e- (ki/bi) kind of fine grass placed on the floors of old-styled houses, cf. oluteete, etteete.

e- (ki/bi) dress, skirt, ennyumba ey'ekiteeteeyi, round hut with thatched, sloping roof. cf. akateeteeyi.

ekiteeteeyi.

ekkanzu, ekiteeteeyi.

a- (ka/bu) small, cramped inclosure in which movement is difficult; snare, trap. Yabadde ayam badde ekiteeteeyi kakunizo bulala. She was wearing a very tight dress. Tuli mu kakunizo. We are jammed in like sardines or We are in a difficult position. cf. kunira.

a- (ka/bu) small/short skirt, obuteeteeyi obumpi, miniskirts, cf. ekiteeteeyi.

gooff, okukuuliita ne (na)..., to make off with. Omubbi yakuuliita n'ekiteeteeyi kyange! The thief made off with my dress.

o- (lu/n) net made of kiteete (a kind of grass) for catching ssami (edible gnats, lakeflies); a patch of kiteete grass, cf. ekiteete, etteete.

o- (lu/n) arch, garment of goatskins; current thin/flimsy/transparent wrapper or cover. oluveera lw'ekiteeteeyi, a flimsy, transparent dress; a long, flowing dress.

ekiteeteeyi.

spread out, flow, ekiteeteeyi ekisaayaya, a dress with a full skirt, a flowing dress.

n., ekiteeteeyi, enkebo.

e- (li/ma) kind of fine grass placed on the floor of old-fashioned houses, cf. ekiteete, oluteete.

o- (mu/mi) body (human or animal); body (thickness, substance). Ekiteeteeyi ( kye yayambadde nga tekirina mubiri. The dress she wore was very light/had no body. cf. 2ebbiri, ekibiribiri.

be suitable; fit well, fit into place; be harmonious; be presentable; be complete; look satisfied; sit/settle down contentedly/peacefully. Ekiteeteeyi kimubukadde. The dress fits her perfectly. Omwana mwambaze abukale bulungi. Dress the child so that he looks presentable. Enju eyo yabukala bulungi mu kifo omwo. The house was very appropriately situated in this location.

-egezaako (-egezezzaamu, -ko) v.i. & tr. caus. refl. okwegezaamu, to try on, try out; to practice, rehearse; to train, okwegezaako ekiteeteeyi, to try on a dress. Ennyonyi yabadde egenda kwegezaa- mu. The airplane was going out for a test run.