Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

bihulunga
bihulunga Sg: kihulunga. n. chaff;
outer covering of grain seeds that is
separated from the grain by winnowing
before it is eaten.
bijogomeera Sg: kijogomeera. n. lust;
extreme desire for s.t.
bikaka Sg: kikaka. n. clouds; water in
form of visible particles, like smoke,
that floats in the sky.
bilungo From: Runyoro. n. 1 • spice;
anything that is mixed into food to give
it good taste or flavour, e.g., onions,
tomatoes, etc.
2 • chemical elements.
bilwalu bya mulimo n. See main
entry: mulwalu.
bindi pro. some.
bingahi interrog. how many?, how
much?
binyaakukorwa
Sg: kinyaakukorwa. n. past events;
things that happened in the past.
binyaakumalika adv. ago.
binyoob̯wa Var: binyoowa.
Sg: kinyoob̯wa. n. groundnuts,
peanuts; nuts from a plant that grows
nuts underground, that are chewed
while raw, dry, roasted, cooked and are
ground into a fatty paste.
biragizo n. beer; locally made alcoholic
drink fermented from posho and yeast.
birali n. poor eyesight; condition of the
eyes that makes s.b. not see properly.
birangwa Sg: kirangwa. n. beans;
seeds from a climbing plant, from
which the husks have been removed,
that is eaten as sauce. Syn: biẖi̱mba.
biribiri interj. true, verily; for sure it is
true, an interjection expressing
agreement with s.b. who is speaking.
biro byobi adj. recent.
biro na biro adv. forever, eternal,
without end; existing or continuing
forever. Syn: ku̱ra na kuṟa, di̱ na di̱.
bisa n. labour pain; birth pain that a
woman feels when a baby is about to be
born.
bisansale Sg: kisansale. n. scattered
things; items that are apart.
biẖaahiṟu̱
bisasala Sg: kisasala. n. honey-comb;
structure for bees in which there is
honey and eggs.
bisasala bya b̯uhooki
Sg: kisasala kya b̯uhooki. n.
beeswax.
bisasanyala n. slag; remains of smelted
metal.
bisasiro Sg: kisasiro. n. garbage, trash,
rubbish; any waste that you throw away.
Syn: bicuucuuke.
bisaab̯u n. mud; clay soil that is soaked
with water. Syn: itehe, togodo.
bisaanyuuzo n. credentials.
bisigizi Var: nsigizi. n. clotted blood of
an animal or human being that is
produced in wound.
bisoroore Sg: kisoroore. n. 1 • separate
things; those that are each being apart.
2 • unique things.
Bitadwa n. name of a person.
bitengu Sg: kitengu. n. lingerie; female
underwear.
biteekerezo Sg: kiteekerezo. n. mind.
kuta biteekerezo ku kintu v.
Idiom. focus; concentrate on s.t.
bitumbu Sg: kitumbu. n. livestock;
domesticated animals that belong to s.b.
bituna n. vomit; food or liquid that s.t.
has vomited.
bitungwa Sg: kitungwa. n. livestock;
domesticated animals that belong to s.b.
bitwantei n. drool, slobber, dribble,
frothing at the mouth; saliva that comes
out abnormally, e.g., the kind of saliva
that s.b. suffering from epilepsy
produces.
biweere Sg: kiweere. n. hearsay,
gossip; information passed around by
word of mouth that may or may not be
true. Syn: byegwe.
bizegu Sg: kizegu. n. field that is not
properly weeded.
biḇyo dem. those ones.
biḏi̱ dem. those ones over there.
biẖaahiṟu̱ Sg: kiẖaahiṟu̱. n. extra.
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