e- (n/n) small bell-like ornament. Endege ziba nnyingi ne ziyoogaana. (prov.) The bells are many (on the hunting dogs) and they make a lot of noise. In unity there is strength, kuba na maaso ga ndege, to have large round eyes (this is regarded, as a compliment), cf. akalege.

e- (n/n) weaver bird, weaver finch.

mmenzebenze) v.i. hobble along, walk painfully, walk with the back bent forward, bendegera (-bendegedde, mmendegedde) v. tr. make restitution for; reimburse; pay for (lit. and fig.); be accountable to. Ojja okubende- gera ebinaddawo. You will suffer the consequences (lit. that which will follow). Aliba abatutteyo alimmendegera. Whoever takes them there will have to answer to me for it.

okutiitiibya, okuwemba, okubendegera, okukwanya.

ekyayi; (hemp) obugoogwa, kansambwe, kifuula, oluvunvu, olubeera, omuzimbandegeya, ensinga.

v., okutuuka, okugendegetana; f. into, okuluma.

embalakaso, amakendegere.

a- (ka/bu) kind of small rattle (esp. of the type placed on the legs of small children who are learning to walk), cf. endege.

e- (ki/bi) kind of twining plant, large yellow vetch, cf. samba, endege.

ndegezze) v.i. prattle, chatter; gossip, cf. lejja.

make too much noise. Possibly related to ndegeya, weaver finch, q.v.

o- also olukendegere (lu/n) thin waist. Alina olukende. She has a narrow waist. Anyiga olukende ng'olwa Wambwa. colloq. She walks with an elegant gait. cf. obukende, amakendegere, enkende.

a- plur. (li/ma) waist, waistline. cf. olukende(gere).

e- (n/n) waist, cf. obukende, olu- kende, amakendegere.

n., eky'obuyonjo; vide endege, entabwa.

v.i., okusaala; (bell) okuvuga; v.tr., okukuba (ekide, endege);

akasambaggano, ekisambandege, ekisambi, ekisambiro, olusamba, olusamba- ggere, essambalugi, essambiro; sambagala, sam bajja.

ekisambandege.

o- (la or mu/mi) fiber plant used for making rope, Sebania aculeata. cf. Izimba, endegeya.