Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

mpyehyeni̱
mpyehyeni ̱ Pl: mpyehyeni. ̱ n. firefly;
small insect that flies with a tail that
glows in the night. Syn: kaserya.
mu Var: mwo; mwona. adv. in, among,
inside, into.
mubaga Pl: mibaga. n. 1 • brown lateral
line in the flesh of a herring.
2 • garden boundary; line that
demarcates garden plots made out of
reeds, sisal, or certain plants.
mubawone interj. See main entry:
obawone.
mubeka Pl: mibeka. n. garboard; plank
of wood on the side of a canoe or boat
that is fixed closest to the keel.
Syn: mugoma.
mubi Pl: babi. n. 1 • cruel person; s.b.
who behaves in a way that shows no
respect for others, often talking rudely.
2 • impolite person.
3 • cunning person. Syn: mu̱kararuḵu̱.
mubiri Pl: mibiri. n. body; entire
structure of a human that feels pain, has
flesh and blood and has an image.
mubiri gwa hakati ̱ Pl: mibiri
mya hakati ̱. n. torso; middle part
of the body without the head, arms
or legs.
mubiri gubiibi Pl: mibiri
mibiibi. n. Metaphor. misfortune,
bad luck, usually just occasionally.
Syn: mu̱gi̱sa gubiibi.
mubiibi Pl: babiibi. n. 1 • ugly,
unattractive person.
2 • bad, nasty person.
mubyala Pl: babyala. n. mother-inlaw.
mubyalwa Pl: babyalwa. n. clan
member; s.b. who has a blood
relationship with others in a place
where he lives.
mub̯urwa Pl: bab̯urwa. n. impotent
man who is unable to achieve an
erection. Syn: woro, mufeerwa.
mubbeebbe Pl: babbeebbe. n. thin
person.
mubbeere Pl: mibbeere. n. 1 • club;
straight curved stick with or without a
handle used as defence.
mudeeli
2 • baton, truncheon; short stick that
police officers carry as a weapon.
3 • walking stick; straight carved stick
with or without a handle used for
support while you are walking.
mubbilo Pl: mibbilo. n. flute; musical
instrument made from a hollow animal
horn.
mubboha bitambaara n. See main
entry: kitambaara.
mubbongi Pl: mibbongi. n. beehive;
structure made for bees to live in.
Syn: mu̱ziṉga.
mucanka n. sand; soil with small
particles found at the lake shore.
Syn: musinyi.
muceke Pl: baceke. n. weakling, feeble
person; s.b. who is not physically
strong. Syn: muhuuru, njwahe,
mpolongoni ̱e.
muceeri Var: muceere. Pl: muceeri. n.
rice; plant that resembles grass, bears
grain seeds and is a food crop.
mucoome Pl: bacoome. n. shabby,
messy person; s.b. who is untidy in
terms of clothes, and the whole body in
general. Syn: mukazi.
mucungwa Var: mucungwo.
Pl: micungwa. n. 1 • orange tree; big
domestic tree with thorns, scented
leaves and with juice that is squeezed
and sugar added in to make a drink.
2 • orange; fruit of an orange tree.
micungwa Var: micungwo. n. drink
made from oranges to which sugar
has been added.
mudanga Pl: midanga. n. gap created
by a tooth that has been pulled out.
mudendemule Pl: midendemule. n.
wild tree sp. with scratchy leaves, small
sticky fruit, that is used for building
structures for traditional rituals.
mudeeli Pl: mideeli. n. style, fashion;
the particular way or design in which
s.t. is done.
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