e- (ki/bi) belch, okukuba eki- bejjagalo, to belch, cf. bejjagala.
e- (ki/bi) something unusual/outside of the ordinary; an extraordinary happening. Kino kibejjo. This is horrible/terrible.
e- (ki/bi) crust (on burnt food); burnt portion adhering to the pan. ebibembe by'omusaayi, clots of blood, cf. bemba.
e- (ki/bi) wonder; marvel. Kino kiberengeru! This is unbelievable/terrible!
e- no plur. (ki/bi) danger; trouble.
e- (ki/bi) evil, evil thing; evil action; sin. cf. -bi.
e- (ki/bi) mound of earth (esp. that on which sweet potatoes are planted).
e- (ki/bi) dam; embankment, cf. bibira.
e- (ki/bi) rejoicing, merrymaking; great celebration.
e- (ki/bi) class (in school); crowd, gathering; association, society; organization; group; (political) party, ekibiina ky'abakozi, labor union, ekibiina ky'obu- fuzi, political party, cf. munnakibiina.
e- (ki/bi) marvel, wonder; jubilant occasion, celebration.
e- (ki/bi) big pipe (for smoking); ugly pipe. cf. emtnindi.
e- (ki/bi) group; crowd; flock; swarm.
e- (ki/bi) feast; celebration; major social event, cf. ^binuka.
e- (ki/bi) lever, cf. binuka, binula.
e- (ki/bi) forest, cf. Wabira.
e-: Nnalwalamu ekibiribiri. I felt weak all over. I felt feverish all over. cf. omubiri.
e- (ki/bi) [Su;. ] match; box of matches, cf. akabiriiti.
e- (ki/bi) mob; throng, cf. biiiibijjukana.
e- (ki/bi) bug.
e- (ki/bi) rib of Raffia monbuttorum palm leaf. cf. embo.
e- (ki/bi) disease of the nose characterized by an abnormal accumulation of mucus, rhinitis.
e- with the -a of rel. partly ripened (of fruit); not completely done (of food); light colored (of Africans), empafu ey'eki- bogwe, a partially ripened mpafu fruit. Abantu abasinga obungi mu bitundu bino balina obugunjufu bwa kibogwe. Most of the people in these areas have a defective/ poor culture.
e- (ki/bi) kind of very strong beer (Buddu); kind of medicinal herb; grass used for cleaning the hands after peeling matooke. omulungi kibombo, a very beautiful girl. cf. ebbombo.
lit. it causes the dog to flee. Wano yatuyiseeko kibombya mbwa nga n'okulabi- rira alabirira. He passed by us here in a very sneaky way, glancing from side to side. cf. bomba, embwa.
e- (ki/bi) sac, sheath; fig. source; focal point, center; congested nose, eki- bondo ky'obujeemu, the source/focal point of the rebellion.
e- (ki/bi) punishment, cf. bona, bonereza.
e- (ki/bi) suffering, cf. bona, bonaabona.
e- (ki/bi) suffering; torture. cf. bona, bonyaabonya.
e- (ki/bi) kind of palm tree.
e- (ki/bi) [Stt>. ] whip of hippopotamus hide; whip; whipping; lash of the whip.
e- (ki/bi) kind of climbing plant, convolvulus.
e- (ki/bi) time, period; mealtime; meal.
e- (ki/bi) bleeding cup. cf. bubira.
e- (ki/bi) town, city, ekibuga eki- kulu, capital, okukuba ekibuga, to found a city. cf. embuga.
e- (ki/bi) piece of barkcloth; bark- cloth used as a bed covering; sackcloth, cloth worn as a sign of mourning. cf. ^bukuta.
e- (ki/bi) kukuba kibuli, to dodge (in soccer).
e- (ki/bi) darkness (inside of a building).
e- (ki/bi) liver.
e- (ki/bi) piece of pottery, pottery product, something formed in clay. cf. bumba.
e- with the -a of rel. round and short; rotund, fat.
e- (ki/bi) short-necked calabash. amazina ag'ekibundibundi, mock/ humorous dancing.
e- (ki/bi) crude, homemade gun. Also called magezigabaganda, q.v. cf. emmundu.
e- (ki/bi) kind of deciduous savannah tree, Steganotaenia araliacea.
e- (ki/bi) darkness; secrecy. 05 an adv. at an unusually late hour. Buli bye bakola babikolera eyo mu kibundugulu nze tebambuulira. Everything they do, they do in secrecy (or darkness) and don't tell me about it.
e- (ki/bi) gum, gums, with the -a of rel. toothless, ow'ekibungu, a toothless person.
e- (ki/bi) gum, the tissue adjoining the teeth; palate, cf. akabuno.
e- (ki/bi) incline, stretch of low- lying land. cf. butama.
e- (ki/bi) large stomach, cf. olubuto.
a ‘pig' (very insulting).
the name of a lubaale associated with war.
e- (ki/bi) admonition, exhortation, admonishment, cf. buulirira.
e- (ki/bi) something which is wide and short; something which is flattened.
e- (ki/bi) question, interrogation; examination, kugwa bibuuzo, to fail examinations. cf. buuza.
storm wind (over land areas), cf. embuyaga, ^omuyaga, Nnakayaga.
e- adv. suddenly; unexpectedly. with the -a of rel. sudden; unexpected. Yafa kibwatukira. He died suddenly. cf. bwatuka.
e- (ki/bi) bowl; vessel; plate. Gy'otosula tosalirayo bibya. (prov.) lit. Where you do not live, you do not serve the dishes (of food). You are master only in your own home or your own sphere of activity, cf. obubya.
olusambaggere.
v., okusamba, okusambagala, okusansagala.
e- also kiryamugusa. usually plur. (ki/bi) kind of grasshopper (nseenene, q.v.).
akaana k'embuzi.
e- (ki/bi) kind of mushroom.
e- (ki/bi) temporary outdoor structure with open sides and a canopy, usually constructed with banana leaves. It is used for social events, wedding parties, etc.
e- (ki/bi) lining of a buttonhole of a kkanzu.
e- more frequently ekiddedde no plur. (ki/bi) cloudy/overcast weather.
e- (ki/bi) weed.
e- (ki/bi) vehicle; motor vehicle; car. okufuga ekidduka, to be a good driver; to keep a car under control, ekidduka eky'omuliro, motor vehicle, cf. dduka.
e- (ki/bi) diarrhea, ekiddukano ky'omusaayi, dysentery, cf. dduka, ddukana.
e- (ki/bi) place to flee, refuge, sanctuary, cf. dduka, ddukira.