Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

oiṟoho
oiṟoho From: Runyoro. conj. unless,
besides. Syn: otooriẖoona.
okwetegereza?
Pl: mukwetegereza?. interj.
understand?; a question to ascertain if
s.b. has understood what has been said.
olaale kurungi Pl: mulaale
kurungi. interj. sleep well.
oli teetei ̱ Pl: muli teetei. ̱ interj. ‘how
are you?’ a greeting.
paaraarwa
opozi ̱iṯi ̱ From: English. adj. opposite; as
different as possible from s.t. else, e.g.,
hot and cold, heavy and light, etc.
osiibe kurungi Pl: musiibe
kurungi. interj. stay well.
osi ̱iḇi̱iṯe Pl: mu̱si ̱iḇi ̱iṯe. interj.
beginning word to greet s.b. during the
day time.
otooriẖoona Var: otooriẖo. conj.
unless, besides. Syn: oiṟoho.
oweeni ̱ interj. you see.
P - p
pajami From: English. n. Taboo.
underwear, shorts; garment that men
wear inside a pair of trousers.
Pajaab̯u n. name of a river.
pakiṯi ̱ Pl: pakiṯi ̱. From: English. n.
packet; small paper or cardboard
container in which goods are packed to
be carried easily, for selling, to be given
as a present, or to be sent by mail.
pamba Pl: pamba. n. cotton; cash crop
that bears fruit that splits open when
mature from which threads for clothes
are made.
pata Pl: pata. n. hinge; piece metal that
holds two parts together so that one part
can open or close against the other, e.g.,
as on a door and a door frame.
pawuda Pl: pawuda. From: English. n.
powder; very fine, soft substance used
for putting on babies so that they do not
get chafed around the joints due to
friction or that s.b. puts on the face in
order to make it look smooth.
paaka Pl: paaka. From: English. n.
game park; place in which wild animals
are reared.
paamu Pl: paamu. From: English. n.
perm; hair that has been heated up with
oil to make it stand stiff.
ku̱paamiṉga ntumbu From:
English. v. perm hair; use cosmetic
chemicals to change hair so that it
becomes curled.
paaraarwa Pl: mapaaraarwa. n. large
brown grasshopper sp. with large hind
legs that have sharp points like that of a
hand saw.
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