Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

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is not literal. An idiom is similar—it is a phrase with a meaning that cannot bedetermined from the individual words that make up that phrase. In other cases youmay see Euph: or Taboo: A euphemism is a polite way of expressing a meaning thatwould otherwise be disrespectful or too harsh. Taboo indicates that the Lugunguword is considered offensive, and should not be used in normal conversation.You may also notice wordsthat appear in bold, like aLugungu headword, yet theyare indented from themargin. These words are subentries. They are related tothe Lugungu headword thatprecedes them and arederived from that headword.They are indented to showthis relationship.Sometime a Lugungu headword will have a slightly different sound or spellingdependant on the speaker who uses the word. These are called variants. If a variantis known it will be listed immediately after the headword and is preceded with thelabel Var: If a variant or a sub entry has a spelling that begins in a different way totheir parent headword then the subentry or the variant will be found as a minorentry in the correct alphabeticalplace in the dictionary. The label,See main entry: will refer you backto the main headword where thefull definition of the variant orsub entry will be found.Where a word is similar inmeaning to another word in adifferent part of the dictionarythis will be marked with thelabel Syn: indicating that the twowords are synonyms. Not allsynonyms have been marked inthis first edition of thedictionary.Where it is known that a word hasoriginally come from anotherlanguage, then this has been indicatedby the label: From:12
Some plant and animal termshave been given their properscientific names. This name, ifknown, will be underlineditalicised.13
Page 1: Ntontogoli ̱gya Lugungu
Page 4 and 5: Ntontogoli ̱ gya LugunguLugungu Di
Page 7 and 8: NdagiiroKiragiro Kiẖandu̱ Kya Ug
Page 9 and 10: IntroductionThe Bagungu people spea
Page 11: of equivalent Englishwords that can
Page 15: Lugungu - English15
Page 18 and 19: BakiḇiṟoBakiḇiṟo Sg: Mu̱ki
Page 20 and 21: biẖi̱mbabiẖi ̱mba Sg: kiẖi
Page 22 and 23: b̯ugoleb̯ugole n. marriage party,
Page 24 and 25: b̯umalab̯umala n. venom; poisonou
Page 26 and 27: b̯utemub̯utemu n. murder; intenti
Page 28 and 29: b̯u̱koonyeri ̱b̯u̱koonyeri̱ n
Page 30 and 31: b̯u̱tesi ̱being straight and not
Page 32 and 33: kulinda b̯wiṟekulinda b̯wiṟe
Page 34 and 35: bbiṉiḵabbiṉiḵa Pl: mabbiṉ
Page 36 and 37: deesiḵi̱deesiḵi ̱ Pl: deesi
Page 38 and 39: gabberu̱kigulu kya gaaliG - ggabbe
Page 40 and 41: gwab̯wogwab̯wo pro. their, theirs
Page 42 and 43: heehi̱ na3 • near.heehi ̱ na lo
Page 44 and 45: iginaigina Pl: magina. n. egg; s.t.
Page 46 and 47: isumuisumu 1 Pl: masumu. n. spear;
Page 48 and 49: iḵonderojeereone end that is used
Page 50 and 51: kabbaarithroated lizard; animal tha
Page 52 and 53: KajunjuKajunju n. personal name giv
Page 54 and 55: kamogokamogo Pl: b̯umogo. n. 1 •
Page 56 and 57: kasi̱gi̱2 • small hole with ope
Page 58 and 59: kaweisombakaweisomba Pl: makaweisom
Page 60 and 61: kibbandikibbandi Pl: bibbandi. n. p
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kigwo2 • foot measure; unit of me
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kijerikaanikijerikaani Var: jerikaa
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kikwambarakikwambara Pl: bikwambara
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kinyaarwekiikakinyaarwekiikaPl: bin
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kisensakisensa Pl: bisensa. n. hous
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kiteerekiteere Pl: biteere. n. piec
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ki̱cooli̱ki ̱cooli ̱ Pl: bi ̱c
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waaki ̱iṟawaaki ̱iṟa Pl: baak
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ki̱mbiṟi ̱ki ̱mbiṟi̱ Pl: bi
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ki̱pu̱mpu̱u̱taki ̱pu̱mpu̱u̱
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kiṯu̱u̱ti ̱kiṯu̱u̱ti ̱2 P
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kubegakubega v. 1 • investigate;
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kub̯uukulakub̯uukula v. uncover;
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kubbwomokakubbwomoka v. 1 • be po
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kudedeerakudedeera v. give up; fina
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kugandaarakugandaara v. relax; rest
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kugumakuguma v. 1 • drop, fall; l
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kuhambirizib̯wakuhambirizib̯wa v.
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kuheeka1 • support, hold up, prop
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kuhungakuhunga 1 v. blow; movement
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kujugakujuga v. take a dowry.kujuga
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kukanyakukanya v. increase; become
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kwekomberakwekombera v. lick the li
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kukuutakukuuta v. 1 • beat, hit,
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kulemeraho2 • declare independenc
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kwelwanaho2 • Metaphor. try very
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kunenanganakunenangana v. Metaphor.
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kupakasa2 • Metaphor. exploit; tr
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kuranga hasyanu̱kuranga hasyanu̱
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ku̱sambi̱iṟyaku̱sambi ̱iṟya
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kusikirizib̯wakusikirizib̯wa v. b
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kusurakusura v. brand; put a mark o
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kutangiirakutangiira v. welcome s.b
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kweteeka2 • settle; let suspended
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kutoolwaho3 • Metaphor. dodge, av
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kuwonwa2 • visit; go to see s.b.
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ku̱b̯u̱u̱lya2 • bubble; sound
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ku̱gu̱lu̱u̱sa2 • lack self-co
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ku̱hu̱du̱laku̱hu̱du̱la v. pie
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ku̱ku̱ndi ̱syaku̱ku̱ndi ̱sya
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ku̱mi̱giṟi ̱iṟyaku̱mi ̱gi
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ku̱sabiṟi ̱iṟyaku̱sabiṟi̱
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kwesu̱ma ku̱di ̱kwesu̱ma ku̱di
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ku̱tiṟiḇaku̱tiṟiḇa v. sme
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ku̱zeenya karu̱ru̱ku̱zeenya kar
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kwangu̱u̱hyakwangu̱u̱hya v. do
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kwecu̱ngyakwecu̱ngya v. See main
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kwehwesyakwehwesya v. gasp, have la
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kwemeraattend court sessions while
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kwesamiirakwesamiira v. 1 • be am
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kwetu̱ngu̱u̱lakwetu̱ngu̱u̱la
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kwiṉyamya2 • Metaphor. be calm.
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kwohakwoha 2 v. 1 • bail a canoe.
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kyajainterj. no way.kyaja Pl: byaja
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kyecookothey cover some earth and g
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kyorooni ̱kyorooni̱ Pl: byorooni.
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LujunguLujungu From: Kiswahili. n.
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lusigolusigo Pl: nsigo. n. kidney;
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lu̱kwanzi ̱find upside down danci
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ma makamahiiraM - mma maka Pl: bama
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mali̱gamali ̱ga Sg: iḻi ̱ga. n
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mbawu̱lombawu̱lo Pl: mbawu̱lo. n
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mirembemirembe From: Luganda. n. pe
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mpitampita 1 Pl: mpita. n. ring; ci
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kukora mudeelikukora mudeeli v. mak
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muhendu gunenemuhendu gunene Var: m
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mukunkulumukunkulu Pl: mikunkulu. n
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munkudyethat the thrower ties aroun
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musala kyembumusala kyembu n. See m
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mutabaza2 • ivory.mutabaza Pl: ba
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muziramuzira 2 Pl: mizira. n. ulula
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mu̱gi̱sa gurungimu̱gi ̱sa gurun
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mu̱hu̱ru̱ngu̱tani ̱amu̱hu̱ru
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mu̱ku̱ri ̱siṯu̱baptised Angli
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mu̱nsiṉyi ̱emu̱nsiṉyi ̱e Pl
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kusiib̯ura mu̱seeri̱kusiib̯ura
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mu̱teekaniẕi̱mu̱teekaniẕi̱
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mwana mukeremwana mukere Pl: baanab
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mwengeserumwengeseru Pl: mengeseru.
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mwi̱camwi ̱ca Pl: mi ̱i ̱ca. n.
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myehembuthat you are better or more
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ndibatandibata Pl: ndibata. n. tran
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ngaabingaabi Pl: ngaabi. n. long dr
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njubanjuba Pl: njuba. n. clotted bl
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nkora gyeitehenkora gyeitehe Pl: nk
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nsinyawith extremely thin leaves th
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ntandiko na mmaliirafoundation, bas
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nunghununghununghununghu adj. finel
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nyamanyama Pl: nyama. n. meat; fles
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oiṟohooiṟoho From: Runyoro. con
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kukora pu̱tu̱ru̱kukora pu̱tu̱r
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Sabbatosaatiḵooti̱S - sSabbato P
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siḻi ̱pasiḻi̱pa Pl: masiḻi
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tawu̱lobecause of being busy on va
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wanziṟa anyweri ̱wanziṟa anywe
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wi̱i̱siḵi̱wi̱i̱siḵi ̱ Pl:
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adjustadjust v. kuhindulahov. ku̱n
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ankletanklet n. kikomon. kyosi ̱an
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attackerattacker n. mu̱ru̱mbi ̱a
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bear fruitbear fruit v. kutav. kwan
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bitterness, of tastebitterness, of
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break upbreak up v. kwahukanav. kwa
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calmnesscalmness n. b̯u̱cu̱leeru
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character, alphabeticcharacter, alp
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collectcollect v. kucookav. kusoroo
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congregationcongregation n. beikiri
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cravingcraving n. irohon. munkudyen
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dance, rattlingv. kugodav. kusamba
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destroy totallydestroy totally v. k
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disobediencedisobedience n. b̯uhoo
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dropdrop v. kugumadrop charges v. k
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elephant grasselephant grass n. ibi
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examplev. ku̱liṉgani̱av. kwekeb
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fastfast v. kusiibav. ku̱giṟafas
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fish sp., herringfish sp., herring
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fortunefortune n. mu̱gi ̱san. mu
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gentle persongentle person n. mu̱c
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grass sp., speargrass sp., spear n.
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happy, make s.b.happy, make s.b. v.
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high schoolhigh school n. siṉi ̱
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huthut n. kasi ̱i̱siṟahyena n.
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initiationinitiation n. ndugiron. n
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islandisland n. kiẕiṉgaisolate
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judiciaryjudiciary n. b̯u̱raamu̱
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laughter, loudlaughter, loud n. muk
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load on the head, help s.b.v. kupak
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map symbolmap symbol n. ndagiiroMar
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mine for mineralspro. gwangepro. gy
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multiplymultiply v. kubazamumumble
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name of a rivern. Karamoojan. Langh
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nuisance, become anuisance, become
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outcomepro. twetu̱pro. weetu̱pro.
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paypay v. kusasulapay a deposit v.
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playerplayer n. kangin. mu̱zeenyi
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pride, taken. myehaariizon. myehemb
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put intoput into v. kujungav. ku̱s
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recogniserecognise v. kulengerav. k
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resignresign v. kusomokamuv. ku̱te
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roughenroughen v. kuhalaround adj.
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screamscream v. kuhahamukav. kutaag
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shabbyv. kutembav. ku̱gambyashabby
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similarsimilar adj. kikuhwananaadj.
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snoozesnooze v. kuhuumulahosnore n.
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spoilerspoiler n. mu̱heneri ̱spoi
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straightstraight adj. kiṯerekeree
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supernatural powersupernatural powe
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teamworkteamwork n. nkengaganan. nk
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themepro. lyazyopro. myabyopro. mya
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tietie v. kubagav. kubbohav. ku̱lo
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tree sp., Acacian. musisiyen. muson
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unemployed personunemployed person
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valvevalve n. voolivovalve, bicycle
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water plant sp.water plant sp. n. l
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wish for s.b.n. mwetegerezi ̱n. mw
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youthyouth n. muton. waaminyeetoyou
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