Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

nanga
nanga 2 Pl: nanga. n. 1 • anchor; s.t. that
prevents a canoe from moving.
2 • bicycle hub; the central part of a
bicycle wheel.
nanka pro. someone, somebody.
nanka na nanka n. so and so.
Naru̱baale n. name of a lake; Lake
Victoria.
nati ̱ Pl: nati ̱. From: English. n. nut;
small metal block with internal
screw thread to be fitted onto a bolt.
kikwatu kikaahuura nati ̱
Pl: bikwatu bikaahuura nati ̱. n.
screw.
nawoodede Var: nawoode. conj.
nevertheless, even then.
naani? interrog. who?
ncwamu Var: ncwa; ncwamwo;
ncwamwona. Pl: ncwamu. n.
judgement, decision, resolution; final
conclusion made after thinking carefully
about s.t.
ncwanki Pl: ncwanki. n. stick used to
set a net for catching animals.
ncwera Pl: ncwera. n. cobra.
ncwero Pl: ncwero. n. shortcut.
nda Pl: nda. n. 1 • stomach, abdomen,
belly; that front part of the body of an
animal containing intestines.
2 • pregnancy.
nda ku liino adj. Idiom. satiated.
ndabi ̱so Pl: ndabi ̱so. n. 1 • mirror;
shinny piece of glass that s.b. uses to
see his image. Syn: ndoorwamu.
2 • screen; large flat surface that films,
movies or pictures are shown on, or a
TV or computer screen.
ndabi ̱so giḵanyeetya rundi
giḵakeehya Pl: ndabi ̱so
ziḵanyeetya rundi ziḵakeehya.
n. lens.
ndagalika Pl: ndagalika. n. crumb,
fragment; very small piece of s.t. that
has fallen off a larger piece.
ndagali ̱ Pl: ndagali. ̱ n. rain; water that
falls from up the clouds.
ku̱gwa kwa ndagali ̱ v. rain.
ndeere
ndagaanu Pl: ndagaanu. n.
agreement; understanding or a promise
that you make with s.b., esp. in written
form.
ndagiiro Pl: ndagiiro. n. 1 • direction.
2 • map symbol.
3 • address.
ndala Pl: ndala. n. desert; dry area with
hard ground having soil that loses water
very fast.
ndaya Pl: ndaya. n. sharp arrow in the
form of a hook used for trapping fish
esp. Nile Perch.
ndaala Pl: ndaala. n. sleeping style;
how people lie or sleep.
ndaawe Pl: ndaawe. n. type of wind
that blows from the north that makes
waves that flow very closely with
reduced water volume.
ndeb̯uleb̯u Pl: ndeb̯uleb̯u. n. act of
desperation; the last point of survival.
ndege Pl: ndege. n. airplane, aeroplane,
plane; vehicle that flies in space, with
wings and one or more engines.
ndema n. style of ruling.
bya ndema n. politics.
ndemesa Pl: ndemesa. n. Bambara
nuts; food crop that is cooked fresh,
roasted, eaten as sauce and bears its
fruit underground.
ndengeeti̱ n. beautiful woman.
Syn: ndiile.
ndere n. the act of producing many
children one after another without
proper child spacing.
ndeere Pl: ndeere. n. flute; musical
instrument made of a thin wood like a
reed with a crack on one end where the
player blows across while touching the
side holes with his fingers.
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