e- (ki/bi) kind of large ant. Ebi- nyeebwa ebikutte ekimommo, thick peanut/ groundnut soup.

e- adv. secretly; furtively; quietly. Ayogeza kimomozo. She is soft spoken.

a high-quality barkcloth which is deep brown in color and very soft.

e- adv. mu ngeri ey'ekimpatiira, suddenly, spontaneously.

e- no plur. (ki/bi) with the -a of rel. calm; gentle, as an adv. calmly, gently. Ayogera kimpoowooze. He talks in a very calm manner. Obudde bwa kimpoowooze. The weather is pleasant, olutalo olw'ekimpoowooze, the cold war.

e- var. of ekibumbuli, q.v.

e- (plur. ebimu) numer. one (in the plur. some). Used with nouns of the ki/bi class or when no specific noun is referred to. buli kimu, everything, kye kimu, the same (thing), in the same way/manner. Ekyo kye k imu n'okugamba nti toogende. This is the same thing as saying that you will not go. okussa ekimu, to be in agreement; to receive Holy Communion, lit. to breathe (as) one. cf. ^-mu.

e- adv. quietly, silently, mu kimugunyu, in silence, silently (often of eating), olutalo olw'ekimugunyu, cold war; underground hostilities, cf. mugunya.

e- (ki/bi) flower, okulya ekimuli, to interrupt; to cut in on. n'atulya ekimuli, and he interrupted us.

e- (ki/bi) pupil of the eye. okukuba ekimun''e, to see °ef a D‘limnse of. Olwfl- kubwako ekimunye nga akwatibwa. As soon as he was spotted he was apprehended. cf. emmunye.

cause to go for.

e- (ki/bi) flash, gleam; lightning. cf. myansa.

e- (ki/bi) a large band/piece of cloth tied around the waist as a sign of mourning; in the plur. loins, okusiba (or okwesiba) ekimyu, to gird the loins, take a resolute stand, become very determined.

e- (ki/bi) kind of yellow flower, resembling a sunflower, from which a reddish dye is obtained; fig. something beautiful/ resplendent. Omwana omuwala oli si kimyula kitalo butalo. That girl is not just beautiful, she is ravishing.

e- (ki/bi) bathroom, washroom. cf. naaba.

e- numer. eighty, with the -a of rel, eightieth, cf. -naana.

e- (ki/bi) evil urge/compulsion.

q.v.

n., engeri, embalk, omutindo.

adj., a kisa, lungi; be k., okuba n'ekisa, okukola eby'ekisa.

okukuma omuliro, okukoleeza; be kindled (anger), okubuubuuka.

ekisa, obulungi.

ekika, eŋŋanda, olulyo.

ente.

e- (ki/bi) calamity, catastrophe.

lit. one who serves (food) for himself, cf. ^jjula.

e- (ki/bi) criticism; blame, ebi- nenyo ebizimba, constructive criticism. cf. nenya.

a-: kuba n'essanyu ery'akinfiira, to experience a momentary happiness followed by grief, cf. fa, fiira.

Kabaka.

obwakabaka.

akasumagizi.

e- no plur. (ki/bi) jealousy, jealous anger, jealous rage. Ekiniga kyankwata. I was seized with jealousy.

e- with the -a of rel. reserved, reticent; cool, cold (in manner), ow'ekininni, a reserved person; a person of cold demeanor.

e- (ki/bi) arch, thigh.

e- (ki/bi) space under the bed.

e- (ki/bi) thumb, ebinkumu by'engalo, fingerprints.

c- (ki/bi) fro— cluhm:, tongue, q.v. Alina ekirimi or Ayogeza kirimi. He talks with a lisp, ow'ekirimi, a person with a lisp. Yamusala ekirimi. He interrupted him.

e- (ki/bi) fear, fright, terror.

e- (ki/bi) booby, idiot; slovenly person.

e- (ki/bi) exhausted potato patch (ready for clearing for another crop), cf. omunnanga.

e- used with the -a of rel. native, indigenous, eddagala ly'ekinnansi, native medicine, cf. munnansi, nsi.

e- (ki/bi) tunnel, underground road.

swagger.

e- (ki/bi) delicacy, very tasty food; thick sauce.

e- (ki/bi) hole; pit. Yasulanga kinnya na mpindi okuva ku kkolero. He used to live very near the factory, lit. hole and bean from the factory, cf. obunnya, akannya, olunnya.

e- (ki/bi) urinal, cf. nnyaala.

e- (ki/bi) pubic region.

e-: obudde obw'ekinnyikaggo- be, damp, cloudy weather, cf. nnyika, eggobe.

e- no plur. (ki/bi) nasal twang, nasal tone of voice, as adv. nasally, okwogeza ekinnyindwa, to speak with a nasal tone, ow'ekinnyindwa, a person with a nasal toneof voice, cf. ennyindo.

e- (ki/bi) cold drink; soft drink. cf. nnyogoga.

adj. & pron. for nouns of the ki/bi class, this/these.

e- (ki/bi) savor, good flavor; pleasant sound (e.g., of songs), cf. ^noga.

e- (ki/bi) flower stalk. cf. ^noga, nogola.

e- (ki/bi) noise produced by cracking the knuckles.

e- (ki/bi) bloodsucking worm, leech.

e- (ki/bi) kind of shrub, Trium- feta tomentosa. Cord or rope, esp. that used for stitching the reeds in the roofs of houses, is made from the bark of this shrub, cf. akansambwe.

ab'ekika, eŋŋanda.

ow'ekika, ow'oluganda.

e- var. of ekyensuti, q.v.

e- (ki/bi) mixture; jumble, hodgepodge. as an adv. confusedly, with the -a of rel. mixed, essomero ery'ekintabuli, a coeducational school; a multiracial school. Omwana wa kintabuli. The child is of mixed parentage, cf. tabula.

e- (ki/bi) thing (physical object); thing, matter, affair, plur. ebintu things; belongings, possessions, wealth. Si kintu. It doesn't matter, okusala ebintu ku muwala, to set a dowry for one's daughter, i.e., the amount given by the groom to the parents of the bride, okugwa mu bintu, to hit it lucky, have a streak of good luck (by acquiring position, wealth, etc.). cf. obuntuntu, akantu, oluntu.

e-: eby'ekintukiramu, kind/humane actions, mu ngeri ya kintukiramu, in a kind way. cf. obuntubulamu, omuntumulamu.

e- (ki/bi) [Su>. ] mortar (usually made of wood).

e- (ki/bi) scabies; syphilitic rash.

e- (ki/bi) ransom; ransom money. cf. nunula.

e- (ki/bi) bruise, scratch; wound; injury, cf. nuubuka.

e- (ki/bi) hoof. rf sikanmiln.

e- (ki/bi) kind of large lizard often found near or in houses, cf. omunya.

E- no plur. (ki/bi) colloq. English, the English language, okuyiwa Ekinyaanyimbe, to speak English well, lit. to pour English.

e- (ki/bi) uncouth person; slob; boor. cf. omunyaga.