Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

muzira
muzira 2 Pl: mizira. n. ululation; loud
noise that is made, esp. by women to
express excitement.
Muzira 3 Sg: Bazira. n. man from the
Bazira clan.
muziro 1 Pl: bamuziro. n. deceased
person; s.b. who has previously died.
muziro 2 Pl: miziro. n. taboo; cultural or
religious belief that prohibits s.b. from
doing or saying s.t.
muzu Pl: mizu. n. spice; liquid that is
filtered from ash, used for preparing
sauce.
muzub̯u Pl: bazub̯u. n. difficult person.
Syn: ntamuhiira, waagabberu̱, mu̱jeemu̱,
nku̱ngu̱u̱ni̱, ntahuura, waakyejo,
muhoole.
muzumu Pl: mizumu. n. 1 • spirit; that
part of s.b. that exists after death.
2 • ghost.
kutembwa muzumu v. Metaphor.
be possessed by an evil spirit of
your deceased relative.
muzumungwa Var: muzomongwa.
Pl: bazumungwa. n. funny person.
mu̱bali̱ Pl: babali ̱. n. accountant; s.b.
whose job is financial accounting.
mu̱baramu̱kye interj. See main entry:
obaramuḵye.
mu̱bazi̱1 Pl: miḇazi. ̱ n. 1 • drug,
medicine; drink, tablet, etc. that is given
to a living thing, esp. man or animals, in
order to cure an illness or terminate its
life.
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2 • poison; drink, tablet, etc. that is
given to a living thing, esp. man or
animals, in order to terminate its life.
Syn: b̯utwa.
Mu̱bbalu̱kya
mu̱bazi̱2 Var: muḇazabazi ̱. Pl: babazi ̱.
n. talkative person.
mu̱baagi̱ Pl: babaagi ̱. n. surgeon;
doctor who is trained to operate on s.b.
Syn: mu̱semezi̱.
mu̱beezi̱ Var: muḇeiẕi ̱. Pl: babeezi. ̱ n.
carpenter, woodworker; s.b. whose job
is making and repairing wooden things,
e.g., tables, chairs, beds, cupboards, etc.
Syn: fu̱ndi̱.
mu̱bi̱iḵi ̱ Pl: babi ̱iḵi ̱. n. treasurer; s.b.
responsible for the items that belong to
a club or organisation, e.g., the books of
account. Syn: mukeeto, mukwata nsimbi,
mukwata nsahu.
mu̱bi̱mbi ̱ Pl: babi ̱mbi. ̱ n. builder; s.b.
whose work is to construct houses.
mu̱biṉyi ̱ Pl: babiṉyi ̱. n. dancer; s.b.
who moves the body, in a lively way,
following the sound of music.
babiṉyi ̱ n. choir; group of people
who sing together, esp. in a church
or public performances. Syn: kwaya,
bahi̱i̱mi̱.
mu̱byali̱sya Pl: babyali ̱sya. n.
midwife; s.b. esp. a woman, trained to
help women give birth to babies.
mu̱byeru̱ Pl: babyeru̱. n. parent; s.b.’s
father or mother. Syn: mu̱zeiṟe.
mu̱b̯u̱mbi ̱ Pl: bab̯u̱mbi. ̱ n. 1 • potter;
s.b. whose job is moulding things like
pots, etc. Syn: mu̱maati̱.
2 • glass maker.
mu̱b̯u̱ndaaru̱ Pl: bab̯u̱ndaaru̱. n.
humble person; s.b. who listens to
instructions and follows them.
mu̱b̯u̱ngi ̱ Pl: bab̯u̱ngi. ̱ n. prostitute, sex
maniac; s.b. who wants to have sex all
the time. Syn: mwenzi̱, waakagulu,
malaaya, murawarawa, mu̱taaru̱uḵi̱.
mu̱b̯u̱ru̱ngu̱tani ̱a
Var: muẖu̱ruṉgu̱tani ̱a.
Pl: bab̯u̱ru̱ngu̱tani ̱a. n.
untrustworthy, unreliable person; s.b.
who is not a good steward.
Mu̱bbalu̱kya n. nickname for s.b. who
does s.t. spot on with minimum
probability or chances of loss.