e- (ki/bi) class (in school); crowd, gathering; association, society; organization; group; (political) party, ekibiina ky'abakozi, labor union, ekibiina ky'obu- fuzi, political party, cf. munnakibiina.
ekibiina, olukuŋŋaana, olukiiko.
ekibiina.
e- (li /ma) large group, multitude. cf. ekibiina.
omubiri; (dead) omulambo; (person) omuntu; (headless) ekiwuduwudu; (company) ekibiina.
engeri, olubu, ekibala; (school) ekibiina.
ekibiina, ekitongole, omulundi, kampuni.
ekibiina, olufulube.
n., ekibiina; in crowds, kumukumu.
ekifaananyi; (bench) olubaawo; (class) ekibiina; for form's sake, musondo.
fekibiina, dlugoldgombo, dmuluka.
n., ekibiina.
nnannyini nnyumba; (army) eggye, olufulube, ekibiina.
be at the end, be last in line. Omwana wange ye yakoobedde mu kibiina. My child was at the bottom of his class, cf. omukoobero.
nnonze) v.tr. gather up, pick up; pick out; select, choose; elect; describe completely. Kuno si kutta kulonda. This is a great bargain, lit. it is not killing (a game CtTtl TTl al) but merely picking it up (from the ground), okulonda mu bangi, lit. to select from among many, to choose (a wife). Baabu)onda. They had a fight or They went running after each other, lit. picked up the footsteps (abuwuufu is implied by -bu-). Ekibiina kyakubidde waggulu mu kulonda. The party won an overwhelming victory in the elections.
n., ekibiina, olugologombo.
e- (n/n) way of ruling, way of governing; rule, government, enfuga ey'ekibiina ekimu, one-party rule, eby'enfuga, governmental matters, enkola yaffe ey'eby'enfuga, our system of government, cf. fuga.
the American Peace Corps, cf. wa, -ewa.
ekibiina, omukumbo; (sect) ekitundu.
ekibiina.
place; set. okuteekako amaaso, to gaze at, stare at. okuteekako olukongoolo, to single out; to point the finger of accusation at; to keep one's eye on; to ‘tail' (a suspect); to ‘pick , on' (a person), okuteekako omwoyo, to concentrate on, ponder over, okuteekako omu- kisa, relig. to bless, give a blessing, okuteekako omukono, to sign, put one's signature to; to fix, sew on (e.g., a sleeve on a garment), okuteekako emikono, relig. to confirm, administer the sacrament of confirmation. okuteekako omuntu, to include, count in. Mu bagenda e Kampala nange nteekaako. Include me among those going to Kampala, okuteeka etteeka, to make a law. okuteeka ebigambo, to fabricate; to implicate or accuse falsely. Tonteekako bigambo, si nze nnabyogedde. Do not accuse me falsely, I did not say these things, okuteeka olutalo, to start a war/figh^attle. Kale teeka. All right, let's fight, okuteekawo ssente, to bet money, okuteekawo ekibiina, to form/establish an association. Essente za mukyala we ze zimutaddewo. His wife's money has made him what he is today. Ntadde. I am going.
ekibiina; vide multitude.
n., ekibiina, ekitongole.
ekitongole.
deliver; walk/go with/by means of. okutambuza ebigere, to go on foot, okutambuza eggaali, to go by bicycle, okutambuza amaaso, to let one's eyes wander, okutambuza essimbo, to walk with dignity, okutambuza ekibiina, to direct/ run an organization, okutambuza ekyuma, to operate a machine, okutambuza omutwe, to slip off of the bed while sleeping. Kati atambuza omwaka gwe ogwa 42. He is now in his 42nd year.
operate; act (as). Essimu yali tekola. The telephone was out of order. Akola ng'omu- wandiisi w' ekibiina ky'abakozi. He is working as secretary of the labor union. v.tr. do; make, okukola omulimu, to do a job, to work, okukola emmere, to prepare food, okukola lumonde, to peel sweet potatoes. okukola ebigezo, to take examinations. -kozeeko, used, second-hand, emmotoka ezikozeeko, used cars.
o- (ba/mu) doer; worker, laborer; employee, ekibiina kyl abakozi, trade union, labor union, abakozi b'obubi, evildoers. abakozi b'ebya mbyone, mischief- makers. cf. kola, koza.
cf. ekibiina.
cause to prevail, etc. Tukajjaze ekibiina ekyo. Let us really make this society into something.
ekibiina, olufulube, enkuyanja, enkuzi.
bonna ne begonno- mola mu kibiina, and everybody joined (lit. poured into) the party.
ekibiina eky- egassi, cooperative, cooperative society. cf. gatta, obwegassi.
to excel one's companions (in class), be at the head of the class, kwetikka bantu, to monopolize the conversation when talking with people, kwetikka nju, to talk loud and long and permit no one to interrupt. Mu kwogera teye- tikka nju. He is not a loud talker. Enfuufu yeetisse. The dust has blown all over, kwetikka lutwe, to put the blame on, accuse falsely. Totwetikka lutwe. Don't put the blame on us.
Ekibiina ekikessi, The Criminal Investigation Department of the Police Force (C.I.D.). cf. ketta.