e- (n/n) crushed sesame.

e- (n/n) kind of fish trap.

e- (n/n) wrangling, quarreling, quarrel, cf. las an a, akalasano.

e- (n/n) poor, arid land; uninhabitable land.

e- plur. of olunyago, q.v.

e- (n/n) wart; pimple.

e- (n/n) energy, strength (of a person or animal, not of an inanimate object). okuddamu endasi, to recover one's strength.

e- (n/n) permanence, with the -a of rel. permanent, omuwandiisi ow'en- kalakkalira, permanent secretary.

e- (n/n) craving, desire, kuggwa nnyalwe, to satisfy a craving/desire, kulya kuggwa nnyalwe, to eat one's fill.

e- (n/n) lump, knob; excrescence.

e- (n/n) rumormonger, one who spreads rumors.

e- (n/n) extreme thirst; fig. great desire.

e- (n/n) meat; flesh. Nnyama ntono okaayana eri mu nkwawa. (prov.) lit. You complain about the small amount of meat (allotted to you) when it is (safely)under your arm. cf. nnakanyama.

e- (n/n) fetal membranes.

e- (n/n) kind of tree, Combretum g ueinzii.

e- (n/n) kind of medium-sized hardwood forest tree, Pachystela brevipes.

Collybia macro- poda.

e- plur. of olwambalizo, q.v.

e- (n/n) Uganda kob, a large antelope (much more frequently referred to as empala, q.v.).

q.v.

e- (n/n) urine.

Cercopi- thecus ascanius; with cap. personal name given to girls of the Monkey Clan.

e- (n/n) fiber-producing plant, Hibiscus diversifolius. cf. akanyamberege.

e- (n/n) excess; excessiveness. with the -a of rel. extreme; excessive, essanyu ery'ensusso, extreme joy. obulumi obw'ensusso, agonizing pain, obuyinza obw'ensusso, excessive authority. Amulya- mu ensusso. He surpasses him. Yanjozaa- yoza bya nsusso. He congratulated me profusely. cf. sukka.

show an aversion toward.

e- (n/n) (Sw. ,H ind.2 large tin can, 4-gallon tin container used for storing kero- sine. cf. eddebe.

e- (n/n) stare, staring, fixed stare, as an adv. with a fixed stare, okutunuulira enkaiiriza, io stare at/look at cioseiy. cf. kala, kaliriza.

e- (n/n) a number (of units) less than ten; excess, some in addition (with the number not explicitly expressed). With the -a of rel. some odd, some in excess of, some few. ssiringi ttano ne ssente ez'en- susuuba, five shillings and some odd cents. Abaana ababaddeyo baabadde mu nsusuuba. The children who were there were less than ten. cf. suusuuba.

etc.

e- (n/n) kind of tree found in Bu- SOga, Stereo spermum kunthianum.

e- (n/n) struggle; fight; conflict, dispute. okusiba enkalu, to tie up (an opponent in wrestling), to get a lock on (an opponent).

e.g., one's wife, husband, etc.).

e- (n/n) pick, pickax.

e- (n/n) border, edge, okuba ku ndeboolebo y'oku..., to be on the point of, be about to... cf. omuleboolebo, enjegoo- yego.

lit. I eat it (nkalya-) and I fear (-ntya), i.e., I cannot eat it without him.

e- (n/n) also omusuununwa (mu/mi) young mushroom.

v., okubigita, okubojja, okugangaza.

e- (n/n) fringe of barkcloth hung over another barkcloth. cf. leebeeta.

e- (n/n) sip. kumira nkambi or kunywa nkambi, to sip.

nnyinyampye) v.i. break wind.

e- (n/n) water jar, water pot, pitcher. Olimu ensuwa mu mutwe. You are obstinate. cf. ekisuwa.

«., omusumaali; finger n., olwala.

e- with the -a of rel. hard to get; scarce; few, lit. stretch (leega) the forehead (bwenyi). Kati amazzi ewaffe ga

e- (n/n) [frag.] camp, encampment.

e- (n/n) calf, heifer, cf. akayana.

e- (n/n) kind of termite, also called white ant. It has wings and is considered a great delicacy, Ebyc bye balafuubanira byoya bya nswa. They are wasting their time. They have a hopeless goal, lit. the things which they are struggling for are the hair of the nswa. Omwangu y'atta enswa. (prov.) The one who is quick to arrive kills the nswa. The early bird catches the worm. cf. obuswa, kaswa, ekiswa, nnamu- nswa.

ereere, bwereere; vide bukunya, bukunyegeere.

e- (n/n) yellow-billed oxpecker; roller bird.

e- (n/n) abyss; deep pit; lower depths; quagmire. Enjuba ekkiridde mu nnyanga. The sun has set.

e- (n/n) light sound of footsteps, light noise made by men or animals moving.

obwereere.

e- (n/n) kind of white mushroom. It is the secondary totem of the Buffalo Clan.

e- plur. of olukampa, q.v.

standing on one's head, okusimba or okwesimba nnaka- kongo, to stand on one's head; to refuse flatly, take a strong stand against, put one's foot down.

e- (n/n) egret.

a large walking lizard of the genus Varanus. The skin is used for covering drums, making shoes, etc. okuwalula enswaswa ku lwazi, to drag a monitor lizard along a rock, i.e., to attempt the impossible, kwefuula nswaswa eteeya- nula, to be lazy/indifferent, lit. act like a lizard which does not come out of the sun.

erinnya.

e- (n/n) small bell-like ornament. Endege ziba nnyingi ne ziyoogaana. (prov.) The bells are many (on the hunting dogs) and they make a lot of noise. In unity there is strength, kuba na maaso ga ndege, to have large round eyes (this is regarded, as a compliment), cf. akalege.

e- (n/n) syphilitic swelling on the knee or elbow; cyst on the hand or wrist.

e- plur. of oluyange, q.v.

e-: omusajja enswenke, a poor, homeless man.

v., okutuuma, okwatula, okw alula; (to give a bad n.) okussaako olukongoolo.

e- (n/n) weaver bird, weaver finch.

e- (n/n) kind of thorny tree with hardwood. Tajja kunkwasa ku nkanaga. He won't make me do that. He won't make me go to that extent, lit. cause me to grasp the thorny tree. cf. olukanaga, omukanaga.

e- (n/n) way of welcoming/greet- ing. cf. yaniriza.

e- (n/n) viper; black mamba.

nyiyisa (-nyiyisizza) v.tr. caus. 1 & 2 cause to become disgusted with/surfeited with.

take a, okwebaka, okuwujjaala.

e- (n/n) fee paid by the plaintiff before a trial, okukuba omuntu enkanamu, to sue a person.

e- (n/n) lake; large body of water. Ennyanja Enfu, the Dead Sea. Ennyanja y'e Buyindi, the Indian Ocean, cf. yanja, obuyanja, oguyanja.l akayanja, ekyennya- nja, omulunnyanja. ^muyanja,^omuyanja.