Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

ku̱mi̱giṟi ̱iṟya
ku̱mi ̱giṟi̱iṟya v. wink; communicate by
blinking an eye.
ku̱mi ̱i̱sa v. 1 • hurl, repulse; get rid of s.t.
that has got hold of you and cast it
away. Syn: kulasa.
2 • push s.t. using a finger.
ku̱mi ̱i̱su̱la v. spray, scatter a liquid in
drops to a slightly distant place or
position.
ku̱mi ̱i̱su̱ka v. get splashed or
sprinkled.
ku̱miṟya v. blow the nose to release
mucus.
kwemiṟya v. blow your nose and
wipe off mucus.
ku̱moola v. disclose a secret; break trust
by revealing private information to s.b.
who should not know.
ku̱mu̱u̱mu̱u̱ta v. mumble; speak or say
s.t. in a way that is not clear.
ku̱myankya v. flash; shine very
brightly for a short time. Syn: ku̱serya.
ku̱nanu̱ki ̱sya v. See main entry:
kunanuka.
ku̱naabya v. See main entry: kunaaba.
ku̱ni ̱a v. Taboo. defecate; get rid of faeces
through the anus. Syn: kupyetula.
ku̱niẖiṟi̱iṟya v. 1 • make amends, atone,
compensate; put right what is wrong.
Syn: ku̱terekereerya.
2 • arrange, rearrange, adjust, amend.
3 • untangle; undo string, hair, wire, etc.
that has become twisted or has knots in
it. Syn: kwahula, kwahuura, kwanzuura,
ku̱teesu̱liẕa.
4 • repair, mend, rehabilitate.
Syn: kukanika.
5 • improve; make s.t. better than before.
kweniẖiṟi̱iṟya v. 1 • exonerate,
vindicate yourself; correct a mistake
that has been made about you so
that you appear good.
2 • adorn yourself; change, improve,
fix yourself up, so that you appear
good.
ku̱ni ̱iṉa v. climb up; lift yourself up onto
s.t.
ku̱pampatiḵa
ku̱ni ̱iṉu̱ka v. climb down; come
down from being on s.t. after
climbing it.
ku̱ni ̱iṉu̱la v. get s.t. from up and
lower it down.
ku̱noonereerya v. confirm and prove
beyond reasonable doubt what you went
through.
kwenoonereerya v. be contented.
ku̱nu̱nka v. stink; smell bad.
ku̱nwani ̱a v. See main entry: kunwana.
ku̱nwereerya 1 v. taste sweet; have a
sugary taste.
ku̱nwereerya 2 v. itch lightly.
ku̱nyampya v. beat; hit s.b., usually
very hard as a punishment.
Syn: kumaamira, kukuuta, kutindaga.
ku̱nyaalya v. 1 • discipline.
2 • take revenge.
ku̱nyeega v. 1 • wrestle; fight s.b. by
holding them and trying to throw or
force them to the ground.
Syn: kukwatangana, kusimbiranwa.
2 • Metaphor. struggle; try very hard to
do s.t. when it is difficult or when there
are a lot of problems. Syn: kuwayawaya,
ku̱lwani̱sya, kupatikana,
kwenyamula, kugada-gada, kuguuguuza,
ku̱ri̱iṯya, kupataka, kupoolooka, ku̱tiṯa,
kwekamba, kwesabbula.
ku̱nyiṟi̱iṟya v. See main entry:
kunyirira.
ku̱nyiṟiṉkya Var: kunyira. v. spit;
expel saliva through the gap between
the teeth of the upper jaw in a form of
spray.
ku̱nyu̱ma v. look nice.
ku̱nyu̱miṟwa v. enjoy; be pleased
with, excited, interested.
kwenyu̱mi ̱sya v. adorn yourself;
make yourself smarter-looking,
more attractive.
ku̱nyu̱mi ̱sya v. make s.t. interesting.
ku̱nyu̱mya v. converse, chat; talk
informally.
ku̱nyu̱u̱lu̱u̱ka v. be worn off; become
torn off due to extreme weakness.
ku̱pampatiḵa v. See main entry:
kupampa.
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