omwoyo; (of dead) omuzimu; Holy Spirit, Omwoyo Omutukuvu, Mwoyo Mutuukirivu.

o- adv. in vain; to no purpose; empty-handed, with nothing; naked, abawala ab'obusa, single/unmarried girls. Tali busa (or Tali yekka). He is not alone (implying that he is relying on the aid of spirits, that there is more to his situation than meets the eye, etc.). cf. -sa.

o- (bu/-) religiousness; spirituality, eby'obusomi, spiritual affairs, omwoyo ogw'obusomi, piousness, piety, cf. soma.

e- (li/ma) colloq. beer, liquor, spirits. Ka tugende tukwate ku ggengere. Let's go and have a drink.

e- plur. amayembe (li /ma) horn (of an animal); fetish; spirit associated with a fetish; spell, hex. cf. akayembe.

a- (ka/bu) evil spirit; circular wind, whirlwind (caused by a spirit), cf. omuzimu.

e- (ki/bi) spirit possession. Aliko ekitambo. He is possessed by a spirit. cf. tambulula.

e- also ekkonkomi (li/ma) kind of large multicolored lizard. It was believed that the spirit of the lubaale Lubanga resided in this lizard.

the world of the dead, kuggya kkuzimu, to rescue from dire straits; to save from death/ great illness, cf. omuzimu.

lead away, spirit away (with a personal object). cf. mukungujjo.

e- (ki/bi) evil spirit controlled by a living person and employed for a variety of nefarious purposes.

ndulumye) v.i. comeback among the living (of a ghost or spirit).

e- (n/n) spirit medium; oracle, person through whom a lubaale speaks, ku- gatta na mmandwa mngugu, to do something risky; to involve oneself with someone who is unreliable. Sigatta na mandwa mugu- gu. I have no dealings with him. I am suspicious of him. cf. bandwa.

o- (mu/mi) spirit, soul; temperament; mind; fig. heart, eby'omwoyo, spiritual matters, spiritual affairs. Mwoyo Mutuukiri- vu, the Holy Spirit, okusoma n'omwoyo ogumu, to read with care/carefully. Saalimu mwoyo. I was depressed/disspirited. Eki- tongole kijja kussaako omwoyo okufuna ente ennungi. The Department will do its best/ will make a great effort to get good cattle. Ekyo kyantwala omwoyo. I liked this best of all, lit. this took my heart, cf. ekyoyo, ekyoyooyo.

be in high spirits; move about excitedly; become infatuated. cf. jagambiza, sugumbya.

practice medium- ship. v.tr. be controlled by (a dpirit); communicate with (a spirit), kusamira na kintu, to talk about something all the time, be obsessed with a subject/matter. Leka kunsamirirako. Stop telling me that nonsense. I don't want to hear about that. cf. omusamize.

more often sugumbya (-sugumbizza) v.i. caus. be elated/in high spirits: be in a state nf expectation.

to remove a spell/incantation/hex. okulambulula omuntu, to exorcise a person, free a person from the effects of a spell or of spirit possession, cf. ekitambo.

climb up; seize, take possession of. Ki ekimutembye? What has gotten into him? Ebyo byonna byantemba ku mutwe. All these things kept going through my mind. Nnyinimu w'ataba, ebikere bitemba enju. (prov.) When the owner is not present, the frogs take over the house. When the cat is away, etc. Nnamusanze kimutembye. I found him in a bad mood, lit. a bad spirit (kizimu is implied by ki-) had taken possession of him.

mponze) v.i. & tr. make an offering/sacrifice (to a lubaale or spirit); dedicate; pray (used by Christians). Bye nkubuulira by'otowonga. 1 have told you what to do, you have ignored my advice and are now complaining to me.

mpuuyizza) v.tr. abduct, spirit away. cf. omuwuuya.

conv. (of the root -zimu) drive out (spirits), exorcise, cf. omuziinu,

o- (mu/mi) spirit, spook, ghost, enjoka z'emizimu, acute illness of the stomach, cf. akazimu, ekizimu, kkuzimu, zimuiula.

o- (mu/mi) heart; fig. pluck, courage; spirit; mind. Ekika ky'Omutima, the Heart Clan. Omutima Omutukuvu, relig. The Sacred Heart. Omutima ogwa mpa nkuwe, the spirit of give and take, lit. you give me, I give you. cf. akatima, akatimatima, ettima.

o- (mu/mi) nature spirit which frequents trees, brooks, etc., and may appear in various forms, esp. that of a woman.

o- (mu/ba) one who is the vehicle for spirit communications, medium, cf. samira.

o- (mu/ba) a priest of the native religion, one who is able to communicate with the lubaales (native deities) and the world of spirits and thereby predict the future and produce other paranormal phenomena. cf. lubaale.

the Holy Spirit.

find fault; harp on; harken back (to the past), abantu abanonooza bull kantu, people who make a big fuss and find all sorts of objections to every little thing; people who see the actions of lubaales and spirits in every little thing.

v.tr. appl. haunt; obsess (of a spirit).

o- (mu/ba) comforter, one who gives consolation in bereavement. Omukubagiza, the Comforter, the Holy Spirit. cf. kubagiza.