e- (ki/bi) baldness; bald head, ow'ekiwalaata, bald-headed person, oku- kutuka ekiwalaata, to become bald. cf. empalaata.

e- (ki/bi) parched/arid place; bald patch on the head, kukaaba kiwalakate, to go through the motions and sentiments of weeping without actually shedding tears, cf. walakata.

e- (ki/bi) as an attrib. with or without the -a of rel. wild, undisciplined; obnoxious (of people), ekiwalattule ky'omwana, a brat. Omusajja ekiwalattule! What a wild, wicked man!

e- adv. aimlessly; in confusion; with great effort, kukaaba kiwalazima, to weep hysterically.

e- (ki/bi) diarrhea, ekiwaluko ky'omusaayi, dysentery, cf. waluka.

e- (ki/bi) something written, document, written statement; inscription. Ekiwandiiko Ekitukuvu, Holy Writ. cf. wandiika.

e- also ekiwandiro (ki/bi) urinal. c f. wanda.

e- (ki/bi) spit, spittle, cf. .wandula.

e- (ki/bi) skull, cranium, n'eki- wanga katono kimuveeko olw'essanyu, and he became overcome by joy, lit. and (his) skull almost went away from him for joy. cf. oluwanga; ekiwalannanna.

e- (ki/bi) large, healthy cock/ rooster. Yavaarau ebiwanga musanvu. He had seven children, lit. there issued from him seven roosters, cf. -empauga.

heaven) and was associated with thunder and lightening. Kiwanuka is also a common name for men.

e- (ki/bi) banana/plantain peels (often fed to domestic animals as supplementary food). Enjuba yagenda okutya ebi- wata. colloq. The sun set, lit. went to eat banana peels, cf. waata.

e- (ki/bi) waist; hip; flank, loin.

up to the waist, as far as the waist. Nfukiramu caayi okukomya mu makkati. Pour out some tea for me up to the middle of the glass. Yankomya ku ssomero. He accompanied me to school, gye -komya + inf... gye -komya + inf., the more...the more. Gye tukomya okuyiga ennyo gye tu- komya n'okufuna obubonero obulungi. The more we concentrate on our studies the better our grades will be. \bamu gye baakomyanga okutendereza omwami naye gye yakomya n'okwenyumiriza. The more some people praised the chief, the prouder he became.

e- (ki/bi) wing. See ekiwaawaatiro which is more common. See also the proverb under oluwawa.

e- (ki/bi) hollow stem; empty shell/container. Tewali linnya Gganda eriri awo nga kiwawangulo oba ekisusunku ekyereere. There is no Kiganda name which is without significance or history, lit. an empty container or shell.

e- (ki/bi) part; piece; portion; slice. cf. oluwayi.

e- (ki/bi) coarse mat made of plantain or papyrus fibers. This is one of the oldest type of mats known among the Baganda. cf. oluwempe.

e- (ki/bi) stem, rear end of a ship or boat.

e- (ki/bi) decree to seize and put to death; manhunt; raid, expedition; campaign. ekiwendo ky'abasuubuzi b'abaddu, expedition of slave traders.

e- (ki/bu) edge of cloth, okulaga ekiwenge, to go, go away. cj. akawenge.

e- (ki/bi) crest, tuft (of a bird).

e- (ki/bi) wonder, marvel.

e- (ki/bi) kind of plant from which a red dye is obtained.

e- (ki/bi) kind of large water lily, Nymphaea alba.

e- (ki/bi) piece of cloth; rag; duster; patch; bandage. Ate linda ggwe, bino bi- kyali biwero. But just wait, this is only the beginning (of what I have to tell you). kuba biwero buwero, to be nothing, be far inferior to the person or thing with which comparison is being made, lit. be mere rags.

e- (ki/bi) implement for winnowing, winnowing tray. cf. wewa.

e- (ki/bi) septic dermatitis, cf. omuwo.

e- (ki/bi) kind of shrub growing in water. The stems float and are used for spearing lungfish.

e- (ki/bi) butterfly; moth. cf. akawoj jolo.

q.v.

adj. calm, quiet, omusajja kiwombe, a calm, quiet man.

e- (ki/bi) a banana leaf that is carefully smoked over the fire and used as a container for locally made medicine; plume of banana leaves for ornamenting beer gourds of important people, cf. ol li worn ho.

e- (ki/bi) empty/hollow place; hole in a termite hill. cf. oluwompogoma, empompogoma.

e- (ki/bi) kind of shrub/tree which grows to 30 ft., Maesa lanceolata Forsk.

e- (ki/bi) \Lunyankole~\ separate area in a kraal where calves are kept apart from their mothers.

e- (ki/bi) ravine, valley, depression. cf. oluwonko.

e- (ki/bi) valley, cf. akawonvu, oluwonvu.

e- (ki/bi) lament, lamentation; moan; mourning, okukuba ekiwoobe or ebi- woobe, to lament, moan, cry mournfully. cf. wooba.

e- (ki/bi) sweetness, sweet taste, cf. wooma, woomereza. See also enkenku.

q.v.

e- (ki/bi) cavity, hollow, something which has been hollowed out; small hut in which calves are kept; fig. (as n. or adj.) stupid, unreliable (person), cf. wowongoka, wowongola.

e- (ki/bi) cushion, seat; carpet made of skins; middle seat in a canoe where a man sits to bale water.

e- (ki/bi) root of a young yam.

e- (ki/bi) headless corpse.

e- no plur. (ki/bi) breathlessness; panting; nervousness, flutter, cf. egguggwe.

e- (ki/bi) dust bath (for birds). ekiwugiro ky' ennyonyi, iden. cf. ^wuga.

e- (ki/bi) fan; tennis racket; propeller. ekiwujjo kya tenesi, tennis racket. cf. wujja, akawujjo.

e- (ki/bi) insect; bug. Alimu ekiwuka. He acts as if he is touched in the head. cf. akawuka.

e- also ekiwukuwuku (ki/bi) shallow cave/cavern, cf. empuku.

e- also spelled ekiwucu (ki/bi) kind of grass, cf. cuucu.

e- (ki/bi) stethoscope, cf. wulira, wuliriza.

e- (ki/bi) rare hole, orifice, cf. empuliru.

e- (kibi) roar, roaring, cf. wuluguma.

e- (ki/bi) something which is rounded; something which is moulded. cf. wulunga.

e- (ki/bi) lump, mass; piece.

e- (ki/bi) large protruding forehead. cf. empumi.

ki- (ki/bi) place of rest, place of repose; halt, break, rest. cf. wummula.

trypanosomiasis; epidemic among chickens, cf. kawutnpuli.

e- (ki/bi) wound. Ekiwundu kyasamba eddagala. The situation is very serious/bad lit. the wound kicked the medicine cf. sseziwundu.

e- (ki/bi) watery, inedible potatoes which have been left too long in the ground; fig. dullard, stupid person; senile person, dotard, cf. wutta, emputta.

e- no plur. (ki/bi) loneliness; solitude; sadness, cf. wuubaala.

e- (ki/bi) bleeding cup, cupping horn, ekiwuubiiro ky'essimu, telephone receiver. okunyoola ekiwuubiiro, to drive a motorcycle, cf. wuubiira.

e- (ki/bi) patch; spot, embuzi y'ebiwuuga, a spotted goat.

e- (ki/bi) owl (considered a bird of ill omen), cf. wuugula.

e- (ki/bi) syphilitic rhagade on the foot. cf. wuukiira.

e- (ki/bi) swelling; numbness.

e- (ki/bi) whirring; buzzing; rumbling, muffled roar. cf. ^wuuma.

e- (ki/bi) water reed.

e- with the -a of rel. mediocre; moderate. Embaga yaabwe yabadde ya kiyabayaba. Their wedding was a mediocre (affair), mu ngeri ya kiyabayaba, in a mediocre manner, imperfectly, cf. -yabaya- ba.