e- (ki/bi) kind of very hard yam.

e- (ki/bi) corn/maize cob from which the kernels have been removed. cf. kongola, akakongoliro.

e- (ki/bi) grimace, facial expression of disgust. Ebikongoolo tebitta nnume. (prov.) lit. Grimaces do not kill a bull. Sticks and stones can break my bones but names can never hurt me. cf. kongoola.

omunwe, ekikongoliro;

a- (ka/bu) stalk of ntula, njagi, q.v.; small cob of corn/maize (stripped of the grains), cf. ekikongoliro, kongola.

akakongoliro, ekikongoliro.

balugu, kaama, kandi, ekisebe; vide ekigalulira, ekikongo.

v.tr. caus. cause to grimace. Yankongooza ebigere. lit. He made a gesture of contempt at me with his feet. He viewed me with contempt. cf. ekikongoolo.

a very steep slope. cf. yiringisa, ekikongoliro.