e- (n/n) Buddu kind of large fish, barbel, Barbus radcliffi. See ekisinja, enkwekwe.

hypocrite.

e- (n/n) a disease of the eye which attacks the pupil and the iris. Eriiso lyatise ensenke. A film has formed over the eye. See ejjanga.

e- (n/n) obs. wine. cf. evviini.

departed, nguli jjajjange, my late grandfather. See omugenzi.

e- (n/n) distant point; remote part; far corner (e.g., of a house).

double- dealer, lit. two-tongued (person), cf. olu- limi, -biri.

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

e- plur. (n/n) stocks, a frame with holes to contain the feet of an offender; fig. jail, prison.

e- adv. up, above, okudda engulu, to regain consciousness. Afrika ey'engulu, northern Africa, upper Africa, engulu ku lusozi, up on the hill, okuluma n'ogw'engu- lu, lit. to bite with the upper (lip, omumwa, implied), to be determined/resolved, cf. eggulu, kungulu, waggulu.

e- (n/n) cattle tick.

possessor, nnannyini nnyumba, owner of the house; master of the house, nnannyini kutu, drum of the ear. bannannyini mugenzi, the relatives of the deceased. nnannyini mukolo master of ceremonies. nnannyinimu, owner of the house; husband, cf. Innyini, obwannannyini.

e- (n/n) crushed charcoal ashes used as a powder to clean the teeth, cf. senya.

e- (n/n) hole dug in front of a termite hill to catch the termites as they come out. Ezigwa mu nvubo z'enswa. (prov.) Those which fall into the hole are the termites (destined for you and you should be content with your lot).

e- (n/n) rare heap; vast amount.

e- (n/n) with the -a of rel. aggressive, strong-willed, daring.

e- (n/n) large number; abundance.

e- (n/n) hippopotamus. Ekika ky'E nvubu, the Hippopotamus Clan.

q. v.

e- (n/n) anything used for grasping; fig. gift to influence another/to win another's favor, cf. kwakkula.

Landolphia florida.

e- (n/n) beer given to the chief by the tenant for the use of land; tithe paid by a tenant based on the number of acres of cotton, coffee, etc., under cultivation. cf. vujja.

e- (n/n) huge elephant; something huge/monstrous; now most commonly walagi, a very strong liquor resembling gin.

e- (n/n) shoulder blade.

e- (n/n) medium mallet for barkcloth.

e- (n/n) loot, booty; profit; arch. female slave. Ogutateganya, teguzza nvuma. (prov.) (Work) which does no require an effort does not produce any real gains.

with (denoting instrument or association), adv. also, too. na is also regularly suffixed to -ii, is, are, io express possession. Alina ensimbi. He has money, na sometimes alternates with ne (q.v.). When na means with it is replaced by ne if the verb is positive. Genda ne Kapere. Go with K. Togenda na Kapere. Do not go with K. The disjunctive pronouns are regularly suffixed to na. nange, and I, I also, naawe (2nd. sing.), naye (3rd sing.), naffe (1st plur.), nammwe (2nd plur.), nabo (3rd plur.).

e- (n/n) [Sin.3 loincloth.

e- (n/n) rustling noise/sound. cf. kwakwaya.

indigenous (inhabitant), obugagga nnansangwawo, natural resources. cf. sanga.

e- (n/n) deposit made by a purchaser in order that the item purchased maybe held until total payment is made. cf. sereka.

e- (n/n) rare sweepings; rubbish, junk.

e- (n/n) bribe, okulya enguzi, to take a bribe, cf. gula.

e- (n/n) kind of partridge, francolin. Enkoko bw'esula mu nsiko efuuka nkwale. (prov.) When a chicken lives in the bush it becomes a partridge. One changes according to the company one keeps.

e-: omunnyu ogw'ensero, white friable (crumbly) salt.

e- (n/n) wax; wax in the ear.

clean up; colloq. get easy money, ‘clean up.' oku- naaba mu ngalo, to wash one's hands. Annaabamu. He makes fun of me.

e- (n/n) kind of tall forest tree. cf. gyabazito.

e-: okulwana enkwangu, to fight with stones.

i.e., one who finishes quickly and hustles others, an efficient but intolerable person.

e- (n/n) earth; land; country, nation; world, cf. obunnansi, akasi, ekinnansi, i omunnansi, -nnansi, wansi.

e- (n/n) maggot, cf. oluvunyu.

e-: ettooke ery'engwira, bunch of bananas which has fallen or been knocked down by a storm, strong wind, etc. cf. gwa, gwira.

e- (n/n) small beads generally made of plant seeds, cf. olukwanzi.

one who cannot be told anything. Nnantabuulirirwa alisaabala obw'ebbumba. (prov.) One who heeds no advice will travel in a clay boat (and risk destruction), cf. buulirira.

e- (n/n) grog, pieces of broken pots ground up and mixed with clay in making pottery, cf. ebisibosibo.

e- (n/n) jigger, chigger.

etc. okunaabira mu maaso, to wash one's hands of. Mw. Katende muzibu, mwannyina amunaabidde mu maaso, era amugobye. Mr. Katende is a harsh person; he has washed his hands of his sister and has sent her away. Balina emyenge egya buli kika ne batuuka n'okuginaabiramu ebigere. They have beers of every type in great abundance, lit. they even wash their feet in it.

e- (n/n) paradise flycatcher.

e- (n/n) pincers, cf. kwata.

useless person, cf. ganyula.

e- (n/n) reserve (of food, funds, etc.). omukwano ogw'ensibo, a very strong friendship. cf. siba.

e- (n/n) sling, slingshot, en- vuumuulo y'ejjinja, a stone hurled with great speed, envuumuulo y'omusajja, an aggressive/daring/dynamic man. cf. vuumuula.

also nigguuka (-nigguuse) v.i. be haughty; be flippant; be scornful.

e- (n/n) kind of mortar used in building walls.

e- (n/n) sprout; shoot, cf. sibuka.

etc.

turn up the nose; take things lightly; be indifferent/ carefree.

e- (n/n) way of grasping/handling/ managing/ruling attitude, cf. kwata.

e- (n/n) source of a river; source, origin; beginning (of a story, a tale), cf. sibuka.

cf. ekinyo.

etc.

e- invar, adj. strong, brave, courageous, heroic, lit. grasp (kwata) the shield (engabo). Basajja nkwatangabo. They are brave, courageous men.

rare for, as, because, cf. anti.

e- (n/n) remains, remainder. Ensi- galira ebanjwa mugezi, (prov.) The remainder (of a debt) is (only) collected by a wise man. cf. si gal a.

cause to he flinnanf eto

c- (u/'n) armpit. mu nkwawa, under the arm. okukuba enkwawa, to express joy or pleasure by beating one's sides with the upper parts of one's arms, okubeera mu nkwawa za..., to be completely under the domination of..., to be a stooge of... oku- yita mu nkwawa, to disappear, slip away.

q.v.

e- always plur. (n/n) eyebrows, oku- tikka ensige, to raise the eyebrows (esp. in contempt), cf. ekisige.

take matters lightly, treat things as a joke.\cf. omuniino.