ekijiiko; (wooden) akakaayi, omulawo; (of leaf) akawujjo.

a- (ka/bu) small spoon; teaspoon. cf. ekijiiko.

e- (ki/bi) spoon, kukuba kijiiko, to fry. cf. akajiiko.

emmeeza; turn the tables on, okwevuunulira; t. spoon, ekijiiko ekinene.

o- (mu/mi) tree; wood, piece of wood; fig. child, young ‘sprout.' ekijiiko eky'omu- ti, a wooden spoon, omuti gw'essimu, telephone pole, emiti egya zaabu, gold bars, emiti gy'ettaala, light poles (in the streets), emiti okuwanikibwa ettawulo, towel racks. Emiti emito gye giggumiza ekibira. (prov.I The young people are the hope of the future, lit. young trees strengthen the forest, cf. akati, lekiti, oluti, olu- titti.

o- (mu/mi) wooden spatula, large wooden cooking spoon.

kuliisa bijanjaalo mpiso, to be careless/indifferent about things, kuliisa bujiiko, to be high and mighty, be ostentatiously rich, be ‘highbrow,' lit. to eat with (European) teaspoons, kuliisa maaso, to look at carefully, kuliisa ngalo, to eat with one's fingers, kuliisa njala, to eat ravenously. Jjangu ondiiseliise. Come and keep company with me while I eat.