a- (ka/bu) small strip; small layer; string of a musical instrument; shoelace; fringe; shred, cf. olulere.

a- (ka/bu) small flute; small horn. cf. omulere, endere.

o- plur. endere (lu/n) string (of a musical instrument); thong; long, thin strip; bootlace, cf. lakalere.

e- (n/n) flute, pipe. Omwana oyo ndere. This child is impossible/hopelessly wiLd. cf. lakalere, omulere.

n., ewuzi, ekyayi; (of harp) akalere, akatomyo; (of people) olukalala, omuyeeye.

o- (mu/ba) flute player, (mu/mi) flute; pipe; horn, omulere omuzungu, trumpet, clarinet. Afuuyira embuzi omulere. He is blowing a horn for the goats (to dance), i.e., he is wasting his breath/talking to someone who is not interested. cf. akalere, endere.