e- (n/n) wind; breeze; draft; air; atmosphere; cold; cold air. okulya ku mpewo, to take a walk, get some air. cf. akawewo, oluwewowewo.

n., empewo, omukka; in the air, mu bbanga.

empewo.

n., empewo, obutiti; have the chill off, okubuguumirira.

a mpewo, a butiti.

obudde, empewo (in pl.).

n., empewo, obutiti, omutinti, obunnyogovu, ekinnyogoga (rel.); c. in the head, ssennyiga.

adj. (food), wolu; (water) nyogovu; (weather) a mpewo.

empewo.

empewo; take deep d., okukatankira; at a d., kobonko, mbulaga.

ebuvanjuba; e. wind, empewo ky'ebuvanjuba.

a- (ka/bu) slight wind, breeze. cf. empewo.

pound, okukommonta taaba, to smoke tobacco, okukommonta empewo, to be very proud. Empewo enkommonta. The wind is blowing against me .okukommonta oluwa, to whistle, okukommonta eŋŋombe y'emmotoka, to blow the horn of an automobile.

ndeese) v.tr. bring; conduct; cause, produce. Ssengaawe zireese. His aunt has arrived, unfortunately, lit. the winds (empewo is implied by zi-) have brought his aunt. Akyogerako si ye akireeta. (prov.) The person who talks about it is not the one who causes (the misfortune) to happen. Kaakati obireese! Now you have really done it! Now you have started something bad. (-bi- of obireese implies ebi- gambo, matters).

o- (lu/n) large packet of salt, kusi- tula lubaya, to lift a very heavy load; to attempt a very difficult task (esp. something in which others have failed). Anti laba, zitutte olubaya! Look who has just passed by (esp. of somebody disliked- zitutte = empewo zitutte, the winds have taken). See also ekkerenda.

o- no plur. (lu/n) breeze, cf. empewo.

a- plur. (li/ma) mu mazirampe- *10 ag'oku makya, in the very early hours of the morning, cf. zira, empewo.

empewo embi.

lit. 1 am dying (nfa) of cold (mpewo).

get away from, get loose from (as of something held in the hand). Enkufiira ye yamupukulako ng'empewo ekunta. His hat got away from him as the wind was blowing.

n., empewo, kibuyaga; (breath) omukka.

ebiro eby'empewo.

lit. (the winds; empewo is implied by zi-) have j brought him.

v.tr. conv. cause to become unstuck; remove forcibly (as an official from his position). Empewo yamu- maamula enkuufiira ku mutwe. The wind blew the hat off of his head.

(la) large banana at the extreme end of the first bunch of a gonja cluster.

drinks, beverages, kunywa taaba, to smoke tobacco, kunywa buzzi, to understand with no difficulty (e.g., a school lesson); to complete without any trouble (a task), lit. to drink like water. kunywamu kendo, to outdo others, lit. to drink from a small ladle, eggoolo okunywa, to be scored (of a goal in football), kunywa mpewo or ku mpewo, to enjoy oneself, have a good time, lit. drink some air. Tanywa gu- teeka. He is not one to be trifled with/to fool with, lit. He does not drink (beer) which has settled down. Zinadda okunywa. There is going to be a showdown. We (they) are going to have it out.