e- (n/n) reserve (of food, funds, etc.). omukwano ogw'ensibo, a very strong friendship. cf. siba.

e- (n/n) sprout; shoot, cf. sibuka.

e- (n/n) source of a river; source, origin; beginning (of a story, a tale), cf. sibuka.

e- (n/n) remains, remainder. Ensi- galira ebanjwa mugezi, (prov.) The remainder (of a debt) is (only) collected by a wise man. cf. si gal a.

e- always plur. (n/n) eyebrows, oku- tikka ensige, to raise the eyebrows (esp. in contempt), cf. ekisige.

e- (n/n) seed; kidney, cf. siga.

e- (n/n) open area; open field; field where wrestling matches take place, oku- genda mu nsiike, to come into the field (e.g., of political or sports competition).

e- (n/n) hard struggle, big effort. cf. siitaana.

e- (n/n) small hard red seeds of the lusiiti shrub; a game played by children. cf. olusiiti, Isiita.

e- (n/n) inheritance; heredity, abafuzi ab'ensikirano, hereditary rulers. cf. ^sika.

e- (n/n) bush, jungle, uncultivated land.

e- (n/n) way of planting; planting; parking (of cars).

e- (n/n) money, ensimbi ejinanda, oowtie shell, eby'ensimbi, finance, financial matters. Minista w'eby'ensimbi, minister of finance, okulya ensimbi, to embezzle funds, take money illegally, cf. omusimbi.

e- (n/n) young banana; branch of the mutuba (barkcloth tree) cut for planting. cf. simba.

e- (n/n) epileptic fit. epilepsy, ow'ensimbu, omugwi w'ensimbu, an epileptic. okugwa ensimbu, to have an epileptic fit. cf. simbuwala, omusimbu.

e- (n/n) worn-out hoe. cf. sima, ^akasimu.

e- (n/n) muzzle-loader.

e- plur. of olusinga, q.v.

e- (n/n) neck, okulanga ensingo, to twist the neck as a sign of reluctance or unwillingness, okunyoola ensingo, to be displeased/dissatisfied, lit. to twist the neck.

e- (n/n) fugitives; refugees, those fleeing raiders or invaders, cf. ^singa.

e- (n/n) chisel. Kalemakansinjo, a title of the Kabaka.

e- (n/n) worship; manner of worship. cf. 1 singa, sinza.

e- (n/n) also akasirabo (ka/bu) oribi antelope.

e- (n/n) mosquito; gnat, akatimba k'ensiri, mosquito net. omusujja gw'ensiri, mal aria.

e- (n/n) charm, amulet, kusalwako nsiriba, to be very lucky, have a stroke of luck.

e- (n/n) consonant, ennukuta ensirifu, consonant letter, contr. empeerezi.

e- (n/n) terror, dread, fear, shock, okufa ensisi, to be shocked to death. cf. si si wala.

e- (n/n) meeting, rendezvous; confrontation; meeting place; crossroads. cf. sisinkana.

e- (n/n) rare ferment for beer. cf. siwa.

e- (n/n) seat of the helmsman in a canoe, cf. sizika.

e- (n/n) grindstone; pestle, enso y'evviivi, kneecap, cf. sa.

e- (n/n) mistake, error; wrong, cf. soba.

e- (n/n) pointed stick for digging up potatoes.

e- (n/n) lake herring, Alestes nurse.

e- (n/n) castor-oil berry, cf. omusogasoga.

e- (n/n) kind of bird, darter; cormorant.

e- (n/n) wrestling technique involving the legs. cf. soka.

e-: okukuba ensoke, to hold back a canoe with the paddle.

e- also ensokolosokolo (n/n) isolated area, remote place. Ennyumba ye ya- gizimba eyo mu nsokolo. He built his house in a very remote area.

e- (n/n) emmese ensolima, kind of house mouse considered particularly objectionable becauseof its habit of stealing food. cf. solima.

e- (n/n) animal, cf. akasolo, ekisolo.

e- (n/n) cheek, okukuba ku nso- lobotto, to interrupt, refuse to permit (someone) to continue talking.

e- (n/n) kind of small poisonous ant; fig. sharp/stinging pain. Omumpi w'akoma w'akwata, ensolosozi eruma atudde. (prov.) A short person can only grasp as far as he can reach {lit. where he stops is where he grasps), the nsolozi bites (only) the person who is sitting down. A person who does what he can is not to be despised, cf. akasolosozi.

e- (n/n) kind of lake bird, black stork or hammerhead.

e- (n/n) end of a roasted gonja plantain.

e- (n/n) ford, place of passage over a body of water, cf. somoka.

e- (n/n) corner; angle, ensonda ezeesigibwa, reliable sources/quarters.

e- (n/n) cause; reason; excuse; matter; affair, okugoba ensonga, to dig for facts; to dismiss (someone's) reasons. Minista akola ku nsonga ez'omunda, minister of internal affairs. Si nsonga oba Muganda oba nedda. It does not matter whether he is a Muganda or not. olw'ensonga eno, for this reason, therefore, wherefore.

e- (n/n) young buck, young male (bushbuck, antelope, etc.).

e- (n/n) early morning heat from about 7:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. akasana ak'ensonoosi, early morning sun/heat.

e- (n/n) shame; shamefulness; modesty, shyness; embarrassment, okukwasa ensonyi, to put to shame; to embarrass, okuggwa ensonyi, to be shameless/utterly lacking in good manners, cf. sonyiwa, sonyiwala, amansonyinsonyi.

e- (n/n) kind of small mudfish resembling an eel in appearance. Ensimbi z'alina zivuluuja nga nsonzi mu mugga. He has a great abundance of money, lit. the money which he has teems like nsonzi in the river.

e- with the -a of rel. pointed (of the head), ensoomi y'omutwe, pointed head (when used figuratively this phrase is very insulting). cf. -soomi.

rinderpest.

e- (n/n) quarrel, tiff. cf. so- waana.

e- (n/n) fly, housefly. Ensowera ekugwa ku bbwa y'ekwagala. (prov.) A fly that lands on your sore likes you (because he gives you notice that something must be done about it), cf, omusowera.

e- (n/n) strained muscles in the limbs; dislocation of a joint, cf. sowoka.

e- adv. without any right, unjustly. Obwami yalya bwa nsowole. He obtained the chieftainship unjustly, cf. sowoka, sowola.

e- plur. of olusozi, q.v.

e- (n/n) okulnma ensubi, to grind the teeth. cf. essubi.

e- (n/n) type of dark green leaves used as a vegetable, bitter but extremely tasty, cf. ekisugga, nnakasugga.

e- (n/n) pumpkin, squash.

e- (n/n) kindof small antelope, red duiker, forest duiker.

e- (n/n) = enningu, kind of fish, Labeo victorianus.

e- also endukusa (n/n) young plantain ready for transplanting.

e- (n/n) packet of butter.

e- (n/n) spring, fountain; fig. source, origin.

e- var. of ensolobotto, q.v.

e- (n/n) kind of fish resembling the elephant-snout fish (kasulubbana). Ekika ky'Ensuma, the Nsuma Clan.

e-: eby'ensumattu, irresponsible, baseless statements; words that ‘slip out.' Ayogera bya nsumattu — tasimba bigambo ku mannyo. (prov.) An irresponsible person does not weigh his words, cf. suma- ttuka.