e- (n/n) bowl-shaped calabash or gourd used as a tumbler for drinking, empaawo enzungu, drinking glass, cf. ekiwaawo, oluwaawo.

ekita, endeku, empaawo, eŋŋunda, ensaabo; vide gourd

endeku; vide kakudi, ekireere, ekigangaali, empaawo, olutafuka, omukabu, eŋŋunda, ensekula; g. plant, ekiryo; akatanga, akatundwe. govern, okufuga, okutwala.

e- (ki/bi) large open calabash; piece of calabash used by potters to smooth clay; fig. foolish/stupid person. cf. oluwaawo, empaawo.

o- (lu/n) open calabash or gourd used as a tumbler for drinking, kwemalamu ng'ogw'oluwa a wo, to act to excess (often used of talking or laughing), lit. empty oneself like the beer(omwenge implied by ogwa) of a tumbler, cf. ekiwaawo, empaawo.

there is hardly any (in there), mpaawo, there is npne (here, there), mpaayo, there is none (there). Mpaawo atalifa. There is no one who will not die.

kukunkumula mazina, to dance a great deal, kukunkumula kidduka, to drive a vehicle very fast, kukunkumula mpaawo, to finish up one's drink (usually of beer or liquor), kukunkumula nsawo, to empty out one's pocket/bag. kukunkumula kutu, to listen. cf. akakunkumuka, olukunkumuli.