emmaali, ebintu, ezziika.

lit. like a stick, without anything, empty-handed; without resources, kusigala buggo, to be left alone, be bereft of friends; to have all one's possessions stolen, kuvaayo buggo, to come back empty-handed, cf. omuggo.

o- with the -a of rel. personal, private, ebintu bye eby'obwebange, his personal/private possessions, cf. banga.

e- (ki/bi) thing (physical object); thing, matter, affair, plur. ebintu things; belongings, possessions, wealth. Si kintu. It doesn't matter, okusala ebintu ku muwala, to set a dowry for one's daughter, i.e., the amount given by the groom to the parents of the bride, okugwa mu bintu, to hit it lucky, have a streak of good luck (by acquiring position, wealth, etc.). cf. obuntuntu, akantu, oluntu.

e- (n/n) [Sw., Ar.] wealth; possessions; money.

okuvnvunkana n'emmere, to be greedy about food, be gluttonous, okuvuvunkana n'ebintu, to be greedy about things/possessions.

e- (n/n) property, possessions; money for burial, burial donation, cf. ziika.

o- (mu/ba) heir, one who inherits a part or the whole of the possessions of the deceased, cf, l laama.