Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

mirembe
mirembe From: Luganda. n. peace;
situation in which there is no war or
violence, where there is calm and a state
of living in friendship with others.
Syn: b̯u̱siṉge.
interj. ‘peace’; a greeting.
mitarabanda Sg: mutarabanda. n.
wooden sandals; type of sandals used in
the past that were made out of wood.
mitwaru gabiri num. two hundred
thousand.
mitwaru ganei num. four hundred
thousand.
mitwaru gasatu num. three hundred
thousand.
mitwaru gataanu num. five hundred
thousand.
mitwaru iḵu̱mi ̱ Var: mitwaru
kasiṟi ̱iṟa. num. one hundred thousand.
mitwaru kinaanei num. eight hundred
thousand.
mitwaru kyenda num. nine hundred
thousand.
mitwaru nkaaga num. six hundred
thousand.
mitwaru nsanju num. seven hundred
thousand.
miḏi̱ dem. those ones over there.
miḻyoni̱ From: English. num. one million.
Syn: kakeikuru.
mi ̱myo dem. those ones.
mi ̱siṉde n. See main entry: mu̱siṉde.
miṯa Pl: miṯa. From: English. n. metre;
measurement of length.
mmaka Pl: mmaka. n. silt-laden water
brought by the Nile river into lake
Albert at the Nile delta.
mmaliira Pl: mmaliira. n. 1 • end,
finish, destination; end point of s.t.
Syn: nkangu.
2 • brief statement that presents the main
points in a concise form.
mmaliira gya sabbi ̱iṯi ̱
Pl: mmaliira za sabbi ̱iṯi. ̱ n.
weekend.
mmasi ̱ Pl: mmasi ̱. n. small fish sp. with
very small scales, a short mouth, and a
very thin tail fin.
mpanga
mmese Pl: mmese. n. rat; small wild
animal that gnaws, that likes staying in
houses destroying food.
mmee interj. Idiophone. cry of a goat.
mmo interj. See main entry: bbu̱u̱wa.
mmunda Pl: mmunda. n. calmness;
state of the lake being calm.
motoka Pl: mamotoka. From: English.
n. motorcar, truck; road vehicle, driven
by an engine with at least four wheels
that is driven using a steering wheel to
control the direction.
mpaka 1 Pl: mpaka. n. 1 • argument,
quarrel; discussion in which two or
more people angrily disagree.
Syn: nkaayane.
2 • competition; event in which people
compete with each other to find out who
is the best at s.t.
kubamba mpaka Var: kukuuta
mpaka; kureega mpaka; kwomera
mpaka; kuteera mpaka. v. Idiom.
argue; exchange words with s.b.
with each disagreeing to what the
other is saying.
wampaka Pl: bampaka. n.
argumentative person; s.b. who
stubbornly protests even the truth.
mpaka 2 adv. until. Syn: kuḏoosya,
kutuusa.
mpali̱ Pl: mpali ̱. n. 1 • trousers, shorts,
pants; garment for men that is worn on
the lower parts of the body either long
or short.
2 • women’s pants.
mpalu Pl: mpalu. n. javelin; long thin
stick that is thrown at s.t. or s.b.
mpampu Pl: mpampu. n. handclap.
mpanda Pl: mpanda. n. growth; way in
which s.t. grows.
mpandiika Pl: mpandiika. n. writing.
mpanga Pl: mpanga. n. rooster, cock;
male chicken that crows. Syn: kokolooki̱.
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