v., okusoma.

o- plur. enjosa (lu/n) day of absence, day missed, day off (from work, study, etc.). cf. yosa.

beat, kusa- bula musomo, to study very hard.

be surpassed/beaten, etc. okusingibwa omusomo, to flunk a course of study.

study (with the added notion of frequency or intensity).

study. cf. wookoola; kuukuula.

kusoma Missa, to say mass. Amaze eby'okusoma. He has completed his studies.

(n/n) [Eng.] course (of study).

kusukuma mu- somo, to study intensively, cf. musukumi.

o- (mu/mi) course of study, cf. soma.

conj. but; except; unless. Tojja kuyita bigezo wabula ng'osomye nnyo. You will not pass the examinations unless you study hard. cf. bula.