e- (li/ma) (augm. of kigere, q-v.) large foot, okulinnya eggere mu_, stop, block, suppress; intervene in. For a proverb with eggere see sambya.

without doubt; out- and-out. Obwo bunyunyunsi ggereggere. That is out-and-out exploitation. Oyo mwana we ggereggere. That is his child without the slightest doubt, omubbi ggereggere, an out-and-out thief. Omuganda ggereggere, a real, genuine Muganda.

e- no plur. (li/ma) red ocher used as a coloring substance. It was formerly smeared by warriors on their canoes and on their bodies.

e- (li/ma) relig. novitiate of a religious order, cf. ^gera.

take on an attractive appearance (esp. of young girls or brides with the added implication that the skin is as fair and healthy as that of a baby).

o- adv. softly, quietly; stealthily, surreptitiously; on tiptoe.

okulembeggerera, okulanza lanza, okugolooma, okunaaninga.

q. v.

olusambaggere.

e- (ki/bi) foot; paw; footstep; footprint. ekigere ekisajja, big toe. ow'ebi- gere, pedestrian, okudda mu bigere bya..., to follow in the steps of; to replace, kulya kintu ne musenza bigere, to eat one's fill, lit. to eat something and you push away with the feet. cf. obugeregere, eggere, akagere, olugere.

o- (lu/fa) a kick, a kicking. cf. samba.

red, eggerenge, ekikulwa.

myufu, twakaavu; (animals) gaaju, a lukunyu, a lujumba; become r., okumyuka, okutwaka, okutwakaala; r. earth, olukuusi, e ggerenge.

akasambaggano, ekisambandege, ekisambi, ekisambiro, olusamba, olusamba- ggere, essambalugi, essambiro; sambagala, sam bajja.

v.tr., okusamaaliriza; be staggered, okutunula mpwangali; okusamaalirira.

rapeneggeredde) v.i. grin/laugh in a stupid or foolish manner. cf. wena, weneena.

i.e., be limited to just a little. cf. -gere, eggerezo, ekigero, ekigezo, lolugero.

v.i. appl. 2 = intens. form of lembegga.

y'ali- kusambya. (prov.) The person whose foot you heal will kick you with it. okusambyako, to move quickly; to hurry, hasten; to hurry up with.

ente ensajja, bull, omukono omusajja, the right hand, ekigere ekisajja or eggere essajja, the big toe. engalo ensajja, the thumb, enjoka ensajja, gonorrhea. omwezi omusajja (= ddumbi, q.v.), the rainy season between August and November. cf. sajjakula, sajjawala, obusajja, olu- sajja, olusajjalala, olusajjasajja, amasajja, omusajja, nnasajja.

weebalege (plur. mwebalege) thank you very much. cf. ggereggere.