e- (ki/bi) deserted house; deserted place. Omukadde akira ekifulukwa. (prov.) An old feeble tenant is better than an empty house. Half a loaf is better than no bread, cf. fuluka.

e- (ki/bi) long garment/cloth worn over the shoulder.

e- (ki/bi) thigh, cf. samba.

e- (ki/bi) \Lunyankole~\ separate area in a kraal where calves are kept apart from their mothers.

etc.

a- (ka/bu) small piece of jute cloth; type of thick fabric made of sisal and resembling fiber glass, used for tying cotton.

a- also akataalitaali (ka/bu) deserted area.

a- also akazoolezoole no plur. (ka/bu) madness, insanity; queemess; viciousness; fit of bad temper, kugwa ka- zoole, to lose one's head, go berserk. cf. ^zoola, omuzoole.

go to get, go for.

e- (ki/bi) football field. cf. samba, essambiro.

e- (ki/bi) ravine, valley, depression. cf. oluwonko.

e- see ekkuuli.

a- (ka/bu) kind of musical instrument, one-stringed fiddle or harp.

a- (ka/bu) a loud laugh, loud laughter. okutema obulali, to roar with laughter, burst out laughing.

a-: okubuuza akana n'akataano. lit. to ask four and five, i.e., to interrogate in detail, question at length, cf. -na, -taano.

a- (ka/bu) kind of small gnat found over bodies of water, cf. zunga, zungirira, ekizungirizi.

e- (ki/bi) tool for digging holes in the ground. cf. effumu.

etc.

e- (ki/bi) overgrown patch of weeds; area under stubble, cf. sambula.

e- (ki/bi) valley, cf. akawonvu, oluwonvu.

be taken, seized, etc. okukwatibwa ensonyi, to feel shame.

a- (ka/bu) kind of small brown lake bird, lily-trotter.

a- (ka/bu) moving, stirring; commotion; tumult, cf. zunnana.

e- (ki/bi) kind of plant, marshmallow.

cause to go for.

e- (ki/bi) hair comb. cf. sanirira.

e- (ki/bi) lament, lamentation; moan; mourning, okukuba ekiwoobe or ebi- woobe, to lament, moan, cry mournfully. cf. wooba.

conceal (an object).

a- (ka/bu) small basin of water used for washing the hands before eating.

maybe, cf. mpozzi.

e- (ki/bi) knot; end, conclusion. The synonyms ekifundikizo and ekifundikiro occur with much less frequency, cf. fundika, fundikira.

e- (ki/bi) shift, rotation, turn, okukola ebisanja, to work in rotation, mu bisanja, in shifts, ekisanja ky'emmale, a load of smoked mmale fish.

e- (ki/bi) sweetness, sweet taste, cf. wooma, woomereza. See also enkenku.

e- also ekleziya, ekkereziya (n/n) [from Lat. ecclesia] a Roman Catholic church, eklezia enkulu, cathedral. The initial e- is sometimes treated as part of the word, sometimes as the l.V. (initial vowel J. The spelling klezia is in violation of the rules of the orthography but is in common use.

handle; caress.

e- (ka/bu) point, tip; small spool, akadondi k'ewuzi, a small spool of thread. cf. ekidondi.

a- (ka/bu) swallow, awatali na kataayi kusala, lit. without a swallow crossing, i.e., in the twinkle of an eye, in no time at all. cf. entaayi.

(ki/bi) a solid lump of soil.

e- adv. okutunula ekimaka, to stare hard/fixedly.

e- (ki/bi) dry/withered plantain leaves used in making packages, containers, pillows, etc., and in thatching huts. cf. essanja.

q.v.

thereupon, ko ye nti..., then he said... (between two substantives) and, in addition. Abasajja babiri ko n'abakazi basatu batti- bwa. Two men and three women were killed.

a- (ka/bu) rancor, grudge, resentment.

a- (ka/bu) something interesting/ worthwhile/appealing. amawulire omutali kanigguusa, very uninteresting news. Ebyo temuli kanigguusa. All this is just nonsense. There is nothing of any value in this.

a- (ka/bu) [Eng.] small necktie, akataayi aka kawojjolo, bow tie. cf. ttaayi.

e- (ki/bi) mound, embankment; molehill.

e- adv. enough, sufficiently. cf. ^mala.

e- (ki/bi) cavity, hollow, something which has been hollowed out; small hut in which calves are kept; fig. (as n. or adj.) stupid, unreliable (person), cf. wowongoka, wowongola.

etc. Jjangu onkwatireko. Come and help me.

a- (ka/bu) (Buddu) hemp seed. cf. edduli, ^akaluli.

etc.; magnify (e.g., the seriousness of a situation), kukalambiza mpaka, to persist in arguing, remain adamant,

a- (ka/bu) millions; an enormously large number, lit. that which is not easily counted, cf. ^bala.

scrutinize, investigate.

e- (ki/bi) swelling/knot on a tree.

e- adv. inattentively, without paying attention. Yavuza kimama. He drove carelessly.

e- (ki/bi) projection from the roof; porch.

e- (ki/bi) cushion, seat; carpet made of skins; middle seat in a canoe where a man sits to bale water.

put together; concoct (a story), v.i. act together/in concert.

be taken in/for, etc. okukwatirwa ensonyi, to feel shame for. Baamukwatirwa ekisa. They felt sorry for him/her.

a- (ka/bu) prison, jail.

dispute loudly.

a- (ka/bu) disturbance; riot; uprising, okulangirira ebiseera eby'aka- tabanguko, to proclaim a state of emergency. cf. tabanguka.

e- with the -a of rel. oily, omubiri ogw'ekifuta, oily body/complexion. cf. amafuta.

e- (ki/bi) grass spread on the floor; in the plur. trash, litter, rubbish, cf. sasa.

e- (ki/bi) root of a young yam.

gather up; gather, bring together; rob; fig. apprehend, ‘pick up' (e.g., suspects).

a- (ka/bu) small raft. cf. ekidyeri.

a- (ka/bu) small book; booklet, aka- tabo ak'amawulire, newspaper, news magazine. kukuba katabo, colloq., to lie, tell untruths, cf. kitabo.

look around.

q.v. quickly; without stopping.