esigwa, a nkalakkalira.

e- (ki/bi) cavity, hollow, something which has been hollowed out; small hut in which calves are kept; fig. (as n. or adj.) stupid, unreliable (person), cf. wowongoka, wowongola.

e- (n/n) spirit medium; oracle, person through whom a lubaale speaks, ku- gatta na mmandwa mngugu, to do something risky; to involve oneself with someone who is unreliable. Sigatta na mandwa mugu- gu. I have no dealings with him. I am suspicious of him. cf. bandwa.

e- (n/n) corner; angle, ensonda ezeesigibwa, reliable sources/quarters.

e- no plur. (li/ma) trust, trustworthiness, reliability, ow'essimba, a reliable person.

to trust a person who is likely to prove unreliable.

-esigwa adj. trustworthy; reliable; faithful. cf. -esiga.

remote; safe; reliable, amawulire agaavudde mu nsonda enneeku- sifu, news which has come from reliable sources, cf. -ekusika.

-eyagula (-eyagudde) v.i. refl. scratch oneself. Abantu bano bazibu ng'adduka yeeyagula. These people are impossible to deal with/are utterly unreliable, lit. are as difficult as a person who runs while scratching himself.