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.

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).

e- plur. of olumuli, q.v.

e- (n/n) spotted hen.

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

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

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