Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

kali ̱i̱soli̱i̱so wa mulimo
kali ̱i̱soli̱i̱so wa mulimo
Pl: bakali ̱i ̱soli ̱i ̱so ba mulimo. n.
manager.
kutunga mulimo v. get a job;
become employed.
kuha muntu mulimo Var: kuta
muntu ku mulimo. v. employ; give
s.b. work to do. Syn: kuḵoresya.
Mulinda n. name of a person.
mulira Pl: milira. n. tree sp. that is
planted at home like an Acacia tree, has
a brown colour when dry, with round
fruit, grows very tall but not very wide.
muliraanwa Pl: baliraanwa. From:
Luganda. n. neighbour; s.b. who lives
near you. Syn: mu̱taahi̱, jiraani,
munyaakitaahu.
mulogo Pl: balogo. n. witch, sorcerer,
wizard.
muloolo Pl: miloolo. n. big wild tree
sp. that has thick brittle leaves, and
bears long fruit that swing in space.
mululwa Pl: milulwa. n. sting; pain
that s.b. feels when he is stung by a bee.
mulwalu Pl: milwalu. n. clothing, esp.
clothes meant for special functions or
occasions. Syn: mwedoho, mwekatu,
mweli̱go.
bilwalu bya mulimo
Var: bijwaru bya mulimo.
Sg: kilwalu kya mulimo. n.
uniform; similar clothing worn by
every person in an organization, at
work or by school children.
kilwalu kya kwejaayiika
Pl: bilwalu bya kwejaayiika. n.
ornament, jewellery; fashion
accessory.
mulyangu Pl: milyangu. n. doorway,
exit, entrance; opening that is on a
house, car etc. through which s.b. gets
into or out.
mulyangu gwa lukomera
Pl: milyangu mya lukomera. n.
gate.
mulye Pl: milye. n. habit; act or
behaviour that s.b. is used to all the time
that is not easy to stop. Syn: kamogo,
muze.
munjanga
mumbere Pl: bambere. n. first person,
e.g., first born child in a family.
mumu dem. in this place.
munaku 1 Pl: banaku. n. poor person;
s.b. who has few or no possessions or
no relatives.
Munaku 2 n. name of a person.
munanu Var: waamananu. Pl: bananu.
n. righteous, sincere, trustworthy,
dependable, honest person.
Syn: waamazi̱ma.
munasu Pl: minasu. n. bailer; container
for removing water from a boat.
Syn: kyohi̱syo.
munazi n. See main entry: kiṉazi.
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munaanei num. 1 • eight.
2 • eighth.
ki ̱mwei ̱ kya munaanei num.
eighth.
mitwaru munaanei num. eighty
thousand.
munda 1 adv. inside; within s.t.
munda 2 n. calmness of a lake.
mundindi Pl: mindindi. n. wingless,
black, stretchy maggot-like aquatic
insect sp. that bites fish, aquatic animals
and people sucking their blood.
muneeru Pl: mineeru. n. fatty part of a
catfish.
mungala Pl: mingala. n. small fish sp.
that resembles a herring, has scales,
does not grow big and children are fond
of hooking or catching it in small nylon
nets.
mungereza Pl: bangereza. From:
English. n. British person.
mungunira Pl: mungunira. n.
1 • width, thickness; size of s.t. between
opposite surfaces or sides.
Syn: mu̱zi̱mbo, mu̱kiḵi̱ma.
2 • layer of s.t. Syn: mu̱zi̱mbo, muḵiḵi̱ma.
munigo Lit: strangler Pl: minigo. n. tie;
long narrow piece of fabric worn around
the neck, esp. by men, with a knot in
front. Syn: tai̱.
munjanga Pl: minjanga. n. throwing
net that is woven like a beach-sein net
with attached weights that has a string
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