Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

kulindiira
kulindiira v. wait; stay without going
somewhere or doing s.t. until s.b. comes
or s.t. happens.
kulingiira v. 1 • see, watch, look at; turn
the eyes so that you see s.t.
2 • care for, guard, look after; take
responsibility for s.b. or s.t.
kulingiira bya mu̱mei ̱so v.
forecast, extrapolate; focus for what
will happen in the future, esp. based
on the prevailing situation.
kulira v. cry, weep; shed tears due to
disappointment or anger.
Syn: ku̱geegeeta, ku̱hembeeta,
kuhooronga.
kuliriira v. cry, beg for; plead very
much when asking for s.t.
kulira-lira Var: kweliṟya-liṟya. v. fail to
admit your financial position.
kuloba v. fish; catch or try to catch fish
in a lake, river, etc.
kuloga v. bewitch; use the power of an
evil spirit to cause s.b. misfortune, e.g.,
swallow a dangerous medicine.
Syn: kwoha, kulenga.
kulogwa v. be bewitched; be made
to swallow a traditional medicine or
have it placed on your way so that
you die, become a nuisance or
remain full of misfortunes.
kulondoora v. make a list.
kulondoora b̯ubyalwasana v.
list a genealogy; tell your line of
ancestors.
kuloolooba v. stalk; walk quietly and
lightly, very slowly, due to wanting to
beat, kill or catch s.t.
kuloomoola v. neutralise witchcraft
poison; act that makes one who charms
remove out the charms from whom he
had charmed.
ku̱lwani ̱sya
kuloota v. dream; experience a thought,
a hope, an event, etc. while you are
asleep.
kulooteera v. dream and
occasionally wet the bed while you
are asleep.
kulootoora v. interpret a dream; tell
s.b. the meaning of a dream.
kuluka v. weave, spin, knit; bring
threads together in order to make a net
or a table cloth, etc. or to twist strips of
material in order to make a basket or a
food container, etc.
kululuha v. 1 • taste bitter, sour; like red
pepper.
2 • taste salty.
kuluma v. bite; use the teeth to cut into
or through s.t. Syn: kukeca, kunena.
kulumirirwa v. be miserly.
kulunga v. spice up; add salt, spice or
additives to food, esp. in sauce.
kulungwa-lungwa v. be bored.
kulwala v. dress; put on clothes, esp.
after getting up from bed. Syn: kujwara.
ku̱lwalya v. 1 • put a cloth on s.b. so
that he is not naked. Syn: ku̱jwarya.
2 • Metaphor. graduate; attend an
official ceremony after completing a
study course such as a degree,
diploma, etc.
kapiira ka kulwala mu ngalu
Pl: b̯upiira b̯wa kulwala mu
ngalu. n. glove.
kulwana v. fight; struggle physically
with s.b. or shoot bullets at s.b.
kulwaniira Var: kulwanirira. v.
1 • fight to save s.b./s.t. in danger,
e.g., death, pain, loss, etc.
2 • Metaphor. advocate, recommend;
support s.t. publically. Syn: kuheega,
kuhagira, kusemba.
ku̱lwani̱sya v. 1 • fight.
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