e- (n/n) swelling, protrusion.

cf. yatula.

e- (n/n) upper branch of a tree; topmost branch of a tree. cf. essanso.

e- (n/n) amaranth, a plant with red flowers, the leaves of which are eaten in time of famine.

e- numer. seventy, with the -a of rel. seventieth, omulundi ogw'ensanvu, the seventieth time. cf. -sanvu.

e- (n/h) sort, kind; manner; way.

e- (n/n) rare scrub, bush country.

wild fig tree.

e- (n/n) peanut sauce/soup.

e- (n/n) knuckle, okukuba enkunku, to beat/rap with the knuckles, ente ey'en- kunku, a hornless cow.

e- (n/n) turmoil, uproar, commotion, disturbance; uprising.

e- (n/n) white coating on the tongue.

e- (n/n) kind of very tall hardwood forest tree, Manilkara cuneifolia.

e- (n/n) spark, ensasi z'omuliro, sparks of fire. cf. sasa.

q.v.

e- (n/n) colobus monkey. Ekika ky'Engeye, the Colobus Monkey Clan (one of the most ancient clans of B Uganda).

e- = oiukusakusa, 'q.v.

common in Lake Kyoga, which is eaten dried.

e- (n/n) kind of bird found near cattle, tick bird.

e- (n/n) current (of a body of water). cf. 2 gera.

even though, regardless of the fact that. cf. newaaku- badde, nnaakubadde.

e- (n/n) manner/way in which (people) are made to pay. cf. sasula.

e- (n/n) parrot, cf. obukusu.

e- (n/n) warthog; rare wild boar.

e- plur. of olukuta, ?</. v.

e- (n/n) bag; handbag; pouch; sack; pocket; fund, sum of money set apart for a specific objective, ensawo ey'omu ngalo, woman's pocketbook; briefcase, kukwatira nsawo, to be about equal. Mu bugagga Mukasa akwatira Musoke ensawo. Mukasa is about as rich as Musoke. cf. omusawo.

of a limb); be stretched out; be lengthened out; stretch the neck (motivated by curiosity or greed).

e- (n/n) leopard. Ekika ky'Engo, the Leopard Clan. Bwe nnamusanga, nnali ?dde ku n~c crikc sm-.vsna. When I •met him he was in a furious state of mind, lit. 1 was like one who had fallen upon a leopard with a cub. Ekitta engo kigiyinga buzito. (prov.) That which kills the leopards is heavier than the leopard, cf. Wango.

e- (n/n) kind of Ficus tree producing a red barkcloth.

e- (n/n) kind of musical instrument.

snap off (e.g., a com cob); dislocate; pull out. okunuula ensingo, to twist/stretch the neck.

e- (n/n) lazy/languid/earless person. cf. gojoba.

e- (n/n) loincloth.

e- (n/n) kind of grasshopper; grasshopper (in general). Ekika ky'Enseenene, the Grasshopper Clan, omutwe gw'ensee- nene, a head like that of a grasshopper, a pointed head. cf. obuseenene, omuseenene.

e- (n/n) gorilla; bogey, monstrous imaginary figure.

e- (n/n) [Sui.,4/-.] hat; cap.

e- (n/n) pullet, young hen. cf. omuseera.

break off.

e- (n/n) cloth used to cover an infant, swaddling clothes; piece of barkcloth used for carrying an infant on the back. Mwana mugimu ava ku ngozi. (prov.) The potentialities of a person are present in early childhood.

e- (n/n) massive gathering of people; great event; big celebration, shindig.

e- (n/n) kind of tree, Ficus bra- chypoda, from which are obtained poles for hut building. The fruit is entonto(golo), q.v.

e- (n/n) trouble, disturbance; difficulty, cf. gozoobana.

e- (n/n) kind of plant of the genus Euphorbia resembling the cactus. It is of a fleshy structure and covered with small thorn s.

e- (n/n) vulture.

tr. suck, suck on. cf. akanuunansowera, akanuunansubi.

e- (n/n) tracks made by the continual passage of animals, children, etc., over an area of ground.

e-: okulya mu nkuuli, to spit on the palms of both hands preliminary to doing a big or difficult task, okweriisa enkuuli, to give everything one has to what one is doing; to be proud and confident.

e- (n/n) kind of edible termite, white ant(s) which come out slightly after midnight, okuzuukuka mu nsejjere, to wake up bright and early, cf. obusejjeresejjere, ekisejjere, amasejjere.

e- (n/n) arch, grass ornament on the prow of a canoe.

e- (n/n) insect which attacks corn/ maize.

e- (n/n) louse. Ekifaananyi kissa ensekere. (prov.) lit. Resemblance (to a guilty louse) kills the (innocent) louse. An innocent person may suffer because of his resemblance to a guilty person, cf. omu- ^ sekere.

nose dr ops, etc.). okunuusa obugolo, to take snuff.

e- (n/n) kind of edible earthen salt. cf. guga.

e- (n/n) multitude, large number; large quantity, abantu enkuyanja or en- kuyanja y'abantu, a large number of people.

e- (n/n) fibrous potato(es). with the -a of rel. fibrous (of potatoes), lu- monde ow'ensekkwa, fibrous potato(es).

e- plur. of oluva, q.v. green vegetables, sauce, relish, etc., eaten with the main dish. cf. obuva.

e- (n/n) personal belongings of a traveler, baggage, luggage, cf. omugugu.

e- (n/n) worker termite. Bassa kimu nga nkuyege. They were in complete agreement. Enkuyege zinkubira enduulu. I am still living.

e- (n/n) laugh, laughter. Kigulwa nseko. It may be purchased at a ridiculously low price, cf. seka.

e- with the -a of rel. hard and black (of plantains attacked by a kind of parasite).

e- (n/n) hockey ball; spinning top; in the plur. a children's game.

a person who never grows up, a Peter Pan, lit, one who does not leave off being young like the small breast of a bird.

e- (n/n) calabash with a long, narrow I neck.

H. gray hair.

e-: enkuba engulansigo, the first rain after the dry season, so called because it is the time for buying (gula) seeds (nsigo) for planting.

without getting any results, unprogressively.

one who is neither very dark nor very light, cf. enkobabbirye.

e- (n/n) short-bladed spear.

e- plur. of oluviiri, q.v. hair of the head, ekyammala enviiri ku mutwe, what really shocked/scared me. Ekyo kyamuyita ku nviiri. This made no impression on him, lit. it passed over his hair. cf. ekiviiri.

e- (n/n) crown, royal headdress, okutikkira engule, to crown.