big. okumala ebbanga ddene, for a long (period of) time, mu bbanga si ddene eryakayita, not long ago. omunene (plur. abanene) an important person, a ‘big shot.' kwessa mu ddene, to start out on a trip, lit. put oneself in the big (road, ekkubo is implied), cf. nene- wala, neneya, obunene, Liisoddene.