e- (ki/bi) night, nighttime, adv. at night, in the plur. period, era, times, mu biro bino, these days, in the present period. Akutwala ekiro omusiima bukedde. fprov.J He rouses you to effort at night but you are thankful to him in the morning, cf. kaakiro, ekyekiro.

e- (ki/bi) something which has been hooked fas in fishing); kind of shrub with hook-like thorns, cf. loba.

omutuubo.

e- (ki/bi) nettle rash, urticaria.

e- (ki/bi) pit; mine; insect hole, ekirombe ky'ensanafu, termite hole, ekirombe ky'enjuki, bees' nest, ekirombe ky'amatofaali, kiln, place where bricks are made, ekirombe ky'amafuta, oil well. cf. ennombe.

e- (ki/bi) dream, cf. loota.

e- (ki/bi) thought, idea; opinion. cf. lowooza.

ekitikkiro, entikko.

obuddukiro; (for insane) ennyumba ya balalu.

e- (li/ma) large funnel, cf. omu- binikiro.

enjaliiro, olukoma, omukiikiro.

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

o- (bu/-) top of the head; with caps., formerly the official residence of the Katikkiro (Prime Minister) of Buganda.

o- (bu/-) top of the head, crown of the head. cf. tikka, -etikka.

continue (of rain). Enkuba yacekera ekiro kyonna. It went on raining all night.

ekifundikiro, amava nnyuma.

n., ekisaanikizo, ekizibikiro.

n. (harvest), ekyengera; (of bird) ekisakiro.

n., engule; (of oracle) omukaaka; (of head) obwetikkiro.

ceremonial staff handed by the Kabaka to the Kati- kkiro (Prime Minister) as a symbol of his office. cf. lamula.

ekyeekiro.

n., ekirooto, endooto.

n., essengejjero, omubinikiro.

e bbinikiro, omuzindaalo.

e- plur. amawandiikiro (li/ma) place where documents are kept, archives. cf. wandiika.

ekisakiro, oluguve.

obuddukiro.

ekituli, ekinnya, ekirombe, olusekeso, entwi; be in a h., okulemwa, okubutaabuta.

ekirowoozo, amagezi.

and I was struck by the idea that... okujjirwa obulwadde/omusujja, to contract an illness/fever. Jjo nnajjirwa omugenyi. Yesterday I had a visitor. Tujjiddwa (said at the arrival of an unwanted guest). Look what the wind has blown in.

cause to change location; change, alter. Teyajjulula kirowoozo kye. He did not change his mind.

a- (ka/bu) hiccough.

prime minister. The more frequently used term is Katikkiro.

a- (ka/bu) smell of roasting or frying, cf. 2sjjka.

premier; chief minister of an important chief, cf. tikka.

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

e- (ki/bi) knot; end, conclusion. The synonyms ekifundikizo and ekifundikiro occur with much less frequency, cf. fundika, fundikira.

e- also ekisakizo (ki/bi) gizzard, crop of a bird. cf. saka.

e- (ki/bi) top; height; pinnacle; pointed roof; spire; steeple, cf. tikka.

e- the initial element of many nouns (or noun phrases). It is composed of the -a of rel. and the pron. concord. It implies a preceding kintu, thing; matter, ekiro, night; ekyekiro, supper, ennyanja, lake; ekyennyanja, fish, okulabira, to look at; ekyokulabirako, example. The plural ebya is used in a similar manner.

e- see ekyekiro.

e- (ki/bi) bad omen, evil portent, foreboding, cf. bfka.

e- without the I. V.'s kyakiro (ki/bi) supper, cf. ekiro.

lobesa (lobesezza) v.tr. caus. 1 8c 2 cause to hook/fish, okulobesa eddobo, to fish with a hook. cf. eddobo, ekirobe, omulobi.

ndozze) v.tr. tell, recount, narrate, okulojja omukwano, to declare/express one's love. Kye nnalaba mu ... ndi fa nkirojja. What I saw in ... I will remember as long as I live, lit. I will die recounting it. Amulojja temumala. He is really amazed at him (in either a good or bad sense). Buli omu alulojja bubwe. Everyone tells it/describes it from his own point of view (said when different people give different reports of the same incident).

nnondobadde) v.i. stare stupidly, look around in a foolish manner; sit with a vacant look. Ekibuga kyali kirondobadde. The city had a hopeless look.

ssekalootera.

ekirogologo.

e- (n/n) deep pit; hollow, cf. ekirombe.

akaloosa, evvumbe, olusu, akasilkiro, olukulukumbo, ekkalalume.

ekitikkiro, entiko, empumi, akawaala, omusa.

omubinikiro.

ekitikkiro.

katikkiro.

obwenzi, amakiro.

omulabba, enjaliiro, omukiikiro, omukomba, eŋŋanzikiro.

obutulututtu, ekirogologo, ekikuku, olumaama, eggirikiti, olusolo; break out in a r., okubutuka, okufuukuuka, okufuutuuka.

ekiddukiro, obuddukiro, obwekwekero; take r., okweyuna, okweyamba.

n. (place), obuddukiro, ekiddukiro.

try to produce. Sakiriza ku maanyi oveeko mu nnyumba. Try to pull yourself together so that you can come out of the house for a while. Yagezaako okusakiriza enseko naye ne zimubula. He tried to find something to laugh at but failed. cf. akasaka, ekisakiro, omusasi, ensaka.

olukuta lw'obwetikkiro; disease of s., obwezinge, enfuuyirizi.

adj., ekironde, ekyeroboze.

n., ekiddukiro.

engatto y'ekiro.

ekke, evvumbe, akaloosa; (of body) olusu, olwayo; vide edduge, akasiikiro.

ekirowoozo.

ekiro kino,

e- (li/ma) place where materials or objects are piled up. cf. tindikira.

ekirogologo.

katikkiro.