanana. Prices are still very high.

o- (bu/-) written form, mu buwandiike, in writing, cf. wandiika.

o- also obuwangaaliro (bu/-) durability, capability of lasting a long time; permanence; long life, longevity. cf. wangaala.

o- (bu/-) victory, conquest; achievement, success, cf. ^wanguka, wangula.

o- (bu/-) nature, inherent nature; culture; tradition, cf. amawangwa.

o- (bu/-) length; height; depth, as adv. lengthwise, cf. -wanvu.

o- (bu/-) way out of a difficulty/dilemma. cf. watanya.

o- (bu/-) force, compulsion, lwa buwaze, under compulsion, by force. Ekyo nga temukikola lwa buwaze. You are not doing this because you are forced to. cf. waza.

ebugulumivu, obuwanvu.

Buwalabu.

o- (bu/-) male sex (but not of adults), akaana ak'obulenzi.a baby boy. omwana ow'obulenzi, a male child, cf. omulenzi. contr. obuwala.

hair); be bent/inclined; be on a slant; stoop, slouch; be poured. Olw'obuwanvu atambula abunduka. Because of his height he walks with a slouch. Ebintu ebiggya mu kiseera ekyo byabundu- kiranga kumu mu Buganda. At that time (all sorts of) new things were coming into Buganda at once.

obuwaayize, obuwaayirizi, obulumirizi.

omwana; (in arms) omwana omuwere; boy (c.) omwana w'obulenzi; girl (c.) omwana w'obuwala, bandobere dde.

obuwaze.

okuwonya, okulokola; (hand over) obuwaayo.

obuwanvu; (of sea) obuziba; out of one's d., vide okuzibirira; the depths, magombe, kawolongojjo.

obunene, obuwanvu.

adj., kazi, wala; (animals) lusi; f. infant, omwana wa buwala, bandoberedde.

n., amaanyi, buwaze; by f., buwaka, butaagaane.

obuwanvu, obugulumivu.

okwongera obuwanvu, okuwanvuya.

etc. cf. -kambwe.

q.v.

obuwanvu.

adv., buwanvu; full length, vide kwegalangajja.

o- (lu/n) from evvu, ashes, q.v. omunnyu gw'oluvu Iw'obuwata bw'amatooke, salt (extracted) from ashes of plantain peels (used in making soap).

a- adv. naturally; properly. cf. obuwangwa.

a buzaaliranwa, a buwangwa.

obuzaaliranwa, obuwangwa, obuntu.

e- (n/n) epileptic fit. epilepsy, ow'ensimbu, omugwi w'ensimbu, an epileptic. okugwa ensimbu, to have an epileptic fit. cf. simbuwala, omusimbu.

the highest mountain in Africa, abantu abasinga obungi, most people. Ekisinga togendayo. The best thing is for you not to go there. Additional examples: Asinze omusango. He has won his (court) case. Omusinze gumusinze. He has lost his case. Osinze. You are right. You have won ( said by one giving in after an argument). Akbsinga akukubya gw'olina. (prov.) He who excels you/is stronger than you beats you with (the stick, omuggo implied) which you have. Might makes right.

n., embeera; (by nature) obuwangwa; (nation) eggwanga.

obuwanvu.

obusigire, obuwanika.

obuwanvu.

back up, encourage. cf. obuwagizi, eggwagi, Luwaga, empagi, omuwagizi; wagika.

be disputed; be contradicted; be opposed; be challenged. cf. obuwaka, obuwakanyi, omuwakanya, omuwakanyi, empaka.

cf. obuwala, omuwala contr. -luusi.

exchange letters. cf. -wandiike, obuwandiike, eggwandiikiro, ekiwandiiko, omuwandiisi, ssaabawandiisi.

defeat conclusively. cf. obuwanguzi, Luwangula, omuwanguzi.2

mpanvuyizza) v.tr. make long, lengthen; heighten; make deep, deepen.cf. -wanvu, obuwanvu, amawanvuwanvu.

mpatanyizza) v.i. tr/ one's best, make every effort, strive hard; struggle, cf. obuwatanyizo, omuwatanyi.

n., okwagala; against one's w., buwaka; (testament) eddaame; make a w., okulaama.

cause to be difficult. cf. -zibu.

v.i. be fierce; be cruel; be furious/angry.

etc.

obuwangaazi, obuwangaa- liro.

o- (bu/-) exile; banishment. cf. waŋŋanguka.

-weerezi, obuwa, Jempa, empeera, empeereza, empeerezi, omuwee- reza, omuwi, anakyewa.

send into exile; banish; cause to wander. cf. obuwaŋŋanguse, omuwaŋŋanguse.

o- (mu/ba) girl; without the I.V. daughter, cf. -wala, obuwala, eggwala, akawala, oluwala.

v.i. become epileptic. cf. ensimbu.

surpass; excel, singa is often used in cases where English would employ the comparative or superlative of the adjective. Omulenzi ono y'asinga oyo obuwanvu. This boy is taller

v.i. be or become difficult/k ard.

v.tr. appl. become difficult for.

violent, cruel. eby'okunywa ebikambwe, strong drinks. cf. kambuwala, obukambwe.

tall; deep, -wanvu- yirivu, rather tall; rather long. Obulwadde bw'omwana ono bwatwogeza ebiwanvuwanvu. The sickness of this child caused us to say harsh things to each other, cf. obuwanvu, amawanvuwanvu, wanvuwa.

-ewaza (-ewazizza) v.i. refl. force oneself; exert oneself. cf. obuwaze.

hard; difficult to deal with, impossible' (of people), kutuuka wailbu, iu gel into Liuuble/uifficuities/ danger, kuba muzibu kulaba, to be hard to equal/find/come by (e.g., an experienced carpenter), cf. zibuwala, obuzibu.