Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

kwesu̱ma ku̱di ̱
kwesu̱ma ku̱di̱ v. retreat from.
kwesu̱mi ̱iṟa Var: kwesu̱ma heehi ̱.
v. draw near. Syn: kudwereera,
kwesegereerya.
ku̱su̱nga v. sew; use a sewing machine
or a needle to join a piece of cloth with
threads.
ku̱su̱nsya v. string together; tie things,
esp. different heads of fish or pieces of
meat on a rope so that they can be
carried together.
ku̱su̱u̱ta v. scrub; press firmly with a
cloth when washing s.t.
kwesu̱u̱ta v. scrub; rub firmly
against your body to clean it when
bathing.
ku̱su̱u̱ta meino v. brush the teeth.
ku̱swesya v. See main entry: kuswa.
ku̱syani ̱a v. 1 • lighten; make s.t. white
or have light.
2 • make s.t. white or clean.
ku̱syaniṟi̱iṟya v. rinse.
kwesyani ̱a v. use cosmetics to
change the skin colour to become
lighter brown.
ku̱syeka v. 1 • fry; cook in hot fat or oil.
Syn: kukaranga.
2 • mingle a mixture of dry cassava and
water to make white liquor.
ku̱syera 1 v. overcharge; cheat s.b. out of
money.
ku̱syera 2 v. disappear, vanish.
Syn: kulwotoka, kweziḇa, kucwa,
kusomoka, kutoroka.
ku̱syereerya v. lose, misplace; be
unable to find s.t. or s.b.
Syn: kurugwaho, kuguma.
146
ku̱teereni̱a
ku̱syeta v. move by crawling on the
buttocks due to disability or lameness.
kwesyeta v. rub or drag yourself on
the ground by the buttocks, e.g.,
after defecating, esp. done by young
children.
ku̱syoka 1 v. become powdered.
ku̱syoka 2 v. gather together and darken,
of clouds.
ku̱syola v. wish misfortune; use the
power of evil spirit in order to get rid of
s.b.’s fortunes or to ruin his things.
ku̱syoma v. fetch, collect; go somewhere
with an aim of getting s.t. from there.
ku̱syomera v. go back; return to
collect s.t. e.g., cattle that have been
left to graze.
ku̱syomoolya v. hiss at s.b. to abuse
them by putting the tongue behind the
upper teeth and blow in air to make
some sound.
ku̱tagatya v. See main entry: kutagata.
ku̱tahwiṯu̱la v. hide your thoughts.
ku̱talangani ̱a v. be complicated.
ku̱tami ̱iṟya v. See main entry:
kutamiira.
ku̱tandiḵi ̱sya v. See main entry:
kutandika.
ku̱tatatati ̱iṟya v. console; give comfort
or sympathy to s.b. who is unhappy or
disappointed. Syn: kub̯umba-b̯umba,
ku̱gu̱ma-gu̱mya, kugaara-gaara, kub̯udab̯uda.
ku̱tati ̱iṟya v. See main entry: kutatiira.
ku̱tembya v. See main entry: kutemba.
ku̱tengeetya v. See main entry:
kutengeeta.
ku̱terekereerya v. See main entry:
kuterekeera.
ku̱tereerya v. See main entry: kuteera.
ku̱teenya 1 v. gather firewood from
different places, collecting and
arranging it into a bundle.
ku̱teenya 2 v. hit; beat hard using s.t.
e.g., a piece of wood, etc.
ku̱teereni ̱a Var: ku̱teerani ̱a;
kuteeraniza. v. See main entry:
kuteerana.