Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

ngaabi
ngaabi Pl: ngaabi. n. long drum;
musical instrument made from a round
hollow piece of wood about one metre
long on which is stretched a monitor
lizard’s skin on one end.
ngaara n. draw, tie; finish of a contest in
which the score is equal and the winner
is undecided.
ngaasi Pl: ngaasi. n. orange cooking oil
which is produced from coconuts.
musaali gwa ngaasi Pl: misaali
mya ngaasi. n. coconut tree;
straight tropical tree with a mass of
long leaves at the top, that bears
coconuts that are large nuts having a
hard hairy shell containing a soft
white substance that can be eaten
and juice that can be drunk or that
can be used to produce cooking oil.
ngei ̱si̱ Pl: ngei ̱si. ̱ n. surcharge; amount
of money charged to s.b. as a fine for
not paying tax on time.
ngeiṯe Pl: bangeiṯe. n. cruel person; s.b.
who behaves in a way that shows no
respect for others, often talking rudely.
ngemi ̱ Pl: ngemi. ̱ n. large maggot,
greenish or with black, white and brown
stripes, with or without hairs.
ngesu Pl: ngesu. n. personality, habits,
behaviour, conduct, discipline; the way
s.b. lives. Syn: nzicala, nyeetwala,
kikorwa.
wa ngesu Pl: ba ngesu. n.
disciplined, morally good person;
s.b. who acts in a way that is correct
and acceptable by most people.
ngumira
ngeye Pl: ngeye. n. Colobus guereza,
colobus angolensis. Colobus monkey;
small primate with black and white
spots that is very agile jumping through
trees.
ngiib̯wa Pl: ngiib̯wa. n. domesticated
dove. Syn: kolome wa kijungu.
ngi ̱ga Pl: ngi ̱ga. n. desire that builds up
to achieve an aim.
ngiṟi̱ Pl: ngiṟi. ̱ n. phacochoerusgiri.
warthog; wild animal resembling a pig
that has some of its teeth exposed
outside the mouth.
ngiṟo Pl: ngiṟo. n. refusal, esp. of food.
ngobi ̱ Pl: ngobi. ̱ n. baby sling; cloth that
is used to carry a baby.
ngolwa Pl: ngolwa. n. type of wind that
comes from the west causing water to
flow with fast moving waves.
ngoma Pl: ngoma. n. forest tree sp. that
grows extremely big and very tall, out
of which timber is made and canoes
carved.
ngombi 1 Pl: ngombi. n. place in which
hunters have surrounded an animal that
is hiding.
ngombi 2 Pl: ngombi. n. horn; sound
device on vehicles for calling people or
informing people to keep aside.
ngonzi Pl: ngonzi. n. love, affection;
feeling of liking and caring for s.b. or
s.t. very much.
kwezegwa ngonzi v. feel loved.
ngonyogonyo Pl: ngonyogonyo. n.
wrinkles; folds on the body or on the
face, esp. due to old age or due to
having a gloomy face.
ngoonyo Pl: ngoonyo. n. lodge; hotel
providing overnight lodging for
travellers. Syn: looji̱.
ngooto Pl: ngooto. n. dugout canoe that
is carved from a large tree and chiselled
in the middle like a wooden plate.
Syn: b̯wati̱ b̯wa ngungu.
ngu conj. that; discourse marker used to
introduce quoted speech. Syn: nti, yati.
ngumira 1 Pl: bangumira. n.
determined person; s.b. who has
decided to do s.t. until he is successful.
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