Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

kwebamba
kwebamba 2 v. be enraged, aggressive;
be ready to attack or rebel.
kwebamba 3 v. show off.
kwebazaho v. See main entry: kubaza.
kwebembera Var: kwehembera. v.
1 • be in control, lead; be an example to
others in order to direct them.
2 • be ahead, leading; be in front of
others in a journey.
kwebembeerya
Var: kwehembeerya. v. let s.b. be in
front of you, to be in the lead.
kweberengura Var: kwekerengura. v.
shine brightly; of the moon, stars or the
sun.
kwebeera v. forget; be unable to
remember s.t. that happened or that you
heard in the past.
kwebiikira v. See main entry: kubiika.
kwebiṟiṉgiṯya v. See main entry:
ku̱biṟiṉgiṯa.
kwebi ̱sa v. See main entry: ku̱bi ̱sa.
kwebyokya v. See main entry: kubyoka.
kweb̯undaaza v. See main entry:
kub̯undaara.
kweb̯u̱lu̱ngu̱sa v. be round.
kweb̯u̱u̱lya v. See main entry:
ku̱b̯u̱uḻya.
kwebbaka v. 1 • sleep; rest and be taken
up by sleep without being conscious.
2 • Euph.die; pass away.
kwebbakiraho v. fall asleep
immediately.
kwebbala v. dodge; move quickly and
suddenly to one side in order to avoid
s.b. or s.t.
kwebbala-bbala v. 1 • be undecided.
Syn: kweguma-guma.
2 • Metaphor. shirk; dodge responsibility.
Syn: kweguma-guma.
kwebbangula v. See main entry:
kubbanguuka.
kwebbanika v. See main entry:
kubbanika.
kwecu̱kya
kwebbengeera v. See main entry:
kwerengeera.
kwebbohaho v. try to be a friend to s.b.
even when they are not that keen on the
friendship. Syn: kwehomeera,
kwebboheera, kwepaamiira.
kwebboheera v. try to be a friend to
s.b. even when they are not that keen on
the friendship. Syn: kwehomeera,
kwebbohaho, kwepaamiira.
kwebbugubbula v. struggle to escape;
try to set yourself free from s.t. or s.b.
holding you tightly. Syn: kweteesu̱liẕa.
kwebbukuka v. drink or eat greedily;
pour many things in the mouth at once
and swallow them. Syn: kumwoka.
kwebbumba v. See main entry:
kubbumba.
kwebbuna v. brag; pretend to be s.t.
great.
kwebbuta v. duck, take cover; squat
down in order to hide away from s.b. or
s.t. or to bend down a bit in order to
dodge s.t.
kwebbu̱bbu̱tiṟi̱iṟya v. dive, swim
under water; immerse yourself
completely in water without inhaling.
kwebbwogiṟamu v. meddle, pry, nose
in; become involved in s.t. that does not
concern you. Syn: kwekaakyamu,
kwekiikamu, kweziṉgi̱iṟyamu,
kwejungamu, kwesuḇbamu.
kwebbwogiṟa v. do s.t. in a
disorderly manner.
kwecanga v. be proud; brag and pretend
to be what you are not.
kwecenja v. brag, boast, show off, be a
hypocrite; pretend to be of a higher
standard than you really are.
kwecooka v. See main entry: kucooka.
kwecuma v. make yourself smart, clean,
neat, tidy. Syn: kweyonja.
kwecumitiriza v. realise a mistake and
reform yourself.
kwecungura v. See main entry:
kucungura.
kwecura v. be shocked, surprised.
kwecu̱kya v. See main entry: ku̱cuḵya.
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