etc.; drag along, move (something) furtively. cf. ekikwekweto, omukwekwesi.

kwekesa (-kwekesezza) v.tr. caus. 1 8c 2 make hide.

pull along; push along.

touch the ground; drag the feet, ku genda ng'okweya, to grovel, be obsequious (in making a request), omuvubuka atasiba zikweya, a determined, aggressive young man, lit. who does not wear clothes (engoye is implied by zi-) which drag along, cf. kwe- yenga.

linger; drag along the ground, touch the ground / e.g., a very long garment), cf. kweya.

e- the initial element of many nouns (or noun phrases). It is composed of the -a of rel. and the pron. concord. It implies a preceding kintu, thing; matter, ekiro, night; ekyekiro, supper, ennyanja, lake; ekyennyanja, fish, okulabira, to look at; ekyokulabirako, example. The plural ebya is used in a similar manner.

e- (ki/bi) past event, incident; occurrence. in the plur. ebyafaayo, past events; history, cf. %a.

pocketbook, lit. he died having what?

e- see ekyeggulo.

e- (ki/bi) granary, storage place for food raised above the ground and supported by posts.

e- see ekyekiro.

e- adv. quickly, hurriedly, rapidly; right away.

e- see ekyokulabirako.

e- (ki/bi) large fingernail. cf. olwala.

make a visit.

e- (ki/bi) vaginitis, cf. yalaala.

e- (ki/bi) [Sw., Pers."] sewing machine.

omukyaze.

burglar, lit. the iarge naii (kyala) has given it to me (-kimpadde).

lit. male fingernail. cf. ^ekyala, -sajja.

e- (ki/bi) village; large estate; the country (as opposed to the city), cf. akaalo.

depart (of a visitor).

e- (ki/bi) secret, mu kyama, se- retly. okukuuma ekyama, to keep a secret, obulamu bw'omuntu obw'ekyama, a person's private/personal life. Yankuba ekyama. He took me aside privately and told me a secret.

make a turn; turn off; go astray; go wrong, err; go to the bathroom.

e- (ki/bi) strap; brace, cf. yambala, olwambalizo.

e- (ki/bi) garment, article of clothing, in the plur. ebyambalo, clothes, clothing, cf. yambala.

e- (ki/bi) noose, something placed around the neck; fig. yoke, millstone, heavy burden, cf. yambika.

e- (ki/bi) food offered to a lubaale.

etc. akayumba akakyamirwamu, restroom, bathroom.

e- see ekyemisana.

q.v.

kyamisa (-kyamisizza) v.tr. caus. 1 & 2 cause to turn; cause to err, mislead; make crooked/bent, okukyamya ekigambo, to distort the meaning or pronunciation of a word.

e- (ki/bi) plump little child; fat, slovenly youngster; trailer (on a car or truck), ebyana by'ennyaanya, tomato seeds, ebyana by'ebiwuka, eggs of insects. Ebijaguzo bijja kubaako n'ekyana. There will be tremendous celebrations, cf. omwana.

e- (ki/bi) dry season; drought.

e- (ki/bi) kind of long spear. Ebyanga byogera. A battle is going on.

e- (ki/bi) opening; open area; space; emptiness, as an adv. wide open, completely empty, cf. yangaala, omwangaala.

e- (ki/bi) sponge.

e- (ki/bi) untanned hide.

e- see ekyennyanja.

e- no plur. (ki/bi) room, unoccupied area; space; opening, cf. omwanya.

e- (ki/bi) container used for milking cows foriginallv aovlied only to those made of wood, calabashes and gourds).

e- (ki/bi) [5a'., Pers.~\ print, type; printing press; printing establishment; road sign; poster; patch, ekyapa ky'ettaka, land title, ebyapa by'emmotoka, number plates of a car. kuwandiika mu kyapa, to print / as opposed to writing with normal handwriting). kukuba byapa, to patch up clothing; to repair a tire; to survey land. Lipoota eyo teyakubibwa mu kyapa. This report was not printed/published, cf. akaapa.

e- (ki/bi) a string containing one hundred cowrie shells used for money; one hundred; century, ekyasa eky'ab if it the twentieth century.

e- (ki/bi) [Sto. ] cartridge, bullet. cf. essasi.

detest, loathe.

obukyayi, omukyawe, omukyayi.

e- (ki/bi or la) kind of mat.

kyayisa caus. forms of kyawa, q.v.

kyayisa (-kyayisizza) v.tr. caus. cause to hate, make hate.

e- (ki/bi) dried plantain fiber used in making rope, in tying up bundles of food during the cooking process, in tying poles in building, etc. okusala ebyayi, to relieve oneself, cf. olwayi.

be hated.

e- (ki/bi) yawn. cf. yayuuya.

q.v.

be a guest/visitor of.

cracks in the skin (particularly of the feet) left after the extraction of chiggers.

e- see olwebagyo.

one who clings to another, parasite. with the -a of rel. parasitic, cf. bereka, -ebereka.

e- (ki/bi) bad omen, evil portent, foreboding, cf. bfka.

e- plur. ebyebikkwa (ki/bi) covering, something to cover oneself with (as a blanket or a sheet); plur. bedding, blankets and/or sheets, cf. bikka, -ebikka.

e- (ki/bi) marvel, amazing thing/ event; oreat omen. rf. bona.

e- no plur. (ki/bi) large quantity, abundance, ebintu kyega or ekyega ky' ebintu, a large number of things. cf. 2omwega,

e- (ki/bi) menorrhagia, metrorrhagia.

a hollow cough.

e- without the I.V.'s kyaggulo (ki/bi) dinner, cf. eggulo.

e- no plur. (ki/bi) impertinence, insolence; outrage, okugira ekyejo, to act insolently. okutiiriisa ekyejo, to be insolent, ow'ekyejo, an insolent person. Obagira ekyejo. You are spoiling them (esp. of children ).

e- (ki/bi) fear, fright, alarm, dread. Ekyekango tekimanya muzira. Even a hero or brave man is subject to fear, lit. Fright does not know a hero.- cf. kanga, -ekanga.

e- without the I. V.'s kyakiro (ki/bi) supper, cf. ekiro.

e- (ki/bi) plot; conspiracy; collusion. cf. koba, -ekoba.

e- (ki/bi) leaning to one side, slant; fig. bias, prejudice, awatali kyekubiira, without prejudice, cf. -ekubiira.

e- (ki/bi) excuse, pretext; something temporary/provisional, cf. kwata, -ekwasa.