v.tr. tie very tightly.

drinks, beverages, kunywa taaba, to smoke tobacco, kunywa buzzi, to understand with no difficulty (e.g., a school lesson); to complete without any trouble (a task), lit. to drink like water. kunywamu kendo, to outdo others, lit. to drink from a small ladle, eggoolo okunywa, to be scored (of a goal in football), kunywa mpewo or ku mpewo, to enjoy oneself, have a good time, lit. drink some air. Tanywa gu- teeka. He is not one to be trifled with/to fool with, lit. He does not drink (beer) which has settled down. Zinadda okunywa. There is going to be a showdown. We (they) are going to have it out.

v.tr. produce a sharp/tart taste/sensation in the mouth. Amatama gannywanywagala. I feel a sharp/tart sensation in my mouth.

ideo. Amatama ne gaddukana be nywanywanywa. And his cheeks quivered with the cold.

ekinywabwino, kinywambogo, ekiny.wamunte, omunywi, ennywanto; nywekereza.

drink together with. Fumba caayi onywekereze emmere. Make yourself some tea to go along with the food. cf. nywa.

adhere.

remain firmly attached (to); adhere closely (to).

kunyweesa ggoolo, to score a goal.

v.tr. caus. make firm; hold firmly; overpower. Mukwate omunyweze. Seize him and hold him firmly.

e- plur. of olwoka, q.v. (lu/n) internal pains, enjoka z'ebigalanga, dyspepsia, dyspeptic pains, enjoka za kakenge, throbbing abdominal pain, enjoka ensaa- nuusi, colic, enjoka ensajja, enjoka z'omusaayi, gonorrhea, enjoka z'okutuula, entail ^'ebv.'er'j, diarrhea, dysentery, enjoka z'eddumi, pains before and after menstruation, periodic cramps, enjoka za kawammansi, pains after childbirth, enjoka enjeru, tapeworm, enjoka eza nnatnumwa, roundworm, omwana w'omu njoka ze, her very own child, the child of her flesh. cf. ekyoka, omuyoka.

bent. cf. ^funya.

e- (n/n) nail, okuteeka ku nninga, to put on the spot. Ndi ku nninga. I am on the spot. I am faced with a critical situation, okutuulira enninga z'enseko, to suppress one's laughter, try to control an urge to burst out laughing.

e- (n/n) kind of lake bird, black stork or hammerhead.

e- plur. tribal marking(s) (e.g., those produced by burning with a red-hot iron), cf. yokya.

e- (n/n) kind of fish, Laheo victori- anus.

e- (n/n) end of a roasted gonja plantain.

etc.; exert pressure on; fig. oppress.

q.v.

e- (n/n) groove; nick; carving, cutting; tribal marking; in the plur. thread of a screw, omusumaali gw'enjola, screw. c f. yol a.

cf. tukula, -etukuza.

often untranslatable, used to emphasize a previous word, very well; then, thus; therefore. Jjangu tugende nno. Let us hurry and go then. Sso nno nnali njagala okugaana. As a matter of fact, I really wanted to refuse.

e- (n/n) jerboa, also called jumping rat, kangaroo rat (see akayozi); kind of silkworm which makes cocoons on mulberry trees, cf. somba, ekyuma.

e- (n/n) corpse, enjole y'essubi, bundle of grass, okunyeenya ku galiba enjole, colloq. to dance, lit. to shake some of (the bones, amagumba is implied) which will become a corpse.

interloper, lit. I fell into them (-bi- implies ebigambo). nnabigwamu ng'ow'e Ssambwe, an intruder like the one of Ssambwe (who was very well known for this characteristic).

e- (n/n) small ball of mashed plantain which is dipped in relish before eating. Tanyigirwa mu nnoga. He cannot be pushed around, cf. 2 noga.

e- (n/n) ford, place of passage over a body of water, cf. somoka.

nyigisa (-nyigisizza) v.tr. caus. 1 & 2 cause to press/squeeze; press/squeeze with/using; dress a wound with.

e- (n/n) kind of banana used for making beer.

turncoat, cf. kyuka, kyusa.

e- (n/n) deep pit; hollow, cf. ekirombe.

e- (n/n) corner; angle, ensonda ezeesigibwa, reliable sources/quarters.

press against each other; jostle each other. cf. akanyigo, akanyigano, akenyiganyo.

and also. adv. again, nate era, moreover. Yagamba ki nate? And what else did he say?

e- (n/n) as an attributive to other nouns a large quantity, much, many, ebisolo njolo, a large number of animals, ensimbi njolo, a great deal of money.

e- (n/n) way of choosing/electing; election, cf. londa.

e- (n/n) cause; reason; excuse; matter; affair, okugoba ensonga, to dig for facts; to dismiss (someone's) reasons. Minista akola ku nsonga ez'omunda, minister of internal affairs. Si nsonga oba Muganda oba nedda. It does not matter whether he is a Muganda or not. olw'ensonga eno, for this reason, therefore, wherefore.

however.

e- (n/n) lightning; thunderbolt; great flash.

e- (n/n) tree of the gynometra or albizzia species.

e- (n/n) young buck, young male (bushbuck, antelope, etc.).

e- (n/n) epaulet, omuserikale ow'enjota, military officer; police inspector.

e- (n/n) piece of chalk; chalk; limestone.

e- (n/n) early morning heat from about 7:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. akasana ak'ensonoosi, early morning sun/heat.

e- (n/n) elephant, endwadde y'enjovu, elephantiasis. Ekika ky'Enjovu, the Elephant Clan. cf. lakayovu, omuyovu.

e- (n/n) meaning, significance; essence, nature; source; place of origin/birth; tradition, culture; heritage.

e- (n/n) shame; shamefulness; modesty, shyness; embarrassment, okukwasa ensonyi, to put to shame; to embarrass, okuggwa ensonyi, to be shameless/utterly lacking in good manners, cf. sonyiwa, sonyiwala, amansonyinsonyi.

e- (n/n) kind of plantain.

e- more commonly ennusu (n/n) East African shilling.

e- (n/n) kind of small mudfish resembling an eel in appearance. Ensimbi z'alina zivuluuja nga nsonzi mu mugga. He has a great abundance of money, lit. the money which he has teems like nsonzi in the river.

be annoyed all the time; complain frequently.

e- (n/n) terror, kukuba ncukwe, to terrify.

e- plur. amayu or enju (li/ma or n/n) house, cf. ak av 11 fmmanju.

cf. -tono.

to look with contempt, cf. nuga.

e- with the -a of rel. pointed (of the head), ensoomi y'omutwe, pointed head (when used figuratively this phrase is very insulting). cf. -soomi.

irritate.

e- (n/n) cheat; fraud; crook.

e- (n/n) sun. enjuba y'eggi, the yolk of an egg. kusuula njuba, to work until dusk; to work very hard; to do to an extreme degree.

e- (n/n) [Sw., dr.] letter of the alphabet.

rinderpest.

calm down after a burst of anger.

e- (n/n) womb; inside of the stomach, enda yange, my children, enda yaffe, our family /not necessarily the immediate family), ab'enda emu, children who have the same mother, ab'enda ye, his relatives. cf. 2 ekyenda, nnyininda, omunda.

e- (n/n) foliotocole, dric-dric bird.

intruder, interloper. cf. ^wanga, -ewanga.

e-: emmere ennuma, food without vegetable sauce, main dish without vegetable sauce. Sirikuleka wabi, akuleka ku mmere nnuma. (prov.) lit. 1 will not leave you in a bad situation, he leaves you (eating) food without any vegetable sauce. Description of a fair-weather friend.

e- (n/n) quarrel, tiff. cf. so- waana.

e-: kukuba ndaala, to greet; to have an interesting conversation.

e- (n/n) bee. Omwana oyo njuki. That child is uncontrollable. He gets into one situation after another, kugwa njuki mu mutwe, to act in a wild/mischievous/ headstrong manner (esp. of youngsters). cf. akayuki.

e- (n/n) hornet.