Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

kunenangana
kunenangana v. Metaphor. be in
conflict; disunity that makes s.b.
keep on backbiting s.b. with whom
he is working or staying.
kuneera v. glisten; shine due to wetting
with oil.
kuniga 1 v. be burdened with a load; feel
the weight of a load.
kuniga 2 v. 1 • strangle.
2 • hang; tie a rope around s.b.’s neck
and let it swing in space in order to kill
him.
3 • difficulty in s.t. going past the throat.
kweniga v. hang yourself; commit
suicide by tying a rope on your neck
that is fixed to s.t. and swinging so
that you die.
kuniguka v. become disconnected,
dislocated.
kuniguka iḵu̱ha v. be dislocated;
be out of position at a body joint
.e.g., the shoulder.
kunihira 1 v. hope, expect; imagine that
s.t. will happen in the future, when you
are sure of it.
kunihira 2 v. suspect; hold in suspicion
and believe to be guilty.
kunihirwa Var: kwenihizib̯wa. v.
be suspected; be thought of having
committed a crime but without
proof.
kuninghina v. tie or fasten very tightly
with string, rope, etc.
kuniigiina v. boast, brag, show off; be
proud of s.t. you own or you have done.
kunoba v. hate, detest; dislike s.b. or s.t.
kunobangana v. hate each other.
kunob̯wa v. be hated; have nobody
liking you.
kwenoba v. 1 • become frustrated.
2 • dislike yourself; not care about
yourself due to problems.
3 • disassociate; separate yourself
physically or socially from other
people. Syn: kugungumara,
kwesoroora, kwebagaani̱a,
kwahukana, kwetongoola, kwenuga,
kwesalaho, kwezahula, kwegunga.
kwenuguura
kunokola v. harvest cotton, fruit or
vegetables from the garden after
maturing.
kunola v. taste nice, delicious; taste
sweet or to be fatty.
ku̱nolya v. sweeten; make s.t. taste
nice, delicious or sweeter.
kunonga 1 v. gain pleasure from s.b. or
s.t.
kunonga 2 v. be properly cooked; i.e.,
without being watery or burnt.
kunu dem. towards this place.
kunuga v. abandon, neglect, ignore; stop
caring for s.b. or s.t. or to withdraw a
hand from s.b. or s.t. Syn: kugumirisana,
kulekeera.
kunugwa v. be abandoned, stop
being cared for; have a hand
withdrawn from you.
kwenuga v. 1 • hate yourself due to
problems.
2 • disassociate; separate yourself
physically or socially from other
people. Syn: kwenoba,
kugungumara, kwesoroora,
kwebagaani̱a, kwahukana,
kwetongoola, kwesalaho, kwezahula,
kwegunga.
kunuguura v. straighten s.t. bent.
Syn: kugoora, kudambula, kurambiika,
ku̱terekereerya.
kwenuguura Var: kunuuguura. v.
straighten yourself after folding
yourself for a long time, due to pain
or to fatigue. Syn: kwedambula.
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