Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

mparamukyenu
mparamukyenu
Pl: bamparamukyenu. n. shameless
person; s.b. who does not feel any
shame, who does not care or listen to
what others think. Syn: muẖwe wa
nsoni̱.
mparani ̱ Pl: mparani ̱. n. conflict;
disagreement or hatred between or
among people, countries, etc.
mparaaki Pl: mparaaki. n. Kobus kob.
Uganda kob; wild animal with the white
under parts, a black tail and curved
horns like a letter ‘S’.
mpasa Pl: mpasa. n. axe; tool with a
heavy metal blade in which is fixed a
wooden handle that is used for splitting
wood, cutting trees, etc.
mpaa Pl: bampaa. n. paternal aunt;
father’s sister.
mpaaku Pl: mpaaku. n. petty name;
one of a set of twelve secondary names
given to s.b.
mpaaya Pl: mpaaya. n. male goat old
enough to fertilise.
mpehu Pl: mpehu. n. 1 • wind; air
moving that blows in space.
2 • vacuum.
mpekenyu̱ Pl: mpekenyu̱. n. cartilage;
strong white flexible substance found
between the joints in the body.
mperemi ̱ Pl: mperemi. ̱ n. bridesmaid,
best man; girl or a boy who takes care
of a bride or a bride-groom on his or her
wedding day.
mperu Pl: mperu. n. end of time, esp.
the end of life on earth after death.
mpeta Pl: mpeta. n. Syncerus caffer.
Cape buffalo; wild grass eating animal
resembling a cow but bigger and with
larger horns usually with a black skin.
mpiri gya lukoma
mpihi Pl: mpihi. n. belch, burp; gas with
a bad odour that s.b. regurgitates due to
excessive ingestion of food.
kukuuta mpihi v. Idiom. burp;
regurgitate out gas with a bad odour
as a result of eating excessively.
mpinduka Var: mpinduka-hinduka.
Pl: mpinduka. n. change, alteration;
situation that makes s.t. different.
mpinduluze Pl: mpinduluze. n. s.t.
that is inside out, e.g., a shirt worn with
the inside part facing outside.
mpiri Pl: mpiri. n. snake; thin long
animal that crawls on its belly, sheds its
skin and lays eggs.
mpiri ginteme interj. Idiom. ‘I
swear’, used when making a serious
promise to do s.t. showing intention
and a promise of telling the truth.
mpiri gya mu kitabbu
Pl: mpiri za mu kitabbu. n.
Metaphor. hypocrite; betrayer.
mpiri gya kisubi kyomu
Pl: mpiri za kisubi kyomu. n.
Psammophylax tritaeniatus.
Stripped skaapsteker; small pale
brown docile snake, with fairly
strong venom and with the teeth not
designed for tearing or chewing but
of catching s.t. so that it swallows.
mpiri gya lukoma Pl: mpiri za
lukoma. n. Dendroaspis
angusticeps. Green mamba; slender
green snake with large eyes,
undersides yellowish and rarely
bites except for self defence.
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