ekisa, okusaasira; show m., okusaasira, okuddiramu.

e- (ki/bi) kindness; mercy; generosity. Frequently used with the -a of rel. as the equivalent of the Eng. adjectives: kind, nice; merciful, etc. Yandeeta ekisa. He made me feel sorry for him. Ekisa kya- mbuukako. I am through with being kind, lit. kindness has flown from me. Yali wa kisa nnyo gye nai. lie very kind to me. Ekisa kitta, n'enge etta. (prov.) Kindness kills, hostility kills. Extremes are bad.

mpanjaze) v.i. plead, appeal, beseech, cry for mercy; plead innocence.

etc.

have pity on, have compassion for; have have mercy on.