Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

kwemera
attend court sessions while staying at
home.
kwemera 2 v. start ploughing a field.
kwemereerya 1 v. See main entry:
kwemeera.
kwemereerya 2 v. erect; set upright,
make vertical.
kwemeta v. conceive; get pregnant.
kwemeera v. stand; be upright on your
feet without bending.
kwemeera b̯usimba v. Metaphor.
stand firmly for the truth without
changing your mind irrespective of
any circumstance like persecution,
intimidation, etc.
kwemeeraho v. stay somewhere
briefly or pass via somewhere
before reaching the destination of
your journey.
kwemereerya v. stop, halt, cancel,
cease s.t.; make s.t. not proceed.
kwemigamu v. See main entry: kumiga.
kweminga-minga v. talk while
twisting the neck due to shyness,
embarrassment, or shame.
kwemiima v. regain strength.
Syn: kwesyomeera.
kwemiṟya v. See main entry: ku̱miṟya.
kwemonga-mongola v. look in all
directions due to shyness or shame or
due to pride.
kwemuka v. return back there; go back
where one has come from, e.g., to
home.
kwemya v. mate; when a male animal
reproduces with a female animal.
kwemyangarasani ̱a v. See main
entry: kumyangarasana.
kwenamira v. gather together or visit
each other in order to discuss or chat.
kwendereerya v. provoke, harass,
disturb; confuse s.b. when he has no
problem with you. Syn: kwagaaga,
ku̱sodokani̱a, ku̱toolyaho, kutakula,
kwembemba.
kwendya v. 1 • want; feel a need for s.t.
2 • be interested; have interest and joy in
s.t.
kwenjeera
3 • like; enjoy or be attracted by s.t. or
s.b.
4 • prefer.
5 • love; show affection to s.b. or s.t.
Syn: kugonza.
kwendyangana v. love each other;
be in a close loving relationship
with s.b. Syn: kugonzangana.
kwendeb̯wa v. be loved due to
being graceful, sympathetic,
enjoyable, friendly and attractive to
people.
kwendye-ndya v. be sexually
promiscuous. Syn: kutaaruuka,
kuraaya, kub̯unga, kurawarawa,
kukora b̯wenzi̱, ku̱gu̱suḵa-gu̱suḵa,
kukora ikunzi.
kwezendeerya v. be free to do s.t.
the way you feel like.
kwezendya v. love yourself; feel a
liking for yourself.
kwenga v. be ripe; be mature and ready
to eat, of a plant.
kwengya v. allow to ripen.
kwengeretena v. glitter; shine brightly
with little flashes of light.
Syn: ku̱mengereseni̱a, kumeremeta.
kweniga v. See main entry: kuniga.
kwenihiza v. conjecture, suppose,
surmise, speculate; form an opinion
about s.t. without knowing all the
details or facts.
kwenihizib̯wa v. See main entry:
kunihira.
kweniẖiṟi̱iṟya v. See main entry:
kuṉiẖiṟi ̱iṟya.
kweniṉghiṉi ̱iṟa v. lust for, crave after;
have an extreme wish for s.t. that you
do not yet know whether you will get.
kweni ̱ongoora v. slither, crawl; move
by way of wriggling on the ground, of
animals.
kwenjeera v. wander; walk slowly here
and there without any particular sense
of purpose or direction esp. due to
idleness. Syn: kwandaara, kuhamahama,
kumanga-manga, kupaaraara,
kutaabaana, kutaaruuka, kuzengeera,
ku̱gu̱suḵa-gu̱suḵa.
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