o- (lu/n) with the -a of rel. hay- colored. Enkoko ya lusubi. The fowl is hay-colored, cf. essubi.

e- (li/ma) grass, enju y'essubi, thatched house, kukubya ssubi, to excel (a person in doing something), Abaana abawala abalenzi abamu baabakubizza ssubi mu kudduka. The girls excelled some of the boys in running, cf. akasubi, ^eki- subi, olusubi, omusubi, ensubi.