e- (n/n) way of seeing; view, judgment, opinion, okusinziira ku ndaba ye, according to his view/outlook, cf. laba.
used for making baskets. cf. 2ekiyulu.
e- (n/n) kind of yam.
e- (n/n) fly, housefly. Ensowera ekugwa ku bbwa y'ekwagala. (prov.) A fly that lands on your sore likes you (because he gives you notice that something must be done about it), cf, omusowera.
e-: empale endabada, oversized trousers/pants.
e- plur. of oluuyi, q.v.
e- see -lume.
e- (n/n) strained muscles in the limbs; dislocation of a joint, cf. sowoka.
e- (n/n) small basket for coffee berries.
e- (n/n) way of herding/grazing; livestock farming, tending of farm animals. cf. lunda.
e- adv. without any right, unjustly. Obwami yalya bwa nsowole. He obtained the chieftainship unjustly, cf. sowoka, sowola.
annoy; offend. cf. -nyiikaavu.
e- (n/n) kind of animal supposedly having very keen sight, kulaba nga ndabi, lit, see like an ndabi. Used mostly in sentenc es of the following pattern: Yandaba nga ndabi n'atandika okunvuma. The minute he saw me/as soon as I came he started to insult me.
e- (n/n) bitter gourd, cf. omukaabu.
e- (n/n) Abdim's stork; locust bird. Also called marabou stork.
e- plur. of olusozi, q.v.
e- (n/n) way of appearing; appearance. cf. laba, labika.
e- numer. sixty, with the -a of rel. sixtieth, omulundi ogw'enkaaga, the sixtieth time, kugobya nkaaga, to dismiss summarily, send packing, drive away. cf. -kaaga.
e- (n/n) violet stork.
e- (n/n) okulnma ensubi, to grind the teeth. cf. essubi.
e- (h/n) way of looking after/caring for; superintendence, cf. laba, labirira.
e- (n/n) old straw spread on the floor of a house. It is also used for thatching.
e- (n/n) cracked skin (on the feet). Ekireese ennungu okumera ku njovu..., What has made matters worse... lit., what has caused cracks to grow on the elephantiasis.
e- (n/n) type of dark green leaves used as a vegetable, bitter but extremely tasty, cf. ekisugga, nnakasugga.
e- (n/n) mirror, looking glass. cf. laba, labira.
e- (n/n) beer which has gone sour; vinegar, cf. kaatuuka.
e- less commonly ennoso (n/n) [Su>., dr.] East African shilling.
e- (n/n) pumpkin, squash.
e- (n/n) mirror, cf. laba, labisa.
e- (n/n) kind of bamboo, brown in color, as opposed to bbanda which is black.
e- (n/n) pancreas.
e- (n/n) kindof small antelope, red duiker, forest duiker.
e- (n/n) agreement; compact; contract; treaty. Endagaano Empya, Prot. the New Testament, cf. laga, lagaana, eki- ragaano.
e- (n/n) controversy, dispute. cf. kaayana.
e- (n/n) way of fighting; fighting, battle, cf. ^lwana.
e- (n/n) = enningu, kind of fish, Labeo victorianus.
e- plur. of olulagala, q.v.
e- (n/n) kind of gourd used by men as a tumbler for drinking beer; beer. Musoke mukwasi wa nkaayi. Musoke is addicted to the bottle.
two, three, four, etc.) and with plural nouns of the lu/n and n/n classes, cf. -na.
e- also endukusa (n/n) young plantain ready for transplanting.
e- (n/n) kind of yam.
e- (n/n) piece of ground recently turned up in preparation for cultivation, omusiri ogw'enkabala, plot/garden which has recently been tilled.
omusango ogwa Nnaggomola. case of a monstrous crime.
e- (n/n) packet of butter.
e- (n/n) netting/rack on which clusters of beer bananas are placed to ripen before they are used in brewing.
<e- (n/n) kind of banana, ngalo za nkago, palms (of the hands) which are rather pale in color.
e- (n/n) spring, fountain; fig. source, origin.
e- (n/n) address, place where a person or organization may be reached; index; directory; guide lines, endagiriro y'ekitabo, the table of contents of a book. cf. lagirira.
e- (n/n) jaundice.
huge, nnagwano w'essaja, a giant of a man.
cf. eki- nnyaalo.
e- var. of ensolobotto, q.v.
e- (n/n) kind of large aggressive fish; fig. intrepid, bold person; aggressive person, go-getter; hot-head, omusajja enkakaalukanyi, an aggressive, indomitable man. cf. kakaalukana, omu- kakaalukanyi.
large curved knife used for cutting down bushes, small trees, etc.
e- (n/n) tomato.
e- (n/n) kind of fish resembling the elephant-snout fish (kasulubbana). Ekika ky'Ensuma, the Nsuma Clan.
e- (n/n) seer, oracle, diviner, fortuneteller. cf. lagula.
e- adv. intently, okulunula enka- kaba, to look sternly/fiercely at.
e- (n/n) kind of large cricket. cf. nyaanyaagira.
e-: eby'ensumattu, irresponsible, baseless statements; words that ‘slip out.' Ayogera bya nsumattu — tasimba bigambo ku mannyo. (prov.) An irresponsible person does not weigh his words, cf. suma- ttuka.
e- (n/n) gills.
e- (n/n) kind of small drum beaten in the battery called mugudo, q.v. cf. kalaabiriza.
elongated, essowaani ya nnakaato, long, narrow dish. cf. akaato.
e- (n/n) pitcher; small water jar. cf. akasumbi.
whimper, whine; sob; snivel.
e- (n/n) squint; crossed eyes. ow'endali, person with a squint, cross-eyed person, kufuula ndali, to flash one's eyes in anger, become furious.
e- (n/n) kind of plant, Gardenia thunbergia.
genuine, pure (referring to a race, nationality or language). Aba- ganda bannakabala, real/genuine Baganda.