e- (n/n) lion. Ekika ky'Empo- logoma, the Lion Clan. cf. wologoma, Wampologoma.

empologoma, entale.

empologoma enkazi.

o- no plur. (Iu/n) something large/ immense, with the -a of rel. large, immense, huge, olwataata lw'eddiba ly'empologoma, a huge lion skin.

kawenkene w'omukessi, a dangerous spy. kawenkene w'essota, a deadly snake, kawenkene w'emmese, a monstrous rat. kawenkene w'empologoma, a fierce lion.

v.tr. cause to roar. cf. empologoma; wuluguma.

(la) Mr. Lion. cf. empologoma.

hold as an abomination. Nze nneddira mpologoma. The lion is my totem. I am a member of the Lion Clan. Yeddira kutambula ekiro. He detests/considers it an abomination to go about at night. Omwana gwe twatuma yeddira mu kuzannya. The child we sent on an errand went playing instead.

empologoma enkazi, lioness, omukono omukazi, the left hand, omwezi omukazi (= ttoggo, q.v.), the rainy season between February and June. cf. kaziwala, omukazi.