e- (n/n) earth; land; country, nation; world, cf. obunnansi, akasi, ekinnansi, i omunnansi, -nnansi, wansi.

e- (n/n) grog, pieces of broken pots ground up and mixed with clay in making pottery, cf. ebisibosibo.

e- (n/n) reserve (of food, funds, etc.). omukwano ogw'ensibo, a very strong friendship. cf. siba.

e- (n/n) sprout; shoot, cf. sibuka.

e- (n/n) source of a river; source, origin; beginning (of a story, a tale), cf. sibuka.

e- (n/n) remains, remainder. Ensi- galira ebanjwa mugezi, (prov.) The remainder (of a debt) is (only) collected by a wise man. cf. si gal a.

e- always plur. (n/n) eyebrows, oku- tikka ensige, to raise the eyebrows (esp. in contempt), cf. ekisige.

e- (n/n) seed; kidney, cf. siga.

e- (n/n) open area; open field; field where wrestling matches take place, oku- genda mu nsiike, to come into the field (e.g., of political or sports competition).

e- (n/n) hard struggle, big effort. cf. siitaana.

e- (n/n) small hard red seeds of the lusiiti shrub; a game played by children. cf. olusiiti, Isiita.

e- (n/n) inheritance; heredity, abafuzi ab'ensikirano, hereditary rulers. cf. ^sika.

e- (n/n) bush, jungle, uncultivated land.

e- (n/n) way of planting; planting; parking (of cars).

e- (n/n) money, ensimbi ejinanda, oowtie shell, eby'ensimbi, finance, financial matters. Minista w'eby'ensimbi, minister of finance, okulya ensimbi, to embezzle funds, take money illegally, cf. omusimbi.

e- (n/n) young banana; branch of the mutuba (barkcloth tree) cut for planting. cf. simba.

e- (n/n) epileptic fit. epilepsy, ow'ensimbu, omugwi w'ensimbu, an epileptic. okugwa ensimbu, to have an epileptic fit. cf. simbuwala, omusimbu.

e- (n/n) worn-out hoe. cf. sima, ^akasimu.

e- (n/n) muzzle-loader.

e- plur. of olusinga, q.v.

e- (n/n) neck, okulanga ensingo, to twist the neck as a sign of reluctance or unwillingness, okunyoola ensingo, to be displeased/dissatisfied, lit. to twist the neck.

e- (n/n) fugitives; refugees, those fleeing raiders or invaders, cf. ^singa.

e- (n/n) chisel. Kalemakansinjo, a title of the Kabaka.

e- (n/n) worship; manner of worship. cf. 1 singa, sinza.

e- (n/n) also akasirabo (ka/bu) oribi antelope.

e- (n/n) mosquito; gnat, akatimba k'ensiri, mosquito net. omusujja gw'ensiri, mal aria.

e- (n/n) charm, amulet, kusalwako nsiriba, to be very lucky, have a stroke of luck.

e- (n/n) consonant, ennukuta ensirifu, consonant letter, contr. empeerezi.

e- (n/n) terror, dread, fear, shock, okufa ensisi, to be shocked to death. cf. si si wala.

e- (n/n) meeting, rendezvous; confrontation; meeting place; crossroads. cf. sisinkana.

e- (n/n) rare ferment for beer. cf. siwa.

e- (n/n) seat of the helmsman in a canoe, cf. sizika.

obupansi.

to, okukka wansi.

omuwandiisi.

ensiriba, ejjembe, akawambo, olusinga.

ensika, essika.

v., okusuula ensika, essika.

mbadde) v.i. be. In certain tenses ba is replaced by -li, Both may be used as primary verbs or as auxiliaries in compound tenses. bwe tuba mu ssomero, when we are in school. Yabadde anzise. He nearly killed me. Tuli mu kisenge. We are in the room. Twali tuli mu kisenge. We were in the room, ba and -li may be followed by na (-na in the case of -li) to express possession. Tulina ensimbi. We have money. Twabadde n'ensimbi. We had money.

etc.; consider, take into consideration; be concerned about, v. i. crack; become old/ worn out. nga tobaliddeeko, excluding, not counting.

be asked to pay a debt. Tasasudde ensimbi ezimubanjibwa. He has not paid what he owes.

etc.; make consider, bazaamu, multiply.

e- (n/n or li/ma) price; expensive price, ebbeeyi eza wansi, low prices, engoye ez' ebbeeyi, expensive clothes.

e- no plur. (li/ma) heat, warmth, endwadde ez'omu nsi ez'ebbugumu, tropical diseases, cf. buguma.

e- (1 i/ma) place of the lost, place from which there is no return. Ensi eno mabuliro. The world is a desolate place. It is a hard world, cf. bula.

wansi, emmanga; as prep., wansi wa.

mmembezezza) v.tr. handle with care, treat with consideration.

wansi; as prep., wansi wa.

ensigo; (castor oil) ensogasoga; (coffee) emmwanyi.

a basket, container); overload (e. g., a person, a ship). Obuvunaanyizibwa yabubigise ku muntu omu. He placed the responsibility on one man. He burdened one person with the responsibility.

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) wrong side, reverse side; rough/fibrous/unfinished surface, n' essaati nnagyambalira ku bikukujju, and I even put on the shirt inside out.

e- plur. (ki/bi) crumbly stone used in pottery, cf. lensibo.

embizzi ennume; (wild boar) embizzi ey'omunsiko.

ensiisira.

n., omutunsi.

o-: obulindo bw'ensimbi, a large amount of money.

o- with the -a of rel. instant, immediate. as a noun cash. Sirinaawo nsimbi za buliwo. I have no cash (= immediately available money).

o- (bu/-) beauty; goodness; good; quality, as an adv. well; nicely; effectively; properly, oluguudo lw'obulungi- bwansi, public highway, road built by communal effort, lit. good of the country. Obulungi, bukira obugagga (prov.) Virtue is better than wealth, cf. -lungi, omu- lungi, nnalulungi.

o- (bu/-) citizenship, cf. -nnansi, ensi.

o- (bu/-) a very broad concept implying the possession of courtesy, compassion, good breeding, culture, etc. The editorial writers o/Munno have in the past dedicated considerable space to the definition of the word. cf. obuntu, omuntu bulamu.

o- (bu/-) exploitation, oppression; imperialism, cf. nyunyunta.

o- adv., lit. like ivory, expensive, costly, very dear. Emmotoka zigulwa busanga. Cars are very expensive. cf. essanga.

o- (bu/-) large amount, great quantity, obutitimbe bw'ensimbi, a large amount of money.

o- (bu/-) nature (in a general sense); nature, essence, inherent characteristics. obutonde bw'ensi, the nature of the earth, cf. tonda.

o- (bu/-) responsibility. cf. vunaana.

o- as an adv. or with the -a of rel. extremely expensive. Emiwendo gikyali gya buwanana. Prices are still very high.

be expansive, kubwabwa- gala wansi, to plop down, sit in a spread- out manner, cf. -bwabwagavu.

intensifier which usually occurs after a poss. pron. or adj. own, very own. mikwano gyange bwoya, my own friends.

eryato, emmanvu, akaduli; for parts of canoe, vide eggwamba, ebbasi, akasenso, ekigambira, ekirima, oluwamba, oluwero, empumi, omugonjo, endagire, endijjo, endigo, ensanda, ensinga, entabiro.