e mmese, omusonso,e mmende.

a- (ka/bu) rattrap, mousetrap. cf. emmasu.

e- (n/n) emmese emmende, pigmy field mouse, cf. olubende.

e- (n/n) emmese ensolima, kind of house mouse considered particularly objectionable becauseof its habit of stealing food. cf. solima.

v., okuzannya, okutiguka, okuligita; (musical instrument) okukuba .. (flute) okufuuwa; (football) okusamba omupiira; p. the fool, okweginga; p. the man, okw ekakasa, okuguma; (as cat with mouse) okugazaagaza; (be played out), vide exhausted,

lit. small-mouse-walks. The name of a children's game. Pulaani ze zirabika nga kamese-tambula. Hisplans seem to be proceeding at a snail's pace.

v.tr. caus. intens. force to play; tease; play around with. Olaba embvva ezannyiikiriza ekiriba ng eneekirya. (prov.) When you see a dog playing around with a hide (you know that) he will eat it. This is apparently a variation of the cat and mouse' theme. cf. kazannyirizi, ekizannyiro, oluzannva, omuzannyi, omuzannyirizi, omuzannyo.

o- (mu/mi) kind of mouse with a long snout.