Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

nkora gyeitehe
nkora gyeitehe Pl: nkora
gyeitehe. n. texture.
nkoragana Pl: nkoragana. n.
cooperation, teamwork, collaboration;
state of working together and helping
each other in order to achieve s.t.
Syn: nzegwagana, nkengagana.
nkoto Pl: nkoto. n. nape; part of the
body behind the head that is between
the end of the head and the beginning of
the neck.
wa nkoto gitatiro Pl: ba nkoto
zitatiro. n. Metaphor. inflexible,
stiff-necked person.
nkulanga Pl: mankulanga. n. Fish
Eagle; wild fish eating bird of a size of
a big hen, with black and white feathers
which flies near the surface of the river,
lake water and harpoons with its talons
fish swimming near the water surface.
nkumatu Pl: nkumatu. n. part of the
tail of a mud fish.
nkunga Pl: nkunga. n. information or
message that has been widely
publicised.
nkunusuuru Pl: nkunusuuru. n.
noose; loose knot that is tied with an
aim that if one end of the rope is pulled,
the knot easily gets untied.
nkuuku Sg: lukuuku. n. cowpea.
nkuura Pl: nkuura. n. 1 • ripple; water
waves that are close to each other.
2 • wake; waves triggered by a moving
vessel in water.
nku̱mi ̱ ibiri num. two thousand.
nku̱mi ̱ inei num. four thousand.
nku̱mi ̱ isatu num. three thousand.
nku̱mi ̱ itaanu num. five thousand.
nku̱ngani ̱ Pl: nku̱ngani. ̱ n. quarrel,
dispute; angry argument or
disagreement between people, often
about a personal matter. Syn: izongobo.
nku̱ngu̱ Var: kaku̱ngu̱. Pl: nku̱ngu̱. n.
animal without horns.
nku̱ngu̱u̱ni ̱ Pl: banku̱ngu̱u̱ni. ̱ n.
disobedient person; s.b. who does not
hear words and does what he has just
been refused due to excessive
stubbornness. Syn: waagabberu̱,
nsahu
mu̱jeemu̱, ntahuura, ntamuhiira,
waakyejo, muhoole, muzub̯u.
nku̱ngu̱u̱zi̱ Pl: banku̱ngu̱u̱zi. ̱ n.
unhappy child.
nkwali ̱ Pl: nkwali ̱. n. partridge; brown
bird with a round body and a short tail
that people trap for food.
nkwatagana n. cooperation; working
freely with s.b. towards a shared aim.
nkya Pl: nkya. n. chance, luck, blessing,
good fortune; state of s.t. good
happening without expecting it or
working for it. Syn: mu̱gi̱sa.
nkyetu Pl: nkyetu. n. seat; furniture
designed for sitting on, e.g., a chair or a
place where s.b. can sit. Syn: kiicaaru.
nniṉdo Pl: nniṉdo. n. nose, nostril; part
of the body on the face, that is above
the mouth, used for breathing and
smelling.
waabiṉyaanniṉdo
Pl: baabiṉyaanniṉdo. n. s.b. halfdumb
who speaks unclear words
through the nose.
nniṉdo na mu̱nwa adv. Idiom. near.
nnyeni ̱ Pl: nnyeni. ̱ n. sauce; food that is
mostly cooked and left with soup in
order to accompany other foods.
nnyeni ̱ li ̱iṟagu̱ru̱ Pl: manyeni ̱
geiṟagu̱ru̱. n. vegetable sauce.
noi̱joro n. See main entry: nei ̱joro.
nombi Pl: nombi. n. clay; sticky soil
used for mudding or moulding.
Syn: ib̯umba.
nongo Pl: nongo. n. kill of two things at
a go, e.g., killing two birds with a single
stone or killing two animals in a single
hunt.
noono 1 Pl: noono. n. 1 • chalk; whitecoloured
stick that is like dry cassava
used for painting walls of houses.
Syn: cooka.
2 • whitewash; white paint.
noono 2 num. nought. Syn: nooti̱,
biṉkahansyo, zi̱iṟo.
nooti̱ From: English. num. nought, zero.
Syn: noono, biṉkahansyo, zi̱iṟo.
nsahu Pl: nsahu. n. 1 • bag in which
students carry books.
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