Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

ntandiko na mmaliira
foundation, basis, inception; first part of
a series or an activity. Syn: ndugiro.
ntandiko na mmaliira
Pl: ntandiko na mmaliira. n.
landmark.
ntatei Pl: ntatei. n. white fish sp.
without scales, with a small flat body,
that does not grow fat, has a short head,
thin along the tail fin and with
poisonous bones.
ntaama Pl: ntaama. n. sheep; domestic
grass-eating animal with an enlarged
tail that makes a bbaa-bbaa-bbaa sound.
ntaama gidulu Pl: ntaama
zidulu. n. ram; adult male sheep.
ntaama giḵali ̱ Pl: ntaama ziḵali ̱.
n. ewe; adult female sheep.
nte Pl: nte. n. cow, cattle; domestic grass
eating animal resembling a buffalo but
smaller in size, with smaller horns than
those of buffalo, kept mainly for milk
and meat.
nteekaniza
ntebe Pl: ntebe. n. chair; seat with legs
made out of timber or metal.
ntebe gya bisagu Pl: ntebe za
bisagu. n. sofa; fairly long seat for
two people or more, with cushions
on the sitting and leaning parts, used
esp. in a sitting room or an office.
katebe ka gaali Pl: b̯utebe b̯wa
gaali. n. saddle; seat on a bicycle or
motorcycle.
katebe ka ngei ̱ Pl: b̯utebe b̯wa
ngei. ̱ n. cane stool; household seat
made of cane wound around and
nailed on wood.
kitebe kya mugwete Pl: bitebe
bya bagwete. n. carved seat, used
in a house, about thirty cm long
with a round sitting part sat on by
an heir during a succession
ceremony. Syn: kiṯeerya.
ntegeka Pl: ntegeka. n. plan,
arrangement, programme, project.
ntegeka gya b̯u̱su̱u̱b̯u̱zi̱
Pl: ntegeka za b̯u̱su̱u̱b̯u̱zi. ̱ n.
business plan.
ntelobeegi ̱ Pl: ntelobeegi. ̱ n.
instrument; instrument that is used for
producing musical sounds, e.g., a drum,
guitar, a flute, etc.
ntelobeeze Pl: ntelobeeze. n. sound
that is produced by a musical
instrument, e.g., drum, flute, etc.
nteebereza Pl: nteebereza. n.
approximation.
nteekaniza Pl: nteekaniza. n.
preparation, organisation; act of getting
ready for s.t. or s.b.
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