e- (ki/bi) chisel.

e- with the -a of rel. self-sown; wild (of plants). Emmere eno baagisanga mu bibira kuba ya kyemeza. They found this (type of) food in the forests (growing) wild. cf. mera.

e- without the I. V.'s kyamisana (ki/bi) midday meal, lunch, cf. lotnusana.

e- adv. below, cf. ^emmanga, wammanga.

e- numer. ninety, with the -a of rel. ninetieth, omulundi ogw'ekyenda, the ninetieth time. cf. -(y)enda.

e- usually plur. ebyenda (ki/bi) intestines; bowels; viscera, cf. enda, lwenda.

adj. pure, real, genuine. Musajja Mukikuyu kyenekyene. He is a pure Kikuyu.

e- (ki/bi) the top bananas on a bunch. They are often much larger than the rest and ripen first.

e- (ki/ba) season of plenty, time of abundance (of food); overabundance; blessing. cf. yengera.

e- (ki/bi) equality; fairness. Akolagana n'abantu bonna mu ggwanga mu kyenkanyi. He cooperates with everybody in the country with complete equality, kyenkanyi or kyenkanyinkanyi as adv. equally; on equal terms; alike; level; abreast; cf. yenkana, yenkanankana.

e- (ki/bi) breakfast, cf. ^kya, enkya.

e- without the I.V.'s kyannyanja plur. ebyennyanja (byannyanja) (ki/bi) fish, lit. (thing)of the sea. cf. ennyanja.

e- adv. backwards, aback, cf. ennyuma.

e- (ki/bi) bottom row of a bunch of bananas, cf. akansubi.

e- (ki/bi) tail feather; tail (of an airplane); extreme rear end (of an automobile).

e- (ki/bi) salvation, redemption. cf. nunula.

e- no plur. (ki/bi) the color yellow, yellowness, with the -a of rel. yellow. cf. lyenvu.

e- (ki/bi) forehead, brow. Ekibaawo kimala, ennyindo y'enkoko kye kyenyi. (prov.) lit. That which is available is sufficient, the nose of a chicken is (his) forehead. Make the best of what you have. cf. obwenyi.

e- also ekyenyinyalwa (ki/bi) object of disgust, disgusting thing; disgrace; abomination, cf. -enyinyala.

e- (ki/bi) festive gathering; exciting event.

e- no plur. (ki/bi) opening, clearing. as an adv. openly, clearly. Ayogera kyere. He speaks openly/without reservations. cf. l-(y)ere.

interloper, lit. it-brings-itself. cf. Ieeta.

e- (ki/bi) clearing, open space, nnpn appa. cf. -(y)crccrc, akceicicz,*.

e- (ki/bi) shallow water, sandbank.

e- (ki/bi) reserve, something held in reserve, cf. linda, -erinda.

e- (ki/bi) spectacle, sight; marvel, cf. -erolera (under loola).

e- also ekyeserero (ki/bi) watering place for cattle, cf. -(y)esera.

e- (ki/bi) stumbling block, cause of scandal, cause of offense, hindrance. cf. -esittala.

e- (ki/bi) need, requirement, cf. -etaaga.

e- adv. of one's own accord; independently, on one's own; after due consideration. cf. ^teesa, -eteesa.

e- (ki/bi) prodigy; something which is very unusual/strange/weird.

e- (ki/bi) confusion, confused state.

with the -a of rel. (in political context) republic, republican. Eggwanga lino li- fuulibwa lya kyetwala. This country is becoming a republic, cf. twala, -etwala.

revolutionary; solitary, solitary one; kind of plantain, cf. -ewaggula.

e- (ki/bi) showing off, swaggering. cf. ^waga, -ewaga.

e- = ekyawongo, q.v.

e- (ki/bi) wonder, marvel; miracle. eky'ekyewuunyo, amazingly enough. cf wuuna,-ewuunya.

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

e- (ki/bi) disease of cattle and goats.

e- [Lunyoro~\ something done of one's own volition, voluntary act.

e- (ki/bi) echo, (la) one who speaks without being addressed, one who butts into a conversation, cf. yitaba.

e- no plur. (ki/bi) loneliness, lonesomeness; sadness, depression, gloom: anxiety, concern, cf. yobeera.

e- (ki/bi) basin in which a baby is washed. It was originally madeaf clay hat the word is now also applied to metal basins.

e- (ki/bi) rare stomach ailment. cf. enjoka.

e- (ki/bi) anything which has been constructed by welding parts, cf. yokya, yokerera.

e- (ki/bi) act of arson /always of houses), cf. yokya, yokerera.

e- (ki/bi) furnace; kiln, ekyokero ky'amatofaali, a brick kiln. Tuli nno ku kyokero. We are in trouble/danger, cf. yokya, yokera.

however, but; only, as exclusive pron. & adj. for sing, nouns of the ki/bi class, it alone, by itself, ekitabo kimu kyokka, just one book, only one book. cf. -kka.

e- (ki/bi) evil spirit controlled by a living person and employed for a variety of nefarious purposes.

e- without the I. V.'s kyaku- labirako (ki/bi) example; sample, cf. laba, labira.

e- (ki/bi) without the I.V.'s kyakulya (ki/bi) food. cf. lya.

e- (ki/bi) lit. something which burns, kugwa ku kyokya, to get into a terrible situation, get into a ‘hot' spot. cf. yokya.

e- (ki/bi) trail of an edible rat (musu).

e- (ki/bi) place where clothes are washed, cf. yoza, yoleza, 2eggwolezo.

e- (ki/bi) [Su'-l toilet, latrine

e- (ki/bi) ship, boat; dhow.

e- (ki/bi) a large bay, gulf; peninsula; cape; point.

e- (ki/bi) kind of large poisonous hairy caterpillar.

e- (ki/bi) sin, wrongdoing, cf. yonoona.

e- (ki/bi) sacrifice (often in a religious sense); victim, butt; despicable person or thing; scapegoat, animal or fowl to which sickness is transferred.

e- (ki/bi) respite, time off. Akabimbi akatono, kakira ekyosi. (prov.) A little bit of cultivating is better than doing nothing. cf. yosa.

e- also kyoterezo, e- (ki/bi) framework for holding barkcloth to be fumigated; relig. censer, boat-like vessel in which incense is kept. cf. lyota, yotereza.

e- (ki/bi) fireplace, hearth, ekyoto ky'eggaali, railroad engine, okulinnya mu kyoto. to refuse angrily, ‘put one's foot down.' okusula ku kyoto, to sit up all night with a sick person. Ennyonyi erina ebyoto bina. The airplane has four motors. ?cf. yota.

e- (ki/bi) foam, suds, okukomba ekyovu, colloq. to drink beer. cf. ejjovu, eryovu.

e- (ki/bi) feather; (single) hair (on the body); plur. ebyoya, feathers; fur; body hair; abundance of body hair, kuba byoya bya nswa, to be utterly useless/unprofitable, lit. the wings of a drone termite, cf. akooya, olwoya.

e- (ki/bi) desire, hankering, craving. cf. yoya, omwoyo.

e- (ki/bi) bad attitude, ekyoyooyo ekibi, an evil disposition, cf. omwoyo.

keep changing.

to turn from one person (to talk to another); to turn against a person, have a change of feelings towards a person.

omukyufu, omukyusi, enkyuka, enkyukira, nnabikyusa.