v.i., okwanya, okumulisa, okubala; (bananas) okwasa.

e- (ki/bi) kind of tree which produces a red blossom, Erythrina abyssinica. cf. eggirikiti, omuyirikiti.

bud, blossom.

etc.

v.i. blossom; bloom; unfold; fig. flourish. okwanya inf.

o- (mu/mi) kind of tree which produces red blossoms and has hook-like thorns on the trunk and branches, cf. ekiyirikiti.