e- (ki/bi) clan; family; type, kind; form. t or sub-divisions of the clan see ~essiga, omutuba and olunyiriri.

e- (ki/bi) temporary enclosure/ shelter made of grass, reeds and small trees, cf. kaabuga.

e- (ki/bi) fence; arch, royal or chief's enclosure (among the Banyoro).

e- (ki/bi) piece of gourd used as a scoop.

e- (ki/bi) sugarcane.

e- (ki/bi) scab on a sore.

e- (ki/bi) overgrown piece of land, land that is uncultivable or difficult to cultivate.

e- (ki/bi) arch, frying pan. cf. ^kalanga.

e- (ki/bi) dry scale; scab (e.g., on a wound); pupa, cocoon.

e- (ki/bi) honeycomb after the honey has been removed.

e- (ki/bi) urinal, cf. kamba.

e- (ki/bi) kind of lemur, potto, Perodieticus potto.

e- (ki/bi) leavings of grass and bananas which remain after the pressing process used in making beer, ebikamulo bya caayi, tea leavings, tea leaves after the substance has been pressed out of them. cf. kamula.

e- (ki/bi) deserted stretch of land; wasteland, ekkubo ery'ekikande, a road in a deserted or barren place.

e- (ki/bi) shock; terror; terrifying event; something appalling, akabenje ak'ekikangabwa, a shocking accident, kukuba kikangabwa, to shock, terrify. Ekikangabwa tekimanya muzira. (prov.) A terrifying event does not recognize a hero, i.e., it elicits the same response from brave men and cowards.

e- (ki/bi) usually in plur. ebikanja. strains/dregs/residuum of beer, tea, coffee or something squeezed or strained; malt grains, cf. enkanja.

e- (ki/bi) shaking; trembling; earthquake, cf. kankana.

e- (ki/bi) something useless, piece of junk; empty bundle from which simsim/sesame seeds have been removed.

e- (ki/bi) bag made of dried palm leaves; shopping basket.

e- (ki/bi) rare beating of drums in honor of Mukasa (the lubaale).

e- (ki/bi) large head pad; large pot pad; ridge of earth dug for planting potatoes. cf. ekkata, enkata.

a kika kimu.

ekikalizo.

be, okuwulikika.

e- see ekikanja.

e- plur. (ki/bi) meat of an animal which has been slain by wild beasts; the second totem (kabbiro) of the Leopard Clan (Ekika ky'Engo).

oluga, eggulugungu; sugar cane, ekikajjo.

ekika, ennono.

ekikankano; have convulsions, okusansagala.

ekifulukwa, ekikande; (house) ekiwompoma; (village) e ttongo.

omubala, ekikasa, omujaguzo.

musisi, ekikankano.

ekikami, okugumiikiriza.

ekika, oluse, eŋŋanda, olula, olulyo; large f., oluseregende.

ekisaakaate, ekikaali, akasiira, akabanda, olukomera, olugo, ekigo, bbooma.

e- (li/ma) civet cat. Ekika ky'Effumbe, the Civet Cat Clan.

okugaana, okuwera; God forbid! kikafuuwe!

ekikalango, fulampeni.

ennimiro; (plantain) olusuku; (deserted) ekikande, ekifulukwa.

ebisenge by'enjuki, ekibembe, ekikambi.

ekikalizo.

cf. ekikambo.

cause to squeeze, etc. cf. ekikamulo; kama.

be clearable (of land), etc.

etc. cf. ekikankano.

a- (ka/bu) genet cat. Ekika ky'Akasimba, the Genet Cat Clan.

a- (ka/bu) mushroom (in general). Ekika ky'obutiko, the Mushroom Clan. cf. ekitiko.

a- (ka/bu) jumping rat, kangaroo rat, jerboa. Ekika ky'Akayozi, the Jumping Rat Clan.

e- (ki/bi) jackal. Ekika ky'Ekibe, the Jackal Clan. (The jackal is considered an animal of ill omen.) cf. akabe.

ekika, eŋŋanda, olulyo.

ab'ekika, eŋŋanda.

ow'ekika, ow'oluganda.

e- (ki/bi) kind of large black ant. Ekika ky'Ekinyomo, the Black Ant Clan. Nze sisiika binyomo. colloq. I am not just joking, lit. frying ants.

e- (li/ma) coil of snake/serpent, okuzinga ekkata, to coil oneself up. cf. enkata, ekikata.

e- (li/ma) -fruit of the mukobe q.v. (It has a thin skin, a texture resembling that of the potato and is eaten boiled.) Ekika ky'Ekkobe, the Kkobe Clan, kukomba ku kya kkobe eky'ettungulu kiwoomerera, to be frustrated in accomplishing one's objective; fail to obtain what one wants, lit. to lick at the skin (kikuta is implied, by kya) of the kkobe, (whereas) the skin of the ttungulu is the one that is sweet.

o- adv. near, nearby; almost, nearly. followed by ne = near, close to. okumpi n'ennynmba ye, near his house. Kumpi kikakafu nti..., It is almost certain that... kumpimpi adv. rather near, quite close. cf. -mpi, wampi.

o- (lu/n) kind of anteater, pangolin. Ekika kyUlugave, the Anteater Clan.

o- (lu/n) line; row; verse of the Bible; smallest subdivision of a clan, okusimba olunyiriri, to line up, form a line. cf. akanyiriri. See also ekika, lessiga, omutuba.

e- (n/n) buffalo. Ekika ky'Embogo, the Buffalo Clan. cf. kabogo.

e- (n/n) dog. Yadduka za mbwa. He ran very fast. Ekika ky'Embwa, the Dog Clan, kusanga mbwa, to have miserable luck; to go on a trip and fail in one's objective, lit. to meet a dog (on the way, a bad omen), cf. obubwa, akabwa, ^olubwa, Wambwa.

e- (n/h) lungfish (kind of long, eelshaped fish), Protoperus aethiopicus. Ekika ky'Emmamba, the Lungfish Clan. Omulya mmamba aba omu, n'avumaganya ekika. ft>rov.) He who ate the lungfish (and thereby violates a taboo) is one, (but) he brings the whole clan into disrepute. The evil of one can be the undoing of many. cf. aka- bamba.

e- (n/n) oribi antelope. Ekika ky'empeewo, the Oribi Antelope Clan. cf. akaweewo.

e- (n/n) kind of small bean. Ekika ky'Empindi, the Bean Clan, kuba kinnya na mpindi, to be very close/near, kulima mpindi ku mabega, to slander, backbite.

e- (n/n) lion. Ekika ky'Empo- logoma, the Lion Clan. cf. wologoma, Wampologoma.

etc. okunaabira mu maaso, to wash one's hands of. Mw. Katende muzibu, mwannyina amunaabidde mu maaso, era amugobye. Mr. Katende is a harsh person; he has washed his hands of his sister and has sent her away. Balina emyenge egya buli kika ne batuuka n'okuginaabiramu ebigere. They have beers of every type in great abundance, lit. they even wash their feet in it.

e- (n/n) sheep; ram; ewe. Ekika ky'Endiga. the Sheep C!an. kusulika mutwe nga ndiga, to pretend to understand what is said when one really doesn't, lit. nod the head like a sheep, cf. ^akaliga, Wakaliga.

e- (n/n) colobus monkey. Ekika ky'Engeye, the Colobus Monkey Clan (one of the most ancient clans of B Uganda).

e- (n/n) leopard. Ekika ky'Engo, the Leopard Clan. Bwe nnamusanga, nnali ?dde ku n~c crikc sm-.vsna. When I •met him he was in a furious state of mind, lit. 1 was like one who had fallen upon a leopard with a cub. Ekitta engo kigiyinga buzito. (prov.) That which kills the leopards is heavier than the leopard, cf. Wango.

e- (n/n) reedbuck. Ekika ky'Enjaza, the Reedbuck Clan.

e- (n/n) elephant, endwadde y'enjovu, elephantiasis. Ekika ky'Enjovu, the Elephant Clan. cf. lakayovu, omuyovu.