e- (ki/bi) large fruit bat; large bat fin general, as opposed to kawundo, small bat), cf. obunyira.

e- (ki/bi) exception, that which is contrary to or conflicts with the usual, cf. kkiriza, kkirizaganya.

strike, hit.

taunt, etc.

a- (ka/bu) barkcloth kilt worn by hunters.

a- (ka/bu) small loincloth, cf. endoobe.

a- (ka/bi) difficult situation, a ‘fix.'

e- (ki/bi) stripe, streak; strand (in plaiting).

e- (ki/bi) trailing robe.

e- (ki/bi) core; core of a boil. Bye yayogedde temwabaddemu kinyisi. There wasn't anything at all to what he said.

e- (ki/bi) sword.

be slow in cooking; refuse to ripen (of fruit); be stunted in growth (of persons); be silent, refuse to answer; remain motionless (when expected to act); sulk, okukona ku musomo, to fail a course and be obliged to repeat. Embooge ekonye. lit. The mbooge (a green vegetable which cooks easily) has refused to cook. Things have gone completely wrong.

bend over (so that the head is lower than the knees); beg everywhere.

e- (ki/bi) sponge.

q.v.

a- (ka/bu) fringe (e.g., of a garment). cf. ekijwenge, omujwenge.

a- (ka/bu) tiny fowl flea, okutwala ssente buloolo, to be very expensive, require a great deal of money. Ku mbaga kwabaddeko abantu buloolo. There were a great many people at the wedding.

attractive automobile, big beautiful car; limousine.

adj. with effumu. effumu kibaaga, a sharp, broad spear, cf. baaga.

e- with the -a of rel. of long duration (esp. of talk), omuntu ow'ekijegera, an incessant talker, cf. jegera.

e- (ki/bi) anus. cf. nya.

large groundsel, Senecio multicorymhosus.

identical with the above, v.tr. frustrate, block; incapacitate. okukonera oluggi, to refuse to answer the door. Mmukonedde ebigenge ngalo. I have frustrated his efforts. I have blocked him (as leprosy does to fingers). cf. konoona.

e- (ki/bi) untanned hide.

a- (ka/bu) scent, fragrance, pleasant smell, eby'akaloosa, perfume.

lit. with nothing on the head. Yajja katwekasa. He came empty- handed. cf. omutwe, -sa.

e- (ki/bi) hill of mbaala termites, obutiko obubaala, mushrooms which grow on a kibaala.

e- (ki/bi) spoon, kukuba kijiiko, to fry. cf. akajiiko.

e- (ki/bi) young bean pod; French bean.

e- (ki/bi) large strainer of sticks and grass used in making beer.

arch, cobble, make (shoes), cf. omukonyi.

fail to develop; grow thin; fail to become well cooked, cf. omukunduggu.

e- see ekyennyanja.

compel.

folly; madness. Alimu katwewungu. He is empty- headed. cf. omutwe, wungutuka.

e- also ekibaato (ki/bi) bogeyman, ogre; wonder, marvel.

hate, detest.

e- (ki/bi) kind of large black ant. Ekika ky'Ekinyomo, the Black Ant Clan. Nze sisiika binyomo. colloq. I am not just joking, lit. frying ants.

e- (ki/bi) wonder; marvel, as adv. wonderfully; amazingly, eky'ekitalo, amazingly enough, wondrous to behold, with the -a of rel. -a kitalo, wonderful; awesome; strange; remarkable.

adj. beautiful; attractive, omuwala kkaalaala, a beautiful girl.

bar, shut up (e.g., a hole).

collect, bring together.

e- no plur. (ki/bi) room, unoccupied area; space; opening, cf. omwanya.