e- (n/n) kind of very small lake fish, THapia variabilis.

e- plur. of oluwookowooko, q.v.

e- (n/n) way of tasting; tastiness, flavor, cf. wooma.

e- (n/n) with the -a of rel. dried up, withered, cf. wotoka.

e- (n/n) method of extracting taxes; tax; duty; customs duty; fee; dues. cf. wooza.

lumonde wa mpotokwa, partially dried sweet potatoes, cf. wotoka.

e- (n/n) arch., with the -a of rel. huge, enormous.

e- (n/n) justification, explanation /e.g., of one's conduct); leg. plea of the defendant, empoza y'okwetaasa, plea of self-defense, cf. ^woza.

perhaps, cf. kazzi, wozzi.

e- (n/n) large package; sack; load.

e- (n/n) usually with the -a of rel. squint, amaaso ag'empujjo, squinty eyes.

e- (n/n) cave, cavern, cf. ekiwuku(wuku).

e- (n/n) auditory duct, ear channel; stethoscope; hearing aid. cf. wulira, wuliriza.

e- (n/n) hole; orifice (of the body), cf. omuwuliru.

e- (n/h) place on the face immediately in front of the ear.

e- (n/n) remnants, remains; siftings; larger fragments which remain after grinding; survivors (in war, shipwreck, etc.). cf. wulunguka.

e- (n/n) rare okutunula empulunkanya, to squint.

e- (n/n) slipknot, okusiba empuluttulizo, to tie a bow. cf. wuluttula.

e- (n/n) kind of rare (or perhaps completely mythological) insect; fig. rumor, gossip; complaint. Simuwulirangako na mpuluwujju. I have heard absolutely nothing/not even a rumor about him. Tamulinako mpuluwujju. He has no complaint about him.

e- (n/n) dry rot in wood; dust-like substance produced by worms or boring insects; powdery coating on some fruits and leaves; sawdust, cf. ^wumba, -wumbu.

e- (n/n) projecting part; projecting

e- (n/n) flower sheath of the plantain; fetus up to the third or fourth month.

e- plur. (n/n) spikes of papyrus.

e- (n/n) eagle; space, gap, opening. cf. akawungu.

e-: okwogera ebya mpungula-mumwa, to talk nonsense, say silly things.

e- (n/n) spicule of mbubbu grass.

e- (n/n) kind of bird, plover.

e- (n/n) odor, smell, cf. wunya.

e- (n/n) one who goes all over, one who goes here and there, gadabout. c f. wunya.

e- also emputte (n/n) watery, inedible potatoes which have been left too long in the ground; fig. dullard, stupid person, easy mark. cf. wutta, ekiwutta, omu- wutta.

e- (n/n) obstinacy, stubborness, recalcitrance. ow'emputtu, obstinate person.

e-: okukuba mu mputtululu, to slap on the side of the face, with the -a of rel. Stubborn (but more often mputtu, q.v.).

e- (n/n) kind of bird the size ) of a pigeon which produces a droning sound.

e- (n/n) [Lunyorof\ kindoffish, Nile perch.

e- (n/n) large mallet for the second beating of barkcloth; flail, heavy stick used to separate grains from husks, cf. 'vvuula. See ensaasi.

cf. wu- wuttanya.

e- plur. of oluwaanyi, q.v.

the area round Mombasa.

e- = n + ggya. Taifa Empya, New Nation (the nameof a Luganda-1 anguage newspaper).

e- plur. of oluggya, q.v.

e- (n/n) conceit; deceit.

precedes the final digit in numbers higher than twenty, abantu asatu mu babiri, thirty-two people.

in, inside, among (with reference to space, time, manner or other relationships). cf. 1-mu.

inside, within. It is used with verbs, nouns and adjectives. With adjectives it weakens the force of the primary meaning. forehead, ekyenyi ky'empumi, projecting forehead. Wa mpumi. He has a projecting forehead, cf. 2e|tjwumj,

there is/are inside, cf. 2nmli, muno, omwo.

eminyira.

okuwumba.

stingy cook. cf. fumba, akafu.

lit. one who cooks (fumba) with a large bundle (egganda) of firewood.

brother or sister (of the same sex as the person speaking or spoken of); cousin. Note that this noun never has the initial vowel and must be followed by a possessive adjective or a noun with which it is connected by the -a of rel.

Albizzia coriaria; fragrance imparted to barkcloth when fumigated with the smoke produced by this tree. (Sn.) See mu- ttampindi.

new wife (in a household); concubine, mukazi muggya, fellow-wife.

a limbless reptile with tiny eyes. Also nnamugoya.

to neglect, pay no attention to. Ensi eno tesaanidde kusuula miti gyayo mito muguluka. This country should not neglect its youth, lit. young trees.

chew, champ on.

toilet. (named after Stanislaus Mugwanya because of his efforts to disseminate knowledge of sanitation throughout the country.)

the coronation of a Kabaka, a death in the royal family, a declaration of war, etc.). cf. jaguza.

muka Mukasa, Mukasa's wife, baka abaami, the wives of the chiefs.

lit. he who causes to weep. cf. kaaba.

okutemagana ng'aga mukene, to sparkle like (the sauce, amazzi is implied) of mukene fa common simile). cf. akamukene.

feeling of fullness after eating; fig. satisfaction. Omukkuto tegusomoka mugga. (prov.) Satisfaction does not (last as long as it takes to) cross the river. Feelings of satisfaction do not last. cf. kkuta.

to become intractabl e/incorrigible/impossibl e to handle; to get out of hand.

shoemaker, cobbler, cf. ^kona.

cf. olukonzikonzi.

cf. kuba, ekkonde; ndizabawuulu.

calmness. Kiri mulaala. teyeepiilira ngabo. (prov.) lit. It is calm (so) he does not buy himself a shield. Perhaps = In times of plenty one should prepare for times of famine, cf. laala, kirimulaala.

o- (mu/mi) with the -a of rel. very tall; very long; gigantic, omulaatira gw'omusajja, a giant of a man. emiraatiira gy'ebigere, very long feet. cf. omulangaatira.

omutugunda.

liibwa, empogola.

cf. liraana.