Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

nteekereza
nteekereza Pl: nteekereza. n. way of
thinking.
nteekwa n. See main entry: ntwarwa.
nti conj. that; used to introduce a quote.
Syn: ngu, yati.
nti ̱iṟa Pl: nti ̱iṟa. n. electric fish sp.
without scales, brownish with dark
spots that has an electrified body.
ntiṯi ̱ Pl: ntiṯi. ̱ n. darkness; state of being
with no or very little light, esp. because
it is night. Syn: mwiṟi̱ma.
mu ntiṯi ̱ n. moonless period; dark
half of the month where there is no
moon at night.
ntomi ̱ Pl: ntomi. ̱ From: Runyoro. n.
blow; powerful hit or impact with a fist.
Syn: ngu̱u̱mu̱.
ntongani ̱ Pl: ntongani. ̱ n. legal case
statement.
ntontogoli ̱ Pl: ntontogoli. ̱ n.
dictionary.
ntoole Pl: bantoole. n. immature, naive
person; s.b. with less wisdom.
ntulege Pl: ntulege. n. Equus quagga.
zebra; wild animal that resembles a
horse and with black and white stripes
all along its body.
ntumbu Sg: lutumbu. n. hair; hair that
grows on people’s heads.
waalutumbu Pl: baalutumbu. n.
hairy person; s.b. with a lot of hair.
kasaali kalanga ntumbu
Pl: b̯usaali b̯ulanga ntumbu. n.
thin piece of wood used for plaiting
hair.
ntuuha Pl: ntuuha. n. Balearica
regulorum. Crested Crane; wild bird,
greyish with three colours: black,
yellow and red, with yellow hairs, a red
tail on top and black downwards, a
short black beak, black and red combs
and a curved neck. Syn: waali̱.
ntuumo Var: ntuumu. Pl: ntuumo. n.
heap, pile, pool; mass of s.t. collected
together, e.g., firewood.
ntu̱li̱ Pl: ntu̱li. ̱ n. type of ant; small black
insect, without wings, that bites and
stays in a small hole.
nunghununghu
ntwa Pl: ntwa. n. thonry wild tree sp.
that creeps forming a shrub that bears
edible fruit that are dark purple when
ripe.
lutwa Pl: ntwa. n. fruit of a plant
that grows forming a shrub, that are
dark purple when ripe.
ntwarwa Var: nteekwa.
Pl: bantwarwa. n. s.b. who does not
have strong beliefs about what is right
and wrong, who is swept along by the
views of anyone.
ntwi ̱ga Pl: ntwi ̱ga. n. Giraffa
camelopaidalis. giraffe; wild animal,
with an extremely long neck, long legs
and with dark spots.
numi Pl: manumi. n. bull; mature male
cow.
nunda Pl: manunda. n. Leptoptilos
crumeniferus. Marabou stork; large
grey bird up to 150cm tall that is fond
of staying along the shores, with a bare
head and neck, a long beak, long thin
legs and with a sac at its throat.
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