ennaku, obuyinike, ekiwuubaalo.
o- (bu/-) sadness, sorrow, unhappiness. cf. -naku, nakuwala.
e- no plur. (ki/bi) loneliness; solitude; sadness, cf. wuubaala.
e- no plur. (ki/bi) loneliness, lonesomeness; sadness, depression, gloom: anxiety, concern, cf. yobeera.
e- (n/n) sadness, sorrow.
e- always plur. (n/n) trouble; sorrow, sadness, eky'ennaku, unfortunately. Ennaku zaamulaba. He had trouble. Troubles came upon him. Ennaku zinzimbyeko akayu. 1 have nothing but trouble. I am up to my neck in trouble, lit. troubles have built a little house on me. cf. -naku, obunaku, omunaku, nakuwala.
o- (mu/mi) inner throat; windpipe; trachea, omumiro gw'emmere, foodpipe, gullet, okugolola emimiro, to clear the throat, okugogola emimiro, to gargle, okukuba emimiro, to make clicking sounds in the throat to express wonder, amazement, sadness, etc. okuweweeza emimiro, to drink, take a drink. Akasukka omumiro tekabalibwa. (prov.) lit. What has (already) passed the throat (in eating) is not reckoned (as important). The more you have, the more you want. cf. mira, ekimiro.