dkwekuuma, okwekengera.

e- (li/ma) large frog. (Awantu) awampi waalema ekkere okubuuka. (prov.) A short distance proved too much for the big frog to jump. Beware, you may be beaten by a trifle. (Asht.) Basammula ekkere ng'amazzi banywa. They splash away the big ugly frog but drink the water (it has been in). (Said o f hypocrites.) cf. ekikere.

kwekuuma butiribiri, to be very careful about one's manners/conduct. Njagala okwekuumira ku luguudo. 1 want to keep up with the times.

be suspicious of, mistrust; guard oneself against; beware of.

suspect; be on guard against; beware of.