n., ekiraato, ekibondo; (of plantain flower) empumbu.

e- (ki/bi) sac, sheath; fig. source; focal point, center; congested nose, eki- bondo ky'obujeemu, the source/focal point of the rebellion.

e- (ki/bi) sheath for a sword or dagger; shoe, boot.

e- (n/n) flower sheath of the plantain; fetus up to the third or fourth month.

mpanze) v.tr. fit in, install, insert (e.g., a handle, a pole in the ground, bullets in a gun), ekitala ekiwange, a sword in its scabbard, a sheathed sword. Amadirisa tegannawangibwamu. The windows had not yet been installed.