Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

kwekoora
kwekoora Var: kwekoresya. v. be selfemployed;
work for yourself, not being
employed by s.b., an organisation, etc.
kwekunuka v. refuse; reject s.t. that
ends up causing self hatred or self
neglect, e.g., refusal to participate in
activities with others can make s.b.
isolated, causing loneliness. Syn: ku̱giṟa,
kugaana, kuẖyema, kuṟyega, kusuula.
kwekuutira v. fall accidentally; move
from up to suddenly fall down.
Syn: kwehuulira, kweroopira.
kweku̱lu̱ngu̱la v. flop down; fall
loosely, suddenly and abruptly.
Syn: ku̱gwa rwo.
Kweku̱mya n. name of a person.
kweku̱nya 1 v. See main entry: kuḵuṉya.
kweku̱nya 2 v. Metaphor. be uneasy; be
not free among people.
kweku̱u̱nyu̱ka v. See main entry:
kuḵu̱u̱nyuḵa.
kweku̱u̱ru̱u̱mya v. 1 • mumble,
mutter, murmur; speak what is not clear
in a low voice.
Syn: kwenghu̱ru̱nghu̱u̱tya.
2 • grumble, complain about s.t., without
saying publicly what you think.
kwekwakura v. scratch; rub your skin
with the fingernails, usually because it
is itching.
kwekwata 1 v. choose to be a friend to
s.b. or appeal to s.b. for a favour.
kwekwata 2 v. gel, congeal, clot, set,
freeze, solidify; change from liquid state
into solid state. Syn: kukama.
kwekwatya Var: kwekwatiṟi ̱iṟya. v.
make a false excuse.
kwekwotola Var: kwelwotola. v. sneak
out, slip away; escape silently.
kwekyetya v. brush; come into contact
with s.t., esp. while bypassing.
kwelaalikiira v. be worried, upset,
stressed; not have a settled mind due to
fear, death of your relatives, etc.
n. stress, worry; emotional tension,
strain.
kwelaaliḵiṟi̱iṟya v. cause s.b.
worry.
kwelekesya v. See main entry: kuleka.
kwemera
kweli ̱ga v. See main entry: ku̱li ̱ga.
kweli ̱gi ̱ji̱iṟa v. become excited, lust,
crave; have extreme desire for s.t. that
you do not yet know whether you will
get.
kweliṟya-liṟya v. See main entry:
kulira-lira.
kwelogoolya Var: kwelongoleerya. v.
See main entry: kuḻogoolya.
kwelwanaho v. See main entry:
kulwana.
kwelwotola v. See main entry:
kwekwotola.
kwelyoba v. See main entry: kuḻyoba.
kwema 1 v. become calm; when wind
stops blowing.
kwema 2 v. conceive; act of an animal
becoming pregnant.
kwemala v. be self-sufficient,
independent; have everything that you
need. Syn: kwezemereeryaho,
kwesobora.
kwemala kintu v. monopolise.
kwemaliira Var: kwemaaliira. v.
1 • be selfish, individualistic; work
alone due to not liking to co-operate
with people.
2 • be stingy; so that s.b. does not
use his things with other people.
kwemala-mala v. suffer from shame.
kumalwa maani v. be
embarrassed.
kwemalayo v. brag, boast; talk too
proudly about s.t. you own or s.t. you
have done.
kwemba v. mine; dig a hole or a pit in
the ground. Syn: kulima ki̱iṉa, kutema
ki̱iṉa.
kwezemba v. become dug; develop
a series of holes or to reduce the
layer at the bottom.
kwembemba v. provoke, harass; say or
do s.t. that you know will annoy s.b. or
hurt their feelings so that they react in
an angry way. Syn: kwendereerya,
ku̱sodokani̱a, ku̱toolyaho, kutakula,
kwagaaga.
kwemera 1 v. pay bail; give money so
that an accused person is allowed to
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