o- plur. empa (lu/n) whistle, whistling sound produced by the lips, okufuuwa oluwa, to whistle, cf. ekiwa.

o- plur. empwanyi (lu/n) strychnia plant, Dracoena fragrans, used for making fences.

o- no plur. (lu/n) rare rheumatic pains.

o- (lu/n) open calabash or gourd used as a tumbler for drinking, kwemalamu ng'ogw'oluwa a wo, to act to excess (often used of talking or laughing), lit. empty oneself like the beer(omwenge implied by ogwa) of a tumbler, cf. ekiwaawo, empaawo.

o- plur. empagala (lu/n) bunch of bananas split down the middle.

o- (lu/n) whetstone, cf. wagala.

o- plur. empago (lu/n) large bladder; bladder (of a soccer ball), cf. 2 Waga, akawago, ekiwago.

o- (lu/n) crevice/cavity/crack in the ground caused by a long spell of drought.

o- plur. empala (lu/n) tall girl (often in a pej. sense), cf. omuwala.

0- no plur. (lu/n) the Arabic language, cf. Omuwalabu.

o- (lu/n) long (pair of) pants, cf. empale.

o- plur. empalo (lu/h) turn; shift, okukola oluwalo, to take one's turn (esp. in corvee labor, public works).

o- plur. empandaggirize (lu/n) light rain, drizzle, cf. wandaggirira.

o- plur. empande (lu/h) piece; portion; strip; strip of cloth.

o- (lu/n) kind of nut resembling a peanut/groundnut; kind of plant producing these nuts. cf. empande.

o- plur. empanga (lu/n) jawbone of the Kabaka or other important person which was traditionally removed at death and preserved, cf. lekiwanga.

o- plur. empangi (lu/n) long ditch; furrow, in the plur. plot of ground in the process of cultivation, oluwangiwangi, border of cultivated area.

also used to designate a great chief or a major calamity such as death, famine, etc.). cf. wangula (under Iwanguka).

o- (lu/n) rare something huge/ gigantic.

o- plur. empawa (lu/n) wings. Ebibuuka bitalagaanye bikubagana empawa. (prov.) (Birds which) fly together without previous consultation knock their wings against each other, cf. ekiwawa.

o- (lu/n) rough leaf of Ficus exas- perata (omuwawu, q.v.) used as sandpaper. cf. wawula.

o- (lu/n) piece; portion; slice, cf. ekiwayi.

o- with the -a of rel. hard, unbending, exacting (of persons), omuntu ow'olu- wazo, a hard exacting person, kukwasa luwazo, to rule harshly/with an iron hand.

prep., wa gguluwa, kunguluku.

Luwalabu.

ettandaluwa.

e- (n/n) [Stv., Ar.] letter; certificate; diploma.

oluwago.

enjole; (corn) omuganda, ekinywa, omuvumbo; (leaves) ekikoola; (fruit) ekirimba; (bananas) enkota, ekiwagu, ekisinja, oluwagala.

o- (bu/-) residence, residing, ebbaluwa ez'obutuuze, residence permits. cf. tuula.

eryato, emmanvu, akaduli; for parts of canoe, vide eggwamba, ebbasi, akasenso, ekigambira, ekirima, oluwamba, oluwero, empumi, omugonjo, endagire, endijjo, endigo, ensanda, ensinga, entabiro.

ebbaluwa.

n., ebbaluwa.

ebbaluwa.

olupapula, ebbaluwa.

v., okubaga ebbaluwa.

birth certificate. cf. zaala.

ebbaluwa.

adj., a luwazo; vide okutunika.

a- (ka/bu) small bladder; tubelike part of a bicycle pump; inner tube of a ball. cf. Svaga, ekiwago, oluwago.

e- (ki/bi) whistling sound expressing surprise. Yafuuwa ekiwa. He whistled in surprise, cf. oluwa.

e- (ki/bi) large open calabash; piece of calabash used by potters to smooth clay; fig. foolish/stupid person. cf. oluwaawo, empaawo.

e- with the -a of rel. sturdy, well- built. ow'ekiwago, a strong/robust/husky person. Muli nnali nneewulira ekiwago. Inwardly I felt strong and powerful. cf. ^vvaga, akawago, oluwago.

e- (ki/bi) skull, cranium, n'eki- wanga katono kimuveeko olw'essanyu, and he became overcome by joy, lit. and (his) skull almost went away from him for joy. cf. oluwanga; ekiwalannanna.

e- (ki/bi) wing. See ekiwaawaatiro which is more common. See also the proverb under oluwawa.

e- (ki/bi) part; piece; portion; slice. cf. oluwayi.

pound, okukommonta taaba, to smoke tobacco, okukommonta empewo, to be very proud. Empewo enkommonta. The wind is blowing against me .okukommonta oluwa, to whistle, okukommonta eŋŋombe y'emmotoka, to blow the horn of an automobile.

rub forcefully. okukulubuuta ebbaluwa, to dash off a letter, cf. kulukuuta, kuuta.

ebbaluwa; (of alphabet) ennukuta.

olupapula oluwandiikeko, ekitabo ekitannaba kukubwa mukyapa,

ebigambo, ebbaluwa.

ebbaluwa.

q.v.

e- (n/n) bowl-shaped calabash or gourd used as a tumbler for drinking, empaawo enzungu, drinking glass, cf. ekiwaawo, oluwaawo.

e- plur. of oluwala, q.v.

e- plur. of oluwalo, q.v.

e- (n/n) kind of nut resembling a peanut/groundnut; fragment, piece (e.g., of stone). Empande emu eyiwa ekisero, (prov.) One (fallen) mpande causes the whole basket to be spilled (because the person carrying the basket stooDs to nick it up). Excessive attention to small things leads to the loss of large things, cf. ^oluwande.

e- plur. of oluwanga, q.v.

e- (n/n) furrow (esp. those made with a hoe); in the plur. plot of ground in the process of cultivation, cf. oluwangi.

e- plur. of oluwaanyi, q.v.

quarrelsome (person), omukambwe nnaluwali, a very fierce person.

n., ebbaluwa; (mark) akabonero.

vide oluwajjangwa.

a rather long journey. cf. ^mu.

a lwatu, a bantubonna. become p., okusansuka. p. house, ekirabo. p. labour, oluwalo.

pudini; blood p., kafecce, oluwampa.

ekimenyoomenyo, embowa, ensowoko, akazimu, oluwata.

oluwawu.

ebbaluwa, (bag) ensawo.

i., olubu, oluwalo.