e- (n/n) way of getting up early, as adv. early in the morning; the next morning; the next day, the following day. cf. keeta [appl. form of ^kya).

mumakya, mumatulutulu, munkeera; vide nsonoosi; be e., okukeera, okuzinduuka.

handling). Omusango enkeera gunaabinuka buto.

v.i. appl. dawn (with obudde as subject); be early; do early; get up early; do all the time; let up (of rain). Obudde bukedde. It has dawned or The time has come (e.g., for an action that has been early in the morning. Nkeera ku mulimu. The first thing I do in the morning is go to work. Enkuba ekedde. The rain has let up. Akeera kunywa mwenge. He does nothing but drink beer.

stay up all night, okukeesa obudde, to make dawn come on. Amazina gaakeesezza obudde. The dancing went on all night/ until dawn. cf. kakedde, kikeererezi, kikeerezi, ekikeesa, ekyenkya, ^lukya, olutakera, lamakeera, amakva, enkeera, enkya, nnawankya.