a- (ka/bu) small tail (e.g., that of a lizard), cf. omukira.

okwekakira, okufundeera, okuguga; be gorged, okugangayira.

e- (ki/bi) respite, time off. Akabimbi akatono, kakira ekyosi. (prov.) A little bit of cultivating is better than doing nothing. cf. yosa.

(la) kind of very long cooking banana.

6- (mu/mi) tail. Linda kiggweeyo afumita mukira, /prov.) lit. Wait until it (ekisolo, animal, implied) comes out, he pierces only the tail (and thereby give the animal an opportunity to run away). Perhaps this is similar to Strike when the iron is hot. cf. akakira, ekkira, olukira.

quasi- synonym of-epakira, q.v. gorge oneself; empty one's glass (of beer) quickly, okwekakira omwenge, to swill down beer.