v., okunywegera.

'e- (ki/bi) bait; weapon, ekintu ekissi, lethal thing; lethal weapon, cf. tta, ssa.

ekiwuka, empanga, essikissiki, evvuuvuumira.

e- also ekissokondo (ki/bi) kind of beetle.

e- (n/n) louse. Ekifaananyi kissa ensekere. (prov.) lit. Resemblance (to a guilty louse) kills the (innocent) louse. An innocent person may suffer because of his resemblance to a guilty person, cf. omu- ^ sekere.

q.v. nywegera (-nywegedde) v.tr. kiss.

ekissi.

o- (mu/mi) daylight; daytime; sunlight; sunshine; sun. in the plur. emisana, daylight, middle of the day. Twagala oku- kissa mu musana nti... We should like to make it clear that... Omusana gwaka. The sun is shining, cf. akasana, ekyemisana, essana.

ekissi, omussi.

to refuse flatly, lit. to lick that which digs (enkumbi, hoe, is implied). okukomba obulamu, colloq., to enjoy life, have a good time, okukomba amazzi, colloq., to drink a great deal of beer, okukomba amannyo ng'embwa, to lick one's chops in anticipation of food or (more frequently) drink, okukomba ssente, to acquire money without much effort, to ‘clean up.' okukomba ku kantu, to eat a little bit, taste a little bit; to drink a little bit. Ge balira ge bakomba. They are in great distress, lit. The tears (amaziga is implied) they weep they lick. Yasula takombye ku mpeke ya tulo. He didn't get a wink of sleep all night.