a- (ka/bu) kind of tree or 1 shrub, Syzygium cordatum. cf. omulunginsanvu.

a- (ka/bu) blemish, stain, spot; defect; grudge, rancor. Omulungi tabulako kamogo. (prov.) A beautiful person does not lack a blemish. Nobody is perfect.

e- (ki/bi) kind of very strong beer (Buddu); kind of medicinal herb; grass used for cleaning the hands after peeling matooke. omulungi kibombo, a very beautiful girl. cf. ebbombo.

o- (lu/n) kind of rush/reed used in making baskets. Oyo mulungi ng'oluyulu. She is as pretty as a picture, cf. ^ekiyulu.

The womb is like mawogo which produces both good and bad. Parents can have both good and bad children.

o- (mu/ba) beautiful/handsome person; good/virtuous person, cf. -lungi, obulungi.

o- (mu/mi) kind of tree, Syzygium guineense and Eugenia guineen- sis. It has pale, heavy wood. cf. akalunginsanvu.

intens. used with -lungi Mulungi kaalaala. She is very/extremely beautiful.

an extremely beautiful girl, lit. which almost nevers appears like the flower of a yam. cf. labika.

food, tobacco); fine, of good quality, omwenge omuka, strong beer, omuwala omulungi omuka, an extremely beautiful girl.

cf. sirika, siriikirira, obusiriikirivu.

-erungiyisa (-erungiyisizza) v.i. caus. 1 & 2 refl. make oneself beautiful, beautify oneself; beautify oneself using/with, eby'okwerungiya, cosmetics. cf. -lungi, obulungi, ebyerungiya, omulungi, nnalulungi.

ill. Omuwala ono si mulungi mulwadde. This girl is very beautiful, lit. she is not beautiful she is sick. cf. llwala, obulwadde, endwadde.