o- no plur. (lu/n) misfortune; bad luck.

olubwa; bring i., okukungula; bringer of i., kannaaluzaala.

e- (n/n) dog. Yadduka za mbwa. He ran very fast. Ekika ky'Embwa, the Dog Clan, kusanga mbwa, to have miserable luck; to go on a trip and fail in one's objective, lit. to meet a dog (on the way, a bad omen), cf. obubwa, akabwa, ^olubwa, Wambwa.

q. v.

ki- rondamu nnawalubwa. (prov.) The epidemic picks out the unlucky ones. Not all evildoers are apprehended or blamed, but only the unlucky ones.

nnawalubwa, a lutwe.

promenade, walk leisurely. Olutaalataala lukira oluliira ku nkoligo. (prov.) lit. A skinny dog(olubwa, implied by -lu-) which runs free is better off than one which eats (well but is) under a leash.