Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

lubbali
somewhat solid layer that rises to the
top of milk.
lubbali Pl: mbali. n. head injury;
concussion on the head.
lubbasi Pl: mbasi. n. arrow; thin stick
on which is fixed a sharp small blade on
one end, and which is shot from a bow.
lubbaahu Pl: mbaahu. n. timber,
plank, board; piece of wood that is cut
for use in building.
lubbaali Pl: mbaali. n. rock; top surface
of the earth that is as hard as a stone.
Syn: mwandaara.
lugali Pl: ngali. n. winnowing tray;
round, flat household object woven
from thin sticks like a basket, esp. for
winnowing or sieving.
luganda 1 Pl: nganda. n. class, category,
cluster, clan; group in which things are
categorised. Syn: kika.
Luganda 2 n. name of a language.
lugaaga Pl: ngaaga. n. marsh grass sp.
that mostly grows at the shores, that
resembles papyrus and is used for
weaving containers for holding food.
lugega Pl: ngega. n. one of the joints on
a cane, maize or sorghum stem.
lugenge Pl: ngenge. n. 1 • creeping
thorn plant sp. whose short branches
spread on the ground and whose flowers
produce hard round spiked thorns, but it
rarely spreads over a large area.
2 • thorn of the ‘lugenge’ creeping plant.
lugere Pl: ngere. n. footprint, track;
marks left by an animal.
lugeera Pl: ngeera. n. proverb; well
known phrase or sentence that gives
advice or states a truism. Syn: lu̱fu̱mu̱,
lu̱ganiḵyo.
lugingo Pl: ngingo. n. joint; place
where things get joined together.
lugo Pl: ngo. n. kraal, animal pen;
enclosure for cattle to sleep in.
lugologombo Pl: ngologombo. n.
crowd, swarm of people; large number
of people moving together in a public
place, e.g. in the streets. Syn: kyecooko,
ruganga.
luhunda
lugongo Pl: ngongo. n. 1 • lateral line,
spine; backbone shaved off with some
flesh from a fish already cut open.
2 • fold line, crease.
luguluguha Pl: nguluguha. n. tick;
small insect without wings that sticks
on animals and sucks blood.
Lugungu n. Lugungu; name of a
language.
lugwara Pl: ngwara. n. trumpet, horn;
musical instrument made from an
elongated gourd that is blown into in
order to produce sound.
lugyendu Pl: ngyendu. n. 1 • distance;
space between two places that are far
apart.
2 • journey.
luhagala Pl: mpagala. n. hand; fruit
that is born on a banana bunch on which
are 12-20 smaller fingers, each finger
being the part that is eaten.
luhala Pl: mpala. n. bald head; head
without hair or the side of the head
without hair.
luhanga Pl: mpanga. n. skull; bone that
forms the head and covers the brain.
luhazi Pl: mpazi. n. army-ant; wingless
brownish insect that moves in large
groups and has a painful bite.
luheere Pl: mpeere. n. thin plant sp.
that mostly grows in bushes and under
trees and is used for making urinal
shelters.
luhindo Pl: mpindo. n. needle; s.t.
used for weaving mats, etc.
luhiira Pl: mpiira. n. bushfire; wild fire
that spreads over a wide area burning
whatever it finds like grass, trees,
bushes, etc.
luhulungu Pl: mpulungu. n. lake
pebble; small round stone with a rough
surface that is common in the lake or at
the shores.
luhunda Pl: mpunda. n. lake fly; type
of insect, larger and less common than
‘kajuuru’, that is common in the
evening and has some sort of a sticky
substance.
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