Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

lukyakya
lukyakya Pl: nkyakya. n. crack that
forms on a heel.
lula Pl: mala. n. 1 • intestine; one of the
long tubes in the body that are between
the stomach and the anus.
2 • uterine cord; tissue that connects the
umbilical cord and the placenta.
lulaka Pl: ndaka. n. plant that grows in
water, esp. in marshes or swamps that is
used for making mats.
lulengu Var: lulengo. Pl: ndengu. n.
1 • level, standard, grade; a relative
position on a scale or in a group.
Syn: mu̱lembe, idaara, mu̱tiṉdo.
2 • measurement, unit, dose; size, length
or amount of s.t.
lulimi Pl: ndimi. n. 1 • tongue; part of
the body in the mouth used for tasting,
swallowing, speaking etc.
2 • language; system of sounds and
words used to communicate.
Syn: lukobo.
luliib̯wa Var: luliiwa. Pl: ndiib̯wa. n.
tropical creeping plant sp. that bears
edible fruit resembling a watermelon,
but smaller, that has seeds that are dried
and ground into a spice.
lulu dem. this one.
Lulugwara n. name of a language.
Lumadi n. name of a language.
lumana Pl: mmana. From: Runyoro. n.
Taboo. vagina; organ on the body of a
female used for reproduction.
Syn: lu̱mye, lusuli.
lumule Pl: mmule. n. grass torch;
tropical shrub that is lit to provide light,
esp. when catching white ants.
lumwab̯u Var: kimwab̯u.
Pl: mmwab̯u. n. blade; very sharp
knife that the early Bagungu used for
shaving hair, beards, etc.
Syn: lu̱mwesyo.
lusigizi
lunono Var: lununu. Pl: nnono. n. claw,
nail, fingernail, toenail; part of the body
that is on s.b.’s fingers or on the feet of
animals and birds and is sharp.
mu̱twe gwa lunono Pl: miṯwe
mya nono. n. fingertip, toe tip.
lunyaanya Pl: nnyaanya. n. tomato;
round shiny red fruit mostly used as an
ingredient in sauce.
lupanga Pl: mpanga. n. rim; outer edge
of a wheel onto which the tyre is fixed.
lupapura Var: lupapura lwa makuru.
Pl: mpapura. From: English. n.
1 • page, sheet of paper; thin material,
esp. white, used for writing on by a pen
or a pencil.
2 • note; money in paper form.
lupaapi Pl: mpaapi. n. board; flat piece
of timber used for making, e.g.,
shutters, the top part of a table etc.
lusahu Pl: nsahu. n. mountain, range;
rocky part of the earth much higher than
a hill.
lusansi Pl: nsansi. n. shaker; musical
instrument made from a calabash
having a handle with some bicycle ball
bearings inside that produces sound
when shaken. Syn: lu̱cekere.
lusaya Pl: nsaya. n. jaw; part of the
body below the face that contains the
teeth and moves when you talk or eat.
lusebbe Pl: nsebbe. n. potato harvesting
stick; tool used for partially harvesting
sweet potatoes.
luseru n. measles; disease, esp. of
children that comes with fever and a
rash that cover the whole body.
luseera Pl: nseera. n. linear
arrangement of maize grains on a maize
cob.
lusigizi Pl: nsigizi. n. thorn on a blade
of ‘matiṉde’ thatching grass.
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