Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

ndya
ndya Pl: ndya. n. culture of food and
how it is eaten.
nei ̱joro Var: noi ̱joro. Pl: nei ̱joro. n.
slasher; tool used for mowing grass by
hand.
Neebbi̱ n. name of a region.
nfooka Pl: banfooka. n. changeling,
wizard; s.b. who changes his image and
becomes s.t. else or who becomes s.b.
who ‘eats’ people.
nfuuzi Var: mpuuzi. Pl: nfuuzi. n.
orphan; child whose parents died.
Syn: mwana atali na babyeru̱.
nfu̱u̱ni ̱ Var: mpu̱u̱ni. ̱ Pl: nfu̱u̱ni. ̱ n.
small hoe.
ngabi ̱ Pl: ngabi. ̱ n. Tragelaphus spekei.
bushbuck; wild animal with twisted
horns that are found on males only.
ngab̯u Pl: ngab̯u. n. 1 • shield; piece of
wood, leather or metal used by the
people in the past to protect their bodies
in war.
2 • shield trophy.
ngab̯wa n. representative, councillor; s.b.
who has been chosen or elected to speak
or vote for s.b. else or on behalf of a
group. Syn: mu̱ku̱rati̱.
ngahi ̱ Pl: ngahi. ̱ n. short oar, paddle;
piece of wood carved in form of a spear
used for rowing a boat.
ngali Pl: ngali. n. traditional marriage
feast that is celebrated on the first day
when the bride starts doing her
domestic chores in the family.
ngalu Pl: ngalu. n. hand; body part at
the end of an arm including the palm
and the fingers.
ngasya
wa ngalu gitatiro Pl: ba ngalu
zitatiro. n. Idiom. mean, stingy
person. Syn: mulimiriirwa, i̱syoko,
mwi̱mi̱, mukodo, mupu, mutatiro.
ngalu gidyo Pl: ngalu zidyo. n.
right hand; hand that is normally
used in such work as eating,
writing, etc.
ngalu gimoso Pl: ngalu zimoso.
n. left hand; hand that does not
normally do such work as eating,
writing, etc.
ngamira Pl: ngamira. n. Equus asinus.
donkey; domestic animal that resembles
a camel, with short legs, ears used for
moving on or for carrying loads.
nganu Pl: nganu. n. wheat; plant that
resembles grass, bears grain seeds at the
top from which is ground flour for
bread, cakes, etc.
nganya 1 Pl: nganya. n. fish sp. with
scales and protruding pointed teeth, that
looks like a fish called “ngasya” except
that it is bigger than ngasya.
nganya 2 Pl: banganya. n. mindless,
careless, reckless, senseless,
irresponsible person; s.b. who does not
give enough attention and thought to
what he does, esp. to his lifestyle and
behaviour. Syn: ntabiganye,
mwegu̱mi̱siṟiẕi̱, mpunguule, mutafayo.
nganye Pl: nganye. n. grief, sorrow,
sad feeling as a result of having lost s.b.
Syn: muhito.
nganyira interj. excuse me, sorry.
ngara Pl: ngara. From: Alur. n. fish sp.
with white scales with a split yellowish
or greyish tail fin and greyish eggs.
Syn: nkiẖoi̱.
ngarama Pl: ngarama. n. arm span;
measurement equal to the width of both
arms stretched including the chest.
ngasya Pl: ngasya. n. fish sp. with
white scales, with sharp teeth and with
many thin bones in its flesh.
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