Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

kwiṟiṟi ̱iṟya
kwiṟiṟi̱iṟya 2 v. 1 • retaliate; do. s.t. bad
to s.b., returning like for like, esp. evil
for evil. Syn: kusasuura, kunanula,
kuhoora, kwolokya, kusensegula.
2 • return; give s.b. back what he had
lent you.
kwiṟu̱ka v. 1 • run; move on foot at a
speed faster than trotting.
2 • flow; move steadily and
continuously in one direction.
Syn: kuheta.
3 • desert, run away; leave a place or
work with a given organization without
permission.
kwiṟu̱u̱kya v. pursue; chase or run
after s.b. or s.t. so that you catch it.
Syn: kubinga.
kwiṟu̱ki ̱iṟa v. respond urgently to
help s.b. who is in trouble.
kya kwiṟu̱ki ̱iṟa Pl: bya
kwiṟu̱ki ̱iṟa. n. temporary solution,
quick fix; s.t. that is done in an
emergency situation but pending a
permanent solution to the problem.
Syn: kya kulindiraho.
kwiṟu̱ki ̱iṟangana v. urgently help
each other in a time of suffering.
kwiṟu̱kiṟi̱iṟya v. be impatient when
s.t. is not yet ready. Syn: kupapa,
ku̱jaganiṟi̱iṟya.
kwiṟwamu maani v. regain strength.
kwiṟwamu kwetegereza v.
revive; regain consciousness after
being unconscious for a moment.
kwiṟya v. 1 • replace s.t.
2 • recover from sickness by regaining
body weight. Syn: kwebamba, kwereega.
3 • reconcile; abandon hatred and get
into co-operation. Syn: kweziṟanganamu,
kwecwamu.
kwoha
kwiṟyamu maani v. encourage;
give s.b. support, courage or hope,
or to persuade s.b. to do s.t. by
making it easier for them and
making them believe it is a good
thing to do. Syn: kutamu maani,
kwekambi̱sya.
kwiṟya hansi v. See main entry: hansi.
kwi ̱sansani ̱a v. See main entry:
kwisana.
kwiṯa v. kill; terminate the life of s.b. or
s.t.
kwiṯa maka v. See main entry: ika.
kwiṯa nyu̱mba v. See main entry:
nyu̱mba.
kwiẕa v. come; move towards, travel
from there to here.
kwiẕu̱ka v. remember, recall; bring back
in the mind s.t. that has passed.
n. memory.
kwiẕu̱kya v. remind; make s.b.
remember s.t.
kwiẕu̱kiṟi̱iṟya v. commemorate;
perform a ceremony to remind
people of an important past event or
the death of s.b.
kya kwiẕu̱kiṟaho Pl: bya
kwiẕu̱kiṟaho. n. reference; symbol
or a note that helps remind s.b. of a
past event.
kwiẕu̱u̱lya v. See main entry: kwizula.
kwo pro. See main entry: kwamu.
kwoboha v. be sharp.
kwobohya v. sharpen; make the
edge or point of s.t. finer, esp. of s.t.
that can cut or make a hole in s.t.
Syn: ku̱hyolya, ku̱songoroorya,
kuteekera, ku̱si̱iẖya.
kwobokola v. uncover s.t. that had been
covered.
kwezoboolya v. shed; cast off the
top layers of skin, e.g., of a snake.
kwodi ̱ dem. 1 • that very one over there.
2 • towards that very place over there.
kwoha 1 v. bewitch, curse; control s.b.
using superstitious magic so that
calamity, destruction or injury comes
upon s.b. so that they do not achieve
anything in life. Syn: kulenga, kuloga.
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