Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

kwetuukula
2 • unload; remove things from s.t. like a
vehicle. Syn: kupaakuura.
kwetuukula v. unload, remove;
offload s.t. from the head that you
have been carrying.
kutuuma v. heap; gather many things
together in an untidy pile.
Syn: kupuutiika.
kwetuuma v. crowd together;
gather together in a disorderly
manner.
kutuura 1 v. infect, spread a disease;
make s.b. sick.
kutuura 2 v. whir, whiz; the act of a fast
moving or a flying object making some
sound.
kutuuruuma v. complain; say that you
are annoyed or unhappy about s.t.
Syn: kutontoloma.
kutuusa conj. until; up to the point in
time of the event mentioned.
Syn: ku̱doosya, mpaka.
kutwala 1 v. take; catch or carry s.t. and
remove it from where it has been.
ku̱twali̱sya v. 1 • make s.t. be taken
away.
2 • escort; take s.b. somewhere.
kutwalwa v. 1 • be taken.
2 • Euph. die.
kutwalwa kwa kintu n. erosion;
mechanical process of wearing or
grinding s.t. down, e.g, water
running over soil.
kwetwara v. take s.t. of yours
somewhere by yourself.
kwetwala v. go somewhere by
yourself without being forced.
kutwala 2 v. treat; relate with your
colleague by way of behaviours.
kuwona
kutwalwa b̯ulo v. See main entry: b̯ulo.
kutweka 1 v. impregnate; make a woman
conceive.
kutwekwa v. be impregnated,
resulting in conception and
pregnancy.
kutweka 2 v. give s.t. to s.b. for them to
deliver it for you somewhere.
Syn: kutuma.
kutweka bbaruha v. post mail.
kutyagira v. move improperly due to
pain.
kutyakura v. cut just once with a very
sharp instrument.
kuvuga v. drive, ride; make a vehicle go
where you want to go.
kwevuga v. own a car.
kuwaya-waya v. struggle; try very hard
to do s.t. when it is difficult or when
there are a lot of problems.
Syn: ku̱lwani̱sya, kupatikana,
kwenyamula, kugada-gada, kuguuguuza,
ku̱nyeega, ku̱ri̱iṯya, kupataka,
kupoolooka, ku̱tiṯa, kwekamba,
kwesabbula.
kuwaara v. 1 • roar, rumble; of water
making a sound, e.g., due to boiling or
waves falling on the shore.
2 • rattle; make a rapid series of short
sounds, e.g., from an insect.
kuwaaya v. dry slightly; state of s.t.
having received only slight sunshine.
Syn: kukasa.
kuweweeta v. See main entry:
kuhwehweta.
kuweera v. tell; say words to s.b. in
order to give information, an idea or
your feelings.
kuweereeraho v. reprimand, tell
off; utter a word to s.b. face to face
without fearing anything.
kuweerwa v. be told; be given
words, information, an idea from
s.b. else.
kuweera muntu kwetegeerya
v. tell s.b. to pay attention.
kuwona v. 1 • see; become aware of s.t.
by using the eyes.
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