o- (lu/n) battle; war. Minista w'eby' entalo, minister of war. Olutalo si luto.

crack, crackle; give off sparks, flare up; burst, explode; blow up; throb, tinglejfo/ the fingers, etc.); be very hot (of sunshine); come out, debouch (of a small road or path); fig. break out (of war, sickness, etc.). Olutalo lubaluse buto nate mu Bulaaya. War has broken out again in Europe.

n., olutalo, obulwa, okulwana.

olutalo.

okusuubiza; (agree) okulagaana; (for work) okugulirira, okusenza, okupakasa, okuwendula; (marriage) okwogereza; be engaged (work), okuba n'emirimu, okutawaana; (marriage) okwogere zebwa; (fight) olutalo.

11., olutalo.

adj. extraordinary, great, enormous; famous, olukunnaana kakuzzi, a huge meeting, olutalo kakuzzi, a fierce battle.

etc.; stress, emphasize, be firm about; affirm confidently, assert; be hard on, put pressure on. okukaliriza amaaso, to look intently, okukaliriza amatu, to listen intently, okukaliriza olutalo, to prolong a battle.

e- no plur. (ki/bi) with the -a of rel. calm; gentle, as an adv. calmly, gently. Ayogera kimpoowooze. He talks in a very calm manner. Obudde bwa kimpoowooze. The weather is pleasant, olutalo olw'ekimpoowooze, the cold war.

e- adv. quietly, silently, mu kimugunyu, in silence, silently (often of eating), olutalo olw'ekimugunyu, cold war; underground hostilities, cf. mugunya.

give public notice of. okulangirira olutalo, to declare war.

o- (lu/n) military engagement, battle; war. cf. tabaala; olutalo.

provoke, instigate, okunaawuula olutalo, to start a war; to provoke a feud/battle. cf. omunaawuuzi.

disastrous, totally destructive. olutalo nnamuzisa, a disastrous war. eby'okulwanyisa binnamuzisa, nuclear armaments, atomic weapons, yegu nnamuzisa, Asian flu. ebisolo nnamuzisa, deadly animals, nnamuzisa w'obufumbo, destroyer of marriage, cf. zika, omuzisa.

nnawookeera w'olutalo. a hideous war. nnawookeera w'obwavu, abject poverty.

leave (on a trip), v.tr. lift, raise, okusitula olutalo, to start a fight/battle, okusitula oluyombo/empaka, to start or. argument/verbal conflict, okusitula enkundi, to raise a fuss, start quarreling, ‘raise hell.' okusitula embeera z'abantu, to improve the conditions/raise the standards of the people, okusitula ebbala, to look well, ekyuma ekisitula, elevator, lift.

n., olutalo olutono.

importance, etc. olutindo ssematindo, a huge bridge, ekisobyo ssemasobyo, a great blunder, olutalo ssematalo, a terrific battle/war; world war.

n., oluyombo, empaka, oluyoo gaano, olutalo.

n., olutalo.

okutakula emisinde, to run/go at a great speed, okutakula omuntu, to annoy /pester/nag a person. Yabatakuddeko olutalo. He provoked them/ picked a quarrel with them. Bakyatakula amazina. They are still dancing.

etc. Buli muntu yatala ng'omusajja bw'atalira olutalo. Everyone pranced about like a man going into battle.

order (e.g., an army for combat), okutaza amaaso, to move the eyes from side to side, look around. Taza! interj. Attack! Come on! (used in games). cf. akeetalo, olutalo.

place; set. okuteekako amaaso, to gaze at, stare at. okuteekako olukongoolo, to single out; to point the finger of accusation at; to keep one's eye on; to ‘tail' (a suspect); to ‘pick , on' (a person), okuteekako omwoyo, to concentrate on, ponder over, okuteekako omu- kisa, relig. to bless, give a blessing, okuteekako omukono, to sign, put one's signature to; to fix, sew on (e.g., a sleeve on a garment), okuteekako emikono, relig. to confirm, administer the sacrament of confirmation. okuteekako omuntu, to include, count in. Mu bagenda e Kampala nange nteekaako. Include me among those going to Kampala, okuteeka etteeka, to make a law. okuteeka ebigambo, to fabricate; to implicate or accuse falsely. Tonteekako bigambo, si nze nnabyogedde. Do not accuse me falsely, I did not say these things, okuteeka olutalo, to start a war/figh^attle. Kale teeka. All right, let's fight, okuteekawo ssente, to bet money, okuteekawo ekibiina, to form/establish an association. Essente za mukyala we ze zimutaddewo. His wife's money has made him what he is today. Ntadde. I am going.

overdo things; try to create an impression, okukola eby'akatiwuuko, to act/do things in an exaggerated way. -to adj. young, not fully grown; small, omwezi omuto, the new moon, omulamuzi omuto, junior judge, -toototo, rather young. Omusajja yalina abaana be basatu nga batoototo. The man had three children, (all) rather young, kuluyita luto, to treat lightly, consider of no consequence, call it (-lu- implies lutalo, battle) small. Sisobola kuluyita luto. 1 cannot say that it is a matter of small consequence, cf. toowa, toowala, obuto, ekilo, oluto, omuto; (be) ttottololo.

olutalo; great w., olutalo sse matalo; go to w., okutabaala.

olutalo, entalo.

okufuna, okulaba; (conquer) okuwangula, okugoba, okumenya olutalo; w. over, okusenda senda.

contend; fight desperately. Baalwana ne lu- zuuzumba Uu- implies olutalo, battle). They fought hard and long.

(la) major war; world war. cf. olutalo.

n., olutalo.

flare up (as a fire); rage, go on, be in progress (often of a violent or emotional event). Olutalo lubumbujja The battle is raging. Omusango gubumbujja. The trial is going on (and it has reached a high degree of intensity). cf. bbumbuzzi; 2bujja.

instigator; bringer of bad luck, kanaaluzaala w'olutalo olwo, the instigator of that war, the cause of that war. See olumbe (implied, by -lu-/ and zaala.

okubakula olutalo (oluyombo), to start a fight (quarrel), cf. pakula; baka.

-ekulisa (-ekulisizza) v.i. & tr. caus. congratulate oneself; celebrate (an occasion). Omuseveni bwe yadda eka yekulisa olutalo. When the serviceman came home he celebrated (his return from) the war.