e- (ki/bi) nest (usually of a bird).

e- (ki/bi) grass, n'ekisubi ku liiso, unprepared (of persons), okutwala n'ekisubi ku liiso, to hustle (someone) away. cf. essubi.

e- with the -a of rel. dark green, obukoola obwa kisugga, dark green leaves. cf. nnakasugga, ensugga.

e- (ki/bi) omunnyu ogw'ekisula, salt in rock/lump form.

e- (ki/bi) dormitory; place of stay, ekisulo ky'abagenyi, hostel, lodging place. Baatambula olugendo lwa bisulo bibiri. They made a trip which required stopovers for two nights, cf. sula.

e- (ki/bi) twitch(ing) in the eye.

e- (ki/bi) elephant-snout fish, Gnathonemus longibarbis.

e- (ki/bi) key. cf. sumulula.

e- (ki/bi) placenta, afterbirth.

e- (ki/bi) patch of hair left unshaven on the top of the head; hair combed to stand up. cf. sunsumala.

e- (ki/bi) ekisunsulo kya ppamba, cotton ginnery, cf. sunsula, essunsuliro.

e- (ki/bi) comb (for the hair). cf. sunsula.

e- with the -a of rel. fresh (of milk ).

e- (ki/bi) itch, itching, cf. ^suna.

e- usually plur. ebisusunku (ki/bi) chaff; fig. disreputable people, riffraff.

e- (ki/bi) promise, cf. suubira, suubiza.

e- (ki/bi) piece of plantain stem used as a sponge; beer drunk after a burial. cf. essuumwa.

e- with the -a of rel. having the shape of a water pitcher (nsuwa), round. Ennyumba yaaki? Ya kisuuwa. What sort of a house is this? A round one.

e- (ki/bi) trap for large animals.

e- (ki/bi) large water jar/|)ot/pitcher. cf. ensuwa.

e- (ki/bi) blister in the corner of the mouth (usually the result of a fever).

ekisungwa, ekitanyi.

n., ekisulo, olusiisira, omugiini.

omusune.

ekisulo.

ekisulo, olusiisira, omugiini.

enziku, enjoka ensajja, ekisununu, enjoka za kisombi, lukuumabintu, lukuumawaka.

ennyumba, ekisulo.

ekisulo, omugiini.

ekisuyu.

e nnyumba, enju; vide mwa mba, ekisuuwa, kalinaabiri; vide twekobe.

ekikuta, ekisusunku. .

n., obuwere; vide ekikeke, ekisunyi.

ekisumuluzo; (explanation) amakulu.

e- (ki/bi) hollow stem; empty shell/container. Tewali linnya Gganda eriri awo nga kiwawangulo oba ekisusunku ekyereere. There is no Kiganda name which is without significance or history, lit. an empty container or shell.

e- (li/ma) elephant-snout fish, Gnathonemus longibarbis. See ekisuma.

grow up, mature. Awakula ennume tewakula emu. (prov.) lit. Where bulls grow up, there does not grow (just) one. Perhaps ~ Troubles never occur singly, okukula nga, to be formed like; to resemble. Nnalonda akafo akaakula ng'ekisu ky'akasanke. 1 selected a small place which resembled a finch's nest. Obudde bukuze. The situation is very bad. There is trouble.

e- (n/n) = ekisuma, q.v. elephant- snout fish, Gnathonemus longibarbis.

be, okuba n'ekibugumirize, okubaamu ekisuususu.

o- (mu/mi) beer made from the juice of a special type of banana (such as mbidde, gonja or kisubi) and fermented with sorghum; beer (in general); liquor, intoxicating drink. cf. obwenge, ebyenge, Ssegamwenge, otwenge.

ekisu.

cf. ekisugga, ensugga.

e- (n/n) type of dark green leaves used as a vegetable, bitter but extremely tasty, cf. ekisugga, nnakasugga.

e- (n/n) water jar, water pot, pitcher. Olimu ensuwa mu mutwe. You are obstinate. cf. ekisuwa.

akatulututtu, embalabe, ekisukko.

ekitanyi, ekisungwa.

ekisulo, ekiwummulo.

adj., ekulungirivu, a kitee teeyi, a kisuuwa, a kibumbuli. r. and r., okutawuka. be r., okwekulungirira. make r., okukulunga, okukulungi rira. go r., okuzungulula, okwetooloola, okwekooloobya. go r.'and r., okwetooloola.

omunnyo, ekisula; vide ebiswazzi, fensero, fengugo.

ekisulo.

n., ebbwa; vide ekiguuna, eki kindu, ekisuyu, ekituulituuli, ekya sanga, embeteza.

ekyangwe, ekisuumwa, ekigogo; s. for dead body, essuumwa; metaph., akakokobe, omugulungu, ekinyinyiisi.

e- (li/ma) sponge for washing a dead body, mwenge gwa ssuumwa, beer drunk after a burial, cf. ekisuumwa.

etc. Ekisulisa endiga omutwe tekigigaana na kumanya mbuzi gye ziraze. (prov.) What makes a sheep hang its head does not prevent it from knowing where the goats have gone. Appearances can be deceiving. cf. -esulifu, obwesulifu.

stick up (of the hair); be disheveled, cf. ekisunsu.

^ekisula, ^ekisulo, omusuze.

n., omutego, ekigu, omugomo, olutayo, ekisuwi, ekkolero, olusoggo, omuya, akamasu, ekidikya, ekigembe.

vide n'ekisubi kuliiso.

ejjoba, ekisunsuli.

v.i. appl. remain stalled/at a standstill; refuse to budge; get stuck; refuse to go. Yalemera ewa kitaawe. She refused to leave her father's place. Ekisumuluzo kiremedde mu luggi. The key is stuck in the door.

go beyond; step over; transgress; exceed, kusukka bwa mulamuzi, to become critical/very bad, to deteriorate (of a situation). Yalaba eki- gambo kisusse obw'omulamuzi. He saw that the matter had gotten out of hand, mu ngeri esusse, excessively, in an excessive way.

kusumulula mboozi, to develop a theme/narrative, kusumulula kamwa, to speak sternly/harshly, kusumulula kidduka, to drive a vehicle at a great speed. cf. ekisumuluzo.

no plur. (la) kindof banana used for making beer.

to spend the night. Nnagendayo ne ndya ekisula, I went there and spent the night/stayed all night, cf. sula.

ekisuubizo.

v.tr. shake; manipulate; press into a small space. Nna- wuliranga ekisumuluzo ekinyegeekerezebwa mu luggi. I kept hearing a key turning in the door.

o- also munnyo, o- (mu/mi) salt, omunnyu ogw'ensero, salt which is white and crumbly, omunnyu mawewule, salt which is very fine and white, omunnyu kabumba, brownish salt, omunnyu gw'olu- kalabule, salt which has a very strong taste, omunnyu gwa magadi, salt which occurs in large chunks, omunnyu gwa kisula, salt characterized by fairly large lumps. Omunnyu gwa biswazzi. The salt is insufficient. There is not enough salt. cf. olunnyu, olunnyunnyu, otunnyu.

ekisunsuzo, essunsuliro.