lungi, womerevu; vide okunyirira.
o- (bu/-) beauty; goodness; good; quality, as an adv. well; nicely; effectively; properly, oluguudo lw'obulungi- bwansi, public highway, road built by communal effort, lit. good of the country. Obulungi, bukira obugagga (prov.) Virtue is better than wealth, cf. -lungi, omu- lungi, nnalulungi.
e- (ki/bi) kindness; mercy; generosity. Frequently used with the -a of rel. as the equivalent of the Eng. adjectives: kind, nice; merciful, etc. Yandeeta ekisa. He made me feel sorry for him. Ekisa kya- mbuukako. I am through with being kind, lit. kindness has flown from me. Yali wa kisa nnyo gye nai. lie very kind to me. Ekisa kitta, n'enge etta. (prov.) Kindness kills, hostility kills. Extremes are bad.
ndabise) v.i. neut. be seen; be visible; be found, be available; seem, appear, okubuuza ekirabika, to ask the obvious, lit. that which appears, kirabika nti..., it seems that, omuwala alabika obulungi, a nice-looking girl. Mwami olabikako? 1 am glad to see you, sir.
etc.; be very suitable for; be well dressed for. okunanira olunaku, to be dressed up (especially) for the day/oc- casion.
of fruit); be on the point of bursting (of a boil); be inflamed; look nice, have a glowing look (of a person).
nice things, fancy things, things of high quality (e.g., clothing, cars, personal possesions).
(woomye) vi. be tasty or good to eat/ drink; be pleasant/nice; be attractive; be interesting; be well dressed. Tugende tu- woome. Let's go and eat.
v.i. look attractive/smart; be very suitable (of clothing); be well dressed; be spruced up/prettied up; be well done. Ng'onanye! How nice you look! Yayoza engoye ne zinana bulungi. She washed the clothes and they came out very well.
pleasing; polished, shiny. cf. nyirira.