e- (n/h) lungfish (kind of long, eelshaped fish), Protoperus aethiopicus. Ekika ky'Emmamba, the Lungfish Clan. Omulya mmamba aba omu, n'avumaganya ekika. ft>rov.) He who ate the lungfish (and thereby violates a taboo) is one, (but) he brings the whole clan into disrepute. The evil of one can be the undoing of many. cf. aka- bamba.
e- (n/n) swelling of the glands, adenitis.
ommambavu.
mmambadde) v.i. be mischievous, act mischievously; be unbridled/reckless/wild.
mmambaze) v.i. walk with difficulty, walk with an uncertain gait (as one suffering from weakness or illness); toddle, walk in the manner of a young child.
mmambagizizza) v.i. interrupt; interfere; inject oneself into a discussion.
mmambalise) v.i. walk bowlegged; limp, hobble.
title of the chief of the Kabaka's canoes, admiral; title of a high- ranking chief of the Mmamba (Lungfish) Clan.
enkenga; (swollen) ensanjabavu, emmambavu.
a- (ka/bu) small lungfish (emmamba).
e'mmamba.
o- (mu/mi) haft of a spear (with a ferrule) used as a walking stick; walking stick; sharpened stick used in killing lungfish (mmamba).
o- (mu/mi) = kabamba, a young lungfish (emmamba). It is the second totem of the Lungfish Clan.
(la) kind of gonja plantain used particularly in making beer.
o- see mmamba.