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- (ki/bi) past event, incident; occurrence. in the plur. ebyafaayo, past events; history, cf. %a.

pocketbook, lit. he died having what?

e- see ekyeggulo.

e- (ki/bi) granary, storage place for food raised above the ground and supported by posts.

e- see ekyekiro.

e- adv. quickly, hurriedly, rapidly; right away.

e- see ekyokulabirako.

e- (ki/bi) large fingernail. cf. olwala.

make a visit.

e- (ki/bi) vaginitis, cf. yalaala.

e- (ki/bi) [Sw., Pers."] sewing machine.

omukyaze.

burglar, lit. the iarge naii (kyala) has given it to me (-kimpadde).

lit. male fingernail. cf. ^ekyala, -sajja.

e- (ki/bi) village; large estate; the country (as opposed to the city), cf. akaalo.

depart (of a visitor).

e- (ki/bi) secret, mu kyama, se- retly. okukuuma ekyama, to keep a secret, obulamu bw'omuntu obw'ekyama, a person's private/personal life. Yankuba ekyama. He took me aside privately and told me a secret.

make a turn; turn off; go astray; go wrong, err; go to the bathroom.

e- (ki/bi) strap; brace, cf. yambala, olwambalizo.

e- (ki/bi) garment, article of clothing, in the plur. ebyambalo, clothes, clothing, cf. yambala.

e- (ki/bi) noose, something placed around the neck; fig. yoke, millstone, heavy burden, cf. yambika.

e- (ki/bi) food offered to a lubaale.

etc. akayumba akakyamirwamu, restroom, bathroom.

e- see ekyemisana.

q.v.

kyamisa (-kyamisizza) v.tr. caus. 1 & 2 cause to turn; cause to err, mislead; make crooked/bent, okukyamya ekigambo, to distort the meaning or pronunciation of a word.

e- (ki/bi) plump little child; fat, slovenly youngster; trailer (on a car or truck), ebyana by'ennyaanya, tomato seeds, ebyana by'ebiwuka, eggs of insects. Ebijaguzo bijja kubaako n'ekyana. There will be tremendous celebrations, cf. omwana.

e- (ki/bi) dry season; drought.

e- (ki/bi) kind of long spear. Ebyanga byogera. A battle is going on.

e- (ki/bi) opening; open area; space; emptiness, as an adv. wide open, completely empty, cf. yangaala, omwangaala.

e- (ki/bi) sponge.

e- (ki/bi) untanned hide.

e- see ekyennyanja.

e- no plur. (ki/bi) room, unoccupied area; space; opening, cf. omwanya.

e- (ki/bi) container used for milking cows foriginallv aovlied only to those made of wood, calabashes and gourds).

e- (ki/bi) [5a'., Pers.~\ print, type; printing press; printing establishment; road sign; poster; patch, ekyapa ky'ettaka, land title, ebyapa by'emmotoka, number plates of a car. kuwandiika mu kyapa, to print / as opposed to writing with normal handwriting). kukuba byapa, to patch up clothing; to repair a tire; to survey land. Lipoota eyo teyakubibwa mu kyapa. This report was not printed/published, cf. akaapa.

e- (ki/bi) a string containing one hundred cowrie shells used for money; one hundred; century, ekyasa eky'ab if it the twentieth century.

e- (ki/bi) [Sto. ] cartridge, bullet. cf. essasi.

detest, loathe.

obukyayi, omukyawe, omukyayi.

e- (ki/bi or la) kind of mat.

kyayisa caus. forms of kyawa, q.v.

kyayisa (-kyayisizza) v.tr. caus. cause to hate, make hate.

e- (ki/bi) dried plantain fiber used in making rope, in tying up bundles of food during the cooking process, in tying poles in building, etc. okusala ebyayi, to relieve oneself, cf. olwayi.

be hated.

e- (ki/bi) yawn. cf. yayuuya.

q.v.

be a guest/visitor of.

okukyayira ddala, okutamwa ennyo.

okukyawa ennyo, okutamwa ennyo.

kyama, ku bbali.

go, okubula, okukyama, okuwaba; lead a., okukyamya, okubuza, okutana, okutiriboosa.

conj. then, thereupon. interj. response to weebale, thank you. ebyo nga bikyali awo that being the case; meanwhile.

-yo, -mu, -wo. ba becomes baa- before such an addition, mbaako kye njogera, if 1 have something to say (note that this does not imply physical pos ses s ion as is often the case when -na is suffexed to -li), abo abanaabaawo enkya, those who will be present tomorrow. Bwe walibaamu amazzi mu mugga, tulivuba. If there is water in the river we will fish. Taliimu. He is stupid or He is not at home.

showing off, exhibitionistic act; something humorous, omuntu alina bampaane, one who does or says funny things.

one of a variety of long pieces of cloth ( 3-4 yards) worn by Baganda women under the busuuti.

ekijanjalo, akayindiyindi, mpokya, ekiyirigi, ekinyololo, akajereje, empindi, matamabbuuku, nnamunyi.

beezesa (-beezesezza) v. tr. appl. caus. 1 & 2 cause to be; keep alive; maintain; cause to continue. Yamu- buuzizza ekyamubeezesa n'ebintu ebibbe. He asked him what caused him to be in the possession of stolen property.

etc. Nkubegereyo eryokya? May I serve you a hot portion (of plantains)?

e- usually plur. (ki/bi) beans, peas, etc., in the pod and not yet mature, ebijanjaalo ebito ebikyali ebikagga, tender. young beans.

cover up; close (a lid, a book), okubikka ku maddu, to restrain one's desires or passions, okubikka ebibiri, to do two things at once, both of which require considerable attention, okubikka emiggo, to give a sound beating to, lit. cover with sticks. Lugaba abadde akyatubisseeko akasubi. God was still protecting us, lit. covering us with a blade of grass.

e- plur. (ki/bi) tendons of the neck. Yazze ng'ebikya bimwereeze. He arrived in a very tense/distraught frame of mind (lit. the tendons of his neck were taut), cf. ?rijlukya.

foam, foam up; overflow. Ebibimba bikka. Things which boil up (ultimately) simmer down. What goes up comes down. Kyabimba (nga) si kisaanikire mu maaso ga kkanisa. There was an enthusiastic/lively crowd in front of the church.

e- always plur. (ki/bi) bowlegs, with the -a of rel. bowlegged. Wa bitege. He is bowlegged. Gye twakyadde baatufumbiddeyo enkoko, ekyemisana ne kigenda bitege. They cooked chicken for us where we went to visit, and it turned out to be a wonderful meal.

v., okwokya, okussaako akabo nero.

eky'enkya.

v., okwokya, okukalirira, okusilka.

o- (bu/-) wedding; state of being a newlywed, embaga ey'obugole, wedding; wedding feast, ekyambalo ky'obugole, wedding garment, cf. omugole.

o- (bu/-) wrong, wrongness, error; going astray; crookedness, cf. -kyamu, lkyama.