e- (n/n) difference, with the -a of rel. different; special, obwegendereza obw'enjawulo, special care/attention. cf. yawula.

e- (n/n) reedbuck. Ekika ky'Enjaza, the Reedbuck Clan.

o- plur. of olwazi, q.v.

e- (n/n) seed of the empafu fruit used as a spinning top. okubonga enje, to spin nje.

e- (n/n) weak, lazy person.

e- (n/n) trouble, difficulty, problem.

e- (n/n) edge; brink; limit; shore; outskirts, cf. omwegooyego; omuleboolebo, endeboolebo.

e- (n/n) kind of barkcloth tree.

e- plur. of olweyo, q.v.

e- (n/n) way of learning, cf. yiga.

e- (n/n) way/manner of teaching; relig. way of preaching; (religious) doctrine. eby'enjigiriza, education, cf. yiga, yigiriza.

e- (n/n) pigeon.

e- (n/n) way of originating/devising, enjiiya empya, a new design, cf. yiiya.

e- (n/n) CSta.,/lr. ] Gospel (used by Protestants). See vanjili.

e- (n/n) mouth (of a river); outflow (of a drain), cf. yiwa, yiira.

e- (n/n) marsh antelope, Limnotragus spekei.

e- (n/n) dim. akayoga (ka/bu) kind of small mammal, hyrax, commonly called rock-rabbit, coney.

e- (n/n) manner of speaking, way of talking; saying, dictum; speech; pronunciation. cf. yogera.

e- (n/n) spokesman; publicity secretary (of a political party); verb. cf. yogera, yogeza.

e- (n/n) chatterbox. Enjogezi- yogezi etuuka nnyinimu ku muze. (prov.) The chatterbox gets to the point (where he reveals) the bad habits of the owner of the house, cf. yogera.

e- plur. of olwoka, q.v. (lu/n) internal pains, enjoka z'ebigalanga, dyspepsia, dyspeptic pains, enjoka za kakenge, throbbing abdominal pain, enjoka ensaa- nuusi, colic, enjoka ensajja, enjoka z'omusaayi, gonorrhea, enjoka z'okutuula, entail ^'ebv.'er'j, diarrhea, dysentery, enjoka z'eddumi, pains before and after menstruation, periodic cramps, enjoka za kawammansi, pains after childbirth, enjoka enjeru, tapeworm, enjoka eza nnatnumwa, roundworm, omwana w'omu njoka ze, her very own child, the child of her flesh. cf. ekyoka, omuyoka.

e- plur. tribal marking(s) (e.g., those produced by burning with a red-hot iron), cf. yokya.

e- (n/n) groove; nick; carving, cutting; tribal marking; in the plur. thread of a screw, omusumaali gw'enjola, screw. c f. yol a.

e- (n/n) corpse, enjole y'essubi, bundle of grass, okunyeenya ku galiba enjole, colloq. to dance, lit. to shake some of (the bones, amagumba is implied) which will become a corpse.

e- (n/n) kind of banana used for making beer.

e- (n/n) as an attributive to other nouns a large quantity, much, many, ebisolo njolo, a large number of animals, ensimbi njolo, a great deal of money.

e- (n/n) lightning; thunderbolt; great flash.

e- (n/n) epaulet, omuserikale ow'enjota, military officer; police inspector.

e- (n/n) elephant, endwadde y'enjovu, elephantiasis. Ekika ky'Enjovu, the Elephant Clan. cf. lakayovu, omuyovu.

e- (n/n) kind of plantain.

e- plur. amayu or enju (li/ma or n/n) house, cf. ak av 11 fmmanju.

e- (n/n) sun. enjuba y'eggi, the yolk of an egg. kusuula njuba, to work until dusk; to work very hard; to do to an extreme degree.

e- (n/n) foliotocole, dric-dric bird.

e- (n/n) bee. Omwana oyo njuki. That child is uncontrollable. He gets into one situation after another, kugwa njuki mu mutwe, to act in a wild/mischievous/ headstrong manner (esp. of youngsters). cf. akayuki.

used for making baskets. cf. 2ekiyulu.

e- plur. of oluuyi, q.v.

e- (n/n) bitter gourd, cf. omukaabu.

e- numer. sixty, with the -a of rel. sixtieth, omulundi ogw'enkaaga, the sixtieth time, kugobya nkaaga, to dismiss summarily, send packing, drive away. cf. -kaaga.

e- (n/n) old straw spread on the floor of a house. It is also used for thatching.

e- (n/n) beer which has gone sour; vinegar, cf. kaatuuka.

e- (n/n) kind of bamboo, brown in color, as opposed to bbanda which is black.

e- (n/n) controversy, dispute. cf. kaayana.

e- (n/n) kind of gourd used by men as a tumbler for drinking beer; beer. Musoke mukwasi wa nkaayi. Musoke is addicted to the bottle.

e- (n/n) piece of ground recently turned up in preparation for cultivation, omusiri ogw'enkabala, plot/garden which has recently been tilled.

<e- (n/n) kind of banana, ngalo za nkago, palms (of the hands) which are rather pale in color.

e- (n/n) jaundice.

e- (n/n) kind of large aggressive fish; fig. intrepid, bold person; aggressive person, go-getter; hot-head, omusajja enkakaalukanyi, an aggressive, indomitable man. cf. kakaalukana, omu- kakaalukanyi.

e- adv. intently, okulunula enka- kaba, to look sternly/fiercely at.

e- (n/n) kind of small drum beaten in the battery called mugudo, q.v. cf. kalaabiriza.

e- (n/n) kind of plant, Gardenia thunbergia.

e- (n/n) poor, arid land; uninhabitable land.

e- (n/n) permanence, with the -a of rel. permanent, omuwandiisi ow'en- kalakkalira, permanent secretary.

e- (n/n) extreme thirst; fig. great desire.

e- (n/n) kind of medium-sized hardwood forest tree, Pachystela brevipes.

e- (n/n) urine.

e- (n/n) stare, staring, fixed stare, as an adv. with a fixed stare, okutunuulira enkaiiriza, io stare at/look at cioseiy. cf. kala, kaliriza.

e- (n/n) struggle; fight; conflict, dispute. okusiba enkalu, to tie up (an opponent in wrestling), to get a lock on (an opponent).

lit. I eat it (nkalya-) and I fear (-ntya), i.e., I cannot eat it without him.

e- (n/n) sip. kumira nkambi or kunywa nkambi, to sip.

e- (n/n) [frag.] camp, encampment.

e- (n/n) yellow-billed oxpecker; roller bird.

e- plur. of olukampa, q.v.

e- (n/n) syphilitic swelling on the knee or elbow; cyst on the hand or wrist.

e- (n/n) kind of thorny tree with hardwood. Tajja kunkwasa ku nkanaga. He won't make me do that. He won't make me go to that extent, lit. cause me to grasp the thorny tree. cf. olukanaga, omukanaga.

e- (n/n) fee paid by the plaintiff before a trial, okukuba omuntu enkanamu, to sue a person.

e- (n/n) string snare, okukuba enkanda wansi, to refuse angrily/stubbornly/flatly.

e- (n/n) Kiganda ladder in the form of a tripod used for stripping barkcloth from the tree; (any) ladder. Twagwisa bwenyi nga nkandaggo. We met each other at such close quarters that we almost bumped into each other. Ebigambo byamala okulinnya ku nkandaggo. Matters had already reached a climax.

e- (n/n) basket/container woven from buyanja grass used for storing grasshoppers, beans, peas, etc.

e- adv. rudely, harshly, in a harsh tone of voice.

e- usually plur. (n/n) dregs/sediment of millet in beer. cf. ekikanja.