adj., a Kifalansa; F. man, Omufalansa.

consisting of the place formatives e- and wa. to, from or at the house/place of (similar to French chez). Nnenda ewa Mukasa. I am going to Mu- kasa's. Nva wa Mukasa gye banywa omwenge. I am coming from Mukasa's where they are drinking beer. With the possessive prefixes are derived the forms ewaffe (less commonly ewattu), at or to our place; ewammwe (rarely ewannyu), at or to your place, and ewaabwe, at or to their place. See also waaboffe, etc.

e- (ki/bi) young bean pod; French bean.

v.i., okugenda. take one's l., okusiibula. take French l., okwewungula. l. off, okwerekereza, okulekeraawo, okukoma, okunnyuka; vide okumaamuka, okusekula.

0 (lu/h) French, the French language.

v.tr. caus. make a favorite of; take a liking to; take a fancy to; love; prefer. Asinga kuganza Olufalansa. He prefers French. French is his favorite. Obuganzi bukaayanirwa. To win a favor is something for which one contends/strives.