e- (n/n) cattle tick.

e- (n/n) with the -a of rel. aggressive, strong-willed, daring.

e- (n/n) anything used for grasping; fig. gift to influence another/to win another's favor, cf. kwakkula.

e- (n/n) shoulder blade.

e- (n/n) rustling noise/sound. cf. kwakwaya.

e- (n/n) kind of partridge, francolin. Enkoko bw'esula mu nsiko efuuka nkwale. (prov.) When a chicken lives in the bush it becomes a partridge. One changes according to the company one keeps.

e-: okulwana enkwangu, to fight with stones.

e- (n/n) small beads generally made of plant seeds, cf. olukwanzi.

e- (n/n) pincers, cf. kwata.

e- (n/n) kind of mortar used in building walls.

e- (n/n) way of grasping/handling/ managing/ruling attitude, cf. kwata.

e- invar, adj. strong, brave, courageous, heroic, lit. grasp (kwata) the shield (engabo). Basajja nkwatangabo. They are brave, courageous men.

c- (u/'n) armpit. mu nkwawa, under the arm. okukuba enkwawa, to express joy or pleasure by beating one's sides with the upper parts of one's arms, okubeera mu nkwawa za..., to be completely under the domination of..., to be a stooge of... oku- yita mu nkwawa, to disappear, slip away.

enkwawa.

burst open; snap; crack (as of glass); break, break off; break open. Omusana gubanduse. The sun is very hot. Yabanduka enseko. He burst out laughing. Olugoye lwe lubanduse mu nkwawa. Her dress has split open under the arm.

enkwanzi, akatiiti, olusinda, embira; (R.C.) ssappuli; (Moh.) masubbaawa.

v., okulwana, okukontana, okutabaala; vide nkwangu.

enkwale.

giddiness. Kanzungu yankwata. I became dizzy.

e- no plur. (ki/bi) jealousy, jealous anger, jealous rage. Ekiniga kyankwata. I was seized with jealousy.

e- no plur. (ki/bi) irresistible urge/impulse; excited state, elation. Eki- nyegenyege kyankwata. I got the urge.

make a rustling/swishing noise; scuffle. Amala okwekweka ye atenda banne okukwakwaya. (prov.) He who has already hidden himself blames his comrades who come later for making noise (in their efforts to hide themselves). Those who have arrived forget the difficulties of those still on the road. cf. -kwakwayufu, olukwakwayo, enkwakwayo; kwaya.

-kwasi, -kwate, obukwafu, obukwata, ekikwasi, ekikwaso, ekikwate, ekyekwaso, omukwasi, -Unkwaso, enkwata.

etc. Jjangu onkwatireko. Come and help me.

o- (lu/n) string of beads; necklace. cf. enkwanzi-

e- (n/n) kind of thorny tree with hardwood. Tajja kunkwasa ku nkanaga. He won't make me do that. He won't make me go to that extent, lit. cause me to grasp the thorny tree. cf. olukanaga, omukanaga.

e- (n/n) meat; flesh. Nnyama ntono okaayana eri mu nkwawa. (prov.) lit. You complain about the small amount of meat (allotted to you) when it is (safely)under your arm. cf. nnakanyama.

enkwale, entiitiri.

enkwakwa.

enkwakwa, amakumi.

v., okukuba amayinja; vide enkwangu.

Mugaba, Obubonero bw’okugolola (striae) buba bwa bulijjo, tebulina bulabe, era butera okuba obw’olubeerera obuva ku kugolola amangu olususu ng’oli lubuto, mu myaka gy’obuvubuka, okugejja oba okuzimba omubiri, nga butera okulabika ku lubuto, amabeere, ebisambi, n’enkwaso.

n., enkwa, ekibo.

etc. kwabikira mu nkwawa, to suffer/toil silently.

njasimudde) v.i. sneeze, v.tr. sneeze out; fig. be disgusted with, give up on, have no more to do with. Nkwasimudde. I have had quite enough of you. okwasimula inf.

apprehend; arrest, capture; rape; /ig. comprehend, ‘catch on to.' v.i. touch; adhere; turn sour (of milk); freeze (of water); coagulate (of blood); be contagious/infectu- ous (of a disease); be intoxicating (of liquor), okukwata omuliro, to catch fire, okukwata wansi ne waggulu, to become furious, hit the ceiling; to become very dangerous/serious (of a situation), okuwata ku mumwa, to be amazed/astonistad. okukwata amateeka, to obey the laws; to memorize the Ten Commandments, emisomo egikwata ku by'obulimi, courses relating to/about/ concerning agriculture, ebintu ebitakukwata- ko, things which do not concern you. obu- lwadde obukwata obukoko obuto, a disease which strikes young chickens. Obulwadde buno bukwata. This disease is contagious. Yakwata lya mu Buyindi. He started off for India, lit. took (kkubo, road, is implied) to India. Obudde bwali bukutte. It had become dark. Omusango gwabakwata. They were found guilty. Ndese bakutte. I have left them eating. Jjangu tukwate. Come and join US in eating, kllkwata eyr. n'pyr, be very large/extensive. Yazimba enju ekwata eyo n'eyo. He built a large house/a house covering a large area. Yankwata mu liiso. He deprived me of something. He did me out of something. Omwami oyo ebyambalo bye bimukutte bulungi. The clothes of that gentleman are very becoming/fit him perfectly.

v.i. refl. walk in a hurry, rush. cf. obukwakku, ekikwakkuzi; enkwakkulizo, nyakula.