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

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.

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

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

q.v.

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

cf. obuwala, omuwala contr. -luusi.

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

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

v.i. become epileptic. cf. ensimbu.

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

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

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.