e- (n/n) address, place where a person or organization may be reached; index; directory; guide lines, endagiriro y'ekitabo, the table of contents of a book. cf. lagirira.

e- (n/n) seer, oracle, diviner, fortuneteller. cf. lagula.

e- (n/n) gills.

e- (n/n) squint; crossed eyes. ow'endali, person with a squint, cross-eyed person, kufuula ndali, to flash one's eyes in anger, become furious.

e- (n/n) energy, strength (of a person or animal, not of an inanimate object). okuddamu endasi, to recover one's strength.

e- (n/n) rumormonger, one who spreads rumors.

e- (n/n) kind of tree, Combretum g ueinzii.

q.v.

e- (n/n) (Sw. ,H ind.2 large tin can, 4-gallon tin container used for storing kero- sine. cf. eddebe.

e- (n/n) kind of tree found in Bu- SOga, Stereo spermum kunthianum.

e- (n/n) border, edge, okuba ku ndeboolebo y'oku..., to be on the point of, be about to... cf. omuleboolebo, enjegoo- yego.

e- (n/n) fringe of barkcloth hung over another barkcloth. cf. leebeeta.

e- with the -a of rel. hard to get; scarce; few, lit. stretch (leega) the forehead (bwenyi). Kati amazzi ewaffe ga

e- (n/n) kind of white mushroom. It is the secondary totem of the Buffalo Clan.

e- (n/n) small bell-like ornament. Endege ziba nnyingi ne ziyoogaana. (prov.) The bells are many (on the hunting dogs) and they make a lot of noise. In unity there is strength, kuba na maaso ga ndege, to have large round eyes (this is regarded, as a compliment), cf. akalege.

e- (n/n) weaver bird, weaver finch.

e- (n/n) gourd; cup. kubuuza Ssaa- longo ndeku, to ask the obvious, cf. akaleku.

lit. chief's gourd.

e- (n/n) endera y'omwana, (the act of) serving as a nurse to a child, cf. lera.

e- (n/n) flute, pipe. Omwana oyo ndere. This child is impossible/hopelessly wiLd. cf. lakalere, omulere.

e- (n/n) kind of plant with edible leaves.

e- (n/n) trouble, difficulty.

e- from eddiba, skin, hide, okucanga endiba, colloq. to play soccer.

e- (n/n) [Sto. ] bale (of cotton).

e- no plur. (n/n) grudge, rancor, feeling of hostility. Tamulinaako ndibu. He has no grudge against him.

e- (n/n) sheep; ram; ewe. Ekika ky'Endiga. the Sheep C!an. kusulika mutwe nga ndiga, to pretend to understand what is said when one really doesn't, lit. nod the head like a sheep, cf. ^akaliga, Wakaliga.

e- (n/n) extreme speed, kukuba ndiima, to run fast; to speed away; to give a good kick (in soccer).

e- (n/n) flat basket in which food is placed and offered to guests, cf. ]ya, liira.

e- (n/n) condiments, relish, enva endiirwa, sauce, cooked vegetables, meats, etc., used as a relish, cf. lya, liira.

e- (n/n) feeding; way of feeding. cf. lya, liisa.

e- (n/n) kind of small bird found near cattle, lark, pipit, cf. akaliisa.

e- (n/n) kind of stringed instrument resembling a fiddle.

e- (n/n) umbilical region; lower abdomen.

e- (n/n) bed; sleeping place, okuba ku ndiri, to be in bed (usually with reference to sick persons). Ali ku ndiri. He is sick in bed. cf. obuliri, ekiriri.

maggot, insect (the subject of a familiar tale); an obstinate person, one who will not listen to good advice.

e- (n/n) kind of small ground frog which discharges an offensive secretion "'hen threatened.

e- (n/n or la) kind of plantain whose units grow very close together, lit. it-makes-the-bachelors-weep. cf. lira, omuwuulu; mukubyakkonde.

e- (n/n) bucket, pail. cf. ^akalobo.

e-: okukuba endobo, to kick with the leg in wrestling or football, okwekuba endobo, to contradict oneself, okukuba ennanda endobo, to cultivate.

e- (n/n) arch, share of plunder; child dedicated for service in the temple of Kibuka, a lubaale associated with war; present usage fee, levy; church contributions, regular church offering, cf. lobola.

e- (n/n) large club with a knob at the end; large log; tree trunk used for lumber.

e- (n/n) kind of very dark barkcloth.

e- (n/n) donkey, cf. akalogoyi.

e- (n/n) sprout, shoot for transplanting. cf. loka.

e-i kufuna bya ndola, to obtain for nothing; to buy at a price far below the normal. ndola originally referred either to ‘1) a woman given by her father to a man in return for his labor, or 2) a child taken by its grandfather and redeemed by its father on the payment of money.' (Sn.)

e- (n/n) kind of harp, = ntongooli, q.v. cf. ekidongo, omudongo.

e- (n/n) loincloth, cf. akaloobe.

e- (n/n) sleep. Yali mu ndoolo. He was asleep.

e- (n/n) trouble; worry; fuss;

e- (n/n) way of thinking; thinking, thought, idea, concept; point of view. cf. lowooza.

e- (n/n) young shoot; young banana/ plantain shoot, endu y'ekitooke, young plantain shoot.

e- more commonly ensukusa (n/n) young plantain ready for transplanting.

e- (n/n) stump; trunk; stem, enduli y'etti, the trunk of a large tree, enduli y'omusajja, a big, strapping man. cf. ebiruliruli, akaluli, ekiruli.

e- (n/n) kind of small fish similar to nkejje, q.v.

e- (n/n) heap; pile; large number; abundance, endulundu y'enkuba, a large amount of rain. Akulungudde emyaka ndulundu mu mirimu gya bbaala. He has spent many years in the tavern business.

e- (n/n) bile, ensawo y'endulwe, gall bladder.

e- (n/n) a warning sound or a sound made to attract attention which is produced by patting the mouth repeatedly with the palm of the hand, okukuba enduulu, to sound the alarm, okwekubira enduulu, to present one's proposals/grievances/demands. cf. akaluulu.

6- (n/n) edge, border.

e- (n/n) sickness; disease, endwadde z'obukaba, venereal diseases. cf. 1 lwala, -lwadde, obulwadde, omulwadde.

e- (n/n) act or manner of eating. cf. lya.

e- (n/n) kind of trefoil plant, lit. eats the newlyweds, cf. lya, omugole.

e- (n/n) kind of banana; kind of insect, lit. eats the princes, cf. lya, omulangira.

e- (n/n) lit. thorn-eater. Used in the proverb: Endyamaggwa y'emanya bw'egakyusa. lit. The thorn-eater knows how to digest them. One man's meat is another man's poison.

e- (n/n) bad eating habits; poor table manners, cf. lya, -bi.

e- (n/n) golden floral beetle which feeds on ripe bananas, lit. eats bananas, cf. lya, lyenvu.

e- (n/n) leather bag; bag; pocket; purse.

ne bwe, conj. even if, even in the event that, ne is regularly used to introduce what is called the ne tense or the narrative tense. Twagula emmere ne tulya ne tukkuta. We bought food and we ate and we were satisfied.

adj., a kumpi; (miserly) kodo.

adv., kumpi, wampi, kinnya na mpindi.

use v., okutera; vide almost,