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e- (n/n) [Sw.,Ar.3 hour; time of day; watch; clock. Ssaawa mmeka? What time is it? okukyuka ng'essaawa, to be fickle, be as changeable as a chameleon, essaawa ey'oku mukono, wristwatch.
okukyuka mu ddiini, to change one's religion, okukyuka nga ssaawa, to be as changeable as a chameleon (lit. clock). Yali akyuseeko ku bwongo. He was mentally disturbed/insane.
biceps. Nnawolovu tattirwa ku bbala limu. (prov.) lit. A chameleon is not killed in one color, i.e., before it has changed colors. It is used in circumstanc es in which an English speaker might say Give me another chance, I will mend my ways.