Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

mwongi̱
mwongi ̱ Sg: lu̱wongi. ̱ n. cowpeas; plant
that creeps on the ground with edible
leaves, bears fruit that are chewed raw
while young, eaten while cooked as
green vegetables, as sauce or chewed
while roasted.
mwongo Var: mwongu. Pl: myongo. n.
creeping vine sp. that bears edible fruit
that are cooked or roasted while still
young but when they mature they are
used to make gourds that are used for
serving sauce.
mworo 1 Pl: myoro. n. fire, flame; heat,
light and smoke that comes from a
burning material like firewood, paraffin
or live charcoal.
mworo 2 n. chaos; state of complete
confusion and disorder.
kuhemba mworo v. incite;
encourage s.b. to do s.t. violent,
illegal or unpleasant, esp. by
making them angry or excited.
Syn: ku̱tu̱u̱ga, kuhaga, ku̱cu̱u̱kiṟi̱iṟya.
mworob̯u̱ Pl: boorob̯u̱. n. s.b. quiet,
humble, who listens, is calm and obeys
orders.
mwoyo Pl: myoyo. From: Runyoro. n.
spirit; non-bodily feelings and character
of s.b. Syn: mwozo.
mwoza Sg: myoza. n. feather; parts of a
bird fixed in large numbers on the skin.
myehaariizo
byoza Pl: kyoza. n. fur, hair, wool;
thread looking parts of a body
growing on the skin of animal.
mwozo 1 Pl: myozo. n. spirit; nonbodily
feelings and character of a
person. Syn: mwoyo.
mwozo 2 Pl: boozo. n. heavy person.
mwozo kyakalasanu̱ Pl: boozo
kyakalasanu̱. n. overweight
person.
mwozo 3 Pl: myozo. n. Taboo. anus
defect.
myabyo pro. their, theirs.
myab̯u pro. their, theirs.
myab̯wo pro. their, theirs.
myago pro. their, theirs.
myagwo pro. its.
myagyo pro. its.
myako pro. their, theirs.
myakwo pro. its.
myakyo pro. its.
myalwo pro. its.
myalyo pro. its.
myamu Var: myo. pro. your, yours.
myamwe Var: mye. pro. his, her, hers.
myamyo pro. their, theirs.
myange Var: myei. ̱ pro. my, mine.
myankei Var: myankeenya. pro.
themselves.
myatwo pro. their, theirs.
myazyo Var: myazo. pro. their, theirs.
mye pro. See main entry: myamwe.
myebbengeeru n. over-familiarisation,
forwardness; act of trying to get closer
to s.b. in a way that is too informal to be
pleasant.
myebbuno n. pride, self-importance,
conceit, egotism; having too high an
opinion of yourself because you think
that you are better or more important
than other people.
myecenjo Var: myecenju. n. pride, selfimportance,
conceit, egotism; having
too high an opinion of yourself because
you think that you are better or more
important than other people.
myehaariizo n. pride, self-importance,
conceit, egotism; having too high an
opinion of yourself because you think
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