e- (ki/bi) shrine of a lubaale; place of burial for elders of a clan. See essabo.
lit. one who serves (food) for himself, cf. ^jjula.
e- (ki/bi) error, flaw, wrong (of a more permanent nature than that expres sed by kisobyo). Enkola ey'okusosola mu bantu eriko ebisobu bingi. The practice of discrimination against people has many evil aspects, cf. sobya.
e- (ki/bi) kind of tree which produces a red blossom, Erythrina abyssinica. cf. eggirikiti, omuyirikiti.
get scratched.
cf. ggwa, ensonyi.
a- (ka/bu) small whistle, cf. eddenge, ^ekirenge.
in rage, etc.); overwhelm; kill. Baamukanuliranga amaaso. They looked at him with wide-open eyes/in anger. Obusungu bwali bwagala kumukanula. Rage almost overwhelmed him. Okumubuuza ng'akanula maaso. On being questioned he could only stare vacantly. cf. -kanufu, obukanu, enkanu.
a- (ka/bu) small tree; small stick, okukola ekintu n'odda ne mu kati, to do something excessively/to an extreme degree; to do something wonderfully/efficiently. Yayimba n'adda ne mu kati. He sang wonderfully. Twalya ne lukubyako kati. We ate excessively and still had plenty left over. cf. omuti.
be tempted, etc.
e- (ki/bi) grave site; family graveyard; graveyard.
e- (ki/bi) criticism; blame, ebi- nenyo ebizimba, constructive criticism. cf. nenya.
e- (ki/bi) mistake, error; wrong, wrongdoing; foul (in football), cf. sobya.
go along the side of.
at wholesale prices, with the -a of rel. wholesale, emiwendo egya kolijja, wholesale prices. contr. lejjalejja.
a- (ka/bu) foul smell, stench, stink.
a- (ka/bu) edge/hem of a garment. c f. lekirenge.
a- (ka/bu) small hoof; paw of an animal, okulambuza obunuulo, to walk barefooted. cf. ekinuulo.
a- var. of katinko, q.v.
kemesa (-kemesezza) v.tr. caus. 1 & 2 cause to tempt; tempt with.
e- (ki/bi) something which is new, new one, novelty, cf. -ggya.
a-: kuba n'essanyu ery'akinfiira, to experience a momentary happiness followed by grief, cf. fa, fiira.
e- also ekissokondo (ki/bi) kind of beetle.
e- also ekiyiriro (ki/bi) waterfall; rapids; cascade, cf. yira, Kiyira.
utter curses.
rub forcefully. okukulubuuta ebbaluwa, to dash off a letter, cf. kulukuuta, kuuta.
e- (ka/bu) young locust. is an artist (painter) down to his fingertips. Yamukwata mu bwala. He shook hands with him. Abaserikale babagombyemu obwala. The soldiers have apprehended them. cf. ^olwala.
a- (ka/bu) very small fragment of pottery; tile. Essomero lyaseresebwa bugyo. The school was roofed with tiles. cf. oluggyo.
a- (ka/bu) small, deep wound; open sore. cf. nuuna, ensowera.
a- also spelled katinninya (ka/bu) something very small/tiny/insignificant.
cross-examine.cf. ekikemo, omukemi.
e- (ki/bi) piece of a broken pot, potsherd. cf. oluggyo.
e- no plur. (ki/bi) jealousy, jealous anger, jealous rage. Ekiniga kyankwata. I was seized with jealousy.
e- (ki/bi) idiom (in language); metaphor; refrain (in a song); variation on a theme; improvisation, cf. soka.
e- (ki/bi) arch; triumphal arch; passageway, cf. 2yjta, yitirirwa.
flow, flow away (often with force, as a body of water); fig. pass by in large numbers (of people); pass, flow by (of periods of time).
a- (ka/bu) nit, egg of a louse; egg of a chigger. cf. omugina.
a- (ka/bu) sunbird. cf. nuuna, ensubi.
a- (ka/bu) something very small/ tiny/insignificant, cf. -tiiriitu.
e- (ki/bi) spoiled egg. cf. eggi.
e- (ki/bi) cape, headland.
e- (ki/bi) eczema.
to get up early and start off for work or a on a journey.
a- (ka/bu) small strip; small layer; string of a musical instrument; shoelace; fringe; shred, cf. olulere.
a- (ka/bu) tiny flower of embryo plantain; nectar on flowers.
a- no plur. insolence; undue familiarity. See olutiiro which is more common.
e- (ki/bi) fertilizer, ekkolero ly'ebi- gimusa, fertilizer factory, cf. - gimu, gimusa.
e- (ki/bi) large white earthworm. Alya ng'ekisokomi. He eats like a pig.
e- (ki/bi) kind of plant, wild aloe.
rare strut. c f. kumba.
formerly the name of the northern gate of the Kabaka's palace (lubiri).
a- (ka/bu) kind of wild plant/weed, kukooza kagiri (often with the subject ennaku), to cause to suffer greatly, lit. cause to pluck off kagiri. Yankooza kagiri. He made me suffer greatly. Ennaku y'ensi ebakooza kagiri. They are having very hard times.
a- (ka/bu) small flute; small horn. cf. omulere, endere.
e- (ki/bi) block placed under the wheel of a vehicle to prevent it from rolling; fig. stumbling block.
e- with the -a of rel. reserved, reticent; cool, cold (in manner), ow'ekininni, a reserved person; a person of cold demeanor.
e- (ki/bi) animal, mammal. cf. ^-akasolo, ensolo.
e- (ki/bi) spark from a fire (esp. a grass fire); piece of burnt paper flying in the air. cf. omuyonga, nnakayonga.
flow down, run down (usually, but not always of liquids); fig. pass (of time), okukulukuta kw'ettaka, erosion of the soil.
a- (ka/bu) small fin. cf. eggirigimba.
a- (ka/bu) tern.
a- (ka/bu) small bead.
e- (ki/bi) fenced enclosure; stockade, yard; fort; relig. parish.
e- (ki/bi) arch, thigh.
e- (ki/bi) gonorrhea.
e- (ki/bi) cage, coop for fowl. cf. omuyonjo, ennyonjo.
a- (ka/bu) [from Eng. Gillette] small razor blade, cf. eggirita.