e- (n/n) pitcher; small water jar. cf. akasumbi.

e- (n/n) kind of fish trap.

e- (n/n) wart; pimple.

e- (n/n) lump, knob; excrescence.

e- (n/n) fetal membranes.

e- (n/n) Uganda kob, a large antelope (much more frequently referred to as empala, q.v.).

e- (n/n) excess; excessiveness. with the -a of rel. extreme; excessive, essanyu ery'ensusso, extreme joy. obulumi obw'ensusso, agonizing pain, obuyinza obw'ensusso, excessive authority. Amulya- mu ensusso. He surpasses him. Yanjozaa- yoza bya nsusso. He congratulated me profusely. cf. sukka.

e- (n/n) a number (of units) less than ten; excess, some in addition (with the number not explicitly expressed). With the -a of rel. some odd, some in excess of, some few. ssiringi ttano ne ssente ez'en- susuuba, five shillings and some odd cents. Abaana ababaddeyo baabadde mu nsusuuba. The children who were there were less than ten. cf. suusuuba.

e- (n/n) pick, pickax.

e- (n/n) also omusuununwa (mu/mi) young mushroom.

e- (n/n) water jar, water pot, pitcher. Olimu ensuwa mu mutwe. You are obstinate. cf. ekisuwa.

e- (n/n) kind of termite, also called white ant. It has wings and is considered a great delicacy, Ebyc bye balafuubanira byoya bya nswa. They are wasting their time. They have a hopeless goal, lit. the things which they are struggling for are the hair of the nswa. Omwangu y'atta enswa. (prov.) The one who is quick to arrive kills the nswa. The early bird catches the worm. cf. obuswa, kaswa, ekiswa, nnamu- nswa.

e- (n/n) light sound of footsteps, light noise made by men or animals moving.

a large walking lizard of the genus Varanus. The skin is used for covering drums, making shoes, etc. okuwalula enswaswa ku lwazi, to drag a monitor lizard along a rock, i.e., to attempt the impossible, kwefuula nswaswa eteeya- nula, to be lazy/indifferent, lit. act like a lizard which does not come out of the sun.

e-: omusajja enswenke, a poor, homeless man.

e- (n/n) viper; black mamba.

e- = ensowera (n/n) fly, housefly.

e- (n/n) whiskers (of a cat or other feline), cf. obuswiriri.

e- (n/n) way of releasing, kuggya nta mu kintu, to give up/quit/abandon something. n'eby'okusoma babiggyamu enta, and they gave up their studies, cf. ta.

e- with or without the -a of rel. wild, disturbed, crazy, omusajja entaaku- taaku, a wild, crazy man.

e- (n/n) musical instrument resembling an xylophone, madinda, q.v.

e- (n/n) with the -a of rel. wild/rebellious/uncontrollable (person), entaalu y'omwana, an unmana geable child, cf. -taalu.

e- (n/n) [Lunyoro] arch, sheep.

e- (n/n) grave, tomb (usually one that has not yet been used).

e- (n/n) accident, mishap; untoward event, unfortunate occurrence.

e- (n/n) swallow, cf. ^akataayi.

lit. it sends the old one(s) off to war. cf. omukadde, tabaaza.

e- (n/n) way of getting along together; cooperation; agreement, cf. ltaba, tabagana.

e- (n/n) joint; seam; center, central point, pivotal point; junction, intersection, point of convergence; border, entabiro y'amakubo, crossroads, cf. ^taba.

e- (n/n) trouble, source of trouble. cf. ^taba.

e- (n/n) a person who talks before he thinks, lit. one who does not chew. cf. gaaya.

e- (n/n) striped hyena.

e- adv. constantly, incessantly.

e- (n/n) kind of termite. Amagezi ntakke, ekula y'ebuuka. (prov.) Wisdom is like a ntakke, it grows and flies away. Wisdom grows in a person and is of more and more use to its owner, magezi ntakke, a very clever person.

firebrand, lit. scratches (takula) charcoal (mafida).

e-: kulaba ntalaaga, to see how someone performs/acts. Abagamba nti oku- dduka mailo si kizibu, twagala bagidduke tuba la be entalaaga. As for those who say that running the mile isn't difficult, we would like to see them run it so we can see how they perform, cf. talaaga.

e- (n/n) tarboosh, a type of hat or cap similar to the fez worn by muslims

e- as an adv. at intervals, spaced out. with the -a of rel. with spaces between (often used of teeth), amannyo ag'entalaga, teeth with spaces between. Ono wa ntalaga. This person has spaces between his teeth, cf. amatalaga.

e- (n/n) kind of small antelope, blue duiker. Ekika ky'Entalaganya, the Blue Duiker Clan.

e- (n/n) kind of bush/tree growing to about six feet.

e- (n/n) way of squatting, cf. talama.

e- (n/n) [Lunyankole~\ rare lion (formerly used as a title for the king by the Banyankole).

e- (n/n) kind of fruit like a green berry (synonym for njagi and ntula, q.v.). Ekigere kye kisotta entaligita n'ozirya. Her foot crushes the ntaligita and you (still) eat them, i.e., you like her very much or you think her very beautiful, cf. ligita.

e- (n/n) southern magpie.

e- (n/n) kind of large flying ant capable of inflicting a serious sting; fig. a very fierce person, cf. lumba.

e- (n/n) cheek(s). from ettama, plur. amatama, q.v. okwerya entama, lit. to suck in the cheeks. Teyeerya ntama. He is not one to be trifled with. He does not just fool around.

e- (n/n) aggressive/intrepid/ headstrong person, cf. tambaala.

e- (n/n) way of walking, gait; way of going; way of traveling; travel; transportation; way of managing/directing, cf. tambula.

e- (n/n) one of the battery of royal drums of Buganda. cf. tamiira.

e- (n/n) large cooking pot (usually made of clay), cf. akatamu.

e- (n/n) eland.

e- (n/n) food taken on a journey. Ataalugende, entanda akusibira ya menvu. He who is not going (on the journey) prepares for you a lunch of ripe bananas (which will spoil before you reach your destination).

e- (n/n) beginning, start, commencement. cf. tandika.

e- (n/n) binoculars, cf. ta- ngaala, tangaaza.

e- (n/n) difficult person, person who is difficult to deal with; irresponsible person; reckless person.

e- (n/n) ginger, emigaati gy'entangawuuzi, gingerbread.

e- (n/n) [Lunyoro~\ morning heat, about 6:15 a.m.; time just after sunrise, ntanyi, e- (n/n) crime/gross violation of traditional customs, ntanyoomwa, e- (n/n) loincloth, ntanzi, e- (n/n) green pigeon, cf. entawuuzi.

e- (n/n) feng.J way of interpreting, interpretation (e.g., of a foreign language, of a Law), cj. taputa. ntasiima, e- (n/n) ungrateful person, ingrate. Enta- tasiima ebulwa agiwa. lit. An ungrateful person lacks one who will give him (something). No one will give to an ingrate, cf. siima. ntasoma, e- (n/n) hat.

e- (n/n) misfortune, bad luck; trouble; danger, dangerous situation.

e- (n/n) meddling, ow'enta- tankiriza, meddler, intruder, interloper.

e- (n/n) daring/intrepid person.

e- adv. instantly; rapidly, quickly, kuleeta ntatinda, to follow in hot pursuit.

e- (n/n) trouble, worry.

e- (n/n) ratel, honey badger.

e- (n/n) - enkulukuku, kind of small termite hill.

(n/n) green pigeon, cf. entanzi.

e- (n/n) domestic bovine, cow, bull, ox; in the plur. cattle, ente enduusi, cow. ente ennume, bull. Ekika ky'Ente, the Cow Clan. cf. obute, akate. akooye, easy chair, sofa. cf. akatebe, ekitebe, omutebe, ssentebe.

e- plur. of oluteega, q.v.

e- (n/n) rare virgin, embeera ey'enteeka, celibate state.

e- (n/n) preparation(s), arrangements); plan; program, enteekateeka y'eby'obufuzi, constitution, cf. ^teeka, teekateeka.