e- (n/n) end, finish; with the -a of rel. last, final, okussa omukka ogw'en- komerero, to breathe one's last breath, die. cf. koma, komerera.

e- (n/n) cavity, hole, sunken area (e.g., in a wound); hollow about the eyes. Amaaso ge gaali mu nkompe, His eyes were sunken/deep set.

e- (n/n) confinement; detention; prison, jail. cf. koma, komya.

e- (n/n) handle of a ladle; stem of a mushroom, cf. omukonda.

e- (n/n) stump; stake; peg. cf. ekikondo.

e- (n/n) decayed pith of a plantain stem. Tonkuba nkondwe ku maaso. Don't lie to me/deceive me.

e- (n/n) kind of plant, Securidaca longipedunculata.

.e- (n/n) kind of frog.

e- (n/n) stump of a tree; fig. obstacle, stumbling block, cf. ekikonge.

e- (n/n) moss.

rare interminably.

e- (n/n) root of papyrus.

e- (n/n) kind of tree, pipe-stem euphorbia, from which is obtained a sticky sap said to be useful in healing warts (nsundo).

e- (n/n) woodpecker barbet, lit. tree-tapper. cf. konkona, omuti.

e- lit. hands which are long, slender and weak, ow'enkonokono ( wa nkonokono), a left-handed person, cf. omukono.

e- (n/n) short stick with a knob at the end used for beating bigogo (fresh plantain fibers used as a sponge).

e- (n/n) throwing stick, stick for knocking fruit down from a tree, particularly mpafu.

e- (n/n) way of crying out; way of singing, cf. kooka.

e- (n/n) kind of bushy shrub or tree, Dombeya bagshawei & dawei.

e- (n/n) shrub producing a beanlike fruit; the fruit of the shrub.

e- (n/n) bonfire; smoldering fire. cf. ekikoomi.

e- (n/n) back of the head, okukuba enkoona, to turn one's back to; to go away from, leave behind, okulaba omulabe ku nkoona, to defeat the enemy, lit. see the enemy on the back of his head, okusuulira enkoona, to toss the head back, omwaka ogukubiddwa enkoona, the year which has just passed.

e- (n/n) open-billed stork.

e- (n/n) bunch of plantains/bananas. See ekiwagu. cf. nnamukota.

e- with the -a of rel. with a rnrverl neck.

e- (n/n) back of the neck; area in the rear of the traditional three cooking stones. Buli kimugambibwa kimugwa mu nkoto. Everything that is said to him goes in one ear and comes out the other.

e- (n/n) scar; mark or marks left by a disease (such as chicken pox) or a wound.

e- (n/n) tenacious grass, couch or quitch grass.

e- plur. of oluku, q.v.

e- (n/n) rain, kugwa nga nkuba, to arrive unannounced (of guests), lit. fall like rain. cf. obukubakuba, olukubakuba.

e- (n/n) way of striking/hitting. cf. 1 kuba.

e- with the -a of rel. almost raw, not properly cooked, emmere ey'enkubuggu, food which is not thoroughly cooked.

e- (n/n) cunning and shrewd person, swindler.

e- (n/n) tumor, swelling, lump, bump (usually on the head,but it may also occur on other parts of the body).

e- with the -a of rel. cropped, docked (of ears, a tail, etc.); very short (of clothes). akateeteeyi ak'enkuggu, very short dress; mini-skirt, cf. ekikuggu.

e- usually plur. (n/n) bottoms; buttocks.

e- (n/h) area which has been trampled over; lair. cf. kulukuunya.

e- (n/n) medium to large pieces of firewood, cf. obukuukuku, oluku.

e- (n/n) way of projecting/striking out. with u'te -a of re'l. projecting; fig. obvious, apparent, eky'okulabirako eky'en- kukunala, a striking example, obulimba obw'enkukunala, flagrant lying, a glaring bit of deception. Kya nkukunala nti..., It is obvious/apparent that... cf. kukunala.

e- (n/n) flea, kusiikuula nkukunyi, to stir up trouble. Tonsiikuulira nkukunyi. Don't get me involved in trouble. nkukutu or mu nkukutu adv. secretly, in secret.

e- (n/n) shape, form, appearance; kind; character; nature; way of growing. cf. kula, ekikula.

e- (n/n) rhinoceros, cf. obukula.

e- (n/n) development; progress; advancement, cf. ^kula, kulaakulana.

e- (n/n) also akakuli kind of grass used for thatching and making beer.

e- ( n/n) scrapings from the inside of a hide.

«- (n/n) small dark termite hill.

(the month of) March, cf. kulusa, entungo.

e- plur. of olukulukuse, q.v.

e- shrub of the Euphorbia family, Croton megalocarpus.

e- (n/n) circle; globe, sphere; environs. cf. kulunga.

e- kind of small mushroom. cf. kulungutana.

e- (n/n) treasury.

e- arch., with the -a of rel. infertile, barren (of soil).

e- (n/n) hoe. kusiba nkumbi nkalu, to stand staring idly instead of cultivating.

e- (n/n) great quantity; large number, enkumu n'enkumn y'abantu, crowds and crowds of people, cf. kumuka, Ikuma.

e- (n/n) = enkumu, q.v.

e- (n/n) bottom of a calabash; fig. problem, issue; grudge, okusitula enkundi, to come out forcefully, kick up a fuss, raise hell, okuleeta enkundi, to come with great force; to present/constitute a serious problem, be of great gravity. Mmongoota aleese enkundi. The sleeping-sickness epidemic is really striking hard. cf. ekkundi, omukundi.

e- (n/n) swelling, protrusion.

e- (n/n) amaranth, a plant with red flowers, the leaves of which are eaten in time of famine.

e- (n/n) rare scrub, bush country.

e- (n/n) knuckle, okukuba enkunku, to beat/rap with the knuckles, ente ey'en- kunku, a hornless cow.

e- (n/n) kind of very tall hardwood forest tree, Manilkara cuneifolia.

e- = oiukusakusa, 'q.v.

e- (n/n) parrot, cf. obukusu.

e- plur. of olukuta, ?</. v.

e- (n/n) kind of Ficus tree producing a red barkcloth.

e- (n/n) loincloth.

e- (n/n) [Sui.,4/-.] hat; cap.

e- (n/n) massive gathering of people; great event; big celebration, shindig.

e- (n/n) kind of plant of the genus Euphorbia resembling the cactus. It is of a fleshy structure and covered with small thorn s.