o- as a prep, because of, by reason of, on account of. olw'ekyo, for this reason, therefore.

ndudde) v.i. delay; tarry, linger; be a long time; be late.

o- plur. enjako (lu/n) ravine.

o- plur. enjala (lu/n) nail, fingernail, toenail; talon; claw. cf. akaala, 2ekyala, eryala (lyala).

ndwadde) v.i. become sick/ill; be sick/ill.

o- plur. enjaliiro (lu/n) banana leaf in which bananas are wrapped before cooking; strips of banana stems laid in the area where bananas are crushed into juice. cf. 2yala, yaliira.

etc.

etc. Omulwadde yamulwa- liza mu ddwaliro ly'e Mmengo. He kept the patient in Mmengo Hospital.

o- plur. ennyambalizo (lu/n) sling for carrying a bundle on the shoulder. cf. yambala, ekyambalizo.

o- plur. ezaana (lu/n) tall, thin child, cf. omwana.

nnwanye) v.i. fight; struggle; war, make war.

o- plur. ennyaniko (lu/n) rare place where coffee, clothing, etc., are placed in the sun to dry. cf. yanika.

o- no plur. (lu/n) slight amount of strength, cf. amaanyi.

adj. mighty, powerful, lit. splits (-yasa) rocks (-mayinja). emmundu lwasamayinja, a big gun.

o- no plur. (Iu/n) something large/ immense, with the -a of rel. large, immense, huge, olwataata lw'eddiba ly'empologoma, a huge lion skin.

o- plur. enjatika (lu/n) crack, narrow break, cf. lyatika.

publicly.

o- plur. rare (Iu/n) long, thin dry banana fiber on which money (in the form of coins with holes in the middle) could be strung, cf. xekyayi.

o- (Iu/n) clamor; bad smell, okuwu- nya olwayo, to smell bad, have a foul smell (e.g., like rotten fish), cf. ejjayo, akaayo.

o- (lu/n) loot, plunder; food taken as an offering to a lubaale shrine, cf. yaya.

cause to get sick; keep (a sick person) at.

q.v.

o- plur. enjazi (lu/n) rock. cf. ebyaziyazi.

omuzaaliranwo, enzaalwa nnakabala.

on, olwa.

n., ekikolwa, ekigambo.

omulabo, omuwakanyi, omulwanyi.

prep., ennyuma wa, oluvannyuma lwa.

long, edda, si lwa jjo; it is three days ago, wakayita ennakussatu.

okulwalalwala.

endwadde, obulwadde.

bulijjo, edda n'edda lyonna, ennakuzonna, buli kaseera.

ennaku, obunaku, obuyinike, obulumi, okubonaabona; be in a., okunyolwa.

obulabe, obulwanyi.

v., okwambala eby'okulwanyisa.

engabo (for fighting eby'okulwanyisa).

okulumba, okulwana na.

omulumbi, omulwanyi.

okulumba, okulwanyisa.

okubeera, oku:yamba, okuyuna, okuddukirira, okulwanirira.

okulumba, okulwanyisa, okunaawa.

showing off, exhibitionistic act; something humorous, omuntu alina bampaane, one who does or says funny things.

e- (li/ma) large body. Eyeerabye ebbiri talagulwa. (prov.) lit. He who sees himself (as having) a mighty body does not accept prophecy. Pride cometh before a fall. cf. omubiri.

omwenge, amalwa; vide enkenku, ekibombo, omuyiiro, enkaatu, entwere, essuumwa.

on, kubwa, kulwa.

omulwanyi.

enkaka; be bilious, okulwala enkaka.

e- always plur. (ki/bi) roughness and skin irritation caused by shaving.

e- always plur. (ki/bi) bowlegs, with the -a of rel. bowlegged. Wa bitege. He is bowlegged. Gye twakyadde baatufumbiddeyo enkoko, ekyemisana ne kigenda bitege. They cooked chicken for us where we went to visit, and it turned out to be a wonderful meal.

e- always plur. (ki/bi) string of beads.

e- always plur. (ki/bi) tears in the eyes.

essomero erisulwamu.

ejjinja eddene, olwazi.

o-: kulwana bukende, to wrestle. cf. olukende.

o- always plur. (bu/-) scraps of firewood, cf. oluku.

adj. & pron. each; every; all; everyone, buli kiseera, all the time, always, buli kimu, everything, buli kyonna, everything. buli wonna, everywhere, buli wantu, everywhere, na buli kati, even now, up to the present time, buli gye bagenda, everywhere or wherever they go. buli lwe bagenda, every time or whenever they go. buli ayagala okujja, everyone or anyone who wishes to come.

omuntu owa bulijjo, the common man, the man on the street, enkola eya bulijjo, the usual practice, the normal policy, mu ngeri eteri ya bulijjo, in an unusual way. cf. buli, jjo.

o- (bu/-) trouble; danger.

be lacking, lack; be at a loss for; lose. Yabulwa eky' okuddamu. He was at a loss for an answer. Nnali siyinza kubulwa ddoboozi lye. I could not be mistaken about/fail to recognize his voice. Bwe yamunoonya n'abulwa n' agenda. When he looked for him without success (lit. and he was missing) he went away. Omuntu bw'abulwa by'ayogera anuuna ne ku vvu. (prov.) When a person is at a loss for words he even sucks on ashes. (This is said of a person who talks for the sake of talking).

o- (bu/-) sickness, illness, disease, cf. -lwadde, ^lwala, omulwadde, endwadde.

olukomera, bbugwe; (of boat) amabuto.

o- adv., lit. like ivory, expensive, costly, very dear. Emmotoka zigulwa busanga. Cars are very expensive. cf. essanga.

o- (bu/-) fierceness, fury, as adv. fiercely, furiously, kutunuza bu swandi, to have a fierce look. Yalwanyisa buswandi He fought furiously.

o- adv. like a trap. Obulwadde bumuwese butego. He is all bent up from illness, cf. tega, omutego.

o- adv. tightly, firmly, closely; rigidly, strictly, okukuuma obutiribiri, to guard closely, okukuuma essaawa obutiribiri, to be absolutely punctual. Omusawo omulwadde amukuuma butiribiri. The doctor is keeping a close watch over the patient.

o- (bu/-) force, compulsion, lwa buwaze, under compulsion, by force. Ekyo nga temukikola lwa buwaze. You are not doing this because you are forced to. cf. waza.

«- (bu/-) force, compulsion, lwa buyingirwa, by force, under compulsion, against one's will. cf. yingira.

doggedly, kulwana bwezizingirire, to fight bravely without retreating. Enkuba yatonnya bwezizingirire. The rain came whirling down. cf. zizingirira.

e- rocky stretch, rocky patch. with the -a of rel. rocky, cf. olwazi.

olukiiko lwakafubo.