e- (li/ma) partly ripened fruit of the muwafu or the musaali tree. Lukuba eggu ne luleka omuzima. (Death, olumbe) strikes the young fruit and leaves the ripe fruit (untouched). This saying refers to one who dies at a very young age.

obubaane; i. tree, omuwafu; burn i., okwoteza obubaane, okunyookeza obubaane.

e- (n/n) fruit of the muwafu tree resembling a large dark olive. cf. omuwafu.

o- (mu/mi) ripe mpafu, ripe fruit of the muwafu tree. cf. ekizima. See also eggu.

o- (mu/mi) incense tree, Canarium schweinfurthii. The fruit is called empafu, q. v.