e- (ki/bi) [£ng.] cup.

n., ekikompe, ekikopo

nzigye) v.tr. take; take away/ off/out, etc. (The enclitics -ko, -mu, -wo are frequently suffixed to ggya, performing a role analogous to that of the adverbs following take, i.e., away, off, etc.). Ggyawo ekitanda. fake the bed away.. Ggyako ekikopo. Take the cup off (e.g., of the table), okuggyako, except, excepting, okuggya ku mabeere, to wean, okuggya omwoyo ku kintu, to neglect/forget something. okuggya akagere, to start walking, try one's first steps, okuggya obutiko, to pick mushrooms, okuggyawo omusango, to dismiss a case (at law). Kyanzigya enviiri ku mutwe okulaba nga... It made the hair stand up on my head to see that... Ebigambo bye yayogera byamuggya n'amaziga mu ki- wanga. The things which he said made her cry, lit. took tears from her skull. Temuggya okwo, mugende mu maaso. Don't stop there, go on. Keep up the good work.

o- no plur. hot tea. as an attribute very hot (of a liquid), ekikopo ky'olweje, a cup of hot tea. Amazzi g'ompadde oku- naaba nga lweje bulala. The water you have given me to bathe in is too hot.

a- pron. others, other people; master, person in authority, ekikopo kya bandi, the master's cup. musajja wa bandi, the poor man. bakazi ba bandi, the poor women. Leka kwonoona bintu bya bandi. Don't damage other people's goods, cf. ^-ndi.