akaana k'embuzi.

e- (ki/bi) kind of mushroom.

e- (ki/bi) temporary outdoor structure with open sides and a canopy, usually constructed with banana leaves. It is used for social events, wedding parties, etc.

e- (ki/bi) lining of a buttonhole of a kkanzu.

e- more frequently ekiddedde no plur. (ki/bi) cloudy/overcast weather.

e- (ki/bi) weed.

e- (ki/bi) vehicle; motor vehicle; car. okufuga ekidduka, to be a good driver; to keep a car under control, ekidduka eky'omuliro, motor vehicle, cf. dduka.

e- (ki/bi) diarrhea, ekiddukano ky'omusaayi, dysentery, cf. dduka, ddukana.

e- (ki/bi) place to flee, refuge, sanctuary, cf. dduka, ddukira.

e- (ki/bi) flight; retreat, cf. dduka.

e- (ki/bi) bell, okukuba ekide, to ring a bell.

e- (ki/bi) pool, pond, ekidiba eki- swimming pool.

e- (ki/bi) broad and short-necked cal abash.

e- (ki/bi) jargon/slang used mostly by the young, cf. dikya, oludikya.

okunyaga.

ensigo.

Vallis choudae Del.

e- (ki/bi) bed pan.

e- (ki/bi) barrel, drum. cf. doomoola.

e- (ki/bi) point, tip; spool, ekidondi ky' ewuzi, a spool of thread, cf. akadondi.

e- (ki/bi) guitar, banjo; stringed instrument, abakubi b'ebidongo, players of musical instruments; players in a band, okusuna ekidongo, to play a guitar; to play a guitar very well. cf. omudongo, endongo.

e- (ki/bi) large shapeless mass; something as long as it is wide. Ntege yagejja kati alinga kiduduli. Ntege has become so fat that he looks like a piece of putty, cf. nnamududuli.

e- (ki/bi) dregs in unstrained beer.

e- (ki/bi) diarrhea; dysentery, okugwamu ekidumusi, to get diarrhea. cf. dumuka.

e- (ki/bi) rough piece of barkcloth from the nseerere tree. cf. ddundu.

e- (ki/bi) party, social gathering; drinking party; gang.

e- (ki/bi) fLusoga] ferry, ferryboat; raft. cf. akadyeri.

etc.; interrupt.

nzibinkidde) v.i. bob down, duck; bob up and down (especially in water).

ekide.

be announced (of a death). Omufu yabikibwa. The deceased's death was announced.

etc.

etc.

bikkibwa (-bikiddwa) v.i. pass. be covered, etc.

o- (bu/-) refuge, shelter, retreat. cf. dduka, ddukira, ekiddukiro.

etc. Mukasa kati abuukira kuli. Mukasa is now in his seventh heaven.

e- (li/ma) step; rank; grade, degree. plur. amadaala ladder; stairs, stairway, steps, ow'eddaala, someone who has acquired a high status/position, cf. aka- daala, ekidaala.

okuwaluka, ekiddukano, ekidumusi, oluserenguzi; have d., okuddukana, okudumuka, okuwaluka.

oludikya.

cf. ekidumusi.

ekiddukano ky'omusaayi,

enkomerero, ekidondi, aka sanso; (dilemma) ekibamba.

etc.

n., omusiru, kabandu, omutette, ssekibette; as int., kidoma!

govern; control, master; manage; domineer, iord it over; tame; keep (domestic animals). kufuga busungu, to control one's anger, kufuga kidduka, to drive a vehicle with skill.

etc. okufukira amazzi, to pour water; to urinate on.

fumbekera (-fumbikidde, -fumbe- kedde) v.i. appl. Twasanze ekkanisa efumbikidde (or efumbekedde).

knot; bring to an end, conclude, oku- fundikira omugwa, to tie a knot in a rope, okufundikira enviiri, to braid the hair into knots, okufundikira olukunnaana, to close a meeting, okufundikira obuliri, to tuck in the sheets and blankets (when making a bed), okufundikira essaati, to tuck in one's shirt.

etc.

etc. Yamuganzikidde emiggo. He beat him with blows (of a stick). cf. ennanzikizo.

adj., a Kidaaki.

etc.

be, it is the equivalent of the English prepositions to or from, gye ndi, where I am; to me. Yali afuukidde ddala wa luganda gye ndi. He had become as much as a relative to me. With a change in tone gye becomes an emphatic adv. of place, there, gy'ali (= gye a I i) he is there; he is well (in answering salutations). Idioms: Ekyo kiri gy'ali. That is up to him. Katonda gy'ali! God will avenge me. gye bujja, in the future. God is there = God knows what is best or Nze gye nnali nga jinamba nti ajja. As for me, I kept thinking he would come.

nji- or nzijukidde) v.i. & tr. remember, recall.

e- (ka/bu) point, tip; small spool, akadondi k'ewuzi, a small spool of thread. cf. ekidondi.

a- (ka/bu) small raft. cf. ekidyeri.

be forced. See kakaabiriza and -ekakaba which are more frequently used.

drink down, okwekatankira omwenge, to guzzle beer, drink a lot of beer.

etc., place by the side, place alongside; interpose. Yankiikira ensingo. He is vexed/irritated at me.

e- (li/ma) young boar, young hog; fig. child, kid.

to turn from one person (to talk to another); to turn against a person, have a change of feelings towards a person.

ndaakidde) v.i. gasp; wheeze; become choked up. ekifuba eki- raakiira or ekikololo ekiraakiira, whooping cough.

etc.

be choked.

kabba, ekidaali.

o- no plur. (lu/n) a jargon similar in principle to pig Latin (used mostly by children and young adolescents), cf. dikya, ekidikya.

e- (n/n) bachelor; poor boy, poor kid. cf. ^-wuula.

o- plur. abaana (mu/ba) child. When referring to the young of animals mwana is sometimes, but not always, shifted to the mu/mi class, omwana gw'endiga, lamb, but omwana w'embuzi, goat, kid. mwana wattu, friend, my friend/pal (often used as a term of address), cf. akaana, ekyana, olwana, lyana, nnabaana.

appl. laugh at.

e- (n/n) kind of harp, = ntongooli, q.v. cf. ekidongo, omudongo.