e- (li/ma) kind of tree, Dracaena steudneri.

nzikakkanye) v.i. sit down, take a seat; come down, move to a lower position; become mild; calm down, subside (of an illness, a difficult situation).

e- (n/n) [Stu., dr.] pencil; pen.

e- no plur. (li/ma) musky odor, smell produced by goats, deer, snakes, etc.

take a seat; sit at one's ease; settle down.

e- (n/n) [Eng.] separate seat of a bicycle or motorcycle for a passenger; carrier, trailer.

e- (li/ma) ekkalizo lya taaba, place where tobacco is dried, cf. kala.

e- (li/ma) iron; steel, ekyuma ekya kkalwe, steel.

e- (li/ma) trap for animals. See the plur. amakan da for additional meanings.

e- (li/ma) kind of shrub with hard wood. cf. olukandwa.

e- (n/n) [Sw., dr.] Protestant church.

e- (li/ma) arch, sharpened stick for hunting edible rats (misu).

e- (li/ma or n/n) [Stt>., dr.] long gown worn by African males.

e- (li/ma) coil of snake/serpent, okuzinga ekkata, to coil oneself up. cf. enkata, ekikata.

nzikase) v.tr. press down.

q.v.

e- (li/ma) chore, task, job, assignment.

nzikatidde) v.i. & impress down, weigh down; pack tightly; cram tightly.

e- (li/ma) large needle; injection, inoculation, okukuba ekkato, to inoculate. cf. olukato.

with great speed.

e- no plur. (li/ma) ill temper; bad disposition; sourness, cf. ^kayuka.

e- (li/ma) pleasant smell, sweet odor; pleasant taste.

e- (li/ma) shortage; lack; scarcity. with the -a of rel. rare, scarce. Amayinja g'omuwendo ga kkekwa. Precious stones are scarce.

e- (li/ma) soldier ant.

e- (n/n) electric bell, ekkengere z'obugaali, bicycle bells.

e- (li/ma) large frog. (Awantu) awampi waalema ekkere okubuuka. (prov.) A short distance proved too much for the big frog to jump. Beware, you may be beaten by a trifle. (Asht.) Basammula ekkere ng'amazzi banywa. They splash away the big ugly frog but drink the water (it has been in). (Said o f hypocrites.) cf. ekikere.

e- (li/ma) lump; clump; mass; large pill/tablet. Emboozi yagwa amakerenda. They (or we) had a long and pleasant conversation. Kkerenda liva ku lubaya. (prov.) lit. The lump comes fnom the large packet. Like father, like son. cf. akakerenda.

e- (n/n) a (Roman Catholic) church. See eklezia.

e- (li/ma) strong poison, cf. kesula.

e- no plur. excess, with the -a of rel. excessive, kukola bya kkinyi, to act mischievously, do things to excess.

kkirira appl forms of kka, q.v.

e- (li/ma) large tail, kusiba kkira, be the last one, be at the tail end (of one's class), cf. omukira.

e- no plur. (li/ma) water on the knee, synovitis, cf. evvi.

nzikirizza) v.i. agree, consent; be willing; approve, v.tr. believe; allow; agree to; approve of; accept.

come to an agreement.

etc.

e- no plur. (li/ma) dirt, filth (particularly used of dirt on the body), cf. ekiko.

e- (li/ma) rare back of the neck.

e- (li/ma) large belt, ekkoba eryelikka amasasi cartridge belt. cf. olukoba.

e- (li/ma) -fruit of the mukobe q.v. (It has a thin skin, a texture resembling that of the potato and is eaten boiled.) Ekika ky'Ekkobe, the Kkobe Clan, kukomba ku kya kkobe eky'ettungulu kiwoomerera, to be frustrated in accomplishing one's objective; fail to obtain what one wants, lit. to lick at the skin (kikuta is implied, by kya) of the kkobe, (whereas) the skin of the ttungulu is the one that is sweet.

e- rare. See obukokkoliko.

e- (li/ma) factory; workshop, ek- kolero ly'engoye, textile mill. Minista w'Obusuubuzi n'Amakolero, the Minister of Commerce and Industries, cf. kola.

e- (li/ma) yoke; trip (in wrestling). kukuba kkoligo, to trip/throw (an opponent in wrestling), cf. ekikoligo.

e- (li/ma) [Sto.] jail; guardhouse.

adj. large, huge; obstinate, intractable.

e- (li/ma) place where barkcloth is beaten (it resembles a shed but has open sides), cf. komaga.

e- (li/ma) pomegranate.

e- (li/ma) kind of large black caterpillar.

e- (li/ma) castor-oil plant.

e- finally, as a finish. Kkome- kkome ng'eridda emugga (or e Bubebbere). It is as much of a dead end as (the road) which leads to the well (or to Bubebbere). cf. koma.

e- (li/ma) prison, jail. cf. koma, komera, olukomera.

e- (li/ma) limit; end. cf. koma.

e- no plur. (li/ma) ill will, rancor, enmity; rare heartburn. Amulinako ekkonda. He has a feeling of bitterness towards him.

e- (li/ina) large fist; heavy punch/ blow. cf. ekikonde.

e- (li/ma) trumpet, horn. cf. omukondeere.

armed robber ( a neologism which is much stronger than omubbi). kukuba kkondo (or bwakkondo), to commit armed robbery (esp. at night), cf. obwakkondo.

e- (li/ma) arch, stone used for beating out native sponges.

e- (li/ma) hopscotch, kuyimirira ku kkongojjo, to stand on one foot. cf. Ikongojja.

e- (li/ma) protuberance, knot, knob (on a stick, a tree).

e- also ekkonkomi (li/ma) kind of large multicolored lizard. It was believed that the spirit of the lubaale Lubanga resided in this lizard.

left (as opposed to right); left hand; left side; the (political) left. omukono ogwa kkono, the left hand. Wa kkono. He is left-handed, obukiika obwa kkono, north, kugwa kkono, to miss, miss out on. Kyangwa kkono. I missed it. It escaped me. Yangwa kkono. I missed him (i.e., he wasn't there when I arrived) or I was never successful in my dealings with him. See ddyo.

e- (li/ma) large spear.

e- (li/ma) useless, rejected log (in wood cutting).

e- (li/ma') common gray plantain- eater bird, Schizoris zonura.

e- (li/ma) kind of barkcloth tree which yields very coarse barkcloth.

e- (li/ma) [Eng.] corner.

e- also ekkoonezi (li/ma) kind of large termite.

e- (n/n) [Eng.'] coat.

e- (n/n) [Eng. ] court; ekkooti en- kulu, senior court, high court, ekkooti ento, junior court.

e- (li/ma) snail, slug.