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eraka (n) red soil that gets caught on your foot when you step into a pond or edge of a river, mixed with oil or fat and smeared on the body to give a reddish look, used by Congolese too eg Mulato ni i-ma rua tri eraka si. = Mulato smears her body with eraka soil.
Eraka (n) trading centre in Aliba Parish, about a mile east of Lokiragodo T-Junction
eraza (n) flow
ere (v) top up, add, increase; scatter, spread
erece (n) calabash (also co'do, irece, egabere in Maracha dialect, okele in Madi dialect, okelea, zukulu)
ereta (n) scattering, spreading (also ereza)
erezaru (adj) scattered
eri (pron) he/ she/ it; (v) hear, listen) eg Ludia ni Rozi Muhando ma ongo eri. = Ludia is listening to Rose Muhando's music.
Eri ma orindi ma li ava asianzu 'dani 'dani ri ma-a! (phr) May his/ her soul rest in eternal peace!/ RIP
eri-i (pron) him/ her
erio (n) aerial, antenna
erita (n) listening (also eriza)
eriti (adv) for good; (n) clouds
eritiru (adj) cloudy
Eritrea (n) Danieli ni gari nzu Eritrea ni. = Daniel cycles a bike for Eritrea.
ero (n) granary, financial bank (also eroo, baniki, beniki), woven basket-like storage facility with a dome-shaped thatch roof, storage facility for food and valuable items, beneath also serves as a location for the sacrificial altar, solace place for troubled people, songs are composed under it, taboo for men to climb...
ero 'dipi (n) treasurer
Ero Wudrikuru dri (n) World Bank
erota (n) heavy lifting (also eroza)
Eru (n) river between Mt. Liru and Wati, drains into Enyau
Erua (n) name given by Kebu to Arua Hill
Eruba (n) place near Odia Nyadri on the Nebbi Highway at the junction heading to Vurra, name given by Kebu during their migration meaning "Respect people, do not transgress" (also Iruba)
ese (n) grasshopper (also ise)
esekele (n) midst eg Leta ama esekele-a ci! = There is love in our midst!
esele (n) demarcation, border (also esele coza), difference, variant, variation, division in exam results eg Anzi 100 aga ki Esele 1 ma-a. = 100 children passed in Division 1.
esese (n) gum, glue
esikoti (n) escort, accompaniment for e'bede tea such as groundnuts, potatoes, cassava, etc eg Okirori ni esikoti nya. = Okiror is eating escort.
Esita (n) Esther (also Esiteri)
esu (n) tendon, muscle; (v) find, discover, get (also isu) eg E ka eri nda, mi eri esu Ginesi Buku-a. = If you're looking for him, you can find him in the Guinness Book.
etata (n) run off, torrent
etatambua (n) frog-jumping
etatangule (n) tadpole
eti (n) buttocks, ass, nyash (also nyasi); tamarind (more often iti); (postp) bottom; Mount Eti (also Iti or Wati)
eti e'do (v) invest, start up a business
eti e'doza (n) start-up (investment), beginning
etia (postp) underneath
Etiopia (n) Ethiopia
etiriko (n) snail
etirili (n) cricket (also etiringili)
eto (n) hare, rabbit (also oto); (v) rescue eg YESU, mi eto ma! = JESUS, (you) rescue me!
etota (n) redemption (also etoza)
etra (v) collect, gather
etru (v) come close; untie
etu (n) sun, daytime hour (Etu 1 to 5 = 7 to 11am [ante meridiem/ before midday] while Etu 6 to 12 = 12 to 6pm [post meridiem/ beyond midday]) - opposite of Ini; borossus tree (otu in Keliko language, also itu)
etu ambo (n) day of celebration, public holiday, Christmas
Etu ambo 'Bakalafe Wudrikuru-a ri ni (n) World Population Day
etu ni 'deria (n) west (also ayia, woko etu ni 'deria)
etu ni efuria (n) east (also andrale, woko etu ni efuria)
Etu o'du (n) Sunday
Etu o'du Ndende ni (n) Palm Sunday