Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

kwelwanaho
2 • Metaphor. try very hard to do s.t.
when it is difficult or when there are
a lot of problems. Syn: kuwayawaya,
kupatikana, kwenyamula,
kugada-gada, kuguuguuza,
ku̱nyeega, kupataka, kupoolooka,
ku̱tiṯa, kwekamba, kwesabbula,
ku̱ri̱iṯya.
3 • Metaphor. take a chance or
gamble; try anything possible in the
hope of being successful.
Syn: ku̱yi̱i̱ya.
kwelwanaho
Var: kwelwananganaho. v. defend
yourself; protect yourself from an
attack or accusation.
Syn: kwesobooraho, kwetongonaho.
kulwolwoba v. move in a tense
manner, as if in fear.
kulwotoka v. 1 • disappear, vanish;
move away from somewhere silently or
secretly, esp. for people or animals.
Syn: ku̱syera, kweziḇa, kusomoka,
kutoroka.
2 • escape. Syn: kucwa.
kumaga v. glance, peek; turn and look at
s.t. quickly and then withdraw the eyes
immediately.
kumaga-maga v. glance around;
keep on looking on both sides when
you are unsettled.
kumala v. finish, end; stop doing s.t.
because it is complete.
kumalwa v. be contented, satisfied
with wealth.
kumaliira v. 1 • conclude, finish,
accomplish; reach the end of s.t.
Syn: kuheregura.
2 • be determined.
3 • summarise; give the main points
of a topic at the end.
Syn: kuheregura.
4 • come last; happen after
everything else.
waakumaliira Pl: baakumaliira.
n. last person; s.b. who is at the end.
kumalika v. be finished, completed.
kumalikiraho v. get instantly
finished.
kumeremeta
kumaliriza v. summarise; close a
speech. Syn: kuheregura.
kumalwa maani v. See main entry:
kwemala-mala.
kumanga-manga v. wander; walk
slowly here and there without any
particular sense of purpose or direction
esp. due to idleness. Syn: kwandaara,
kwenjeera, kuhama-hama, kupaaraara,
kutaabaana, kutaaruuka, kuzengeera,
ku̱gu̱suḵa-gu̱suḵa.
kumanga-mangwa v. be confused
without knowing what to do or
where to go.
kumanyiira v. become familiar; know
or get used to the condition of s.t., s.b.
or of a place.
kumanyiirwa v. be familiar with
s.b. or s.t.
kumanyiirangana v. become
familiar with each other; a social act
that makes s.b. know the behaviour
of s.b. with whom he is working or
staying.
ku̱manyiṟi̱iṟya v. tame; make s.t. or
s.b. know or become familiar with
the condition of s.t. or of a place.
Syn: kworoora.
kumata-maataara v. act foolishly.
kumaamira v. beat; hit s.b., usually
very hard. Syn: kukuuta, ku̱nyampya,
kutindaga.
kumaata v. mud, plaster; fix clay on a
house in order to make a wall.
Syn: kuhoma.
kumaata kyese v. mould pots from
clay or mud. Syn: kub̯umba kyese.
kumera 1 v. germinate, sprout; come out
from underground, of a plant.
Syn: ku̱hu̱lu̱kiṟi̱iṟya, kwaruka.
kumera 2 v. 1 • swallow; move food
through the throat so that it goes into
the stomach.
2 • submerge; fill or cover completely
with a liquid.
kumeremeta Var: kumeremeca. v.
glitter; reflect light that emanates from
another object. Syn: kwengeretena,
ku̱mengereseni̱a.
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