e- (ki/bi) large packet/parcel.

e- (ki/bi) root of plantain after the stem has been cut off; stump of a plantain. cf. omuteteme.

e- (ki/bi) old, desicated tree; wooden handle; score in the game of mweso. Akyukira mu kiti nga mbazzi. He is likely to turn against people. He cannot be trusted. Twayogeramu ebiti bibiri n'Omuzungu. We spoke with the European for a short time. cf. lomuti.

e- var. spelling of ekityi, q.v. cf. tya, -omuti.

e- (ki/bi) category, type, kind, classification.

e- no plur. (ki/bi) insolence, effrontery, impudence, okutiiriisa ekitigi, to be insolent, cf. ettigi.

e- (ki/bi) lit. that which is feared, honor, glory; prestige, dignity; respect; reverence; pomp. None of the preceding equivalents expresses the full meaning of kitiibwa which is perhaps the greatest ideal and the most sought after attribute of the Baganda. It has an importune e comparable to that of ‘face' in the Orient, kufa kitiibwa, to feel shame/be ashamed (because of the actions or speech of another). cf. tya.

e- (ki/bi) rectum.

e- (ki/bi) syringe, cf. tiiriika.

e- (ki/bi) spade, shovel.

e- (ki/bi) top; height; pinnacle; pointed roof; spire; steeple, cf. tikka.

e- (ki/bi) mushroom bed; large mushroom. cf. akatiko.

e- (ki/bi) net trap used in hunting large animals; curtain, cf. timba, akatimba, olutimba.

e- (ki/bi) framework for climbing plants; shelf, cf tinda.

e- (ki/bi) kind of flat-tailed rat often found among bunches of bananas.

e- (ki/bi) ferryboat, lighter.

e- (ki/bi) log; dead branch detached from a tree; old piece of wood. cf. lekiti, ^omuti.

e- (ki/bi) usually plur. pus formation in a sore eye; matter which accumulates in the eyes during sleep; colloq. miserable, hateful wretch, \bantu abaali eyo ow'enjo- gcra in hi ug'abayiia binyinyi. Tnere were an enormous number of people there, lit. one who uses bad language would call them binyinyi. cf. akanyinyi.

e- with the -a of rel. childish, eby'ekito, childish things, childish actions. Nnali nkola bya kito. I was acting childishly. cf. -to.

e- (ki/bi) mixture, variegated pattern. cf. tobeka.

e- (ki/bi) lump; mass; piece; portion, ekitole ky'emmere, a morsel of food, ekitole ky'omusaayi, a blood clot, ekitole kya ssabbuuni, a bar of soap, okulondera mu kitole, indirect election.

e- (ki/bi) knob/bulge on the end of a stick or club. cf. akatottolima, ettolima.

e-: okunyiga ekitoliro, to overwhelm (an opponent in wrestling); to exploit, treat ruthlessly/despotically.

e- (ki/bi) created thing, created being, creature, cf. tonda, omutonde.

e- (ki/bi) gift, present; talent, natural ability, cf. ^tona.

e- (ki/bi) arch, office of position of mutongole (q.v.); bibl. unit of soldiers, omwami w'ekitongole Omulumi, Roman centurion (Matth. VIII, 5); current usage government department; department, office. cf. tongola.

e- also ekitontogolo (ki/bi) kind of tree of the genus Ficus, cf. omutonto, entonto.

e- (ki/bi) good thick sauce.

e- (ki/bi) roll of fat around the neck; collar, ekitoogi ky'essaati, the collar of a shirt.

e- (ki/bi) stalk of papyrus, cf. bwantoogo, olutoogo.

e- (ki/bi) banana tree, Musa sapien- tum; plantain tree, Musa paradisiaca. ow'omu bitooke, a rustic, greenhorn, okukyala n'osimba ekilooke, to overstay a visit, lit. visit and you plant a banana tree, bitooke bye bigwa, the plantain trees fall, a phrase used to intensify a preceding neg. verb and give it a positive meaning. Talya bitooke bye bigwa. He is a tremendous eater. Tadduka bitooke bye bigwa. He is a great runner, cf. ettooke.

e- (ki/bi) stupid/foolish person, boob, idiot, cf. -toole, obutooletoole, omu- tooletoole.

e- usually plur. (ki/bi) mud, slush; mud-on the feet. cf. omutoomi, ettoomi.

e- (ki/bi) place for depositing ashes; pile of ashes/cinders, lit. that which kills (tta) ashes (wu).

ekkapa ento.

e- with the -a of rel. cold; damp (of the weather). Leero, bwa kitto. It (obudde, weather, is implied) is cold today.

e- (ki/bi) shade.

e- (ki/bi) wild fig tree, Ficus kitu- balu.

e- (ki/bi) rare first growth after a bush fire.

e- no plur. (ki/bi) colloq. English, the English language.

e- (ki/bi) pullet which has begun to lay.

e- (ki/bi) hole; opening, aperture, kukwatira mu kituli, to catch tn the act, catch red-handed, cf. omutuli.

e- (ki/bi) part; portion; section; half; district, region; role, part, amazima ag'ekitundu, partial truth, a half truth, ekitundu eky'okuna, one fourth. Okkirizi- bwa okusasula mu bitundutundu. You are allowed to pay in installments, cf. entundu.

e- (ki/bi) umbilical cord.

e- (ki/bi) plant which bears ttungulu (a kind of onion); onion patch. cf. akatungulu, ettungulu.

e- (ki/bi) plant which produces tall straw stalks; large straw used for drinking beer.

e- (ki/bi) knot; tassel; notch; bud.

e- (ki/bi) tip of a blade of ssenke grass, cf. ettutu.

e- (ki/bi) something which is short and thick; short thick bundle. Omwana oyo kitutuli. This child is short and stocky.

e- (ki/bi) blister; sore spot. cf. akatuulituuli.

e- (ki/bi) platform of earth; platform; pulpit; pedestal, cf. akatuuti.

e- (ki/bi) toll or fee imposed on a vendor setting up a stall in a market; preliminary. Ekyo kikyali ekituuza. This is only the beginning (e.g., of a parent threatening even sterner punishment for a recalcitrant child), cf. tuula, tuuza.

e- (ki/bi) asphyxia, cf. tuya. kitwaggu, e- (ki/bi) hot-temperedly. cf. twagga. kitwalotwalo, e- (ki/bi) small package/parcel.

e- (ki/bi) musical instrument. cf. 2Vuga.

e- (ki/bi) cluster (e. g., of fruit); swarm (e.g., of bees), ekivumbo ky'enjuki, a swarm of bees. cf. akavumbo, omuvumbo.

e- (ki/bi) insult, reproach; abuse; curse, cf. vuma.

e- (ki/bi) stink, bad smell, strong odor. cf. vunda, -vundu.

with the -a of rel. grayish. Yali ayambadde ekkooti ya kivuvvu. He had put on a grayish-colored coat. cf. evvu.

e- (ki/bi) evil, abomination; sin, wickedness; incest; something which is forbidden/taboo.

e- (ki/bi) parade; demonstration; rally; display.

e- (ki/bi) whistling sound expressing surprise. Yafuuwa ekiwa. He whistled in surprise, cf. oluwa.

e- with the -a of rel. omukazi ow'ekiwaama, a woman with withered breasts; a woman who cannot shed tears.

e- var. of ekiwata, q.v.

e- adv. in panic; with great haste, cf. muwaawaalo.

e- (ki/bi) Ensimbi ng'ozi- funye leka zireme kukumezaako biwaawaa- tiro. When you have obtained the money don't let it go to your head, lit. grow wings for you.

e- (ki/bi) large open calabash; piece of calabash used by potters to smooth clay; fig. foolish/stupid person. cf. oluwaawo, empaawo.

e- (ki/bi) something which is added on; patch; graft; appendix, supplement (e.g., of a hook); slander, calumny. cf. waayira, akawaayiro.

e- (ki/bi) sickle/knife for pruning / first used by the Basoga).

e- with the -a of rel. sturdy, well- built. ow'ekiwago, a strong/robust/husky person. Muli nnali nneewulira ekiwago. Inwardly I felt strong and powerful. cf. ^vvaga, akawago, oluwago.

e- (ki/bi) small bunch of plantains/ bananas, hand of bananas. See enkota. c f. waguka.