e- plur. amalembwe (li/ma) large kirembwe (a kind of large ant). Enswa emu ekira eddembwe. (prov.) One nswa (small, edible termite) is better than a large, inedible ant. Usefulness cannot be measured by size, cf. ekirembwe, ssekirem- bwe.

e- (ki/bi) kind of large ant., cf. eddembwe, ssekirembwe.

e- (la) kind of large ant. cf. eddembwe, ekirembwe.