e- no plur. (li/ma) freedom; opportunity; leisure; lack of worry, peace and quiet, eddembe ery'okwogera, freedom of speech, ebiseera eby'eddembe, leisure time. Atunuza ddembe. He looks relaxed/ composed, cf. akalembe.

okufuula ow'eddembe, okufuula owa bowo.

adj., eddembe, wa busa.

v., okusumulula, okuta, okufuula ow'e ddembe; f. oneself, okwesiimattula.

wa boowo, ow'eddembe, omute,

eddembe, essakki, essimba.

e ddembe.

eddembe; be i., okwetwala, okwesanirira; vide omusuluba.

a- also akalembereza. no plur. (ka/bu) respite, a little bit of peace. cf. eddembe.

e- (ki/bi) time; period of time, ekiseera ekinene, a long time, ebiseera eby'eddembe, leisure time, ebiseera eby'omu maaso, the future, abakozi ab'eki- seera, temporary employees, gavumenti ey'ekiseera, provisional government, ebiseera eby'akabenje, period of emergency, okukuuma ebiseera, to be on time, okumala ebiseera, to waste time. cf. akaseera.

ndeppuse) v.i. move around a great deal; travel much; move from place to place. Buli muntu wa ddembe okuleppuka mu azikiriza Everyone is free to change his beliefs/to switch from one faith to another.

eddembe; have l., okw etaaya; at l., butaala.

o- (mu/ba) fighter, one who fights for a goal, omulwanirizi w'eddembe, freedom fighter, cf. Mwana, lwanirira.