a- (ka/bu) kind of antelope, bush duiker, cf. empeewo.
e- (ki/bi) udder, cf. ebbeere.
e- (ki/bi) usually in plur. ebikanja. strains/dregs/residuum of beer, tea, coffee or something squeezed or strained; malt grains, cf. enkanja.
etc.; (more frequently) excel/surpass in. okukiza amaanyi, to excel in strength.
e- (ki/bi) rough bark (the first to be taken off of the barkcloth treej used for burials and other purposes which do not require a finer type of cloth).
e- (li/ma or n/n) [Stt>., dr.] long gown worn by African males.
make a clicking sound in the throat as a sign of sorrow or disapprobation, v.tr. make a clicking sound at.
a hollow cough.
ab'ekika, eŋŋanda.
a- (ka/bu) small lungfish (emmamba).
a- no plur. (ka/bu) craziness, madness; devilishness (e.g., of children); distracted look; tendency to distraction. cf. 1-maga.
a- (ka/bu) top of a tree; tip of a branch; branch top. cf. essanso.
a- (ka/bu) small seed; pill, tablet; grain, akaweke k'omusenyu, a grain of sand, enviiri ez'akaweke, curly/kinky hair. cf. empeke.
e- (ki/bi) kind of thorny tree.
e- (ki/bi) shaking; trembling; earthquake, cf. kankana.
e- (ki/bi) package, packet, parcel. cf. tereka.
e- without the I.V.'s kyaggulo (ki/bi) dinner, cf. eggulo.
ow'ekika, ow'oluganda.
a- (ka/bu) restiessness; inattention; distraction, cf. maga, magamaga.
a- (ka/bu) small branch/twig; small switch/whip. cf. 2omusanvu.
a- with the -a of rel. reddish-brown, of the color of millet, enviiri ez'aka- wemba, reddish-brown hair. cf. omuwemba.
e- (ki/bi) shoulder. Oggye ku mutwe otadde ku kibegabega. All right, very well. I have understood, you don't have to say anything further, cf. begabega, akabe ga.
e- (ki/bi) something useless, piece of junk; empty bundle from which simsim/sesame seeds have been removed.
all the while. See bakira.
e- (ki/bi) large packet/parcel.
waste away from illness; suffer from an incurable disease.
around here (of a larger area).
e- no plur. (ki/bi) impertinence, insolence; outrage, okugira ekyejo, to act insolently. okutiiriisa ekyejo, to be insolent, ow'ekyejo, an insolent person. Obagira ekyejo. You are spoiling them (esp. of children ).
v., okunywegera.
or zikabandole (n/n) double-decker bus, lit. let them see me (-lole is from, rora, Lunyoro for see). Also bandol e.
do to extremes (in a bad sense). Ng'okamaze! You have really botched things up! In a more frequent usage kamala follows another verb and is translated by the English adverbs: extremely, very much, to a high degree. Omukyala yeraliikirira n'akamala.
a- numer. seven thousand; corvee, forced labor, okukola akasanvu, to draft men (for communal or forced labor), cf. -sanvu.
a- (ka/bu) [Sw.] razor blade, akawembe akamwa, razor blade, akawembe akasala enjala, fingernail clipper, cf. wembe.
e- (ki/bi) belch, okukuba eki- bejjagalo, to belch, cf. bejjagala.
e- (ki/bi) bag made of dried palm leaves; shopping basket.
e- (ki/bi) kraal, enclosure for cattle.
e- (ki/bi) root of plantain after the stem has been cut off; stump of a plantain. cf. omuteteme.
nzikase) v.tr. press down.
e- (ki/bi) fear, fright, alarm, dread. Ekyekango tekimanya muzira. Even a hero or brave man is subject to fear, lit. Fright does not know a hero.- cf. kanga, -ekanga.
effumbiro, ekiyungu(indigenous).
a- (ka/bu) madness, folly, (la) fool.
a- (ka/bu) riot, disturbance, tumult; uprising, revolt, rebellion, cf. sasamala.-
rascal.
e- (ki/bi) something unusual/outside of the ordinary; an extraordinary happening. Kino kibejjo. This is horrible/terrible.
e- (ki/bi) rare beating of drums in honor of Mukasa (the lubaale).
e- (ki/bi) will, final testament. cf. l]aama.
e- (ki/bi) old, desicated tree; wooden handle; score in the game of mweso. Akyukira mu kiti nga mbazzi. He is likely to turn against people. He cannot be trusted. Twayogeramu ebiti bibiri n'Omuzungu. We spoke with the European for a short time. cf. lomuti.
kamunyi, magga.
a- (ka/bu) a kind of small edible rat, lesser cane rat. cf. emmangala.
a- (ka/bu) strip/fiber obtained from the banana leaf (used esp. in making baskets ).
prime minister. The more frequently used term is Katikkiro.
a- (ka/bu) crisis, great difficulty, lit. it-takes-the-skin-off-of-a- wound. Bino ebiseera bya kasasambulabbwa. These are very difficult times.
a- (ka/bu) comer/edge of cloth. Oluggi lwaggulwawo akawenge. The door was slightly open/ajar. cf. ekiwenge.
e- (ki/bi) crust (on burnt food); burnt portion adhering to the pan. ebibembe by'omusaayi, clots of blood, cf. bemba.
e- (ki/bi) large head pad; large pot pad; ridge of earth dug for planting potatoes. cf. ekkata, enkata.
e- (ki/bi) sheath for a sword or dagger; shoe, boot.
e- var. spelling of ekityi, q.v. cf. tya, -omuti.
stunt, etc.
e- without the I. V.'s kyakiro (ki/bi) supper, cf. ekiro.
ekkapa ento.
a- (ka/bu) small hump; projecting part. cf. ebbango.
throbbing abdominal pain.
a- with the -a of rel. last, final (often in the sense of being decisive). empaka ez'akamalirizo, the final games/ contests, okubuuza okw'akamalirizo, the final examination, cf. ^mala, maliriza.
a- (ka/bu) disturbance, commotion, unrest; Hislocation. cf. sattira.
e- (ki/bi) wonder; marvel. Kino kiberengeru! This is unbelievable/terrible!
e- also ekikeererezi adv. late; belatedly, cf. ^kya, keerera.
E- with the -a of rel. European, Western /styles, dress, songs, etc.). okwambala Ekiraaya, to dress in European clothing, cf. Obulaaya.
e- (ki/bi) category, type, kind, classification.