Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

b̯umala
b̯umala n. venom; poisonous liquid that
some snakes, spiders, etc. produce and
inject when biting.
b̯umalaaya n. 1 • Taboo. prostitution;
sexual instability. Syn: b̯urawarawa,
b̯u̱b̯u̱ngi̱.
2 • Taboo. sexual lust.
b̯umanye 1 n. relationship; state of being
known to s.b.
b̯umanye 2 n. expertise, skilfulness; vast
experience and knowledge in doing s.t.
Syn: b̯u̱ku̱gu̱, b̯usaaha.
b̯umbega n. 1 • snooping, sleuthing; act
of spying.
2 • investigation, probe; act of carefully
examining the facts of a legal case, etc.
to find out how it happened.
b̯umbuda Var: b̯umbada. n.
1 • stupidity; behaviour that shows a
lack of thought or good judgement.
2 • dumbness; quality of being slow to
learn, not clever or intelligent.
Syn: b̯umadara, b̯u̱pu̱u̱ti̱, b̯u̱siṟu̱,
b̯udoma.
b̯umoso adj. left, lefthand; the opposite
of right.
b̯unaku n. aloneness; state of being with
few or no relatives or children.
b̯unanu n. sincerity, integrity; quality of
being faithful.
b̯undi adv. sometimes.
adj. probable.
b̯undi na b̯undi adv. probably,
likely; it might be true or false.
b̯unene Var: kinene. adv. much, many,
lots, plentifully, mostly, intensely; not
being in small quantities or s.t. done to
a large degree. Syn: fo.
mu b̯unene adv. intensively; in
great quantities or amounts.
b̯unkenke adv. tiptoeing; walking on the
toes.
b̯unkudankuda n. upper beginning
part of the throat.
b̯unterente Var: b̯uteere. n. 1 • slip;
sliding that is brought about by the
wetting of muddy ground.
2 • sliding muddy ground due to being
wet.
b̯urungi
b̯untu n. 1 • spirit, soul, personality; inner
spiritual and moral character and
behaviour of s.b. that differentiates him
from other people.
2 • humaneness; character trait that
shows kindness towards other people or
even animals by making sure that they
do not suffer more than is necessary.
b̯untwarwa Var: b̯unteekwa. n.
unprincipled behaviour; conduct of s.b.
who does not have strong beliefs about
what is right and wrong, who is swept
along by the views of anyone.
Syn: b̯weteekeri̱, b̯u̱matamaataari̱.
b̯unwanwa Sg: kanwanwa. n. footitching
disease; illness that is as a result
of moving in dew or dirty water that
commonly attacks the feet, esp. the toes
and keeps on itching.
b̯unyamaani n. 1 • strength, stamina,
toughness; state of having much energy
in the body. Syn: raatiṟi̱, rutwangu,
rutege.
2 • hardness, stiffness. Syn: b̯utatiro,
b̯u̱kangabalu̱, b̯womeresenu̱.
3 • difficulty; state or quality of being
hard to do or to understand.
Syn: b̯utatiro, b̯uzub̯u.
b̯unyankomo n. imprisonment; be put
in prison and not to be free to decide
what you want to do.
b̯unyanzigwa n. enmity, hatred.
B̯unyoro n. name of a region.
b̯urawarawa n. 1 • instability; e.g., not
being able to make a firm decision.
2 • prostitution; state of s.b. having
multiple sexual partners. Syn: b̯wenzi̱,
b̯u̱b̯u̱ngi̱, b̯umalaaya, kagulu,
b̯u̱taaru̱u̱ki̱.
b̯urumaama n. courageousness.
b̯urundu n. smallpox; infectious disease
that is like measles, makes s.b. develop
a rash and brings a severe fever that can
cause death.
b̯urungi n. 1 • goodness, niceness; state
of high quality that is acceptable and
not bad.
2 • beauty, attractiveness.
3 • state of valuableness, preciousness.
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