Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

ku̱leehya
ku̱leehya Var: ku̱leiẖya. v.
elongate; make s.t. become longer
or taller.
ku̱liḇba v. See main entry: kuḏiḇa.
ku̱li̱ga v. decorate; paint or draw a
picture on s.t. in order to make it look
nice.
kweli ̱ga v. 1 • adorn, decorate
yourself; paint the lips, nails,
eyebrows, etc.
2 • tattoo; make permanent marks on
your skin by making small holes
with a needle.
ku̱li̱giṯa v. perform a type of traditional
dance while foot-stamping loudly.
ku̱liẖa v. pay a fine as a punishment for
breaking a law.
ku̱liẖi ̱sya v. make s.b. pay money or
s.t. as a punishment for breaking a
law.
ku̱li̱i̱sya v. graze, herd; take care of
animals eating in range land.
ku̱li̱maalya v. See main entry: kulimala.
ku̱liṉgani ̱a v. examine, analyse; look
closely at.
ku̱liṉgiẕa v. roll up; make s.t. into the
shape of a ball or tube.
ku̱liṯu̱ka v. set off quickly; start running
with a very high speed.
ku̱lo Pl: maku̱lo. n. Malacochersus
tornieri. tortoise, animal with a shell on
its body that lives on land, and pulls the
head, feet and tail into its shell when it
senses danger.
ku̱lobya v. hook, tie; put or fasten s.t.
around s.t. else, esp. a hook tied with a
knot so that you can catch, hold or
move it.
ku̱logoiẕana Var: kuḻogozona. v. talk
gibberish; utter words that have no
meaning or are impossible to
understand while you are asleep or as a
result of being possessed by spirits, or
due to insanity or epilepsy.
ku̱logoolya Var: kuḻongoolya. v. twist,
spin s.t., turn around; move s.t. around
so that it winds around. Syn: ku̱tuṉgu̱u̱la.
kwelogoolya v. go by the side or
behind s.t.
ku̱mengereseni ̱a
kwelogoleerya
Var: kwelongoleerya. v. wrap,
encircle, envelop, enfold; wind
around s.t. until you cover it up.
kwelongoolya v. move yourself
around.
ku̱loolootya v. sing a lullaby; soothe a
baby.
ku̱lu̱ba v. become wet; get water in s.t.
ku̱lu̱ku̱la v. harvest bambara nuts and
ground nuts from a garden when they
are mature.
ku̱lu̱ma 1 v. 1 • abuse; talk violently to
s.b. in order to annoy him.
2 • talk sharply to s.b. in order to
discipline him.
ku̱lu̱ma 2 v. be extinguished, of a fire, or
a light.
ku̱lu̱miṟi̱iṟya v. extinguish; make a
fire stop burning or a light stop
shining.
ku̱lu̱mbu̱u̱la v. reveal a secret.
ku̱lu̱ndu̱mu̱la v. make s.t. or s.b. fall
into water.
ku̱lu̱u̱sya v. leak; pass or seep through a
hole.
ku̱lwa v. 1 • ooze; the gradual coming
out of liquids from s.t.
2 • drift.
ku̱lwalya v. See main entry: kulwala.
ku̱lwani̱sya v. See main entry:
kulwana.
ku̱lyoba v. twist, wrap; wind s.t. around
s.t. else.
kwelyoba v. tangle; twist s.t. so that
it is no longer straight or so that it
winds around s.t. else.
ku̱mamati̱iṟya Var: ku̱mamatiṟi ̱iṟya.
v. level a soft ground, floor, wall, etc.
ku̱manyiṟi̱iṟya v. See main entry:
kumanyiira.
ku̱manyi̱sya v. 1 • report, inform; give
people information on s.t. that you have
heard or seen etc.
2 • mean, express the things or ideas that
you wish to express to s.b. by what you
say or do.
ku̱mengereseni ̱a v. glitter; emit light.
Syn: kwengeretena, kumeremeta.
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