make a creaking sound; resound.

gnaw at, nibble.

drill.

kukekeza nnyago, to fight, engage in battle/war. kukekeza miggo, to beat, beat up (a person).

treat lightly; joke, joke around; trifle, dawdle.

put aside as a reserve; use sparingly, banka ez'okukekkereza, savings banks, cf. omukekkereza.

entale.

be tempted, etc.

cross-examine.cf. ekikemo, omukemi.

kemesa (-kemesezza) v.tr. caus. 1 & 2 cause to tempt; tempt with.

etc.

food, money, wages). Abakozi babakena emisaala. They give the workers very poor wages, cf. -kene.

a- numer. nine thousand; with the -a of rel. nine-thousandth, cf. -(y)enda.

diminish, lessen, become less.

etc.

a- (ka/bu) small gourd used as a ladle or cup; cup. okunywamu akendo, to excel, win, come out on top. Eky'okunywa mu Uganda yonna akendo, kyaamufunyisa sikaala. The fact that he came out first in all Uganda enabled him to get a scholarship. cf. olwendo.

cause to have a thin waist. cf. -kendufu.

note, notice; suspect, be suspicious of; scent, smell.

scrutinize. v.i. look around; be careful/watchful.

cf. enkennembi.

ggwe kennyini, you yourself, nange kennyini, and 1 myself.

to hurl (someone) to the ground violently.

a- (ka/bu) press, crowd, crowding. cf. nyiga, nyigana.

etc.

e- var. of eklezia, q.v.

omulamwa.

amafuta g'Amerikaani, palafiini.

millet with a knife or sickle).

akakubampanga.

spy out; investigate (of detectives); explore.

etc. cf. -kessi, obukessi, omukessi.

ebbinika.

cut down; snap in two; bite off (esp. someti. tg hard and brittle).

ekisumuluzo; (explanation) amakulu.

e- (ki/bi) stripe, streak; strand (in plaiting).

adj. with effumu. effumu kibaaga, a sharp, broad spear, cf. baaga.

e- (ki/bi) hill of mbaala termites, obutiko obubaala, mushrooms which grow on a kibaala.

e- also ekibaato (ki/bi) bogeyman, ogre; wonder, marvel.

e- adv. rare right away, without delay.

e- (ki/bi) something awesome; something terrible, misfortune, lit. something which produces a burning sensation, as an adv. at a great speed, ekibabu kya musisi, a catastrophic earthquake. Yagenda kibabu. He went off in a great hurry, cf. babuka, olubabu.

e- adv. hurriedly; urgently, with the -a of rel. hasty, hurried, okuteesa okw'ekibagubagu, a hasty decision.

e- var. of ekibejjagalo, q.v.

e- (ki/bi) piece of carpentry work; piece of wooden furniture, cf. bajja.

e- (ki/bi) strip of wood; chip of wood: SDlinter. shaving, cf. baiia. olu- bajjo.

e- (ki/bi) fruit; agricultural product/ produce, cf. ^bala.

e- (ki/bi) spot, stain; type, kind; species, cf. ebbala.

e- (ki/bi) side; flank.

e- (ki/bi) whetstone; strop; thick stick (used in beating), cf. balangula.

e- (ki/bi) plight, predicament, difficulty, dilemma, cf. bamba.

e- (ki/bi) terrible thing or happening; terror, horror, obulumi obw'eki- bambulira, terrible, burning pain. Omwana oyo nno naye kibambulira. The child is a hellion, cf. bamba, bambula.

e- (ki/bi) stain, smear; scar of a burn.

e- (ki/bi) moment; space, interval, distance; shed in which bricks are made. Olumbe lumubuusa ebibanda. He is seriously ill. Bamubuusizza ebibanda. They are chasing him.

e- (ki/bi) kind of reed roofing used for conical huts.

e- (ki/bi) a wide and shallow metallic plate/tray.

e- (ki/bi) open space, open area; patch of land. cf. banga.

e- (ki/bi) var. of ekibalangulo, q.v.

e- (ki/bi) building site, plot of ground/land.

e- (ki/bi) load, heavy load, ekibano kv'omukazi, ill-tempered, irascible woman. Kino nno kibano! This is incredible/unbelievable!

e- adv. unexpectedly.

e- (ki/bi) old wooden trough/vat. pej. of emmanvu, q.v.

e- (ki/bi) rack/net on which bananas are stored while ripening. It is usually built above the fireplace. Olwa leero ekibanyi lwe kigwa n'amenvu. Today is the day! cf. akabanyi, olubanyi.

e- (ki/bi) palm of the hand, ekibatu ky'ebinyeebwa, a handful of peanuts, cf. olubatu.

e- (ki/bi) basket-like structure made of papyrus which serves as a crib for babies; crib.

e- (ki/bi) abundance (of food, meat); celebration; rejoicing.

e- (ki/bi) type of basket made of papyrus, palm leaves or osiers and lined with the stems of plantain leaves, in the plur. baskets; food, meal, okuba mu bibbo, to be eating. Atulinnyidde mu bibbo. He has interrupted our meal/eating, cf. akabbo, olubbobbo, enzibo.

e- (ki/bi) jackal. Ekika ky'Ekibe, the Jackal Clan. (The jackal is considered an animal of ill omen.) cf. akabe.

e- (ki/bi) cartilage; gristle, cf. bebena, akabebenu.

e- (ki/bi) udder, cf. ebbeere.

e- (ki/bi) kind of thorny tree.

e- (ki/bi) shoulder. Oggye ku mutwe otadde ku kibegabega. All right, very well. I have understood, you don't have to say anything further, cf. begabega, akabe ga.