e- (ki/bi) exhausted potato patch (ready for clearing for another crop), cf. omunnanga.

bulbul, cf. ssossolye.

e- (ki/bi) pubic hair.

spit up.

e- see ekyeggulo.

a- (ka/bu) sisal fiber; piece of sisal fiber, cf. obugoogwa, ekigoogwa.

a- (ka/bu) movement, motion. cf. nyeenya.

a- (ka/bu) infatuation, intense (but often short-lived) interest or enthusiasm; eagerness, ow'akatinko, a doting type of person, cf. tinka.

a- (ka/bu) small gourd used as a ladle or cup; cup. okunywamu akendo, to excel, win, come out on top. Eky'okunywa mu Uganda yonna akendo, kyaamufunyisa sikaala. The fact that he came out first in all Uganda enabled him to get a scholarship. cf. olwendo.

e- (ki/bi) calamity, catastrophe.

e- used with the -a of rel. native, indigenous, eddagala ly'ekinnansi, native medicine, cf. munnansi, nsi.

e- (ki/bi) shell, ebisosonkole by'amagi, eggshells, cf. -esosonkola, -esusunkula.

q.v.

arrange in a line.

a- (ka/bu) small cloth; small garment. cf. olugoye.

a- (ka/bu) small hole/opening (in a wall or any solid substanc e).

a- also akateregenya (ka/bu) drop, tiny amount, ‘dash.' with the -a of rel. tiny, very small.

e- (ki/bi) lit. that which pounds, masher; pestle, cf. gotta.

e- (ki/bi) pestle used for grinding flour or mashing vegetables, cf. sotta.

e-: ow'ekizaalaggumba, a woman whose children are spaced at long intervals, cf. zaala, -gumba.

e- (ki/bi) granary, storage place for food raised above the ground and supported by posts.

thick neck.

a- (ka/bu) lamb, small sheep, cf. endiga.

a- (ka/bu) small hole in a calabash/gourd.

babirye, nnakato.

difficulty, ‘hitch.' Eby'ol ugendo Iwange byajjamu kigoyeweezinge. A problem developed about my trip. Ebintu byajjamu kigoyeweezinge. Things did not work out very well. Complications developed.

e- (ki/bi) tunnel, underground road.

'e- (ki/bi) bait; weapon, ekintu ekissi, lethal thing; lethal weapon, cf. tta, ssa.

e- (ki/bi) burning torch kept through the night (esp. in a chief's compound) for easy provision of fire in emergencies or at the beginning of the day.

a- adv. hurriedly; in haste; with urgency.

tie up.

a- (ka/bu) sound of a voice; response, reply, cf. nyega.

a- (ka/bu) stew (of plantains, beans, peanuts, etc., or a combination of these); fig. cramped quarters, confined space; difficult/messy situation. Tuli mu katogo. We are in cramped quarters/crowded together or We are in a difficult fix.

cause to have a thin waist. cf. -kendufu.

e- (ki/bi) trap for capturing larger animals; drop-trap.

swagger.

e- (ki/bi) nest (usually of a bird).

e- (ki/bi) playing field for sports; playground; gymnasium, cf. zannya.

elongate; stretch out; lay at full length.

e- see ekyekiro.

o/kaawa, be spicy/ bitter. Kaamulali akaawa be kaakaaka. The chillies are very hot.

a- (ka/bu) small load/bundle; trouble, danger; scandal in a family, shameful secret which a family wishes to be hushed up. Onsombedde akagugu. You have caused me trouble. Balina akagugu mu nju. They have a skeleton in their closet, cf. omugugu.

a- adv. with great effort.

a- (ka/bu) wire bracelet; bracelet. cf. ekinyere.

e- (ki/bi) cushion, pillow (made of grass or banana fibers), mu ngeri eteri ya kusimba lukokola ku kigugu, in a very industrious way, without showing any laziness, lit. in a way which is not that of planting the elbow on the pillow.

e- (ki/bi) delicacy, very tasty food; thick sauce.

e- (ki/bi) grass, n'ekisubi ku liiso, unprepared (of persons), okutwala n'ekisubi ku liiso, to hustle (someone) away. cf. essubi.

e- (ki/bi) kind of cricket.

e- adv. quickly, hurriedly, rapidly; right away.

at the present time.

a- (ka/bu) start, panicky reaction; stampede; rumpus, cf. gugumuka.

one with an enormous appetite, cf. lya, liira. See also jabagira.

a- (ka/bu) glitter, shine, polish; kind of shrub, false Physalis. The seeds (nsiiti) are used in games by children. cf. nyereketa.

cf. to lob a.

e- (ki/bi) small dried slice of young pumpkin or squash.

e- (ki/bi) coat; suit.

e- see ekyokulabirako.

at the present time. cf. ^kati.

a- (ka/bu) black-capped finch.

a- (ka/bu) kind of bird, lark, pipit, yellow wagtail, cf. ^endiisa.

a- (ka/bu) pushing, jostling, pressing together, cf. nyiga.

a- (ka/bu) dot; spot; speck.

e- (ki/bi) large cage; animal cage. cf. akaguli.

e- (ki/bi) hole; pit. Yasulanga kinnya na mpindi okuva ku kkolero. He used to live very near the factory, lit. hole and bean from the factory, cf. obunnya, akannya, olunnya.

e- with the -a of rel. dark green, obukoola obwa kisugga, dark green leaves. cf. nnakasugga, ensugga.

e- (ki/bi) stopper; cork. cf. zi ba, zi biki ra.

make a visit.

unclog (a tube or a pipe stem).

one who doesn't miss a trick, cf. liiso.

a- (ka/bu) narrow pass; fig. tight situation, ekkubo ery'akanyigo a narrow road, n'ekubo eridda