Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

ku̱ku̱ndi ̱sya
ku̱ku̱ndi ̱sya v. make s.b. kneel
down.
ku̱ku̱nda malu̱ v. kneel; support
the weight of your body on the
knees, as you bend the lower legs
back.
ku̱ku̱ndangana
Var: kuḵuṉdagana. v. be in conflict;
disunity that makes s.b. feel
unsettled with whom he is working
or staying.
ku̱ku̱ndu̱ka v. be shameless.
Syn: mparamukyenu.
ku̱ku̱ngya v. sing without pronouncing
the words; sing with the lips open and
making ‘ah’ sounds.
ku̱ku̱nku̱du̱la v. shorten s.t.; cut s.t. off
completely at the base.
ku̱ku̱nku̱du̱ka v. be shortened
completely, e.g., get completely cut
off at the base.
ku̱ku̱nya v. 1 • fold; bend s.t. carefully
so that one part lies on top of another.
Syn: kugonya, kugema, kukata, ku̱ziṉga,
kukuba.
2 • roll up; make s.t. be not straight.
3 • squeeze clothes when washing to
remove dirt.
kweku̱nya v. be folded; not to be
straight.
ku̱ku̱pu̱la v. uproot. Syn: kwiẖa.
ku̱ku̱pu̱ka v. become uprooted.
Syn: kwiẖu̱ka.
ku̱ku̱su̱mu̱ka v. get poured down or out
in large quantity, e.g., of rain.
ku̱ku̱u̱mu̱ka v. explode, erupt; burst
loudly and violently, causing damage.
Syn: ku̱hu̱u̱li̱iḵa.
ku̱ku̱u̱nyu̱ka v. cover; put a lid on s.t.
kweku̱u̱nyu̱ka v. fall while facing
downwards.
ku̱ku̱u̱nyu̱ku̱la v. uncover; remove
a lid from s.t. Syn: kub̯uukula.
ku̱ku̱u̱ti ̱sya Var: kukuuta bihandiiko.
v. See main entry: kukuuta.
ku̱kwa v. die; stop living. Syn: kuheneka,
kukaba.
ku̱kwesya v. lose a loved one; have
s.b. die.
ku̱leeha
ku̱kwati ̱sya kiṉi ̱ga v. See main entry:
kiṉi ̱ga.
ku̱kwatya v. See main entry: kukwata.
ku̱kwerekeera 1 v. be forever and ever,
for eternity or throughout the lifetime of
s.t.
ku̱kwerekeera 2 v. yearn; want s.t. very
much, esp. when it is very difficult to
get.
ku̱kwo dem. 1 • that one.
2 • towards that place.
ku̱kyoloolya v. roll the eyes as if you
are dying.
ku̱landiḵiṟi̱iṟya v. reach; stretch or put
out an arm, a neck or a leg in order to
get or touch s.t.
ku̱laaliṟi̱iṟya 1 v. pat a baby so that it
sleeps.
ku̱laaliṟi̱iṟya 2 n. day just before a
special occasion such as a wedding day.
Syn: kasiḵi̱.
ku̱laalya v. See main entry: kulaala.
ku̱leba-lebya v. persecute; oppress
with injury or punishment, esp. for
adherence to certain acceptable
standards. Syn: kuhiganiza,
ku̱wonawonesya, kutuntuza.
ku̱lebereerya v. obstruct.
ku̱legeya v. become loose, slack.
Syn: kujega-jega.
ku̱legya v. collect rain water using
gutters.
ku̱lemesya v. 1 • confuse, hinder, argue
against; make s.b. not properly do what
he is meant to or to make s.b. follow
wrong things. Syn: ku̱hu̱gya, ku̱gaani̱sya.
2 • be complicated, challenging.
ku̱lendya-lendya v. slice; cut thinly
lengthwise.
ku̱lengeseni̱a v. gauge, evaluate,
compare, assess; try all the different
alternatives about s.t. in order to get its
facts in full. Syn: kugingiira, ku̱pi̱ma.
ku̱lengeeja v. swing freely.
ku̱leebereerya v. See main entry:
kuleeba.
ku̱leeha Var: ku̱leiẖa; kuleeha. v.
lengthen, elongate; grow and become
longer or taller.
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