e- (n/n) eagle; space, gap, opening. cf. akawungu.

e-: okwogera ebya mpungula-mumwa, to talk nonsense, say silly things.

empungu, akadoma, nnakwanzi.

ekituli, eddibu, empungu, entala ga, omwagaanya.

a- (ka/bu) eaglet, young eagle, enkoko ey'akawungu, chicken with plumage resembling that of an eagle, cf. empungu.

up; in the air, in the sky; upstairs; loudly, in a loud voice, obuyigirize obwa waggulu, higher education. amatundiro aga waggulu, stores of a better class, ab'awaggulu, people who are high in the social scale, okumanya okwa waggulu, superior knowledge. Ekiyita waggulu, otegera wansi empungu terya bire. (prov.) lit. What travels on high, you trap (when it is) down, the eagle does not eat clouds (but must come down to eat). What goes up must come down. cf. eggulu, kungulu, engulu.

mpunguse) v.i. cross, cross over (in a boat); be ferried over. v.tr. cross, pass over (a body of water).

o- (mu/mi) kindof tall forest tree, chrysophyllum perpulchrum. The leaves are purple-red on the under side.