Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

byei̱
word of mouth that may or may not be
true. Syn: biweere.
byei ̱ pro. See main entry: byange.
byensei ̱ pro. all.
byenyu̱ pro. your, yours (for 2 or more
people).
byetu̱ pro. our, ours.
b̯ugingo
byo pro. See main entry: byamu.
byobi dem. these very ones.
byobyo Var: byo. dem. those very ones.
pro. they.
byodi ̱ dem. those very ones over there.
byombo Sg: kyombo. n. lungs.
B̯ - b̯
b̯ubi n. harshness, hostility; state of not
being calm.
b̯ubiri adj. Metaphor. little, less quantity;
not much.
b̯ubiikiro n. See main entry: ibiikiro.
b̯ubyalasanwa n. 1 • kinship.
2 • race; genealogy from which clan,
tribe, nationality s.b. comes.
3 • biography.
kuhonderangana mu
b̯ubyalasanwa n. birth order.
b̯ub̯u dem. these ones.
b̯ubbeebbe n. thinness.
b̯ubbiili n. straightness; state of not
being in a curve or at an angle, but in a
straight line, or being in an upright
position. Syn: b̯u̱terekereeru̱.
b̯ucaafu n. dirt; uncleanliness of s.t. in
form of dust, sweat, mud, etc.
Syn: b̯u̱rofu̱.
b̯uceke n. weakness, lack of strength; not
having energy in the body.
Syn: b̯uhuuru.
b̯ucolocolo n. drizzles; long lasting
little rains.
b̯ucoome n. messiness, untidiness.
b̯ucwekacweka Sg: kacwekacweka.
n. droplets. Syn: b̯ulagalika,
b̯u̱pampatiḵa.
b̯udaate n. space underneath a bed.
Syn: b̯u̱lu̱ngu̱lu̱ngu̱.
b̯udembu n. starch glue; sticky
substance produced by some types of
trees or produced by fermenting a
starchy substance that can be used as a
type of glue for sticking things together.
b̯udeete n. space under the bed.
b̯udoka n. epiglottis; thin piece of tissue
at the back of the throat that prevents
food or drink from entering the lungs.
b̯udoma n. 1 • stupidity; behaviour that
shows a lack of thought or good
judgement.
2 • dumbness; quality of being slow to
learn, not clever or intelligent.
Syn: b̯umbuda, b̯u̱pu̱u̱ti̱, b̯u̱siṟu̱,
b̯umadara.
b̯udulu n. 1 • maleness.
2 • male genitals, private parts of the
body of the male person.
b̯udyo adj. right, righthand; the opposite
of left.
b̯ufu n. selfishness; not willing to give up
s.t. to another, esp. food. Syn: b̯wi̱mi̱.
b̯ufugwa n. governance; how s.b., or an
organization, etc. decides how s.t. must
be done. Syn: b̯ukama, b̯u̱lemi̱.
b̯ugabe n. freedom; ability to do or say
what you want without anyone stopping
you.
b̯ugali n. width, diameter; extent of s.t.
from side to side. Syn: b̯wemi̱.
b̯ugali b̯wa kintu
kyeb̯u̱lu̱ngu̱su̱ Pl: b̯ugali
b̯wa bintu byeb̯u̱lu̱ngu̱su̱. n.
circumference.
B̯uganda n. name of a region.
b̯ugare From: Runyoro. n. laziness;
showing very little interest in work or
being unwilling to work. Syn: b̯wolo.
b̯ugesugesu Var: gagesu. n. bad
discipline.
b̯ugingo n. death; event of dying or
departure from life. Syn: rufu.
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