Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

kwoha
kwoha 2 v. 1 • bail a canoe.
2 • clean a body of water, esp. a well.
kwoha 3 v. develop measles.
kwoha 4 v. refine sisal.
kwohya v. 1 • mislead; give s.b. the
wrong idea or impression making them
believe s.t that is not true. Syn: kuẖabya.
2 • tempt.
kwokola v. extract; remove s.t. such as a
jigger or thorn from the skin.
kwoku dem. this very one.
kwokwo dem. 1 • that very one.
2 • towards that very place.
interj. yes, certainly, true, for sure it is
true.
kwokya v. 1 • burn; destroy, injure or
cause death resulting from fire.
2 • roast.
kwokeb̯wa v. become burnt.
kwokya ntumbu v. perm hair; use
hot oil to change hair so that it
stands stiff.
kwola v. trap white ants.
kwoloka v. insult; tell boasting words to
s.b. who is in sorrow.
kwolokya 1 v. 1 • show, demonstrate; let
s.b. watch you doing s.t., to point to it
or explain it. Syn: kuhemba, kuragiira.
2 • introduce; make s.b. learn about s.t.
or do s.t. for the first time.
Syn: kuragiira.
kwolokereerya v. direct, show,
guide; tell s.b. how to get
somewhere. Syn: kuragiira.
kwezolokya v. 1 • reveal, speak
giving all the truth without hiding
anything.
2 • introduce yourself; tell s.b. what
your personal details are, e.g. name,
job, marital status, etc.
Syn: kwebazaho, kwesobooraho.
3 • show yourself.
kwolokya 2 v. retaliate; do. s.t. bad to
s.b., returning like for like, esp. evil for
evil. Syn: kusasuura, kunanula,
kwiṟiṟi̱iṟya, kuhoora.
kwolokya b̯wemi ̱ v. be enraged,
aggressive; be ready to attack or
rebel.
kwonka
Kwolokya 3 n. name of a person.
kwoma v. 1 • dry up, become dry; loose
water completely.
2 • be empty.
kwomya v. 1 • dry, cause s.t. to
become dry.
2 • empty out.
3 • preserve by drying.
kwomeresana Var: kwomeresena.
v. be hard, brittle. Syn: kukangabala,
kutatiira.
kwomba Var: kwombogona;
kwombagana. v. shout, yell; use an
extremely loud voice to speak.
Syn: kwaluka, kutoka.
kwombombogana v. babble.
kwombeera v. shout at; yell at s.b.
with an extremely loud voice.
kwomeera v. 1 • last forever.
2 • have eternal life.
kwomoka v. miscarry; when a
pregnancy ends prematurely.
kwomola v. abort; end a pregnancy.
kwongera v. 1 • add, extend; make the
quantity of s.t. increase. Syn: kuṯeerya.
2 • exaggerate; make s.t. appear better,
worse or of higher value than it really
is. Syn: kuhaariiza, kwata iḵu̱ha ku̱nolya
muto.
3 • flatter; praise s.b. without sincerity.
kwongeraho v. add a little more.
conj. in addition, furthermore.
kwongeramu v. add into; put s.t.
into s.t. else so as to increase the
size, number, amount, etc.
kwongerayo v. postpone; call s.t.
off for another time.
Syn: ku̱sambi̱iṟya.
kwongeramwo maani v.
1 • accelerate.
2 • add effort, struggle, try hard to
make an attempt to do s.t. esp. when
it is difficult to do.
kwongosa v. spin; weave ropes,
traditional hangers, etc.
kwonka v. suckle, breastfeed; suck milk
from a mother’s breasts or from the
teats of the udder.
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