okwetaaga; of n,, olw embi.

o- (bu/-) need, necessity, requirement. cf. -etaaga.

by force,of necessity, against one's will. Yakikola lwa butaagaane. He did it because he had no choice/out of necessity, cf. gaana.

ennuma (= e + n + luma). I am hungry. Enjala yagwa. Famine struck. Enjala esaza amagezi. (prov.) Hunger makes one use one's wits. Necessity is the mother of invention, cf. oluyala, omuyala, enjalayagwa.