Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

kwonkya
kwonkya v. suckle, breastfeed; feed
an infant breast milk or for an
animal to suckle its young.
kwonu Var: kwono. dem. towards this
very place.
kwonza v. check through nets that are
spread in water in order to remove any
caught fish.
kworoba v. 1 • be soft. Syn: kuheheera,
kuteketeera, kuhudekeera.
2 • Metaphor. be calm, serene.
3 • Metaphor. be obedient. Syn: kugonda.
kworobya v. 1 • Metaphor. simplify,
soften.
2 • Metaphor. pacify; make calm.
kworobera v. Metaphor. abide by,
submit; listen and follow what is
accepted and right behaviour, e.g.,
what elders or the law says.
Syn: kugondera.
kworoora v. tame, rear; feed and care
for domestic animals.
Syn: ku̱manyiṟi̱iṟya.
kworu̱kworu̱ interj. Idiophone. croak;
crying of a toad or a frog.
kwosa v. be absent; not be where you are
expected.
kwosoosa v. be irregular; once in a
while, not every day.
kwota v. bask; warm yourself.
kwozoha v. 1 • be heavy.
2 • be pregnant.
kya adv. of.
kya kulindiraho n. See main entry:
kulindira.
kya kunywa n. See main entry:
kunywa.
kya kusandaara n. See main entry:
kusandaara.
kya kuwoneraho v. See main entry:
kawonero.
kya ku̱sekesya v. See main entry:
kuseka.
kya ku̱zeenya v. See main entry:
kuẕeenya.
kya kwiṟamu n. See main entry:
nziṟamu.
kya kwiṟu̱ki ̱iṟa v. See main entry:
kwiṟuḵa.
kyaiho
kyabensei ̱ adj. public, common, usual;
s.t. used by many people in the area.
kyabiribiri adj. 1 • pure; s.t. into which
nothing is mixed.
2 • exact, sure, accurate; correct in every
detail. Syn: kyonyiṉi̱.
3 • real.
kyabyo pro. their, theirs.
kyab̯u pro. their, theirs.
kyab̯uhangwa adj. natural.
kyab̯ulikiro Pl: byab̯ulikiro. n. daily
event; s.t. that occurs every day.
adv. usual, common, normal, universal,
general; s.t. that is not new to people.
kyab̯uruzo v. See main entry:
kisumuruzo.
kyab̯usa adj. 1 • useless; s.t. that is of no
use.
2 • free, unpaid; s.t. not paid for.
kyab̯wo pro. their, theirs.
Kyabbaraza adv. Monday; day between
Sunday and Tuesday.
kyafaayo Pl: byafaayo. n. history.
kyago pro. their, theirs.
kyagwo pro. its.
kyagyo pro. its.
kyahakati ̱ adv. See main entry: hakati ̱.
kyahakyendi ̱1 adj. important; of great
value. Syn: kyakiṯi̱iṉi̱sa, kyamuhendu.
kyahakyendi ̱2 adj. overhead.
kyahi pro. nothing, none.
waahiho Pl: baahiho. n. absent
person; s.b. who is missing.
kyahimu Var: kyahimwo;
kyahimwona. adv. 1 • not in; not there.
2 • untrue; s.t. totally not right.
3 • negative.
4 • in vain.
waahimu Pl: baahimu. n. stupid
person; s.b. who does not meet the
required standards or is of low
economic and social standard.
kyahu̱kanu̱ adj. special, different,
separate; s.t. that is unique among
others. Syn: kyambaganiza, kitongoole.
kyahu̱ku̱ adj. loose; not firmly tied or
fixed and therefore able to become
separated from s.t. Syn: kijegejege.
kyaiho adv. never.
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