o- lit. one (ctay, oiunaku, implied), at one time; once, on one occasion, one day. lwali lumu nga..., once upon a time; on one occasion (used at the beginning of a narration of a past event), lumu is the normal form for one with nou-ns of the lu/n class. olulimi lumu, one language, cf. 2.mu,

o- (lu/n) reed, okutangaala ng'eky' emmuli, to be amazed/stupefied, stand dumbfounded, lit. be transparent like a reed (fence, ekisaakaate is implied by ekya). cf. lomumuli.

o- (bu/-) small amounts/frag- ments/bits.

o- (bu/-) cud. okuzza obweku- lumu, to ruminate, chew the cud. cf. -ekuluma.

chew the, okuzza obwenkulumu, okwekuluma.

e- (li/ma) slope, embankment; mound of earth, cf. ekigulumu.

e- (li/ma) vengeance; rancor, okuwoolera eggwanga, to take vengeance. country, nation; tribe, okubeera/mu mawanga or emitala w'amawanga, to be abroad, ggwangamujje {lit. country-come), kind of drum used to summon the people in time of danger, oluyimba Iw'eggwanga, national anthem. Ku lwa Katonda ne Ggwanga lyange, For God and my Country (the motto of Uganda). Amawanga Amagatte, the United Nations. Amawanga agali mu luganda olumu ne Bungereza, the British Commonwealth (of Nations), cf. munna- ggwanga.

e- (ki/bi) moment; space, interval, distance; shed in which bricks are made. Olumbe lumubuusa ebibanda. He is seriously ill. Bamubuusizza ebibanda. They are chasing him.

e- also ekigulumo (ki/bi) embankment, mound of earth, slope, cf. eggulumu.

e- also ekikulumo (ki/bi) spleen.

e- (ki/bi) lit. it-will-not-grow-up (from kula), kind of insect which bores into dry wood. Kitaakule kizimba mu lumuli. (prov.) The kitaakule builds in a reed (and will soon perish when the reeds are burnt).

0- (lu/n) Luganda, the language of Buganda; without caps, brotherhood; relationship. ow'oluganda, relative, relation; member of a brotherhood, amawanga agali mu luganda olumu ne Bungereza, the British Commonwealth, plur. ejinanda, relations, relatives. Ab'oluganda bita, bikonagana ne bitayatika. (prov.) Relatives are like calabashes, they knock together but do not break. Blood is thicker than water, cf. Obuganda, Omuganda, sseruganda.

e- plur. of olumuli, q.v.

e-: okusala entotto, to be indecisive, hesitate between courses; to go into useless details. Lumusaza entotto. He is critically ill (lu- implies olumbe).

e-: okuyomba entulumuko, to become enraged, lose one's temper, cf. tulumuka.

e- (n/n) spotted hen.

v.tr. (door), okuggulawo; (parcel) okusumulula, okuwenjula, okuwumbulula; (book) okubikkula; (month) okwasama, okusamaalirira; (eyes wide) okuvulumula; (abscess) okutundula; (a thing corked) okuzibukula.

olumuli, essaalu, ekiwvuuwa, ekikaabugo. line of reeds, oluzizi. charred reeds, amagandaazi. unpolished reeds, emmuli z'abigomba.

a lusi lumu, a kika kimu, a luganda.

akataago, ekikulumu; en larged s., akabengo.

fly into a rage.

cause to be renowned; elevate, uplift, raise in stature. cf. -tutumufu, obututumufu. ettutumu.

more frequently vulumula (-vulumudde) v.tr. okuvulumula amaaso, to open the eyes wide and move the pupils about rapidly as an expression of anger, okuvulumula emmotoka, to drive a car at great speed.

mpulumuse) v.i. move/travel at a great speed, okuwulumuka emisinde, iden,

okuwulumula emmotoka, to drive a car at a great speed.

akatiko, akasukusuku, ggudu, kigulumusu, kinyulwa, empeefu, mmusukundu, nsununwa.

v.ir. appl. look furiously at (with amaaso as object). Yamuvulumulira amaaso. He looked furiously at him/cast a furious glance at him.

v.tr. enrage.

drive all over; keep in motion; handle roughly, okutabaaza emmo- toka, to drive recklessly, okutabaaza ebiro- woozo, to turn over one's thoughts, okutabaaza embaazi, to wield an ax. Yatabaaza mukazi we. He abused his wife (with beatings, quarrels, etc.). Olumbe lumutabaaza. He is very ill.

suit, be becoming to. okuwoo- mera abalezi, to be cute/plump/attractive (of a baby), lit. be pleasing to the nurses. Olugoye olwo lumuwoomera! That dress fits her perfectly!

o- (mu/mi) fire, ekidduka eky'omu- liro, motor vehicle, okusala ku muliro, to reduce the speed (of a vehicle), okukwata omuliro, to catch fire, okuwulumula omu- liro, to drive at a great speed, akaato ak'omuliro, motorboat, emmotoka n'agi- ssaamu omuliro, and he started the car. cf. biriroliro, ekiriro.

eggwanga erisukkulumye ku ganne waalyo, a nation which has surpassed/excelled/gone beyond its fellow nations. cf. -sukkulumu.

o- (mu/mi) torch made of reeds. cf. olumuli.

(la) kind of edible mushroom.

-etulumula (-etulumudde) v.i. refl. become enraged. cf. entulumuko.

one thing, ebintu ebimu, some things. The phrase -tali -mu (with the appropriate prefixesj means several, various, different, ebintu ebitali bimu, various things, ensi ezitali zimu, various/different countries. Kamu kamu gwe muganda. (prov.) One by one makes a bundle, cf. bumu, bwomu, kamu, kimu, lumu, omu.

-sukkulumu adj. exceeding; excessive; superior. cf. sukkuluma.

ruminate, cf. obwekulumu.