nnaku; be m., okucoppoka.

o- adv. forlornly; in an abandoned condition, kufa bumbula, to die unattended; to be in a miserable condition and have no one come to one's aid. obufuzi bw'obumbula harsh/dictatorial rule.

e- (ki/bi) usually plur. pus formation in a sore eye; matter which accumulates in the eyes during sleep; colloq. miserable, hateful wretch, \bantu abaali eyo ow'enjo- gcra in hi ug'abayiia binyinyi. Tnere were an enormous number of people there, lit. one who uses bad language would call them binyinyi. cf. akanyinyi.

e- (n/n) dog. Yadduka za mbwa. He ran very fast. Ekika ky'Embwa, the Dog Clan, kusanga mbwa, to have miserable luck; to go on a trip and fail in one's objective, lit. to meet a dog (on the way, a bad omen), cf. obubwa, akabwa, ^olubwa, Wambwa.

etc. cf. nakuwala, -nakuwavu, obunaku, obu- nakuwavu, omunaku, ^ennaku.

v.i. be miserable; be wretched; be destitute/poor/in a state of squ alor.

v.tr. caus. make miserable; render destitute; mistreat. cf. ejjeeza.

endure a prolonged illness.

v.tr. caus. make wretched/miserable; cause to suffer a prolonged illness. cf. obuseege.

overburden.

miserable; distressed; sorrowful, cf. nakuwala, obunaku, omunaku, ^ennaku.