obukulu; grow to m. okwesusunkula.

o- (bu/-) humanity; manhood, with the -a of rel. humane. Okuwanika omuntu ku kalabba si kya buntu. It is not humane to hang a man on the gallows, eby'obuntu, human nature, mu buntu, in person, personally. okuddamu ak'obuntu, to recover one's composure. Muntu buntu. He is a mere man. buntu is also the plural of kantu, small thing. From the root -ntu are also derived omuntu, ekintu, akantu, etc.

come into manhood, become a man.

bring to manhood. cf. -sajja, sajjawala.

come into manhood, cf. -sajja, sajjakula.

cf. -kazi, omukazi.