Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

mpita
mpita 1 Pl: mpita. n. ring; circular band
of precious metal that a married couple
put on their fingers.
v. Metaphor. wed; get married.
kusiib̯wa mpita Var: kubboha
mpita. v. Metaphor. wed; perform a
Christian ceremony that binds a
bride and bridegroom together that
is performed in a church.
mpita 2 Pl: mpita. n. flame.
mpiyo Pl: mpiyo. n. Osteolaemus
tetraspis. crocodile; huge reptile with
strong teeth and tail, back with hard
scales, but a soft under belly with skin
prised for high value articles (hand
bags, belts etc.), which lives around
water and feeds on fish.
mpu̱lu̱kya
mpompoiṯe Pl: mpompoiṯe. n.
fermented and crushed cassava that has
not yet been fully sun dried.
mponderana Var: mponderagana.
Pl: mponderana. n. sequence.
mposo Pl: mposo. n. fish sp. with scales
and an even tail fin that jumps up as if it
is flying.
mpula adv. slowly; not fast or done
quickly, but rather, taking a long time.
mpumpu adv. hurriedly; done too
quickly because you do not have
enough time.
mpundu Pl: mpundu. n. calf, shin; that
part of the leg between the knee and the
foot.
mpunguule Pl: mpunguule. n.
mindless, careless, reckless, senseless,
irresponsible person; s.b. who does not
give enough attention and thought to
what he does, esp. to his lifestyle and
behaviour. Syn: nganya, ntabiganye,
mwegu̱mi̱siṟiẕi̱, mutafayo.
mpunu Pl: mpunu. n. pig; quick
growing, heavy eating animal with a
broad nose, short curly tail, short legs
and a somewhat short frame, found both
in the wild and domesticated.
mpiyo na mpuuta n. Idiom. great
enemies.
mpiṉgo Pl: mpiṉgo. n. handcuffs; metal
like a pair of pliers that is used to tie the
wrists of a prisoner so that he does not
run away.
mpohi ̱ Pl: mpohi. ̱ n. fish sp. with scales
similar to that of a Yellowfish, very
short and flat, with an even split tail fin
and a small head.
mpoli ̱ n. Taboo. smegma; dirt that is
under the foreskin of the penis.
mpolongoni ̱e Var: mpolongoni ̱o.
Pl: mpolongoni ̱e. n. weakling, feeble
person; s.b. who is not physically
strong. Syn: muhuuru, njwahe, muceke.
mpomo Pl: mpomo. n. bait; food for
catching fish that is placed on a hook.
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mpuule Pl: mpuule. n. grain; seed of
food plants such as maize, millet,
sorghum, etc.
mpuumula Pl: mpuumula. n.
breathing; process of inhaling and
exhaling air.
mpuuta Pl: mpuuta. n. Nile perch; fish
with scales, large and long, with an odd
tail fin (not split), a swim bladder and
most eats other fish.
mpuuzi n. See main entry: nfuuzi.
mpu̱lu̱kya Pl: mpu̱lu̱kya. n.
expenditure; amount of money spent or
the way of spending money.