a ntiisa, a nsisi.

e- (ki/bi) something awesome; something terrible, misfortune, lit. something which produces a burning sensation, as an adv. at a great speed, ekibabu kya musisi, a catastrophic earthquake. Yagenda kibabu. He went off in a great hurry, cf. babuka, olubabu.

e- (ki/bi) terrible thing or happening; terror, horror, obulumi obw'eki- bambulira, terrible, burning pain. Omwana oyo nno naye kibambulira. The child is a hellion, cf. bamba, bambula.

e- (ki/bi) something unusual/outside of the ordinary; an extraordinary happening. Kino kibejjo. This is horrible/terrible.

e- (ki/bi) wonder; marvel. Kino kiberengeru! This is unbelievable/terrible!

e- (ki/bi) lit. something which burns, kugwa ku kyokya, to get into a terrible situation, get into a ‘hot' spot. cf. yokya.

ndoopye) v.tr. accuse; denounce; slander; tattle on; expose, reveal, mu ddoboozi eryaloopa obweraliikirivu, in a voice which showed anxiety. Guno nagwo musango muloope. This is a terrible situation.

e- (n/n) food. Yamumaza emmere. He killed him, lit. made him finish (his) food. Taggya mmere ku mumwa. He is always eating, kutunula ng'emmere eremye abagenyi, to look terrible, appear to be in bad shape (of persons), lit. look like the food left over from the guests, cf. mera, obumere.

nnawookeera w'olutalo. a hideous war. nnawookeera w'obwavu, abject poverty.

food); be roasted; be wasted. Eyanjalula esiridde. Woe is me. I am really in a terrible condition, lit. the pot (ntamu is implied by the e- of eyanjula) used in my naming ceremony (cf. yalula) has been burned.

enjala kiwumbyanga- labi, a terrible famine, lit. a famine which causes the drums to become eaten away by insects. cf. -wumbu, empumbu.

with the same meaning, is rare. Note the following usages of kkoyi: Omuzungu kkoyi! The European is wonderful! Omusajja oyo kkoyi! What a terrible person that man is1 cf. ekiknkko

v.i. appl. 2 pass. have happen to one; have fall on one. Baagwirirwa ekikangabwa mutabani waabwe bwe yafa. They received a terrible shock when their son died. Twagwirirwa ennyumba. Our house fell down or The house fell down on us.

o- (mu/ba) colloq. terror, something terrible, omuganda w'obulwadde, a terrible disease, omuganda w'enkula, a monstrous rhinoceros.

obulwadde, eddwaliro, omulwadde, endwadde.

cf. kanga.