e- (li/ma) coil of snake/serpent, okuzinga ekkata, to coil oneself up. cf. enkata, ekikata.
e- (ki/bi) plot; conspiracy; collusion. cf. koba, -ekoba.
okugoya; (massage) okukunya.
specialist; with cap. Kakensa, God.
a- (ka/bu) spark. Emmotoka yagenda eriko n'obumansuka. The car started off at a terrific speed, cf. mansuka.
a- (ka/bu) a hundred million; an almost infinitely high number.
a- (ka/bu) infant, newborn baby.
e- no plur. (ki/bi) danger; trouble.
e- (ki/bi) colloq. nightclub. cf. ^kya, keera.
e- (ki/bi) gift, present; prize; reward. cf. laba, akalabo.
e- no plur. (ki/bi) insolence, effrontery, impudence, okutiiriisa ekitigi, to be insolent, cf. ettigi.
e- (li/ma) chore, task, job, assignment.
e- (ki/bi) leaning to one side, slant; fig. bias, prejudice, awatali kyekubiira, without prejudice, cf. -ekubiira.
e'vviivi; k.cap, enso.
a- (ka/bu) dim. of ekibanyi, q.v.
a- (ka/bu) reluctance; misgiving; failure to be convinced; regret; defect, ng'asigaddemu akakenyera, and he was not quite convinced, cf. ^kenya, kenyera, enkenyera.
a- no plur. (ka/bu) insolence, impertinence; touchiness.
a- (ka/bu) dry nodal stem of tteete grass, in the plur. buseekende, bunch of dry stems/straw (of a very inflammable nature).
a- usually plur. obuwere (ka/bu) scabies.
e- (ki/bi) evil, evil thing; evil action; sin. cf. -bi.
e- (ki/bi) skin rash.
e- (ki/bi) [from Eng. club.] bar, barroom, saloon; restaurant, ekirabo ky'emmere, restaurant, cf. akalabo.
e- (ki/bi) lit. that which is feared, honor, glory; prestige, dignity; respect; reverence; pomp. None of the preceding equivalents expresses the full meaning of kitiibwa which is perhaps the greatest ideal and the most sought after attribute of the Baganda. It has an importune e comparable to that of ‘face' in the Orient, kufa kitiibwa, to feel shame/be ashamed (because of the actions or speech of another). cf. tya.
nzikatidde) v.i. & impress down, weigh down; pack tightly; cram tightly.
e- (ki/bi) excuse, pretext; something temporary/provisional, cf. kwata, -ekwasa.
okufukamira; k. upright, okufukamira amatiitiiri.
a- (ka/bu) pill, tablet, cf. ekkerenda.
a- (ka/bu) rattrap, mousetrap. cf. emmasu.
adj. & adv. with the head or beard cleanly/completely shaven; smooth, without blemish (of the skin). Amwedde omutwe kawerette. He has shaved his head completely.
e- (ki/bi) mound of earth (esp. that on which sweet potatoes are planted).
e- (ki/bi) monster; freak.
e- (ki/bi) oath; covenant. Eki- ragaano Ekiggya, Rom. Cath. The New Testament. Endagaano Empya, Prot., Iden. cf. lagaana, endagaano.
e- (ki/bi) rectum.
e- (ki/bi) chisel.
empale.
a- no plur. (ka/bu) obstinacy, stubbornness; craziness.
a- (ka/bu) apron (worn by a carpenter, a housewife, etc.). cf. enkete.
a- (ka/bu) short time, short period of time; chance, opportunity, cf. lekiseera.
a- (ka/bu) small ring. cf. empeta.
e- (ki/bi) dam; embankment, cf. bibira.
e- (ki/bi) trial, test; temptation. cf. ^kema.
of the color green, olugoye olwa kiragala, a green garment, cf. eddagala, akalagala, olulagala.
e- (ki/bi) syringe, cf. tiiriika.
be at the end, be last in line. Omwana wange ye yakoobedde mu kibiina. My child was at the bottom of his class, cf. omukoobero.
e- with the -a of rel. self-sown; wild (of plants). Emmere eno baagisanga mu bibira kuba ya kyemeza. They found this (type of) food in the forests (growing) wild. cf. mera.
akambe, ekiso, eggya.
a- no plur. (ka/bu) danger, trouble.
a- (ka/bu) committee, commission, akakiiko akafuzi, executive committee. cf. 2kiika, olukiiko.
cf. ekikambo.
a- (ka/bu) fire-tailed finch.
a- adv. crammed full, full to the brim.
e- (ki/bi) rejoicing, merrymaking; great celebration.
e- (ki/bi) kind of very large ant which is fond of sugar.
e- (ki/bi) fishing net.
e- (ki/bi) spade, shovel.
e- (li/ma) large needle; injection, inoculation, okukuba ekkato, to inoculate. cf. olukato.
cry aloud, make a high-pitched sound with the voice; sing. Yayimba n'akooka. He sang in a loud, clear voice, cf. enkooka.
e- without the I. V.'s kyamisana (ki/bi) midday meal, lunch, cf. lotnusana.
okuluka; k. one's brows, okwetippa.
a- (ka/bu) the place immediately behind the door in a Kiganda hut. cf. ekisegguusi.
a- (ka/bu) slight wind, breeze. cf. empewo.
e- (ki/bi) class (in school); crowd, gathering; association, society; organization; group; (political) party, ekibiina ky'abakozi, labor union, ekibiina ky'obu- fuzi, political party, cf. munnakibiina.
e- (ki/bi) frog; toad. cf. ekkere.
e- (ki/bi) indication; direction (as on a street sign), cf. lagirira, enda- giriro.
e- (ki/bi) top; height; pinnacle; pointed roof; spire; steeple, cf. tikka.
with great speed.
enlarge; build in addition to; add to; amend (e.g., a law).
e- adv. below, cf. ^emmanga, wammanga.