be, okusinga obulungi.

pastor (of a Roman Catholic parish), cf. bwana, omukulu.

exceed, be more than; be superior to. Asuubira, akira aloota. (prov.) He who hopes is superior to the person who merely dreams (presumably because hope is followed by action).

up; in the air, in the sky; upstairs; loudly, in a loud voice, obuyigirize obwa waggulu, higher education. amatundiro aga waggulu, stores of a better class, ab'awaggulu, people who are high in the social scale, okumanya okwa waggulu, superior knowledge. Ekiyita waggulu, otegera wansi empungu terya bire. (prov.) lit. What travels on high, you trap (when it is) down, the eagle does not eat clouds (but must come down to eat). What goes up must come down. cf. eggulu, kungulu, engulu.

(la) [from Fr. ma mere] relig. mother superior.

O- less frequently muku- lembezi (mu/ba) leader; guide; one who goes first, cf. kuletnbera. man; head, superior, person in charge; older brother; older sister, omukulu w'essomero, school principal. Omukulu w'Amatwale, colonial secretary. Lugaba mukulu. God is great (said after something unusually good happens), cf. kula, -kulu.

-ekambuza (-ekambuzizza) v.i. refl. bluster; speak angrily and rudely (esp. to a superior).

-sukkulumu adj. exceeding; excessive; superior. cf. sukkuluma.

madam. Nneeyanze! Thank you! (esp. in a formal context as when a chief thanks a superior for the receipt of a benefice, etc.).

-kolya adj. ignorant; inexperienced (esp. of dogs). Embwa enjizzi ezaala enkolya. (prov.) lit. A (good) hunting dog may give birth to a defective (one). Superior parents may have inferior offspring.