a- plur. (li/ma) trap/hole for catching mmale fish.

a- plur. of ejjinja, q.v.

a-: used in phrases of the following pattern: Emmeeme yansala mayira. I became nervou s/worried/distraught.

mailo (n/'n) mile, ekikondo kya mayiro, mile post. contr. emmayiro.

a- plur. (li/ma) manners, behavior; bad behavior, amayisa amalungi, good conduct. AI * ku kibonerezo kya mayisa. He is serving a sentence of life imprisonment. cf. ^yita, yisa, empisa.

a- plur. (li/ma) whereabouts. Simanyi mayitire ge. I don't know his whereabouts. I don't know where he is. o cf. yita, yitira.

a- plur. of ennyumba, q.v.

a- plur. of ejjute, q.v.

a- plur. of ejjuuga, q.v.

etc. kumaza mraere, to kill, lit. cause to finish food. cf. -malirivu, obumalirivu, obwannakyema- lira, akamal(ir)izo, ekimala, nnakyemalira. 2

q.v.

a- plur. (li/ma) birthday, cf. zaala.

a- plur. (li/ma) excrement; dung.

a- plur. (li/ma) funeral, burial. cf. ziika.

a- plur. (li/ma) truth, as an adv. actually, truly, in truth.

a- plur. (li/ma) period of construction, time of construction; process of building. Yaleka ennvumba eri wakati mu mazimba. He left the house when it was half built/in the middle of construction. cf. Izimba.

a- plur. (li/ma) dance(s); dancing; time of dancing, cf. zina.

a- plur. (li/ma) mu mazirampe- *10 ag'oku makya, in the very early hours of the morning, cf. zira, empewo.

a- plur. (li/ma) resurrection (from the dead); with cap. Easter, cf. zuukira.

a- plur. (li/ma) something wonderful/extraordinary.

a- plur. (li/ma) water; colloq. liquor, beer, okukuba amazzi, to drink beer, oku- komba amazzi, to drink large quantities of beer or liquor, cf. lizzi (erizzi), oluzzizzi, otuzzi.

e- (n/n) kind of termite, cf. aka- baala, ekibaala.

e- (n/n) wedge.

e- (n/n) flintiness, hardness.

e- (n/n) duck, mbaatakabuzi, goose, cf. baatabaata.

e- plur. (n/n) side of the face. cf. oluba.

e- (n/n) wedding; feast, banquet, embaga ez'omu maka, house parties, entertaining at home, embaga y'obugole, wedding party, c f. akabaga.

e- with the -a of rel. tough, aggressive, indomitable, hard-boiled.

e- adv. suddenly, with the -a of rel. sudden, olumbe olw'embagirawo, sudden illness.

okukuba egya mbaguta, to beat/whip severely.

e- (n/n) chisel.

e- (n/n) kind of large yellow wild cat; wild/uncontrollable person, very skilled goalkeeper (in soccer).

e- (n/n) way of counting, way of reckoning, cf. ^bala.

e- (n/n) kind; type; sort; appearance. cf. ebbala, ^ekibala.

e- (n/n) [Ar., Sw.2 horse, emba- laasi ez'empaka, race horses.

e- t>or. of embalasaasa, q.v.

e- (n/n) kind of spotted tick which is far more dangerous to cattle than the usual ticks.

e- (n/n) pimple on the face; acne.

e- (n/n) groin, hollow of the thigh.

e- (n/n) often as attrib. to another substantive, intrepid/bold person; brusque person, embalangu y'omusajja or omusajja embalangu, intrepid man. cf. balangula.

e- also embalabaasa (n/n) kind of small poisonous snake. Mmwe emisota, abaana b'embalasaasa. Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers (Matth. XXIII, 33).

e- plur. of olubalaza, q.v.

e- see -bale.

e- (n/n) splayfootedness; fig. nonconformity, deviation from an accepted pattern of action, ow'embaliga, one who walks with both feet pointed outwards, okusaawa ku mbaliga, colloq. to walk. Yandeeta embaliga mu mwoyo. He caused me to change my attitude towards him (for the worse). Ebintu bigenda mbaliga Things are going wretchedly. , Alima embaliga. He is unconventional/does the opposite of what other people do. cf. baliga.

e- (n/n) way of counting/reckoning. embalirira y'ensimbi, budget. cf. ^bala, balirira.

e- (n/n) syphilitic chancre.

e- (n/n) beer bananas which are not fully ripe.

e- (n/n) kind of small rodent with longitudinal stripes and a very unpleasant smell.

e- (n/n) stones used in playing a children's game. cf. baka.

e- (n/n) strength; power, with the -a of rel. strong, powerful. Nnali sinoonya wa kwegera naye mbavu. I was not looking for anyone to measure my strength with/to fight with, abasajja ab'embavu bataano, five strong/powerful men. Okutya kwazika embavu. Fear makes one strong, lit. lends strength.

e- (n/n) unruliness, wild behavior; erratic behavior.

e- (n/n) ax. cf. bajja.

e-: okutunula embebere, to look sheepish/embarrassed/ashamed.

e- (n/n) small skin cape worn over the shoulders.

e- (n/n) kukuba mbeekuulo, to shout /as children at play).

e- (n/n) being; state, condition, embeera y'obudde, weather, climate, okuva mu mbeera, to get out of sorts, to become worked up/disturbed, lit. leave one's (usual) State, eby'embeera z'abantu, community development, public welfare, cf. ba, beera.

e- (n/n) female edible rat (musu).

e- (n/n) virgin. Omuwala Embeere- ra, the Virgin Mary (Prot.). cf. obubeerevu.

e- (n/n) bad luck, misfortune; mishap.

e- (n/n) small reddish-colored pig; fig. intrepid/bold person.

e- (n/n) deposit of money to hold an article for future purchase, cf. bereka.

e- (n/n) dry com/maize; dried ear of corn; popcorn; the natural juice which comes out during the initial processes of preparing banana beer. Oli omwana mberenge bulala! That child is very bright/ intelligent.

e- (n/n) [Sw.J front, mu mberi, adv. in front, cf. wamberi.

e-: eby'embi, unfortunately, cf. -bi.

e- (n/n) border, boundary (esp. of gardens j.

e- (n/n) banana used for making beer. Mbidde ky'ekutuma togaana. (prov.) lit. Beer — what it sends you to do — you do not refuse. Beer determines the acts of the drunkard, cf. ebbidde.

e- (n/n) native oven. More commonly kabiga, q.v.

e- (n/n) malice, ill will, rancor.

e- (n/h) way of dancing, okubuza embiibya, to confuse. Yambuza embiibya. He completely confused me. cf. biibya.

e-: okukwata mu mbinabina,.to put the hands on the hips. cf. bina, akabina.